No one can ever be fully prepared for life's adversities. We cannot know how we would or should react when a loved one is faced with the prospect of imminent death. This is the story of one man's fight to guide his wife through an intractable disease, to help her make gut-wrenching decisions, and to deal with the consequences. One may never be fully prepared for death, but we can gain courage from Zimdahl's heroic struggle and learn from the powerful insights he acquires throughout the experience.