| Description |
1 online resource (51 min.) |
| Summary |
Lessons for the Living reveals a unique subculture of Hospice volunteers as they reflect on their experiences and philosophies of life and death. Among them, a teenager escapes from the drama of high school by sitting bed side with a man whispering wisdom to him only to bring his corpse to the morgue one day later. A hard-edged corporate lawyer searches for meaning and finds his experience with the dying worth more than his riches. A shaman passes through the heavy hospice door and communicates with people's nearly dead souls. A young woman cherishes seeing the very moment of passing and the song sung directly after. A terminally ill but vivacious woman talks about the dying people she's met with unexpected humor and grace - and is amused over her own, fast approaching, death. However small or great these moments spent with the dying are, these volunteer's lives have been change forever |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed November 09, 2015) |
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In English |
| Subject |
Hospice care.
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Caregivers -- New York
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Death.
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Terminal care.
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deaths.
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Terminal care
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Caregivers
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Death
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Hospice care
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| Genre/Form |
documentary film.
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Documentary films
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Henderson, Lily, director
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Koren, Leslie, producer
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