В 1967 году семнадцатилетняя Джони Эриксон, активная и полная планов девушка, suffers a devastating diving accident that leaves her with a broken neck and a prognosis of permanent paralysis. Faced with a life confined to a bed and the grim reality that medicine can offer no cure, she initially grapples with profound despair, a fate all too common for those in her situation.
