A Fonder Heart

A Fonder Heart is an 2011 drama film directed by Jim Fitzpatrick about a 15yearold boy, Joey Boone who shares his hospitalisation time with selfmade multimillionaire Craig Thomas.

A Fonder Heart is based on a true story about Joey Boone, 15yearold boy, and Craig Thomas, 59yearold selfmade multimillionaire developer. Joey and Craig became hospital roommates in 1974. Joey believes that he is simply being looked at for a minimal knee surgery due to a basketball injury, while Craig fears the worst...that life and old age have finally caughtup with him, and that he is dying. The two eventually develop empathy for each others personal problems and issues, as well as lifes similar hardships. However it is revealed that it is Joey is the one who is terminally ill and having made a fatherson relationship Craig stays out the rest of Joeys days with him.According to the director Jim Fitzpatricks website the actor William Shatner is set to make a cameo appearance. ........

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