Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Creating a Good Death: Coping with Terminal Illness

Creating a Good Death: Coping with Terminal Illness

For years, Laura Schmidt helped cancer patients come to terms with their mortality. She even had a degree in thanatology, the study of death and dying. Then, at the age of 51, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. This ABC News program follows Laura through her final months as she applies her knowledge and experience to her own case, squarely addressing end-of-life issues to create a good death that would leave herself and those caring for her at peace. Interviews conducted with her husband and others after Laura passed away provide additional insights into the end of life even as they add closure to the story of a caring person who had the courage to model the very behaviors she had instilled in so many others. (27 minutes)

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Item#: FMK33509
Copyright date: ©2004
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-9646-6
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-9647-3


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