▁family ▁unit ▁of ▁their ▁own . ▁ ▁Tw enty ▁years ▁after ▁her ▁stroke , ▁L iz zie ▁w akes ▁up . ▁Mi rac ul ously , ▁she ▁is ▁pron ounced ▁perfectly ▁health y ▁and ▁begins ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁assim il ate ▁back ▁into ▁a ▁world ▁that ▁has ▁rad ically ▁changed . ▁Emma , ▁who ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁be ▁married , ▁is ▁thr illed ▁to ▁have ▁her ▁mother ▁back , ▁as ▁are ▁Alex ▁and ▁G ail . ▁But , ▁L iz zie ' s ▁presence ▁is ▁also ▁confusing ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁she ▁attempts ▁to ▁move ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁place ▁she ▁right fully ▁occup ies ▁in ▁their ▁lives . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Reb a ▁Mc Ent ire ▁as ▁L iz zie ▁Bro oks ▁ ▁Tim ▁Math es on ▁as ▁Alex ▁Bro oks ▁▁ ▁B ess ▁Arm strong ▁as ▁G ail ▁ ▁He ather ▁Steph ens ▁as ▁Emma ▁ ▁Scott ▁F ole y ▁as ▁David ▁ ▁Gary ▁H ers h berger ▁as ▁Ch uck ▁ ▁Richard ▁Big gs ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Ber ris ▁ ▁Music ▁Sc enes ▁from ▁the ▁movie ▁are ▁featured ▁in ▁Reb a ' s ▁music ▁video ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁" F ore ver ▁Love ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁based ▁on ▁actual ▁events ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁television ▁films ▁Category : C BS ▁network ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Bapt ist ▁N os ard y ▁Z ino ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁priest . ▁