Greater Boston Video: Alzheimer's Disease On Stage & Film
477 views · Published 21 February 2014 · 8:08 · Indexed 14 October 2026
Channel: GBH News · 2014 · News & Politics
Nancy Reagan described it as "the long goodbye": the slow and agonizing loss of one's memory and identity that comes with an Alzheimer's diagnosis. More than 5 million Americans are living with the disease, and now the new production "Absence" at Boston Playwrights' Theater brings that stark statistic into perspective.
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