Defining Hope

Defining Hope

2017
1h 17m
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Overview

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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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Carolyn Jones Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

nurse hospital

Quick Facts

Release Date November 3, 2017
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt6337930
Website Visit Site

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

Key Crew

Jeannie Patz Blaustein
Executive Producer
Lisa Frank
Producer
Carolyn Jones
Executive Producer
Kate Judge
Executive Producer
Carolyn Jones
Director