This is an amazing true story of a young athlete, Joni Eareckson, who at the age of 16 has a terrible accident while diving into what she thought was deep water.
The feelings she went through are very real. I am not quadriplegic, however I am disabled and can relate to some of the same feelings she expresses through this movie (and in the book).
What is more amazing is that she has gone on to write many, many helpful books for those who suffer, to paint many things with her mouth and even design cards, to speak many places and seek to help handicapped people around the world, to collect wheelchairs for those in countries that can't afford them, to sing and record albums, to appear on Larry King Live and talk radio programs to encourage others, and, having met her years ago, I can say that she has only grown into an amazing human being.
If you or someone you know has gone through a tragedy, I'd recommend this film as an encouragement to not give up.
The feelings she went through are very real. I am not quadriplegic, however I am disabled and can relate to some of the same feelings she expresses through this movie (and in the book).
What is more amazing is that she has gone on to write many, many helpful books for those who suffer, to paint many things with her mouth and even design cards, to speak many places and seek to help handicapped people around the world, to collect wheelchairs for those in countries that can't afford them, to sing and record albums, to appear on Larry King Live and talk radio programs to encourage others, and, having met her years ago, I can say that she has only grown into an amazing human being.
If you or someone you know has gone through a tragedy, I'd recommend this film as an encouragement to not give up.