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1 online resource (streaming video file) (24 min. 31 sec.) ; 147037333 bytes |
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My24 ; Series 1, Episode 2 |
| Summary |
Coen and Romy's MY: 24s involve life and death events, one internal and one external, and the consequences of their survival.Coen was born with cystic fibrosis and later developed diabetes. His MY: 24 was a double lung transplant at the age of 15. In the six months before, he only had 20% lung capacity and spent eight hours of every day for a stretch of two weeks taking medication and having treatment. Simple things were such a struggle before the operation but now he's able to breathe deeply, run around and wrestle with his little brother.Before her MY: 24, Romy was a carefree 13-year-old, living with her family and a lot of dogs and kangaroos on a four-hectare property. She loved her big bedroom and riding her bicycle and had a passion for playing tennis. Then the Black Saturday bushfires hit. Romy had to dig deep to find strength she didn't know she had after her family's home and all their possessions and personal treasurers were destroyed. She had to will herself to find the drive that would enable her to recover and refocus rather than succumbing to despair.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Penny Robins is producer, and the series is produced by Essential Media in association with the ABC |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2014-06-09 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Cystic fibrosis -- Treatment.
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Cystic fibrosis in children.
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Lungs -- Transplantation.
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Wildfires -- Environmental aspects.
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Survival -- Psychological aspects.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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