In "Awakenings," set in the late 1960s, patients who were catatonic due to encephalitis lethargica are treated with the drug L-DOPA, leading to temporary awakenings and a return to consciousness. However, over time, many patients experience a decline as the effects of the medication wear off. The story highlights the fleeting nature of these awakenings and the struggles faced by both the patients and their caregivers. Ultimately, it underscores themes of hope, loss, and the human desire for connection.
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Days of Rage happened in 1969.
Operation Boxer happened in 1969.
Neil Armstrong went to the moon
Operation Barrel Roll happened in 1969.
From Dr. Sacks' website faq: Q: What happened to the patients and other characters in the AWAKENINGS movie? The movie AWAKENINGS is a fictionalized drama based on Dr. Sacks true account. There is no Dr. Sayer, but Dr. Sacks is still practicing medicine and writing books & articles. There is no Nurse Eleanor. The patient "Leonard" died, as have all the AWAKENINGS patients--but many lived long and relatively rewarding lives. Their real story is told in the book AWAKENINGS .
From Dr. Sacks' website faq: Q: What happened to the patients and other characters in the AWAKENINGS movie? The movie AWAKENINGS is a fictionalized drama based on Dr. Sacks true account. There is no Dr. Sayer, but Dr. Sacks is still practicing medicine and writing books & articles. There is no Nurse Eleanor. The patient "Leonard" died, as have all the AWAKENINGS patients--but many lived long and relatively rewarding lives. Their real story is told in the book AWAKENINGS .
The duration of Awakenings is 2.02 hours.
There were two Great Awakenings.
Awakenings was created on 1990-12-22.
Awakenings - book - has 408 pages.
Rude Awakenings ended on 2007-04-20.
Rude Awakenings was created on 2007-02-09.
The ISBN of Awakenings - book - is 0-375-70405-1.
The Great Awakening was primarily a period of economic prosperity brought about by colonial trade.it happened in the 1730's and the 1740's!
Re Awakenings - 2013 was released on: USA: April 2013
The awakenings fostered the original back to the Bible movement, forsaking all the man made, man added religious trappings.