I saw both "The Other Side of the Mountain" and the follow-up movie to it. Great movies. But no matter how many "movies" are out there either based on a true story or not... we still have to make our own decisions simply because of our personal situations.
~Lori :-) On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Bobbie Humphreys < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Clark_%28writer%29> and Reginald Rose > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Rose> from a 1972 television > movie and Clark's play of the same title. The film is directed by John > Badham <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Badham> and stars Richard > Dreyfuss <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dreyfuss>. > Plot > > After a car accident, sculptor Ken Harrison becomes a quadriplegic > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadriplegia> who sues for the right to > end his life <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia>, no longer able > to create art, make love or have any semblance of a normal existence. He > hires a lawyer (Bob Balaban <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Balaban>) > who, reluctantly at first, represents Harrison while knowing that he is > trying to win his client a death sentence > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_sentence>. > > Staunchly opposed to euthanasia is a by-the-book hospital administrator (John > Cassavetes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cassavetes>), who is > determined to keep his patient alive even against his wishes, and > sympathetic doctor (Christine Lahti > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Carter_%28director%29>) and nurse (Kaki > Hunter <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_McMillan_%28actor%29>) whether the > patient has a moral, ethical and legal right to choose to die. > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link> > > -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz
