TY  - GEN
AB  - 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.
AU  - Feldballe, Lars.
CY  - New York, NY :
DA  - 2012.
ID  - 1355081
KW  - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
KW  - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
KW  - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
KW  - People with disabilities.
KW  - People with disabilities
LA  - This edition in English.
LK  - http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?FLON;2036415
N1  - Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 14, 2013).
N2  - 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.
PB  - Filmakers Library,
PP  - New York, NY :
PY  - 2012.
T1  - My wonderful life as a vegetable
TI  - My wonderful life as a vegetable
UR  - http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?FLON;2036415
ER  -