Vinnie Ventola died in 1991, and the baby Miranda died of the disease only a day later. The couple's implant was successful, but the family discovered they had the AIDS virus. īased on real events, the film follows the story of two Los Angeles-based screenwriters who had attended a fertility clinic in order to conceive a child, before HIV testing became routine. The film's production companies were Freyda Rothstein Productions and Hearst Entertainment Productions. Other cast members in the film include Jennifer Hetrick as Janet, Martha Henry as Dr. The film stars Amy Madigan as Roxy Ventola, Dennis Boutsikaris as Vinnie Ventola, and Jane Daly as Lorrie. The film follows the family as they struggle to deal with the social, spiritual and physical tolls that the disease exacts on its sufferers. Soon afterward, the two parents are also diagnosed with the virus. However, the underlying cause is soon revealed when the couple learn that their newborn has AIDS.
After years of fertility treatments, the couple manage to conceive a daughter, Miranda, who falls ill with what is at first believed to be the flu, and then pneumonia.
Aside from that the couple have the perfect, happy marriage. Roxy and Vinnie Ventola are a successful television screenwriting couple, who are struggling to conceive a child.
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