Defining Hope
2017•1h 17m•Released
Documentary
We aren't dying the way we used to. We have ventilators, dialysis machines, ICUs-technologies that can "fix" us and keep our bodies alive-which have radically changed how we make medical decisions. In our death-denying culture, no matter how sick we get, there is always "hope." Defining Hope tells the story of patients dealing with life-threatening illness as they move between ICUs, operating rooms, hospice care and home. Diane is a nurse caring for end-stage cancer patients when she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer herself. 23-year-old Alena undergoes a risky brain surgery that destroys her short-term memory. 95-year-old 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.
Director
Carolyn Jones
Languages
English
Studio
Carolyn Jones Productions
Cast
Rudolph Bilotti Sr.
Self
Berthold Cohen
Self
Charlotte Cohen
Self
Carmen Hernandez
Self
Deborah LaFond
Self - Nurse
JoAnn Nayer-Grutza
Self - Nurse
Gilbert Oakley
Self - Nurse
Diane Ryan
Self - Nurse
Barbara Stephenson
Self
Alena Sydnor
Self
Carole Bailey
Self
Nina Marrero
Self
Raoul Marrero
Self
Production
Company
Carolyn Jones Productions
Producer
Lisa Frank
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