Managing Chronic Disease
‘Kindness and Respect’ will bring you into the homes of two patients, Ethel Jeffers and Rosa Valdez. Both are getting older, and need help from caregivers. With their home health aides as our guides: 1) Competent caregiving and disease management; 2) Selfless devotion; 3) And then one that might surprise you—Friendship. Donna, one of the caregivers, describes her deep friendship with “Mrs. Jeffers” this way: “I treat her with kindness, because she’s a human being. And I am a human being. And we are here… together.”
Imagine what might happen if your mom, Elaine, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, were to wander from home on Halloween Night in New York City. Wendy found out. Watch this harrowing, and then inspiring tale of love and redemption.
‘The Follower’ is a bittersweet short movie about a couple living with Alzheimer’s disease. She’s becoming more confused. He’s fighting for her, and against his own sadness. But they’re both full of love for each other—every single day.
Patti and Jerry are the real-life stars of ‘The Follower.’ These two incredible actors are actually fighting against dementia themselves. If you’re worried they’ll make you sad, think again. What Patti and Jerry will do is help you re-discover your own joy, love and courage.
Imagine what might happen if your mom, Elaine, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, were to wander from home on Halloween Night in New York City. Wendy found out. Watch this harrowing, and then inspiring tale of love and redemption.
The BIG Generation’s original music video of this great old standard tells the story of a couple who were ‘caregivers’ for one another from their twenties all the way through the old age they shared. The Big Generation’s Lean On Me is dedicated to its three leads, Robert Foster, Elaine Teitlebaum and Skip Mitchell, all of whom have passed away since this movie was made three years ago.
‘The Follower’ is a bittersweet short movie about a couple living with Alzheimer’s disease. She’s becoming more confused. He’s fighting for her, and against his own sadness. But they’re both full of love for each other—every single day.
Patti and Jerry are the real-life stars of ‘The Follower.’ These two incredible actors are actually fighting against dementia themselves. If you’re worried they’ll make you sad, think again. What Patti and Jerry will do is help you re-discover your own joy, love and courage.
Even if you haven’t seen the spoken word version of For Those Among Us, without words, the bonds of love and devotion between caregivers and patients speak for themselves. What may be most touching, is that those beautiful bonds are equally loving in both directions.
Here are some quotes from ‘For Those Among Us. Some are of caregivers, others are the words of patients:
“When my mother died, Brian was there for me.”
“My mom can’t talk to me now, and I can’t talk to her (because she doesn’t understand anymore). So we just spend time together.”
“I don’t know what I would have done without my sister.”
….“Brian is my best friend.”
‘Kindness and Respect’ will bring you into the homes of two patients, Ethel Jeffers and Rosa Valdez. Both are getting older, and need help from caregivers. With their home health aides as our guides: 1) Competent caregiving and disease management; 2) Selfless devotion; 3) And then one that might surprise you—Friendship. Donna, one of the caregivers, describes her deep friendship with “Mrs. Jeffers” this way: “I treat her with kindness, because she’s a human being. And I am a human being. And we are here… together.”
Even if you haven’t seen the spoken word version of For Those Among Us, without words, the bonds of love and devotion between caregivers and patients speak for themselves. What may be most touching, is that those beautiful bonds are equally loving in both directions.
The Big Generation makes its own videos, reality shows, and interactive social media. Bahala Na is our lyrical animated movie about Marisol, a Filipino home health aide who balances her patients’ needs with raising 4 daughters, half a world away, in The Phillipines.
