Alzheimer's in The Media - 2011

2011

  • Sargent Shriver, 1st President of the Peace Corps
  • Before We Forget features the story of Joyce Fernandez, a 50-year-old woman caring for her mother Celine, who has had Alzheimer’s Disease for 7 years, and Dr Irene Giam (PhD), a former mathematics tutor and atheist with strong views about death in the face of terminal illness. Directed by two Singaporean youths, this hour-long film is an observational documentary about two women with dementia who live in an Asian society where terminal illnesses and dying remain taboo.

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