Lifecanchangeinaninstant,andturnyourwholeworldupsidedown.AndthatisexactlywhathappenstofirefighterJeffElliottandhiswifeRuthwhoarelivingtheirdreaminthegoldenMidwest;highschoolsweethearts,marriedwithtwobeautifulandhealthychildren,familyfarm,horses,sports,churchgroups,thewholeAmericanDreamcometrue.Andonewintersday,teenagesonEric\"Hoovey\"Elliottcollapsesathighschoolbasketballpractice,isrushedtothehospital,andthedoctorsfindatumorthesizeofanorangeatthebaseofhisbrain.They\"redowntohours-ifsurgerythatriskstheboy\"sabilitytowalk,talk,andperhapsevensurviveisnotperformedimmediately,Hoovey\"syounglifewillendbeforeittrulyevenbegins.Inagrueling8-hourprocedure,thetumorisremoved.Andhesurvives.ButfortheElliottfamily,lifeanddreamswillneverbethesame.Hooveyhastoteachhimselftowalkagain,toreadagain,toevenseestraightwithtwounbalancedeyes,coveredoneatatimebyaneyepatch.Forgeteversteppingonabasketballcourt-theriskofreceivingafatalblowtothespotonhisheadisjusttoogreat.Astheunpaidmedicalbillsmount,Jeff\"sfirefightingsalaryisn\"tenough,thefamilyisswimmingincripplingdebtseeminglyovernight,everythingheandRuthhavebuiltintheirlifedreamoftwokidsisatstake.Hoovey\"steenagesisterJenfeelsaloneandnearlyforgotteninthemostimportanttimeofherlife.AndasHooveyrealizeshisonedreaminlife-playingthisgame-isgone,too,hesinksintoadeepsadness.Thisisafamilyatrisk.Withno-onetoturnto,butthemselvesandtheirGod.HOOVEYisthetrueandinspiringstoryoftheElliottfamily,whorefusedtosurrender,insteadturningtooneanotherandtheirfaithintheworstofcircumstances,torebuildtheirlives,theirboy,andtheirdreams...together.Stepbygruelingstep,withfaith,love,andthetirelessworkofamotherandfathertosavetheirfamily,theirfarm,theirdream,Hooveylearnstowalkagain.Toreadagain.Todribbleandshootabasketballagain.Andyes,todreamagainhimself.Thensteppingoutinhisfaith,backontothehardcourt,tolivethatdreamofplayingthisgameoncemore...