268313 More To Live For, a documentary film,chronicling the lives of three men with leukemia, and their search for a bone marrow match to save their lives

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 1:26 PM - 1:34 PM

Susan Brecker, MA , Love Hope Strength Foundation, Denver, CO
“More to Live For” (Director Noah Hutton) is the story of three lives, all shaken by cancer and dependent upon the one vital bone marrow match that could save them. These individuals are similar only in their fate and prolific accomplishments: Michael Brecker, 15-time Grammy winner, one of the greatest tenor saxophonists of all time; James Chippendale, entertainment executive and founder of The Love Hope Strength Foundation, the largest music-centric cancer charity in the world, and Seun Adebiyi, a young Nigerian training to become the first ever Nigerian winter Olympic athlete in any sport. Their unrelated paths become connected in a desperate fight for survival and a singular mission: to bring awareness about bone marrow donation to the millions of people who could save a life today. A film of tragedy and loss, strength and hope, “More to Live For” presents the stories of three individuals facing life and death, and their commitment to making a difference. These deeply personal accounts of confronting illness will inspire hope and action, leaving the viewer empowered to become part of the cure.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Advocacy for health and health education

Learning Objectives:
The viewer of this film will be able to identify the need for new bone marrow donors to join the international Registry, and be inspired to do the same. They will now the ease of testing and donation, and how easy it is to save a life.

Keywords: Cancer, HLA Typing

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I wrote and produced this documentary.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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