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General Minor 
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TITLE |
Bigger than Life (1956) |
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DISABILITY |
General
Arthritis |
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NOTES |
A rather odd
film though it derives from an actual case. |
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A
schoolteacher has had chronic pain and blackouts. In |
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hospital he
is diagnosed as having a serious inflammation of |
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the arteries
which could kill him in a very short time. He is |
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offered a
treatment which might save him but it is in its |
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experimental
stage. This involves taking cortisone tablets for |
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the rest of
his life. He does recover but starts to take more of |
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the drugs
than he should and the side effect creates violent |
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changes of
mood that threaten to destroy his family life. |
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Notes
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