Chronicle - Mark Pfetsch

DateDecember 29 1988

Can DescriptionsChronicle Thursday Dec. 29 1988 Mark Pfetsch Aircheck

AbstractChronicle; Mark Pfetsch; commercials included; Death with Courage and Endurance; Mark Pfetsch is the subject of a special report on living and dying with AIDS; Mary Richardson interviews Pfetsch about his initial illness and life after he became aware of the disease; he talks about preparing to die, and then learning to live another day after beginning treatment with AZT; co-workers talk about their reaction to the disease so close to themselves; Mary Richardson visits the Adirondack mountains with Pfetsch where he feels most at home; soon after his condition worsens they take a walk around Walden Pond; a group dinner provides an opportunity for others to talk about their relationship with Pfetsch; terminally ill is different than chronically ill for AIDS patients; during his third bout with pneumonia Pfetsch refused treatment and dies; lottery number;