. ♪ jennifer brea was about to marry the love of her life when she was struck by a disease that let heren. the film opened in select cities this week. i want to welcome jennifer and her husband, my long time friend. first a clip from the documentary "unrest." >> that's my husband, omar, i met him when i was 25. >> we were both at what vahavar getting our phds and three months later, i knew i wanted to marry him. i mean sure, we all know nothing lasts fort worth. i just thought i would have more time. and then one day i got a fever of 100.47 degrees. i got better but something was not right. >> jennifer, take me back to that day and tell me more what happened. >> we had been traveling together and i came zbak had a high fever and i thought it was the flu. i expected that i would get better. when my fever broke, i was so dizzy and when i tried to stand up, i would walk in the door frames. i got better of the whole first year and i would get inspection after inspection and every time i went to the doctor, he will run his pass and he said it was normal. it was only when i became completely

we're joined now by filmmaker jennifer brea, and by dr charles shepherd, a medical adviser to the me ng? it's still really up and down, iam really lucky shocking? it's still really up and down, i am really lucky to no longer be bedridden but i still have days when i can be stuck in bed. you're sitting like that because it is comfortable? yeah, a lot of the ball with m he have a condition where the blood basically stays in your feet which is why i am sitting like that. you've been involved with the making of this film — why was it so necessary to document and we well, i think the film in particular is so important, because it's raising awareness firstly of the condition. i'm sure you've heard of me but many people might be not quite sure what it is, and i think the most important part of this particular film is that it's raising awareness not just amongst the population, film is that it's raising awareness notjust amongst the population, but also amongst the medical profession. 2596 also amongst the medical profession. 25% of people with this illness have the severe form which keeps th