Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 On a trip in British Columbia in 2015, I was with my mom when she had a stroke. I was among the last ones back to camp. I had to call my cousin Nathan, who was my emergency contact, and inform him about my mom. #2 I was to remain with my friends on the river for one more night, and then set out as we had originally planned. I would travel to Wrangell, Alaska, and then fly to Seattle. Nathan would book the flights. If all went as planned, I would be in Ottawa in 36 hours. #3 I was late to the airport, and when I arrived in Seattle, I broke down crying in the check-in line. I was trying to make the most dreaded moment real. I was flying towards it at 500 miles an hour. #4 My mother had a stroke in her brain stem, which controlled many of her vital life-giving functions, and there was no possibility of repair or recovery. She would never wake up, and she would never breathe on her own again.