The Alzheimer's Project

Seven people living through various stages of Alzheimer's disease are profiled in this verite documentary. Among the emotionally gripping stories: a mother who holds fiercely to her simple lifestyle, yet recognizes that her failing memory is making it more difficult; a woman in a nursing home who believes her reflection in the mirror is her best friend; a one-time computer whiz who writes a blog to chronicle his activities while he still can; and the former host of a kids' TV show, whose wife brings him to a hospice after his body begins to shut down.

Five children--ages 6-15--talk about coping with grandparents who are suffering from Alzheimer's disease in this documentary. Maria Shriver provides commentary and delivers valuable lessons for the kids.

Part 1 of 2. Go inside the labs and clinics of 25 scientists and physicians leading the fight against Alzheimer's disease in this eye-opening two-part documentary. Discover a very real reason for optimism as these leading experts seek to find out what can be done to detect and diagnose Alzheimer's better, delay the onset of memory loss, affect the changes occurring in diseased brains, and ultimately prevent it entirely.

Part 2 of 2. Go inside the labs and clinics of 25 scientists and physicians leading the fight against Alzheimer's disease in this eye-opening two-part documentary. Discover a very real reason for optimism as these leading experts seek to find out what can be done to detect and diagnose Alzheimer's better, delay the onset of memory loss, affect the changes occurring in diseased brains, and ultimately prevent it entirely.

The impact of Alzheimer's disease on those who provide care to these patients is the focus in this documentary. See five moving portraits of the sacrifices and successes made by people experiencing their loved one's gradual descent into dementia.