The day after his thirty- ninth birthday JoAnn Flanery's husband had a massive heart attack and died in her arms. While trying to adjust to a new life alone and facing the unique challenges of raising a disabled daughter by herself, she moved across country to get the special help needed for her child, and also fought breast cancer. Tears blended with laughter as she traveled down this long bumpy journey, but the lessons she learned gave her an inner strength she never knew existed, and with strength came peace and finally acceptance. The reader will learn how she did it, how she stumbled, and what she learned from the falls. Tears blend with laughter in this two-decade story of inner-strength, acceptance and, finally peace.