Bruce Halberstrom, a young ambitious advertising executive, experiences a sudden and devastating stroke that is destined to change his life in ways he could never have imagined. A lengthy period of rehabilitation leaves him partially paralyzed. Still, summoning his willpower, he travels to southern Mexico to investigate the contents of a letter written by Rafael, the man who had accompanied his father to a remote location in the mountains of Chiapas in southern Mexico The narrative takes the reader on a journey that includes events that appear outer worldly, yet contain elements familiar to those who have suffered through the extreme exigencies of the human condition.