Defining Hope

Defining Hope

2017 en 77 minutes

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Plot

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.

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Cast

Rudolph Bilotti Sr.

Rudolph Bilotti Sr.

Self

Berthold Cohen

Berthold Cohen

Self

Charlotte Cohen

Charlotte Cohen

Self

Carmen Hernandez

Carmen Hernandez

Self

Deborah LaFond

Deborah LaFond

Self - Nurse

JoAnn Nayer-Grutza

JoAnn Nayer-Grutza

Self - Nurse

Gilbert Oakley

Gilbert Oakley

Self - Nurse

Diane Ryan

Diane Ryan

Self - Nurse

Barbara Stephenson

Barbara Stephenson

Self

Alena Sydnor

Alena Sydnor

Self

Carole Bailey

Carole Bailey

Self

Nina Marrero

Nina Marrero

Self

Raoul Marrero

Raoul Marrero

Self

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