Jane Alexander Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jane Alexander (born October 28, 1939) is an American actress, author, and former director of the National Endowment for the Arts. Although perhaps best known for playing the female lead in The Great White Hope on both stage and screen, Alexander has played a wide array of roles in both theater and film, and has committed herself to a variety of charitable causes.
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The Unseen Burden of Adoption
Dr. Grasnik: [about Anna]
She wanted a child more than anything, poor Anna. They tried hard for years, but, sometimes it's just not meant to be. Then one winter they went away; when they came back it was with Samara. Adopted, they said. Never did say from where. Said the mother died of complications. But, they had their baby, they had their horses, everything was fine. Until Anna started coming to see me. Said she was suffering visions. Seeing things. Horrible things. Like they'd been burned inside her. And it only happened around Samara. Like the girl put them there.
Rachel: [Grasnik nods]
Were you Samara's doctor too? Was there anything wrong with her?
Dr. Grasnik:
You mean medically?
Rachel:
I mean whatever you mean.
Dr. Grasnik:
When Darby there was born, we knew something wasn't right with him. But, we loved him anyway. Takes work, you know. Some people have limits.
Rachel:
So, what happened to her?
Dr. Grasnik:
I referred them to a neuropsychiatric on the mainland. I assume she's still there.
Rachel:
You don't know? How can you not know?
Dr. Grasnik:
We've been through a lot of hard years out here. Mean winters, small hauls, no fish. And that was long before the horses. See, when you live on an island, you catch a cold, it's everybody's cold.
Rachel:
No offense, ma'am, but what the hell does that mean?
Dr. Grasnik:
It means ever since that girl's been gone, things have been better.
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