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Facing Death (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
Life support, surgery or hospice? A rare look inside the ICU at the choices families actually face.
Who it's for
Families facing life-support or hospice decisions often feel alone and guilty whatever they choose.
Overwhelmed→Clear-Headed
Feelings it meets
What it is
A 53-minute FRONTLINE documentary produced by Miri Navasky and Karen O'Connor, first aired 23 November 2010. Filmed in the intensive care unit of one of New York's largest hospitals, it follows patients, families and doctors as they make decisions about feeding tubes, breathing machines, further treatment and palliative care at the end of life.
Where to find it
YouTube, official FRONTLINE PBS channel (free); also on pbs.org, where a transcript is available.
Before you start
Heads up: Real patients dying on camera.
Age: Ages 16+
I came to your shore as a stranger, I lived in your house as a guest, I leave your door as a friend, my earth.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 272
