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Desperate Choices: To Save My Child

1992

100 minutes

DramaTV Movie

Overview

Sixteen-year-old Cassie Robbins is a spirited teenage girl, who loves her father Richard and stepmother Mel and dotes on her six-year-old half-brother Willy. But her carefree, happy life is forever changed when she is diagnosed with leukeamia and her only hope of a cure lies in a bone-marrow transplant. However, when Willy proves to be a match, Mel is not-so-willing to allow her young son to undergo surgery as he nearly died the last time he was operated on after reacting badly to the anaesthetic. Mel and Richard now have to decide if it right to risk the life of one of their children to save the life of the other child. And of Willy's own rights in deciding if he should help the sister he hero-worships...?

Top Cast

Jeremy Sisto headshot

Jeremy Sisto

Josh Ryan

Reese Witherspoon headshot

Reese Witherspoon

Cassie Robbins

Joseph Mazzello headshot

Joseph Mazzello

Willy Robbins

Bruce McGill headshot

Bruce McGill

Dan Ryan

Joanna Kerns headshot

Joanna Kerns

Mel Robbins

Bruce Davison headshot

Bruce Davison

Richard Robbins

Steven Gilborn headshot

Steven Gilborn

Dr. Andrews

J.D. Hall headshot

J.D. Hall

Coach Watson

William Newman headshot

William Newman

Dr. Edwards

Debby Shively headshot

Debby Shively

Angela Vincente

Larry Brandenburg headshot

Larry Brandenburg

Ed Foster

Shaun Duke headshot

Shaun Duke

Benny

Mary Kohnert headshot

Mary Kohnert

Mrs. Hefner

Hugh Liggett headshot

Hugh Liggett

Danny

Bryan Anthony headshot

Bryan Anthony

Tough Kid

Mark Davenport headshot

Mark Davenport

Mark