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When Jack is 18, he's diagnosed with diabetes but isn't told he can
do anything about it, so he doesn't. He falls into comas, he loses
vision and needs eye surgery, his leg is amputated and then
amputated again further up, and then his kidneys give right out.
Finally, someone at an organ transplant clinic teaches him about
diet, substance abuse, and diabetes. A story about bullshit and
helping yourself. In Northern East Cree, French, Southern East
Cree, and English.
When Rose was in high school, she saw a girl in the bathroom
injecting a needle into her leg. A heroin addict, she thought,
right here in my school!. But then she learned about a new disease,
creeping into her community. A retrospective on diabetes in Eeyou
Istchee. In Northern East Cree, French, Southern East Cree, and
English.
Emily's mom, the most important person in her life, has diabetes
and she's getting sicker by the day. She needs a kidney transplant.
Emily wants to donate her kidney but the doctor refuses to take it
because Emily has diabetes too. A story about birth, loss, and
especially love. In Northern East Cree, French, Southern East Cree,
and English.
Fifteen-year-old Jonathan Linton is an elite hockey player, headed
for the big leagues, when he gets a diabetes diagnosis. If people
find out about it, everything changes. He has to keep it secret. A
story about sports, hunting, and difference. In Northern East Cree,
French, Southern East Cree, and English.
Jennifer's life is falling apart and she escapes into booze,
cocaine, and junk food. When they're not numbing enough, she slits
a vein and tries to die but that doesn't work either. She has to
try something else. A remarkable story about addiction recovery. In
Northern East Cree, French, Southern East Cree, and English.
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