Karen Epson, her husband Richard, and their daughter Annie had good lives, but Richard passed away in a car accident. He was a bleeder and during his last transfusion, before the car accident, he contracted AIDS from an unknown blood donor. The mother and daughter learn a great deal about love and life in the ordeal ahead of them. Karen discovers she has AIDS and is faced with the problem of finding a home for Annie. She leans on May, her best friend, for comfort and friendship. She decides to have May take over for her after the end comes. They are not alone, for Richard and a great-grandmother long passed away make their visits to Annie and Karen in psychic connections. The reader will pick up this book and never forget the people and the truth in it. Annie, May, and Karen are their neighbors in every city, in every state, in every province. In the end the reader will understand that spirit must journey from body and continue on in a new way. The reader will understand with a sad sniffle and sad smile that there must be a little salt in your porridge sometimes in order to feel how sweet the sugar isA[a¬A].