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Mandy and Josh were a happily married young couple, when their idyll was abruptly shattered. Josh was in a motorcycle accident which left him in a seven day coma with death imminent. Mandy, desperate to preserve her tie to her beloved husband, asked that his sperm be harvested so that she could have his child. As there was no written consent from Josh, the hospital refused. The family of both Mandy and Josh, as well as their friends, rallied to the cause, and with pressure on their behalf from the media, they were able to get this controversial issue resolved. In 1978, Dr. Cappy Rothman became the first doctor to harvest sperm postmortem, and subsequently founded the Cryobank in California to store sperm. With his help, Mandy's mission was accomplished.
The film follows Mandy's in vitro fertilization, her very emotional pregnancy and the birth of her son. Her resolve to bring up Josh's child never wavers even when a new man enters her life. Josh's parents are devastated at the loss of their son and the fear that Mandy's new relationship may make it harder for them to be connected to their grandson. For Mandy, the birth fifteen months after the fatal accident makes her feel that part of Josh has survived.
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- PublisherAlexander Street Press
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1463106289
- ISBN 13 9781463106287
- BindingDVD
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