bit.ly – Click to Subscribe! Facebook.com – Become a Fan! Twitter.com – Follow Us! Robot & Frank opens in theaters on August 24th, 2012. Cast: Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Peter Sarsgaard, Jeremy Sisto, Jeremy Strong ROBOT & FRANK, the feature film debut of commercial director Jake Schreier, was a festival favorite at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival where it world premiered and was co-winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Set in the near future, Frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until Frank’s son chooses a different option: against the old man’s wishes, he buys Frank a walking, talking humanoid robot programmed to improve his physical and mental health. What follows is an often hilarious and somewhat heartbreaking story about finding friends and family in the most unexpected places. Robot & Frank trailer courtesy Samuel Goldwyn Films & Stage 6 Films. Video Rating: 4 / 5
www.alzheimersplaybook.com – When my wife, Barbara, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, I didn’t know much about the disease or the impact it would have on our lives. What I did know was that Alzheimer’s was not going to destroy our love for life. Our family came together and decided to focus on what we did have instead of what we didn’t have. We chose to celebrate our “todays” and our memories, and to make each day the best, with no regrets. Like so many families who are touched my Alzheimer’s, we experienced our share of heartbreaks. We also experienced happy times, and those we will remember forever. The information in this book is organized a lot like a coach’s playbook. That’s because I approached Alzheimer’s disease much like I would an opponent on the filed, with a solid game plan and a dedicated team. I had many questions and spent a lot of time looking for answers before I could put together my game plan. This is what I learned. In the middle and late stages of Alzheimer’s, it is important to keep your loved one in “her world” to help maintain her dignity. You need to know that when she is in “our world”, she is lost, frightened and insecure and irrational behavior is the result. Doing things that are familiar, and being familiar places, will make her feel safe. Feeling safe is the key to keeping her in a “happy place” as much as possible. This “Playbook for Alzheimer’s Caregivers” is a social model, not a medical model (doing things with her, not for her … Video Rating: 5 / 5
