The Untold Truth Of Lifetime's Faith Under Fire

While Lifetime's Faith Under Fire was a major hit, not everyone was probably too happy with the film. Derrick Tuff, Antoinette Tuff's son, was likely unhappy with how he was portrayed in the movie, as he didn't like how he was presented in his mother's memoir, Prepared for a Purpose, the book on which Faith Under Fire was based. Derrick, who was born premature, has Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a rare inherited disorder that affects nerves in the hands, arms, feet, and legs. Derrick also has retinopathy of prematurity, which affects his vision. He told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that, in spite of this, his mother raised him to live life to the fullest and not let his disability hold him back. That's why he was hurt by her portrayal of him in her book. "She was all about people not treating me sympathetically," said Derrick. "She didn't view me as disabled, she viewed me as normal."

He added, "This deeply saddens me because the image of independence I built was being torn down and I couldn't do anything to prevent it."

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