MaryAnne and Jeremy share a love that sweeps them on an emotional journey through love, life and death. Living and Loving every moment they await their bittersweet end.
Genre - Drama / Comedy
Location - A village in the countryside - Home, Bedroom, Coffee Shop, Outside.
Characters :
Mary Anne - is a patient suffering from neuroblastoma cancer since the age of five. She lives with both parents in a cottage in the village. Given failure of various treatments over the years she has finally arrived at the end of her life With one month left to live. Her Illness robbed her of her happiness and stopped her from living a life that was ordinary and special in it's own way. Through discovering this tragic news Mary Anne Decides it's better to live in these last few days than to not have lived at all.
Jeremy Scott - A neighbour that has just moved into the residential area with his parents from a well populated and full of life city. He is eccentric, charming and spontaneous - Exactly what Mary Anne needs in her last few days. Through a first encounter he discovers she is very pessimistic and unbothered about life and takes it upon himself to help her find meaning in her life.
The Story Idea:
Mary Anne is Twenty Two years Old and dying. Having been told she has a month left to live she sums up strength she's never had to live life fully in her last few days. Throughout the experience she learns more about life, death and a love which she never knew she could feel, allowing her to depart from loved ones and life itself peacefully.
Goal - To seek meaning in her life and do as much possible in her remaining days to avoid dying unhappy.
Problem - She falls ill before a major event with Jeremy causing concern and showing signs of her life quickly diminishing.
Change - She gains a strength she lacked most of her life and finally has found meaning in her existence. She has lived, loved and like we all must one day, died.
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