Stitching Strength — Hope has a color. Healing has a style.
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Hope has a color. Healing has a style.
Stitching Strength captures the fight against ALS — a terminal disease that strips away the body’s control — through a lens of creativity, courage, and connection.
At its heart is Dr. Rick Bedlack, a neurologist whose bold fashion and bolder optimism set the tone for a radically different kind of care. But this isn’t just his story. It’s about the patients who refuse to be defined by their diagnosis, and the families who turn grief into art, music, and action.
This is not a story of surrender. It’s a story of style, strength, and the power of believing in what’s still possible.
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Radical hope, real wisdom
Hope is more than emotion. It's a treatment.Dr. Rick Bedlack, Neurologist
Style as medicine
What you wear can change how you fight.
For Dr. Bedlack, fashion isn’t just how you dress — it’s an expression of joy. A conversation starter. A shield against despair. It’s medicine.
Clothing becomes a way for patients to reclaim their identity, adorn themselves with dignity, and express the parts of themselves ALS can’t touch. Style becomes a tool for healing, not just expression.
From accessible runway designs to custom suits lined with symbolism, every stitch is an act of strength.
A different kind of care
Fighting ALS with science, creativity, and hope.
Dr. Bedlack has spent his career defying the norms of ALS care: building collaborative teams, pioneering studies on unexplained ALS reversals, and launching ALSUntangled to give patients access to promising experimental options.
With his support, patients aren’t just surviving — they’re leading: collaborating on studies, shaping their own care, and daring to believe in outcomes no one thought possible.
With curiosity, teamwork, and hope, Dr. Bedlack and his patients refuse to accept the limits of the status quo.
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Upcoming screenings
Stitching Strength is coming to festivals and community screenings. Find a date near you — or bring the film to your community.
- Serafina Restaurant
Apex, NC · Sunday, August 23, 2026 · 2:00 PM
- Greensboro Day School
Greensboro, NC · Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 6:30 PM
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