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Apr 12, 2019 · Yes. Doctor Garrett (Dennis Haysbert) tells the family this in the movie and it lines up with the Breakthrough true story. "Doctors told us that John wasn't going to live through the night," says Joyce Smith. Though his heartbeat had returned, John only had brainstem function and his blood oxygen levels were critical.
Nov 10, 2017 · An amazing story of answered prayer. When Joyce Smith’s 14-year-old adopted son John fell through an icy lake in Missouri one winter morning three years ago, if could have been a tragic ending ...
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Nov 7, 2017 · The story of Joyce Smith's adopted son, John, falling through an icy Missouri lake was originally published as a book called THE IMPOSSIBLE, and now re-released and titled BREAKTHROUGH, as a made for motion picture book. All hope is lost when Joyce Smith’s adopted 14-year old son John falls through an icy Missouri lake, but as her son lies ...
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Nov 7, 2017 · This book told the true story of John Smith by his mother, Joyce Smith. John was a 14 year old that fell through the ice and had no pulse for more than 60 minutes. The doctor was getting ready to pronounce John dead when Joyce got to the hospital.
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Mar 12, 2019 · This book told the true story of John Smith by his mother, Joyce Smith. John was a 14 year old that fell through the ice and had no pulse for more than 60 minutes. The doctor was getting ready to pronounce John dead when Joyce got to the hospital.
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Apr 17, 2019 · The Smith family agreed. Joyce, who went on to tell her family's story in the 2017 book The Impossible (which has been turned into the feature film Breakthrough, out April 17, with This Is Us star ...
Apr 25, 2023 · Yes, ‘Breakthrough’ is based on a true story. Specifically, the movie is an adaptation of ‘The Impossible: The Miraculous Story of a Mother’s Faith and Her Child’s Resurrection,’ a 2017 novel by Joyce Smith, who tells the story of her son John’s miraculous recovery. Set in Lake St. Louis, Missouri, both the book and the film focus ...
