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001355081 24500 $$aMy wonderful life as a vegetable$$h[electronic resource] /$$cdirected and produced by Lars Feldballe.
001355081 260__ $$aNew York, NY :$$bFilmakers Library,$$c2012.
001355081 300__ $$a1 online resource (58 min.).
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001355081 500__ $$aTitle from resource description page (viewed Nov. 14, 2013).
001355081 520__ $$aMy Wonderful Life as a Vegetable shares the story Birger Bergmann and his zeal for life. After developing the incurable degenerative neurological disease amyotrophic lateral schlerosis--also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease--Birger became fiercely determined to educate other ALS patients and their families. He's published several books and describes himself as a happier man after his diagnosis, despite his head-to-toe paralysis and obstacles to communicating.  My Wonderful Life as a Vegetable raises valuable ethical dilemmas including the question of whether governments have the right to deny life-saving medical equipment when costs become exorbitant. As a resident of Denmark, Birger was given access to a mechanical ventilator, a machine that has kept him alive for more than ten years. When Birger learns of Johan, a young Swedish father of two who may die without the same technology, Birger travels to Sweden to encourage him to be more proactive in soliciting the medical community's help. Birger also persuades Susannah, a grandmother suffering from ALS to undergo lifesaving procedures. My Wonderful Life as a Vegetable offers a meaningful example of someone who sees life for its opportunities, rather than its difficulties.
001355081 521__ $$aFor Adult; College audiences.
001355081 530__ $$aPreviously released as DVD.
001355081 546__ $$aThis edition in English.
001355081 650_0 $$aAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
001355081 650_0 $$aAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis$$xPatients.
001355081 650_0 $$aAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis$$xPatients$$vBiography.
001355081 650_0 $$aPeople with disabilities.
001355081 650_0 $$aPeople with disabilities$$vBiography.
001355081 655_7 $$aDocumentary films.$$2lcgft
001355081 7001_ $$aFeldballe, Lars.$$4drt$$4pro
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