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Bearing Witness: Luke Melchior

Luke Melchior jokes that at least he doesn't have to watch his cholesterol intake. Already, at 26, he has lived longer than most people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive wasting of the muscles. Knowing his life will be relatively short has made Luke feel an urgency about making a lasting contribution. He lives independently, with the help of three homecare workers, runs a web-based business selling outdoor gear, and chairs the board of the Disability Resource Centre in Victoria, BC, where he is a passionate advocate for the rights of the disabled. Bearing Witness: Luke Melchior is a candid portrait of a year in Luke's life. Though his illness may set him apart, he is essentially a young man like so many others: concerned with making his way in the world, being as independent as possible and finding a girlfriend. Bearing Witness consists of three films, each approximately one hour long, on people with life-threatening illnesses. The series also profiles Jocelyn Morton, who died of liver cancer at 44, and Robert Coley-Donohue, who died of ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease) at age 74.

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  • "National Film Board of Canada presents Bearing witness, Luke Melchior"
  • "Luke Melchior"@en
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  • "This program is a candid portrait of a year in the life of Luke Melchior, a young man who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy."
  • "Luke Melchior jokes that at least he doesn't have to watch his cholesterol intake. Already, at 26, he has lived longer than most people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive wasting of the muscles. Knowing his life will be relatively short has made Luke feel an urgency about making a lasting contribution. He lives independently, with the help of three homecare workers, runs a web-based business selling outdoor gear, and chairs the board of the Disability Resource Centre in Victoria, BC, where he is a passionate advocate for the rights of the disabled. Bearing Witness: Luke Melchior is a candid portrait of a year in Luke's life. Though his illness may set him apart, he is essentially a young man like so many others: concerned with making his way in the world, being as independent as possible and finding a girlfriend. Bearing Witness consists of three films, each approximately one hour long, on people with life-threatening illnesses. The series also profiles Jocelyn Morton, who died of liver cancer at 44, and Robert Coley-Donohue, who died of ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease) at age 74."@en
  • "Luke Melchior jokes that at least he doesn't have to watch his cholesterol intake. Already, at 26, he has lived longer than most people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive wasting of the muscles. Knowing his life will be relatively short has made Luke feel an urgency about making a lasting contribution. He lives independently, with the help of three homecare workers, runs a web-based business selling outdoor gear, and chairs the board of the Disability Resource Centre in Victoria, BC, where he is a passionate advocate for the rights of the disabled. Bearing Witness: Luke Melchior is a candid portrait of a year in Luke's life. Though his illness may set him apart, he is essentially a young man like so many others: concerned with making his way in the world, being as independent as possible and finding a girlfriend. Bearing Witness consists of three films, each approximately one hour long, on people with life-threatening illnesses. The series also profiles Jocelyn Morton, who died of liver cancer at 44, and Robert Coley-Donohue, who died of ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease) at age 74."
  • ""This video is a candid portrait of a year in Luke's life. Though his illness may set him apart, he is essentially a young men like so many others: concerned with making his way in the world, being as independent as possible.""@en
  • "Luke Melchior jokes that at least he doesn't have to watch his cholesterol intake. Already, at 26, he has lived longer than most people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive wasting of the muscles. This video is a candid portrait of a year in Luke's life. Though his illness may set him apart, he is essentially a young man like so many others: concerned with making his way in the world, being as independent as possible and finding a girlfriend."@en
  • "Luke Melchior is a 26 year man with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive wasting disease of the muscles. The video shows how he lives independently with the help of health care works, runs a web based business, and chairs the Disability Resource Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. While being forced to face death every day and accepting each day as a gift, he strives to live his life as nornally and independently as possible."
  • "Luke Melchior, at 26, has lived longer than most people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive wasting of the muscles. A candid portrait of a year in Luke's life. Though his illness may set him apart, he is concerned with making his way in the world, being as independent as possible and finding a girlfriend."

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  • "Case studies"
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  • "Biography"
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  • "Documentary films"
  • "Nonfiction films"
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  • "Bearing Witness: Luke Melchior"@en
  • "Bearing Witness: Luke Melchior"
  • "Bearing witness. Luke Melchior"
  • "Bearing witness Luke Melchior"
  • "Bearing witness Luke Melchior"@en

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