about a mother descending into dementia, and a daughter struggling to keep things together. It's called 'My Name is Lisa' (this won the best short film category in 2007 on YouTube).
The sad thing? Judging by the comments, the vast majority of watchers had no clue that the mom was descending into Alzheimer's. Jeesh.
I actually found out about this because YKWIA (who finds all sorts of things on the Web) found the version with German subtitles:
and of course my name is Lisa (Eilir is my middle name), so he thought he'd found a German counterpart.
It's by Shelton Films and has won several other awards. It puts a lot into a very short video.
Anyway, it's sad, but very good. My great-grandmother had Alzheimer's. I saw her slip away over fifteen years of the disease. This is right on. We think about Alzheimer's as being a disease of the old, but it can strike much younger. According to the film's website, 250,000 children ages 8-18 are caring for someone with Alzheimer's. They suggest the website http://www.actionalz.org for more information on this disease.
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