PBS to air So Much So Fast - April 3, 2007

FRONTLINE 9pm

3/13/2007


Beginning with Stephen Heywood’s ALS diagnosis at the age of 29, "So Much So Fast" offers a window into the Heywood family’s battle against ALS and the birth of ALS TDF (now the ALS Therapy Development Institute).

When he was 29 years old, Stephen Heywood was diagnosed with ALS -- also called Lou Gehrig's disease -- and told he had 2-5 years to live. But Stephen and his family refused to accept a death sentence. The film follows the Heywoods' passionate, acerbic and relentlessly hopeful reaction to a disease that transforms their lives. They confront ALS with courage and humor, and, surrounded by friends and family, upend the clichés of their situation.

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About "So Much So Fast":

From Oscar-nominated directors Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan Troublesome Creek, comes a black-humored cliffhanger of romance, guerilla science and the meaning of time.

For more information about the film and its creators, please visit its official website at: http://www.westcityfilms.com/smsf.html