Alive Well (2013)

Alive amp Well is a powerful documentary film about the human condition which follows seven resilient people coming to terms with the profound reality of living with the hereditary chronic illness known as Huntingtons Disease HD Subjects in the film range from a young woman hoping to start a family to a mother taking care of her symptomatic 6 yearold son and ailing husband the drummer of a major country music band a former NBC News journalist turned HDadvocate as well as a renowned scientist relentlessly searching for a cure Far from giving us a hopeless glimpse into life with terminal illness Alive amp Well reminds us all of our ability to persevere with strength despite lifes most difficult challenges