[nabs-l] Lorenzo's Oil and Peroxisomes Movie

Fri Feb 7 16:36:47 UTC 2014

Whoever is looking for it, email me privately. Thank you.

Matthew Dierckens
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Blind Access Training
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On Feb 7, 2014, at 11:33 AM, Ryan Silveira <ryan.l.silveira at gmail.com> wrote:

> Kaiti, you are right about the ending, but it's Hollywood.  Why would
> anyone buy a movie that ended badly?  It wouldn't sell.  Still, it's a
> very powerful movie.
> 
> Ryan
> 
> On 2/7/14, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Or, if you want to be legal about it, you could always check it out
>> from a video store or library.  Netflix or some other video on demand
>> service should have it too.
>> 
>> Also, it is noteworthy to mention that the end of the movie isn't
>> exactly accurate.  The hollywood gurus make it sound like it was all
>> hunky dory, but Lorenzo did actually continue to deteriorate, and
>> eventually die of his disease.  The oil prolonged his life, but by the
>> end for the last few years he was hospitalized and a vegitable.  That
>> is what my high school biology teacher told us after we watched the
>> movie, so looking up what really happened to him and comparing it to
>> the depiction in the movie might be good too.
>> 
>> On 2/7/14, Joshua Hendrickson <louvins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Helga.  Please send me an email at louvins at gmail.com, and I'll be
>>> able to get you Lorenzo's Oil.  I'll have to convert it to mp3 first,
>>> but that shouldn't be a problem.  Glad to help.
>>> 
>>> On 2/7/14, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Helga, anothe! option is to look up the movie online.  I know
>>>> this is cheating a little bit, but for many books and movies,
>>>> sparknotes or cliffnotes can provide a very detailed, accurate
>>>> summary.  You could read the story as if it were a book and then
>>>> write your 10 lines.  I do that a lot for school movies because
>>>> even when we watch it as a class, I often miss stuff.
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Helga Schreiber <helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com
>>>> To: "louvins at gmail.com" <louvins at gmail.com>,National Association
>>>> of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date sent: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 07:20:00 -0500
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Lorenzo's Oil and Peroxisomes Movie
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Joshua, this is Helga.  I just wanted to ask you, do you know
>>>> where can I find the movie Lorenzo's Oil and Peroxisomes even
>>>> though it doesn't have any descriptive audio? I'm just wondering,
>>>> since probably my mom can watch it with me, and she could
>>>> describe it to me! I actually would like to watch it this
>>>> weekend! And also, do you know how long is the movie? just
>>>> curious!! I will really appreciate it a lot, if you could help
>>>> me, and give me some suggestions regarding this.  Hope to hear
>>>> from you soon.  Thanks so much and God bless!! :)
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>> On Feb 7, 2014, at 6:59 AM, Joshua Hendrickson
>>>> <louvins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Helga the movie Lorenzo's Oil isn't available as descriptive
>>>> as far
>>>> as I know.  You're lucky you only have to write 10 lines, when I
>>>> was a
>>>> freshman in high school, I had to do an entire paper based on
>>>> the
>>>> movie.  It is a very good but somewhat sad story.  The ending of
>>>> the
>>>> film is positive though.  I think you'll enjoy it.
>>>> 
>>>> On 2/6/14, helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com
>>>> <helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi guys, this is Helga! How are you all? I just wanted to ask
>>>> you, have you
>>>> ever watched the movie Lorenzo's Oil and Peroxisomes? It is
>>>> actually a true
>>>> life story! And if you did, do you know where can I find it as a
>>>> descriptive
>>>> movie? I'm just wondering, since I need to watch it for my
>>>> Biology class, I
>>>> need to write 10 lines about what I think of the movie, and how
>>>> the movie
>>>> impacted me for extra credit.  I tried to find it in youtube,
>>>> but I wasn't
>>>> able to do it.  My Biology Professor told me that this is a good
>>>> movie, and I
>>>> would like to watch it! I will really appreciate it, if you
>>>> could help me
>>>> with this and give me some suggestions regarding this.  Hope to
>>>> hear from you
>>>> soon.  Thanks so much and God bless!!
>>>> 
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