Alive & well

Summary/Review: A 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 Huntington's Disease. Subjects in the film range from a young woman hoping to start a family to a mother taking care of her symptomatic six-year-old son and ailing husband; the drummer of a major country music band, a former NBC News journalist turned HD-advocate, as well as a renowned scientist.