1 year after my accident my field hockey coach (I had been a goalie and captain), Judy, took me out to the theater to see "The Other Side of the Mountain" A story of Jill Kinmont, at 17 (like me) she broke her neck qualifying for the Olympics. It left an impact on my life to this day. Bobbie
Smile Everyday > On Jun 3, 2016, at 9:45 PM, Eric Olson <whee...@wi.rr.com> wrote: > > I watched this movie in the hospital a couple weeks after my accident. I > liked it > >> On 6/2/2016 7:53 PM, Lori Michaelson wrote: >> The movie Whose Life Is It Anyway? [opened December 1981] starring Richard >> Dreyfuss is another movie. I watched it several years ago and still have it. >> Plot below: >> >> Whose Life Is It Anyway? is a 1981 film adapted by Brian Clark and Reginald >> Rose from a 1972 television movie and Clark's play of the same title. The >> film is directed by John Badham and stars Richard Dreyfuss. >> >> Plot >> After a car accident, sculptor Ken Harrison becomes a quadriplegic who sues >> for the right to end his life, no longer able to create art, make love or >> have any semblance of a normal existence. He hires a lawyer (Bob Balaban) >> who, reluctantly at first, represents Harrison while knowing that he is >> trying to win his client a death sentence. >> >> Staunchly opposed to euthanasia is a by-the-book hospital administrator >> (John Cassavetes), who is determined to keep his patient alive even against >> his wishes, and sympathetic doctor (Christine Lahti), who develops personal >> feelings for Harrison. She wants to keep him alive, even though Harrison's >> girlfriend has accepted his decision. >> >> A young orderly (Thomas Carter) and nurse (Kaki Hunter) do what they can to >> keep Harrison's spirits up, even wheeling him to a hospital basement where >> they treat him to reggae music and marijuana. In the end, though, it is up >> to a judge (Kenneth McMillan) whether the patient has a moral, ethical and >> legal right to choose to die. >> > > > Virus-free. www.avast.com
