Her daughter had just been born and Lyn Helton was still 19 years old when whe learned that she had a fatal type of cancer. In whatever time she had left, Lyn was determined to write a book of hope to be left to the world. Most of all it would be a way to communicate with her daughter who some day would want to know the mother she couldn’t remember. The soundtrack of the film consists of excerpts from Lyn’s unfinished book.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322758
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Written communication
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Written communication
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children and death
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Mothers and daughters
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Death - Psychological aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Terminally ill
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)