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   • Alex: The Life of a Child is a biography and film about the life and death of Alexandra Deford from cystic fibrosis. After her death in 1980 at the age of eight, her father, Frank Deford, a sportswriter, was inspired to write a memoir about Alex three years later.

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   • Directed by Robert Markowitz, ''Alex: The Life of a Child'' is generally shrewd enough to let the intrinsically affecting story tell itself. For the most part, there is no belaboring the obvious.

   'ALEX: THE LIFE OF A CHILD' - The New York Times

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   • It is to be hoped that these understandably disgruntled folk will reconsider, at least for a couple of hours, and give a chance to ''Alex: The Life of a Child'' on ABC this evening at 9 o'clock.

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   What is the story of Alex and his parents?

   • There are scenes of the parents performing daily pounding rituals on the child's chest in order to remove dangerous phlegm. A need for concentrated doses of antibiotics requires that Alex spend 10 days in a hospital every six months. Meanwhile, Alex becomes the very special presence in all their lives.

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   Alex: The Life of a Child is a biography and film about the life and death of Alexandra Deford from cystic fibrosis. After her death in 1980 at the age of eight, her father, Frank Deford, a sportswriter, was inspired to write a memoir about Alex three years later. The book depicts Alex's determination to make the best of her circumstances and ...

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   Jan 1, 2001 · Alexandra Deford, a precious and precocious girl, was just eight years old when she died in 1980 following a battle against the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis, the number-one genetic killer of children.

   • 4.4/5 (1.8K)
   • Format: Paperback

   • Author: Frank Deford

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   Apr 23, 1986 · Alex (Gennie James) is already dead when the film begins. Frank Deford (Craig T. Nelson) and his wife, Carol (Bonnie Bedelia), are still struggling to cope with their loss, and things in general...

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   Feb 24, 2015 · A father’s moving memoir of cystic fibrosis “captures a brave child’s legacy as well as the continuing fight against the genetic disease” (The New York Times). In 1971 a girl named Alex was...

   • Author: Frank Deford
   • Publisher: Open Road Media, 2015

   • ISBN: 1504007336, 9781504007337
   • Title: Alex: The Life of a Child

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   Despite her setbacks, brave Alex was determined to live life like a typical girl--going to school, playing with her friends, traveling with her family. Ultimately, however, she succumbed to the disease in 1980 at the age of eight.

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   Alexandra Deford, a precious and precocious girl, was just eight years old when she died in 1980 following a battle against the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis, the number-one genetic...

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   Feb 24, 2015 · In January 1980, an 8-year-old girl named Alexandra Deford died after a lifelong fight with cystic fibrosis. Years later, her father, award-winning sportswriter Frank Deford, put his talented pen...