前NFL（美国职业橄榄球联盟）球员史蒂夫·格里森在年仅34岁时，被诊断出患有肌萎缩性侧索硬化症。过了两礼拜后，他的妻子发现自己怀上了宝宝，格里森开始每天用影像记录，镜头记录下儿子的诞生，格里森夫妇的生活，也记录下了格里森的病情发展。随着孩子的出生和长大，格里森却越来越虚弱，直到颈部以下完全瘫痪，同时丧失了说话的能力。 虽然身患绝症，格里森从未放弃生活，更是找到了新的人生方向——他以自己的名义创立了公益组织和基金，去改善和帮助其他ALS患者的生活。At the age of 34, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS. Doctors gave the former NFL defensive back and New Orleans hero two to five years to live. So that is what Steve chose to do - LIVE: with purpose, for his newborn son, for his wife, and to help others with his disease.