@article{1355081,
      recid = {1355081},
      author = {Feldballe, Lars.},
      title = {My wonderful life as a vegetable [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (58 min.).},
      year = {2012},
      note = {Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 14,  2013).},
      abstract = {My Wonderful Life as a Vegetable shares the story Birger  Bergmann and his zeal for life. After developing the  incurable degenerative neurological disease amyotrophic  lateral schlerosis--also known as Lou Gehrig's  Disease--Birger became fiercely determined to educate other  ALS patients and their families. He's published several  books and describes himself as a happier man after his  diagnosis, despite his head-to-toe paralysis and obstacles  to communicating.  My Wonderful Life as a Vegetable raises  valuable ethical dilemmas including the question of whether  governments have the right to deny life-saving medical  equipment when costs become exorbitant. As a resident of  Denmark, Birger was given access to a mechanical  ventilator, a machine that has kept him alive for more than  ten years. When Birger learns of Johan, a young Swedish  father of two who may die without the same technology,  Birger travels to Sweden to encourage him to be more  proactive in soliciting the medical community's help.  Birger also persuades Susannah, a grandmother suffering  from ALS to undergo lifesaving procedures. My Wonderful  Life as a Vegetable offers a meaningful example of someone  who sees life for its opportunities, rather than its  difficulties.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355081},
}