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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: okarol on January 12, 2013, 02:38:51 AM

Title: It takes great strength to live a life on a machine
Post by: okarol on January 12, 2013, 02:38:51 AM

A quote from the 1965 NBC documentary entitled "Who Shall Live?" narrated by Edwin Newman. In those early days of dialysis technology, only a few patients could be treated, and even then at great cost. The demand greatly exceeded the capacity to treat patients, and some means of selection was needed. The highly controversial decision-making process had anonymous committee members deliberating over the merits of each case. The documentary examined the troubling questions underlying decisions by the committee. Should patients with children get priority? Those who went to church? Those who had the most productive jobs?

Title: Re: It takes great strength to live a life on a machine
Post by: CebuShan on January 12, 2013, 09:57:25 AM

Wow! Is there any way to get the video of the documentary? I think that would be very interesting to see.

Title: Re: It takes great strength to live a life on a machine
Post by: GoingThere on January 12, 2013, 10:11:04 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMay5zw1loA link to video!

Title: Re: It takes great strength to live a life on a machine
Post by: Rerun on January 12, 2013, 03:14:39 PM

At great cost?  It is still at great costs!~

         :waving;

Title: Re: It takes great strength to live a life on a machine
Post by: MaryD on January 12, 2013, 03:29:54 PM

Rather sobering video.  It is 50 odd minutes long, but stopped after 12 minutes.  I couldn't work out how to get the rest of it.

Title: Re: It takes great strength to live a life on a machine
Post by: babycake on January 12, 2013, 07:37:09 PM

it takes great strenght even with depression but yet i try not and let it get to me so i try my best to stay strong  for everyone else around me

7yrs on being on dialyis is no fun and glory