Hold your breath /
Mohammad Kochi is an elderly Afghan refugee, now living in California, who has been diagnosed with a life-threatening gastric cancer. When he rejects the recommended chemotherapy and instead embarks on a pilgrimage to Mecca, his doctor fears that family members, acting as interpreters and translator...
| Uniform Title: | Hold your breath (Motion picture : 2005) |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Persian Pushto |
| Language Notes: | English, Farsi, and Pashto with English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[Stanford, California] :
[Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics],
[2005]
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| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Docuseek) |
| Summary: | Mohammad Kochi is an elderly Afghan refugee, now living in California, who has been diagnosed with a life-threatening gastric cancer. When he rejects the recommended chemotherapy and instead embarks on a pilgrimage to Mecca, his doctor fears that family members, acting as interpreters and translators, have misinformed Mr. Kochi about the gravity of his disease, while Mr. Kochi's daughter blames a culturally insensitive healthcare system for her father's rapidly declining health. Can this devout Afghan Muslim and his Western doctor find a common language in time to save his life? This documentary illuminates the pivotal roles of cross-cultural communication and understanding in healthcare decision-making. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (58 min., 27 sec.)) : sound, color |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Ken Schneider ; director of photography, Steve Condiotti. |