Life on the Line - Coping with Natural Disasters, Disability and Illness- Season 2

Streaming video - 2015

The desire to overcome is at the core of everyone. Especially those fighting disease, facing a natural disaster, coping with a disability or battling mental illness. “Life on the Line” is an inspiring look into the resilience of humankind.. At hospitals around the nation, people face life and death situations every day. “Life on the Line” zeroes in on one renowned academic hospital in Southern California. Loma Linda University Health serves one-quarter of California, and equips medical teams to travel around the world. The show follows patients from Southern California to the Amazon, Haiti and Egypt as they all fight a similar battle: to stay alive. Rarely does television follow the real-life journey of a person’s will to survive.... This is not just about the doctors. It is about how real people find meaning in the midst of a tragedy. This is where the real story lives and their strength of spirit shines. Their hope. Their courage. Their determination. Their lives are inspiring..

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Genres
Television programs
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Advancement Films 2015.
2016.
Language
English
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
In Process Record.
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Film collection
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (188 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
03:07:28
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).