The Genius of Marian
Season 27 Episode 11 | 1h 22m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
One family's struggle to come to terms with Alzheimer's disease.
The Genius of Marian is a visually rich, emotionally complex story about one family's struggle to come to terms with Alzheimer's disease. After Pam White is diagnosed at age 61 with early-onset Alzheimer's, life begins to change, slowly but irrevocably, for Pam and everyone around her.
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The Genius of Marian
Season 27 Episode 11 | 1h 22m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
The Genius of Marian is a visually rich, emotionally complex story about one family's struggle to come to terms with Alzheimer's disease. After Pam White is diagnosed at age 61 with early-onset Alzheimer's, life begins to change, slowly but irrevocably, for Pam and everyone around her.
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The Genius of Marian: And I Don’t
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 1m 53s | Pam and Banker discuss the things she's no longer able to do on her own. (1m 53s)
The Genius of Marian: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 26m 22s | Filmmakers Banker White and Anna Fitch discuss the making of The Genius of Marian. (26m 22s)
The Genius of Marian: I'm Really Worried About Him
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 2m 52s | Devon worries for Ed as he spends more and more time caring for her mother. (2m 52s)
The Genius of Marian: Introducing Pam White
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 2m 34s | Meet Pam White and her family. (2m 34s)
The Genius of Marian: I Think About It All The Time
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 1m 17s | Luke tells his mother that he thinks about what she's going through all the time. (1m 17s)
The Genius of Marian: Medication
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 2m 46s | Pam is having trouble accepting her Alzheimer's diagnosis. (2m 46s)
The Genius of Marian: Never Happened Before
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 3m 41s | Pam's youngest son Luke describes his mother's advancing Alzheimer's. (3m 41s)
The Genius of Marian: That's Not Going to Happen
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 2m 47s | Ed White talks about his marriage and how his role has changed since Pam got sick. (2m 47s)
The Genius of Marian - Trailer
Preview: S27 Ep11 | 4m 5s | The son of a woman with early-onset Alzheimer's reconstructs her memories (4m 5s)
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