NOTE! This movie is painfully and graphically realistic! As a newly
diagnosed person with Parkinson's, you might not be ready for the content.
But realize that Milly had a Parkinson's Plus syndrome called Multiple
System Atrophy (MSA). And she was diagnosed 17 years ago. We have come
such a long way in research! Our reason for wanting others to watch this
movie is two-fold:
1) we need more awareness about PD
2) we need to increase funding for research.
And remember, WE HAVE HOPE!
SAVING MILLY," A NEW TELEVISION MOVIE
STARRING MADELINE STOWE AND BRUCE GREENWOOD
WILL BE BROADCAST ON MARCH 13, 2005 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
Based on Morton Kondracke's Best-Selling Book
"Saving Milly"
"SAVING MILLY," a new television movie starring Madeline Stowe ("The Last of
the Mohicans") and Bruce Greenwood ("Being Julia") will be broadcast on
March 13, 2005 at 9:00 p.m./8:00 p.m. (central) on the CBS Television
Network. The drama, based on the best-selling book and real-life journey of
political journalist Morton Kondracke, recounts his inspiring love story
with his activist wife, Milly, and the dramatic change in their lives in the
years after she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
As a young journalist in Chicago in the '60s, Mort Kondracke had long
envisioned marrying a Vassar graduate whose connections would facilitate his
goal of becoming an esteemed Washington journalist. However, without
warning, Milly Martinez, a brash part-Mexican, part-Catholic, part-Jewish
therapist/activist, enters his life and captures his heart. While building
their lives and careers together in Washington, D.C., the loving
strong-willed partners debate passionately about everything from politics,
how to raise their two daughters and his struggle with alcohol, to her
insatiable, all-consuming desire to save the world by championing a
never-ending list of causes.
In 1987, their lives take a dramatic turn when Milly notices a change in her
handwriting and numbness in her fingers. After a series of tests, her worst
fears are confirmed and, at the age of 47, Milly is diagnosed with
Parkinson's disease.
Mort and Milly's love grows even stronger as they battle against the
debilitating effects of the disease and become passionate advocates for
increased government funding for medical research. Holding to his promise
of "in sickness and in health," Mort changes his focus from being a die-hard
careerist to becoming a devoted caregiver and Parkinson's advocate with a
renewed connection to his faith. As her illness progressed, his life became
committed to saving Milly.
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http://www.cbs.com/specials/saving_milly/
Read some "Behind the Scenes" interviews at www.grassrootsconnection.com
If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to Parkinson's research,
visit the webpage for this year's Unity Walk April 16 in New York City.
(Type in my name under "Search for a Walker" - Peggy Willocks)
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