There’s a greater sense of awareness around ALS lately. The IceBucketChallenge really shined a spotlight on a condition that many have heard of, but maybe not that many really understand. (If you missed it, see everyone here at PatientsLikeMe taking on the challenge, and what Steve, an ALS community member, thinks about it.
So it seems fitting that today there’s a new film coming out about what life with ALS is like. It’s called You’re Not You, and is based on the novel by Michelle Wildgen. Hilary Swank plays a successful classical pianist diagnosed with ALS. Emmy Rossum is also in the film as Bec, a directionless and brash young woman who becomes Kate’s full-time caregiver. This unlikely pair forms an intimate friendship and life-changing bond inspiring each other to live life to the fullest, while being brought together by the most challenging of circumstances. Through their unwavering support for one another, both women are moved to let go of who they were and discover who they are truly meant to be.
A special shout out and thank you to Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum and Josh Duhamel for taking on the IceBucketChallenge, too!
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