Order# AD200
award-winning documentary
56 minutes
$200 purchase; $75 rental
This classic program follows seven years in the life of Grace Kirkland and the inspirational caregiving efforts of her husband, providing a documentation of Alzheimer’s disease from near the time of diagnosis until death. Tracking Grace from the first stage of the disease where she’s already having short term memory problems, the program continues to document as she loses her ability to speak and finally her ability to walk and eat.
Grace provides the extraordinary opportunity to witness first hand the progression of dementia and the related symptoms. » Case Presentation: Grace Kirkland
"Grace touches the heart. There are moments in this film that distill emotion so well they should be freeze-framed and hung on the wall."
--The Sun
Grace has been broadcast on public television and has won a regional Emmy award for best documentary as well as top awards in numerous other competitions.
Topics: progression of Alzheimer's, family caregiving, wandering, memory impairment, loss of function, loss of speech
Audience: Alzheimer's support groups, family caregivers, social workers, nursing and allied health students, assisted living and day care staff
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