This movie is not for entertainment but to bring attention to a horrible disease. Those who write "spoilers" have obviously never dealt with someone who has Scleroderma. I was diagnosed 1 year ago and have been watching my hands and face start to change. Facing the fact that I have this and watching this movie really brings home what it can do to a family. My family happens to be one that is denial. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or bad. As much as I need support I don't want to see their pain. The part that hit me the hardest was when it was said that she is "trapped in a body that doesn't want her" and "where she doesn't want to be". This disease has been so devastating to me that I thought it was possible that I had bone cancer and cried when I realized that I would not do chemo because I'd rather not be here dealing with this. I don't want people to have to take care of me, stare at me and be trapped in a body that has failed me. It also made me realize that I have to fight this and not give in. Her positive attitude about finding a cure in her lifetime has changed my way of thinking. Mentally I have been living everyday thinking about the future and being depressed and stressed. I need to live for today and hope that someday there is a cure. I will now wake up every morning and thank God for another day. I am so very grateful for this movie bringing awareness to this disease. Maybe people who have compassion and big hearts with make a donation for research and a possible cure. I believe that those that write "spoilers" would have a completely different take if there life was impacted by this in some way. I pray that this will never be the case but unfortunately you never know - I never thought mine would be.
Review of For Hope
