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Publisher
Aquarius Health Care Media
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (71 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the mysterious pain and debilitating fatigue plaguing a loved one is diagnosed as "fibromyalgia," the first reaction is usually relief at finally having a name for the pain followed by confusion as everyone scrambles to get information. What does a diagnosis of fibromyalgia mean? Is there hope that things will get better? Filmmakers Daneen Akers and Stephen Eyer asked these questions when Daneen's mother was diagnosed with fibromyalgia several...
2) The Cuban
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A pre-med student working at a nursing home strikes up a friendship with an elderly Cuban musician.
7) Yomeddine
Publisher
Strand Releasing Home Video
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Arabic
Description
A Coptic leper cured of his disease and his apprentice leave the leper colony and embark on a journey to find their roots.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three women at risk of developing Alzheimer's join a groundbreaking study to try to prevent the disease, while sharing their ups and downs, anxiously watching for symptoms, and hoping they can make a difference. Producers: Laurie Cahalane, Therese Barry-Tanner, Eileen Littig, Maggie Bowman, Julia Reichert. Narrator: Jeannette Robinson.
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
The French editor of Elle magazine, Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.
11) Marwencol
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Profiles Hogencamp and the fantasy world he created after suffering brain damage and memory loss from a beating, which revolves around a 1/6th-scale imaginary World War II-era town called Marwencol that he created in his backyard, populated with dolls, and photographed, and explores how the interested art community has affected him.
12) Breathe
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis.
13) Cut poison burn
Publisher
Nehst Out
Pub. Date
[2005?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This documentary examines the forces that have thwarted meaningful advances in cancer research. The story centers on the Navarros, a family struggling to keep their young son alive.
15) 5B
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the stories of the nurses and caregivers of the patients of the first AIDS ward unit in the United States.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After an HIV-positive diagnosis in 1986, Texas electrician and homophobe Ron Woodroof sets out to circumvent the FDA by delivering unapproved treatments to AIDS patients.
18) Temple Grandin
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Story of a woman with autism who accomplished a lot more than others even though it was not easy.
19) The fall
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
1920s, Los Angeles. In a hospital on the outskirts of town, Roy Walker, an injured stuntman, begins to tell young Alexandria, a fellow patient with a broken arm, a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.
20) Letters to God
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Tyler is armed with strong faith and courage as he faces a battle against cancer. His prayers take the form of letters he sends to his ultimate pen pal, God, on a daily basis. These letters find their way into the hands of Tyler's postman, Brady, who is at a crossroads in his life, and is searching for meaning. Brady is at first is confused over what to do, but his decision ultimately is a testament to the power of Tyler's shining spirit,...
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