Based on the recent acclaimed book by David Shenk, the documentary explores Alzheimer's, taking both a sweeping and intimate look at how this cruel disease affects nearly five million Americans and their loved ones. At a critical time in our nation's struggle with the disease, as it threatens to reach epidemic levels due to the aging Baby Boomer population, "The Forgetting" provides viewers with information, insight, context, help and hope. Interview with David Shenk, author of the best-selling book (conducted by David Hyde Pierce), Follow-up moderated by David Hyde Pierce (with families and experts), Interviews.