A woman who has a gambling problem finds out she has cancer and she has to determine what is important to her, dealing with the cancer, or getting rid of the gambling problem.

Drama

Woman sitting at a desk in an office setting, trying to stay awake so she can perform her job duties after staying up the past night at the casino. She has an important project to complete at work but her extracurricular activities might jeopardize everything.

The story ends with the woman being forced to quit gambling due to losing her job and dealing with health issues that she could no longer control. She thanks the man above while laying in a hospital bed.

Detroit, Michigan

Yes

Internal Journey/Rebirth,Tragedy

Meaningful Message,Happy Ending

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Name: Theresa

Age: 38

Gender: Female

Role: Skeptic

Key Traits: Adventurous,Faithful,Secretive,Naive

Name: Mario

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Role: Logical

Key Traits: Aspiring,Empathetic,Educated

Name: Janine

Age: 39

Gender: Female

Role: mentor

Key Traits: Modest,Outspoken,Religious

Name: mom

Age: 52

Gender: Female

Role: logical

Key Traits: Blunt,Aggressive,Outspoken

Coming from a place where casinos were built from the ground up, i saw the problems that can arise first-hand when someone in the family has a gambling problem. With so many casinos and places where people gamble across the world, I see this as something that can touch the lives in many households and maybe give people a sense of hope that they can overcome anything and also help those who have a gambling problem themselves.This film will definitely be a tearjerker due to the drama that the gambling causes within her family and the way she handles her cancer situation. When I wrote this, I pictured my mother being played by someone along the likes of Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, or Lynn Whitfield. Someone who could really bring out the character in the story.

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, I have always had a passion for writing, whether it was music or some kind of poetry. I was inspired to write this book by observing my mother deal with cancer and a gambling addiction at the same time.

Age: 35-54,55+,18-34

Target Gender: Universal

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Status: Yes: self-published

Publisher: Amazon

Year Published: 2013

Yes

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