Based on the book Managing Incontinence

Produced by
Gerald T. Rogers Productions
for
The Simon Foundation

Real People...

The Solution Starts With You is a 25-minute docudrama about the real people - one of every twenty-five - affected by incontinence and its effects on their families, friends, co-workers, doctors and nurses.

Real Problems...

Meet the "best Grandfather around"...whose family doesn't want him around. Share the feelings of a married couple experiencing a very different kind of stress. There's Bonnie who's avoiding jogging with her friends.

Scenes like these and others will give both experienced and inexperienced viewers a deeper understanding of the magnitude of the problem of incontinence.

Real Solutions...

A strong and realistic message comes through for both individuals affected and the medical profession. Incontinence can often be cured and can always be managed. Practical solutions are discussed and demonstrated.

The Solution Starts With You was underwritten by an educational grant from Procter & Gamble, makers of ATTENDS®: Disposable Incontinence Care Products.

The first film of Its kind featuring some of the leaders in this field

Award-winning producer Gerald Rogers has joined with Cheryle Gartley, president of The Simon Foundation, to produce a long-needed film/video that shows incontinence in a realistic and empathic style, and describes solutions in a practical manner.

Martha Teichner, CBS News Correspondent, takes the viewer through scenes with doctors and patients, medical classrooms and demonstrations of practical solutions.

The famous Gerald Rogers touch has been seen in such alcohol and drug abuse classics as Soft is the Heart of a Child, I'll Quit Tomorrow, Our Brothers' Keeper, My Father's Son, and Twelve Steps - The Video.

And most importantly, The Solution Starts With You shows people successfully coping with incontinence and is specifically designed for:

• People with Incontinence - This film creates an awareness that they are not alone, shows how they can cope, and offers sources for more information. It has been used at open sessions of the Simon Foundation's "I Will Manage" self-help meetings and has been very effective in starting group discussions.

• Long-Term Care Facilities It can be used as a community service and marketing tool for creating public awareness as well as for staff sensitivity training.

• Continence Clinics - Finally, here is an easy-to-use aid for answering patients' questions and educating the public about help that is available.

• Hospitals - This is a professionally produced and dramatic film that is ideal for inpatient channels. (Patients may be hospitalized for problems whose side effects may cause incontinence.)

• Self-Help Groups (Stroke, Spina Bifida, Multiple Sclerosis, Cancer)

• Medical Teaching Schools

• Community and Senior Citizen Centers