Imagine sitting in a dark bedroom at three in the morning while the rest of the world dreams of your life. You are not sleeping because you are watching a man breathe to make sure he is okay.
This was not a movie for Linda Thompson. It was her life for over four years inside the walls of Graceland with Elvis Presley. She was the one person who saw his human side.
Linda Thompson talks about Elvis Presley and the heavy secret of their love.
The fame was bright, but the reality was often very dark and tiring. She realized something about Elvis that she could never fix.
Linda Thompson Talks About Elvis Presley – Part.1 Aug-2002
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3MyZsoQnnQ
Fans who watch her speak now see the sadness and the grace in her eyes. One viewer wrote that they had no idea she was his nurse during those years. Another person said that she is the reason he stayed with us as long as he did.
She finally decided that she deserved to have a family and a quiet home. Walking out of those iron gates was the hardest walk of her life. The music they shared would always be the bridge back to those memories.
One song from his big Hawaii concert shows the deep bond they had during those peak years.
Elvis Presley – I’ll Remember You (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La1aMmS9R64
Elvis stood under the hot lights in Honolulu and sang his heart out for the cameras. It was the first time a show like that went around the world by satellite.
When he sang the words to I Will Remember You, it felt like a message to the woman who stayed by his side.
It was a moment of pure beauty before the world started to change for them both.
Elvis was a man who gave everything to his fans until he had nothing left for himself. His journey taught us that even kings are human and need to be loved.
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