Barbara Wyatt-Hollis is an English professor who begins to experience the effects of Alzheimer's. The film documents her decline and the emotional turmoil it causes for her. It also shows how the changes impact her husband, George, and their children. The film also looks at the process by which families can be educated and supported to deal with the impact of the disease, as well as what is done for those afflicted.

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Cast

Joanne Woodward

Barbara Wyatt-Hollis

Richard Kiley

George Hollis

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Lorraine Wyatt

Jim Metzler

Tom Hollis

Jordan Charney

Marvin Langdon

Jerry Hardin

Dave McDonough

Marilyn Jones

Helen Hollis

Caroline Lagerfelt

Liz Shaw

Charles Levin

Dr. Raymond Sawyer

Craig Richard Nelson

Richard Vogt

Ron Rifkin

Gerry Kaplan

Rose Gregorio

Betty Marcus