Описание: 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 his kidneys give out. Finally, someone at an organ transplant clinic teaches him about diet, substance abuse, and diabetes. In Ojibwe and English.
Описание: 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 English and Ojibwe.
Описание: 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 Ojibwe and English.
Описание: 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 Ojibwe and English.
Описание: 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.
