In this TV movie "suggested by" a real-life incident, wife and mother Lizzie Brooks (
Reba McEntire) is comatose in a hospital as McEntire's tune Forever Love provides an accompaniment to the flashback: After Lizzie meets Alex (
Tim Matheson), a romance develops. They marry, have a daughter (Heather Stephens), and become close friends with Gail (
Bess Armstrong) and Jerry (Andy Buckley). After a stroke puts Lizzie into a coma, Alex takes her home, providing love, care, and devotion through the years. Two decades pass, and one day Lizzie emerges from the coma and attempts to rebuild her life. Filmed in L.A., this TV movie aired September 27, 1998 on CBS. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide