After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.

• Julia Roberts
• Campbell Scott
• Vincent D'Onofrio
• Colleen Dewhurst
• David Selby
• Ellen Burstyn
• Dion Anderson
• George Martin
• A.J. Johnson
• Daniel Beer