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"You should be writing all of this down," she said. ''She'' being a close friend of the author, Jim Tincher, who would often tell her all about his wife and his two daughters. Almost all of the stories focused on the many and various health problems the couple had endured. The author worried he sounded like a complainer. He really isn''t it is just that illness had become a major part of the couple''s life in recent years.

One day the author heeded his friend''s advice and started writing. This book is the result. As Jim Tincher writes, ''The means to this end was very non-traditional, from what I understand. There were no outlines, no preparation, no nothing. I just started writing, not knowing when I would stop. Many, many people are dealing with situations like these. Maybe hearing someone else''s trials and tribulations will bring you some sort of peace. It''s not a solution to your problem but it may be comforting knowing you are not alone.''