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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special one-hour program featuring "Caregiver: A Love Story", 
 new short documentary about the family caregiver burden, by Oakland 
 physician, Dr. Jessica Zitter.\n\nWHEN: Tue, Jan 5 @ noon PT \n\nCOST: FREE 
 or donation\n\nRSVP: 
 https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2021-01-05/dr-jessica-zitter-film-screening-and-discussion-caregiver-love-story\n\nMore 
 than one in five Americans care for a loved one in need, and are facing 
 serious physical, financial, and emotional consequences. The COVID-19 
 pandemic has given us all a window into this rising public health crisis, 
 as increasing numbers of people suddenly became caregivers and those who 
 were already doing this work become increasingly isolated and 
 overwhelmed.\n\nAfter the 24-minute film, we will be joined by Dr. Zitter, 
 co-director and producer of the film, for a discussion and Q&A facilitated 
 by Mark Zitter. We will learn more about the issue of family caregiver 
 burden, and get taken "behind-the-scenes” to learn how this unlikely film 
 was made.\n\n\nABOUT: Dr. Jessica Zitter \n\nDr. Jessica Zitter is a 
 national advocate for transforming the way people die in America. She is 
 Harvard- and UCSF-trained to practice the unusual combination of critical 
 and palliative care medicine and works as an attending physician at a 
 public hospital in Oakland.\n\n\nABOUT: "Caregiver: A Love Story" (24 
 minutes)\n\nWhen Bambi Fass was dying from metastatic melanoma, she 
 realized that being at home with her husband Rick was her biggest priority. 
 Once hospice services came on board, Bambi's quality of life dramatically 
 improved. But as the viewer watches the rising stresses placed on her 
 husband Rick, another story emerged—the burden placed on the family 
 caregiver.\n\nFilmed in Oakland, "Caregiver: A Love Story," follows the 
 last 9 weeks of Bambi’s life at home, focusing on the challenges Rick 
 faces as he leaves his job to become her primary caregiver, a role for 
 which he has no experience and little support. He juggles the day-to-day 
 demands of providing care for Bambi and his two-year-old granddaughter, 
 suffers financial losses, and becomes fatigued, sick and lonely, all while 
 losing the woman he loves.\n\nThe film won best documentary short at the 
 San Francisco Jewish Film 
 Festival.\n______________________________________________________________\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/13/18838925.php
SUMMARY:"Caregiver: A Love Story": Screening & Talk on the Family Caregiver Burden w/ MD Filmmaker
LOCATION:Online via livestream
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/13/18838925.php
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