Living and Breathing Coping with LAM and Other Chronic Illnesses /
Faced with a life-threatening chronic ailment, it's natural for patients to grieve over lost health, lost joys, lost possibilities. But some people simply refuse to let illness define their lives. They fight back by taking a proactive approach to medical treatment, and, perhaps more importantly...
| Other Authors: | Ayres, Ian., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2013], c2011.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (53 min.) : sd., col. |
| Subjects: |
Pain
-- Treatment.
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| Summary: |
Faced with a life-threatening chronic ailment, it's natural for patients to grieve over lost health, lost joys, lost possibilities. But some people simply refuse to let illness define their lives. They fight back by taking a proactive approach to medical treatment, and, perhaps more importantly, by insisting that their career goals and personal lives remain top priorities. In this film, women of various backgrounds and nationalities learn to cope with lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM-a rare and eventually fatal lung disease that typically afflicts female, childbearing-age patients. Trained as a social scientist, Amy Farber used her in-depth knowledge and connections in the American medical community to create a LAM-focused research organization. British author and philosophy lecturer Havi Carel continues to distinguish herself in academia. And Corine Durand of FLAM, a French group combating the disease, embraces a new outlook after undergoing a lung transplant. In addition to these inspiring stories, the program contains interviews with medical and scientific experts who share their perspectives on managing and transcending long-term illness. |
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| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 25, 2013. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Threatening Happiness (4:11) -- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (3:05) -- Coping With Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (3:00) -- Diagnosis, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (3:55) -- LAM Treatment Alliance (1:55) -- All Countries Have Orphan Diseases (1:34) -- LAM After a Lung Transplant (3:25) -- Lung Transplants Offer Hope for LAM Patients (2:38) -- A Relationship With an Orphan Disease (LAM) (3:55) -- Measured Happiness (1:22) -- Adapting to an Illness (3:43) -- Facing Illness and Self (5:59) -- FLAM (2:59) -- Finding Gene Information (1:49) -- Hope for LAM Patients (3:45) -- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Uncovers Who You Are (3:20) -- Achieving Well-Being (1:25) -- Credits: Living and Breathing: Coping with LAM and Other Chronic Illnesses (1:00) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Faced with a life-threatening chronic ailment, it's natural for patients to grieve over lost health, lost joys, lost possibilities. But some people simply refuse to let illness define their lives. They fight back by taking a proactive approach to medical treatment, and, perhaps more importantly, by insisting that their career goals and personal lives remain top priorities. In this film, women of various backgrounds and nationalities learn to cope with lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM-a rare and eventually fatal lung disease that typically afflicts female, childbearing-age patients. Trained as a social scientist, Amy Farber used her in-depth knowledge and connections in the American medical community to create a LAM-focused research organization. British author and philosophy lecturer Havi Carel continues to distinguish herself in academia. And Corine Durand of FLAM, a French group combating the disease, embraces a new outlook after undergoing a lung transplant. In addition to these inspiring stories, the program contains interviews with medical and scientific experts who share their perspectives on managing and transcending long-term illness. 11 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (53 min.) : sd., col. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
11 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |