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Mimi and Dona

Season 17 Episode 3 | 55m 20sVideo has Closed Captions

What happens when love runs out of time?

What happens when love runs out of time? For 92-year-old Mimi, who has spent much of her life caring for 64-year-old Dona, her daughter with an intellectual disability, it means facing the inevitable — the likelihood that she will not outlive her daughter and the need to find her a new home.

11/23/2015 | Expired 03/27/2019 | Rating TV-PG

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Independent Lens

Mimi and Dona

Season 17 Episode 3 | 55m 20sVideo has Closed Captions

What happens when love runs out of time? For 92-year-old Mimi, who has spent much of her life caring for 64-year-old Dona, her daughter with an intellectual disability, it means facing the inevitable — the likelihood that she will not outlive her daughter and the need to find her a new home.

11/23/2015 | Expired 03/27/2019 | Rating TV-PG

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