Genie Toledo is a spitfire who married the wrong guy young, had a daughter, and divorced. Now in her forties, she has compensated by throwing herself into her work as a top-notch cardiologist. Over the years, Genie, although smart, funny, and immensely likable, has kept her emotions at bay and her loved ones at a distance. She doesn't need anyone. She's self-sufficient. She doesn't even mind that Mick, the man she meets every Thursday at their...

Vanessa Marks returns to her hometown library to read to children the book that she wrote, "November Christmas." The book is about her serious illness as a child and how her family and community teamed up to move Halloween to August and Christmas to November to help her.

With New York City as the backdrop, the documentary focuses on the psychological, social, and concrete impact on the caregivers of caring for a loved one with cancer is portrayed in-depth through the personal experiences of four individuals. All are members of Gilda's Club New York City, a cancer support community named after the late actress and comedienne Gilda Radner.

"From a gifted writer who spent two years in a support group for people caring for elderly and ill spouses, parents, and friends, The Caregivers chronicles the daily experiences--heart-breaking, poignant, and redemptive--of ordinary Americans as they face their final life passages"--Provided by publisher.