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Defining Hope (2017)

Name: Defining Hope
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-06-29
Duration: 1 hr 17 min
Cast: Rudolph Bilotti Sr., Berthold Cohen, Charlotte Cohen, Carmen Hernandez, Deborah LaFond

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NR 1 hr 17 minNov 3rd, 2017Documentary

We arent dying the way we used to We have ventilators dialysis machines ICUstechnologies that can fix us and keep our bodies alivewhich have radically changed how we make medical decisions In our deathdenying culture no matter how sick we get there is always hope Defining Hope tells the story of patients dealing with lifethreatening illness as they move between ICUs operating rooms hospice care and home Diane is a nurse caring for endstage cancer patients when she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer herself 23yearold Alena undergoes a risky brain surgery that destroys her shortterm memory 95yearold Berthold lives with his elderly wife who struggles to honor his wish of dying peacefully at home Defining Hope follows these patients and others and the nurses that guide them along the way as they face death embrace hope and ultimately redefine what makes life worth living

StarringRudolph Bilotti Sr.Berthold CohenCharlotte Cohen

DirectorCarolyn Jones

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