"Rendered a quadriplegic since a child from a near-fatal neck injury, a young girl fights against all odds to succeed in life from grade school to her acceptance into college under the assistance of her loyal and dedicated mother."
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
as Jean Ellison
John Slattery
as Ed Ellison
Lacey Chabert
as Brooke Ellison
Vanessa Marano
as Young Brooke Ellison
Jenson Goins
as Young Kysten Ellison
Devon Gearhart
as Young Reed Ellison
Lauren Barrett
as Older Kysten Ellison
Ryan P. Hudson
as Reed Ellison
Luke Flynn
as Jan Djilas
Terrence Gibney
as Mr. Barnes
Sabah
as Cara
Jerry Lee Leighton
as Mr. Linski
Ramona Tyler
as Bobbi
Melinda Walsh
as Barbara
Judy Leavell
as Muriel
Bernard Hocke
as Neurosurgeon #1
Wilbur Fitzgerald
as Neurosurgeon #2
Marco St. John
as Literature Professor
Eugenie Bondurant
as Patio Mom
Michael Arata
as Paramedic
John McConnell
as Mr. Jacobs
Will Reeve
as Young David
Lara Grice
as Home Room Teacher
Lance E. Nichols
as Play Off Official
Dana Reeve
as English Professor
Scott Shilstone
as David
CiCi Hedgpeth
as Young Girl
Tom Raley
as ICU Doctor
William Carroll Schilling
as Priest
Anne Ewen
as Nurse #1
Charlie Detraz
as Surgeon
Laura-Shay Griffin
as Intern
Deneen Tyler
as Receptionist
Wayne Ferrara
as Banker
Nathaniel Colin
as Opponent
Francine Segal
as Female Dean
Pat Hazell
as Jim
Joe M. Henry
as Jon
Robyn Nolting
as Night Nurse #1
Jaqueline Fleming
as Night Nurse #2
Paul Schierhorn
as Biology Professor
William G. Clark
as Professor #1
John Maxwell
as Professor #2
John P. Fertitta
as Ray
Ron Flagge
as Respiratory Therapist
Neal Rivet
as Student #1
Stephanie Lysaght
as Student #2
Felix Favaloro
as Student #3
Belle Caplis
as Student #4
Mikki Val
as Nurse #2
Christopher Reeve
Director
Brooke Ellison
Book
Jean Ellison
Camille Thomasson
Writer
Joseph C. Nemec III
Production Design
Paul Maibaum
Director of Photography
David Beatty
Editor
Lee Holdridge
Original Music Composer