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Marge and Walter – The Family Caregiver

Marge and Walter


Order# CE627

award-winning documentary
28 minutes
$150 purchase; $75 rental

Shot from the perspective of an 80 year old family caregiver, this program documents Marge Lewandowski as she cares for her husband during the last year of his life. A profile in love and caring and the challenges presented to the families as they deal with failing health in the final years.

Ultimately this film is the celebration of the capacity to love and the spirit that pushes back the darkness and believes against great odds in tomorrow.
--The Baltimore Sun

Marge and Walter has been broadcast nationally by PBS and has recieved numerous awards and recognitions including a Certificate of Educational Merit from the British Medical Association, and a CINE Golden Eagle.


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