Go Toward the Light (1988)

Sad Truths

Not long before this movie was made I had cancer, and the worst part of my chemo treatments was lying in a bed next to a five year old Eurasian child, watching his mother read WINNIE THE POOH to him while the oncology nurse, or a doctor would hook his IV bag up to his Hickman, or being in the waiting room while a little angelic 2-year old with leukemia played hide-and-seek with adult patients that would normally be caught up with their own suffering. After all these years I can still remember that little girl's smile ( she died three weeks after they announced that she was in remission ). GO TOWARDS THE LIGHT was one of those rare movies that managed to convey the intrinsic bravery of a family facing the loss of a child in the same way for me as the real-life dramas I witnessed in that oncology clinic on a daily basis.

GO TOWARD THE LIGHT is a very inspirational movie, and manages to be moving without being saccharin. Linda Hamilton was characteristically superb as the mother of an eight-year old hemophiliac with AIDS, and Richard Thomas, Piper Laurie, and Ned Beatty were also wonderful. However, Joshua Harris was near perfection as the dying boy. The direction was never heavy-handed, or preachy. There was a quiet dignity, and an understated sense of peace about this lovely little movie. I know I'll be watching this film again in the near future. May 23, 2008

Awsome but not subtitles

This picture is unique, but sadly is without spanish subtitles, so I couldn't share it with my friends and family November 20, 2007

Super transaction!

Excellent condition, super fast turn-around. Everyone should be like this one! Got this as a gift, and it's wonderful! Kleenex, kleenex, klennex. Need to air on tv again. November 11, 2007

Go Toward the Light

My parents both died this year. "Go Toward the Light" was very inspiring. My faith took flight and I found myself motivated to make the most of the Time given me here on this side of my journey. August 7, 2007

How Can We Forget?

Starring: Ned Beatty, Linda Hamilton, Richard Thomas, Piper Laurie and Joshua Harris

This movie is based on the autobiographical book by Chris Oyler, about an inspirational AIDS drama (to say the least). Claire and Greg Madison discover that their hemophiliac son Ben has contracted the deadly virus through a tainted transfusion. Faced with the likelihood that Ben will not live out the year, the Madisons vow to make every day of that year count and to see to it that their son will not have to endure his trials alone.

This is one of the movies that I love and tolerate the most. I'm not a big fan of one of the main characters dying at the end of a movie. But if it leads to something positive and inspirational, I can't help but love it. I remember when this was a made for TV movie in 1988 and our whole family watching it. And from that, I remember the film clearly to this day. Through the "bitter-sweet" positive nature the film left us, I couldn't help but feel that there were some of the scenes on there hit pretty close to home...I grew up with doctors telling me I had 6 months left to live. But I ended up surprising all of the doctors and I'm still going strong today. But in my most trialed times when I was going through medical problems, I would always think about something more positive like puppies, ice cream, and in my worst moments, Jesus. Not all children are as lucky as I am, but I believe that all kids need SOMETHING to look forward to in their future. This is one of the few movies to do all of that. It touches all lives both young and old to prepare for something that will eventually happen to all of us.
September 15, 2005

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