Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Etching by A. Tardieu after Guilbaut.

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving by W.H. Mote, 1846, after J. Franklin after J.F. Overbeck.

The widow's son ecstatically returns to life in response to Elijah's prayer. Wood engraving.

Elijah prays to raise the widow's son. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1768, after Rembrandt.

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving by J. Dambrun, 1798, after J.M. Moreau.

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Wood engraving by F. Obermann.

Elijah prays to resuscitate the widow's son. Line engraving by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall.

The widow of Zarephath seeks assistance from the prophet Elijah; her son has fallen into a coma. Engraving, c. 17th century.

The widow's son, empty-eyed, returns to life at the prayer of Elijah. Coloured mezzotint by V. Green, 1799, after B. West.

Christ raises Jairus's 12 year old daughter. Wood engraving.

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Bible. N.T. Luke 7.11-15. The dead son is being taken outside the city gates on a bier when Christ intervenes

1 print : line engraving and etching ; image 18.5 x 13.5 cm

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving by J. Barlow.

The second in a two-part series about coma. This part features Craig Hooley whose personality changed completely after he spent three weeks in a coma following an accident. He now has violent mood swings and is incapable of looking after himself. The programme follows attempts to rehabilitate him and help him to live an independent life.

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Coma. Part 2, He's not our Craig.

Cases of apoplexy and lethargy: with observations upon the comatose diseases / By J. Cheyne.

1 print : mezzotint ; image 45.5 x 35.5 cm

The first in a two-part series looking at people thought to be locked into an irreversible persistent vegetative state (PVS) who go on to show awareness. We hear the story of young mum Tracy Gourlay who was the vict in a hit-and-run accident which left her in a coma for 2 months and a PVS for a further 18 months, after which she miraculously woke up although is unable to walk, talk, eat or drink by herself. We follow her life and recovery 7 years after her initial accident. James Rogers was involved in a serious car accident which left him in a PVS for two years; his parents took him home as they believed he was showing signs of awareness. This was unconfirmed by medics but the family nursed him at home for the remaining 13 years of his life. Joseph T. Giacino of J.F.K. Medical centre speaks about the importance of differentiating between CVS and minimally conscious states; a distinction which was to prove life-changing for 32-year-old Scotty Conniff after he was involved in a car accident. 15 months after his accident he began to show signs of awareness and had slipped into a minimally conscious state, able to be very fractionally aware of their environment.

1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sound, color, PAL

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Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving by J. Barlow.

Coma. Part 2, He's not our Craig.

Cases of apoplexy and lethargy: with observations upon the comatose diseases / By J. Cheyne.

Elijah prays to raise the widow's son. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1768, after Rembrandt.

Raising the dead. Part 1.

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Coma

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Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving by J. Barlow.

Coma. Part 2, He's not our Craig.

Cases of apoplexy and lethargy: with observations upon the comatose diseases / By J. Cheyne.

Elijah prays to raise the widow's son. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1768, after Rembrandt.

Raising the dead. Part 1.

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