Tuesday, January 13, 2009

My Father, My Brother, and Me

Here's a preview of a film by my former college classmate:

Film Description
MY FATHER, MY BROTHER, AND ME
Airs Tuesday, February 3, 2009 on PBS (check local listings)
Pre-release online Thursday, January 29, 2009
http://pbs.org/frontline/parkinsons/

In 2004, journalist Dave Iverson received the same news that had been delivered to his father and older brother years earlier: He had Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects about 1 million Americans. In a FRONTLINE and ITVS joint production, Iverson sets off on a personal journey to explore the scientific, ethical and political debate that surrounds Parkinson's, a disease at the center of the ongoing controversy over embryonic stem cell research. Iverson talks to scientists on the cutting edge of new cures and therapies for Parkinson's as well as a number of other major neurological conditions. And he has intimate conversations with fellow Parkinson's sufferers like actor Michael J. Fox and writer Michael Kinsley.


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