The Genius of Marian: A TV Must See Tonight

[ABSTRACT]

In 2009, Pam White, mother, wife, and social worker starts writing a book to honor her mother, Marian Williams Steele, an exceptional artist who passed away in 2001 from Alzheimer’s. Except, as Pam explains, “there is one little glitch”: she herself has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease.

This Monday night, September 8, 2014, at 10 pm PBS will broadcast a documentary on produced by her son and daughter in law, “The Genius of Marian”, which follows Pam and her family on their journey of coping with Pam’s changing abilities and needs as she progresses with Alzheimer’s.

One may wonder why those of us already touched by Alzheimer’s disease should tune in. There is no question that there are parts of this documentary that will resonate and be painful to watch, but there are so many more moments that educates, reaffirms, and reminds us that this disease does not rob people of their ability to respond to love, beauty, and the happiness of the moment.

“THE GENIUS OF MARIAN” INFORMS.

It reflects how the demands on a spouse caregiver escalate and can become untenable. While many of us might refuse to admit our own limitations as caregivers, this documentary provides an objective view of the need for advanced planning and care giver relief in many forms. We ache for Pam’s husband, and root for him to accept help from others.

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