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The following resources deal specifically with diseases and medical conditions that are often terminal or have a significant impact on one's quality of life.
Global Resources
| Title | Type | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Help Me Live - 20 Things People with Cancer Want You to Know - by Lori Hope |  |
We want nothing more than to offer comfort and support, and foster hope. But we don’t always know how—and may feel uncomfortable asking. Following her own treatment for cancer, Lori Hope created a survey for cancer survivors addressing issues they wanted their families, friends, and caregivers to understand. The results of the newly expanded survey are presented with honesty, insight, and humor, and complemented by scores of compelling personal stories from survivors of diverse ages and backgrounds. If you are a caregiver, Help Me Live will help you communicate more effectively and respond more compassionately. And if you are a survivor, it will help you feel validated, empowered, and, ultimately, hopeful. | |
| LiveStrong (Survivorship notebook and book of survivor stories) by Armstrong Foundation | |
This "Survivorship Notebook" and booklet of "Survivorship stories", is an educational program of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and was created as a way for all cancer survivors to have access to the information they need. Survivorship begins at diagnosis, the moment your battle with cancer begins, and continues through your treatment and beyond. A survivor is anyone battling cancer: the person with cancer, a spouse or partner, a child, a friend, a parent or a caregiver. | |
| Outsmart your Cancer | |
Alternative treatments for cancer Click here to visit the resource page. | |
| Tuesdays With Morrie - Starring Jack Lemmon and Hank Azaria | |
Mitch became caught up with his career as a sport commentator and journalist. He ignored his girlfriend and did not make time to do things in life that are of the most value to a human being. Morrie was one of Mitch's professors in college and a famous scholar. Mitch rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final “class”: lessons in how to live. | |
| Wit - Starring Emma Thompson - directed by Mike Nichols | |
Vivian Bearing is a professor of English literature known for her intense knowledge of metaphysical poetry, especially the Holy Sonnets of John Donne. Her life takes a turn when she is diagnosed with metastatic Stage IV ovarian cancer. Oncologist Harvey Kelekian prescribes various chemotherapy treatments to treat her disease, and as she suffers through the various side-effects (such as fever, chills, vomiting, and abdominal pain), she attempts to put everything in perspective. The story periodically flashes back to previous moments in her life, including her childhood, her graduate school studies, and her career prior to her diagnosis. During the course of the film, she continually breaks the fourth wall by looking into the camera and expressing her feelings. |
US Resources
| Title | Type | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimers Association | |
Organization and website dedicated to Alheimers Disease. Within the US, you can find resources in your location Click here to visit the resource page. | |