The battle to breathe
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| Description | This film features three elderly men, Bill, a former soldier, Frank, a former construction worker, and Harry, a former farmer, all of whom now have emphysema. An interviewer visits each man to ask about his experiences with and thoughts about the disease, starting with Bill. Bill's wife laments that he has grown very weak and can now do nothing recreational except read and weave. He is a schoolteacher, but he spends almost all of his free time in bed. Bill admits that he feels judged by people in public and is embarrassed about his condition. He is dependent on oxygen tanks and has several, taking them everywhere he goes. Bill suspects that smoking is the cause, and expresses his disappointment that his son smokes. His son, also in the interview, claims that he has tried to quit smoking, but it is too difficult. Next, Harry is interviewed, who is in a much worse condition than Bill. He recently had surgery to alleviate some symptoms because he could not even bathe himself. Harry's wife |
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| Source | collections.nlm.nih.gov |
| Author | Brown, Richard V., film producer, film producer., Swenson, E. W. (Edward W.), 1926- , on-screen presenter., Project Four (Production company), Independent Life & Accident Insurance Company, issuing body., WJXT-TV (Television station : Jacksonville, Fla.). |
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Attribution: Brown, Richard V., film producer, film producer., Swenson, E. W. (Edward W.), 1926- , on-screen presenter., Project Four (Production company), Independent Life & Accident Insurance Company, issuing body., WJXT-TV (Television station : Jacksonville, Fla.).