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Summary:

"In 2020 Canadian palliative patients were granted legal access to psilocybin 'magic' mushrooms to treat end-of-life distress under the care of professional healthcare providers. Linda's Last Trip documents the moving story of a 64-year-old woman who, with the support of her family, courageously attempts this groundbreaking therapy in order to face her terminal diagnosis. After being diagnosed with an incurable cancer, Linda struggles to make peace with her mortality, particularly the thought of leaving her family behind. Having lived a challenging life with astonishing resilience, Linda is determined to make the most of her final months. Encouraged by her son, the first doctor in Ontario to treat a palliative patient with 'magic' mushrooms, Linda takes a high dosage while under the care of her psychotherapists. This trip, and the events leading up to and following it, change the course of the end of her life. Linda's Last Trip is an emotionally intimate story of healing with grace, facing death with dignity, and the family ties that sustain us forever."--Container.

Contributors:

Goldhammer, Adam , film director

Patchett, Linda , on-screen participant

Stiller, Sean , director of photography

Pierro, Michael , editor of moving image work

Baldassero, Dillon , composer

Video Project , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English
Translated from (original): English
Captions: English

Subjects:

Cancer — Palliative treatment — Canada

Mushrooms, Hallucinogenic

Psilocybin

Terminal care

Cancer — Palliative treatment

Cancer

Canada

Genres:

Documentary films

Biographical films

Nonfiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

DVD-R.
NOTICE: This is a DVD-R and may not play on all DVD players.

Performers:

Cast: Linda Patchett.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Sean Stiller ; editor, Michael Pierro ; composer, Dillon Baldassero.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
Closed-captioned in English
Originally released as a documentary film in 2023.
Public performance rights included. See license record l10016879

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (45 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; burning; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; sound

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video

Call Numbers:

R726.8 LIN 2023 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Video Project: LLT-2049

OCLC Numbers:

1423716505