Bicycle Spoon Apple
Movies
2.0 hrs
September 21, 2013 3:30 pm Saturday
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On the occasion of World Alzheimer's Day, screening of international documentary directed by Oscar nominated Spanish director Carlos Bosch.This fascinating documentary about Alzheimer’s Disease is set apart from similar medical documentaries through the sheer charisma and personality of Pasqual Maragall, the former Mayor of Barcelona and President of Catalunya who was diagnosed with the disease in 2007, and who allowed documentary maker Carles Bosch intimate access to his life. The Maragall story is inter-cut with doctors and experts discussing AD and how it might be combated, and a series of scenes of other AD sufferers around the world – in the US, India and Holland – talking to their doctors. The words ‘bicycle, spoon, apple’ are simply words that the doctors might ask an AD sufferer (the words change from doctor to country) to try and remember, to test their powers of recall.

The film also has a fair bit of representation from India, specifically covering the work of the Memory Clinic, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (in association with Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India, Hyderabad chapter) presents this in the wider global context of medical research and work in AD.

Organizer
Alzheimers and Related Disorders Society of India Hyderabad Decc
The Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI)- Hyderabad Deccan (www.ardsihyd.org), is the local chapter of the national office of ARDSI. It is a secular, non-profit, voluntary organization, started on 20th Sep,2008 dedicated to improving the quality of life of persons with dementia and their families. Its core objectives include improving public and professional awareness about dementia, extending care and support to persons with dementia and their families. To fulfil its objectives of extended care and support, ARDSI Hyderabad Deccan conducts monthly care-givers meeting, training programs, home-visits, guidance and counseling. It also provides a help-line for community outreach and has published awareness-oriented and caregiver support literature in English and local languages. ARDSI Hyderabad Deccan collaborates with several city-based hospitals such as NIMS, Asha Hospital, Yashoda Hospital, government (AASRA-ghmc) and non-government organizations (Helpage india, Palliative Care Society, COVA etc) for providing its services to dementia patients and families.