One of the most devastating forms of memory loss is Alzheimer’s disease, an irreversible and progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. Today, Alzheimer’s is the second most-feared illness in America, following cancer, and may affect as many as five million Americans. As the baby-boom generation moves through retirement, that number could soar to more than 11 million by 2040, and have a huge economic impact on America’s already fragile healthcare system.
While there is no cure for the disease, THE ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT shows there is now genuine reason to be optimistic about the future. Created by the award-winning team behind HBO’s acclaimed “Addiction” project, this multi-platform series takes a close look at groundbreaking discoveries made by the country’s leading scientists, as well as the effects of this debilitating and fatal disease both on those with Alzheimer’s and on their families.
Scientific research is gaining momentum in discovering ways to treat and possibly prevent Alzheimer’s. Petaluma People Services Center is hoping to bring a new understanding, by sharing with the community, THE ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT a four-part documentary series. “The Alzheimer’s research community welcomed the opportunity to collaborate with HBO, seeking to raise new awareness and understanding of this devastating disease,” says Richard J. Hodes, M.D., director of the National Institute on Aging, the component of the National Institutes of Health leading the federal Alzheimer’s disease research program. “There is a compelling story to tell of scientific discovery, of research advances and challenges, and of the human faces behind the disease.”
The first of the four documentaries in THE ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT is “The Memory Loss Tapes”, which provides an up-close and personal look at seven individuals living with Alzheimer’s, across the full spectrum of the progression of the disease, will be shown this November at the Petaluma Senior Center, join us won’t you.
Please join PPSC as we continue the community dialog on THE ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT which is a presentation of HBO Documentary Films and the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health in association with the Alzheimer’s Association®, Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund, and Geoffrey Beene Gives Back® Alzheimer’s Initiative. The series’ producer is John Hoffman; the executive producers are Sheila Nevins and Maria Shriver.
https://www.hbo.com/alzheimers/about-the-project.html
Gray Matters: is a monthly blog for seniors in the Petaluma area, prepared and distribute by Petaluma People Services Center. Celebrating 40 years of service, PPSC is dedicated to improving the social and economic health of our community by providing programs that strengthen the dignity and self-sufficiency of the individual.
