"Okay listen, I'm not going to sit here and act like a St. Jude commercial full of smiling, happy kids because that's not what it's like..." Amber Garret was always sick growing up, she'd become used to it even. But when her doctor tells her she's developed leukemia, she realizes she's sicker than she's ever been. Having always been told how strong she is, she becomes determined to show cancer who's the boss. Armed with quilts galore, a girl with pink hair, and a little monster in her window, she begins her hardest battle yet.