The Alzheimer's Project - Season 1 - Eps 1: Caregivers
This verité documentary profiles seven people living with the disease, each in an advancing state of dementia, from its earliest detectable changes through death. "We wanted to capture a sense of what it was to be inside the disease," explains Shari Cookson. "Our plan was to show the progression of the illness through several stories along the way." But as Nick Doob points out: "There's nothing clear cut about it. The course of the disease is different from person to person." Adds Cookson: "They say if you've seen one person with Alzheimer's...you've seen one person with Alzheimer's."
About The Alzheimer's Project
Title: The Alzheimer's Project
First Air Date: 2009-05-10
Last Air Date: 2009-05-11
Status: Ended
Rating: 4.7/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 5
Network: HBO
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: HBO Documentary Films
Synopsis
Alzheimer's disease is the second-most-feared illness in America, after cancer. Is our anxiety justified? HBO presents this multi-part campaign that looks at the causes, symptoms, treatments and possible cures for this insidious disease.
