FESTIVALS Anchorage International Film Festival Official Selection 2013 New York City Independent Film Festival Official Selection 2013 Cincinnati Film Festival Official Selection 2013 Columbus International Film Festival Official Selection 2013 Reel Health International Health Short Film Festival Official Selection 2013 Fandana Film Festival Official Selection 2013 'Let Us Begin' chronicles the recalibration of the Porter family, after their lives are interrupted by Debbie Porter's diagnosis with Lou Gehrig's disease on May 18, 2009. At this time, there is no known cure for ALS, and while life expectancy of an ALS patient averages about two to five years from the time of diagnosis, those numbers mean nothing to Debbie. She is determined to beat ALS as she did cancer.
LET US BEGIN // GW Medical Faculty Associates
At this time, there is no known cure for ALS. Let Us Begin chronicles the recalibration of the Porter family, after their lives are interrupted by Debbie Porter’s diagnosis with the disease. While life expectancy averages two to five years from diagnosis, those numbers mean nothing to Debbie. She is determined to beat ALS, just as she did breast cancer.
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