360 Vision - Alzheimer's: The Long Goodbye

The chaplain at a nursing home in Cobourg, Ont., David Janzen works among men and women living with Alzheimer's disease - an illness that runs in his own family. When he looks into their faces, he sees his future.

360 Vision also meets some of the people Janzen encounters in his work, including relatives of the men and women living at Golden Plough. Many, like Sarah Jewell, who brought her ailing father to the home four years ago, grapple with their own spiritual burden: an often overwhelming combination of grief and guilt as they helplessly watch their loved ones decline.

VisionTV's Gemini Award-nominated current affairs series 360 Vision presents Alzheimer's: The Long Goodbye on Valentines Day February 14th at 10pm ET on VisionTV Canada. Repeats on Monday at 8:30pm ET.
Executive Producer: Sadia Zaman
Senior Producer: John Scully

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• alzheimer
• disease
• 360
• Vision
• spirituality
• current
• affairs

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[halfpint2412]

This Is So Sad. I Seen My Ex Husbands Grandmother Pass Away From this Disease. We all Took Turns caring for Her at her Last weeks of life. She was a fun, loving,caring, energetic Woman before she was diagnosed after that was a whole different person.We all miss her and I hope that she Is Watching Over All Her Grandchildren and Greatgranchildren. Thank You For Sharing this Video With Us.

[meffdog]

god bless you-i feel the same way about my mom. its been 10 years now. She has not talked for the last 8 years. peace

[LiaTyson]

sad

[tdiscbetween]

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god bless you all whom are dealing with a loved one suffering from alz.... tom

[padude64]

I feel so bad for you! My friend is undergoing some kind of dementia but the docs say it is not Alzheimers! It is something else! God bless and take care!

[padude64]

VOte HIllary Clinton! She supports Alzheimers patients!

[padude64]

God bless you! My best friend just recently was diagnosed with Alzheimers and when I mean best friends, I mean we wre always going places and now nothing! This is hard to deal with!

[meffdog]

thank you

[syr0145]

You have a good point...this makes me just cry....