Four generations of women live together, each with her own problems, learning how to cope with her own issues while providing support for the others. Elizabeth is the glue that holds the family together: her elderly mother suffering from dementia, her two grown daughters, one with a marriage in crisis and another who plans artificial Insemination, and two grandchildren resentful of their parents' separation. Elizabeth's own second-time-around romance is in jeopardy while she helps everyone else dealing with serious issues. Is she strong enough to be helpful to everyone else and put her own love aside?