In autumn of 2010, Tracey Roberts found herself deeply involved, along with her family and the remarkable hospital medical staff in the Intensive Care Unit of the Royal North Shore Hospital, in caring for her uncle, Peter Bilsborough.

The Will to Live, the Courage to Die is a profound and deeply moving account of Peter's final months and Tracey's own response to that experience.

With care, consideration and compassion, Roberts writes of her struggle in coming to terms with her uncle's tragic accident and the issues he faced; including the knowledge of his impending death and the way he chose to say goodbye to those he loved.

Through this candid, painful record, Roberts opens the pages of Peter Bilsborough's spirited life to reveal the core of this remarkable man who had both the will to live and the courage to die.