""I need to figure out why I have been spared again and again, always beating the odds. I mean, imagine if you were a hundred and fifty in perfect health. You'd be thinking: What am I here for? This can't just be random, can it?"" Diagnosed with a terminal illness as a child, Will's impending death lingers over him. Instead of resigning himself to his fate, he seeks out the silver lining in every cloud. And he takes risks. What is there to be afraid of when your time is already coming to an end? In spite of his illness and a horrendous family life, Will thrives, shedding new meaning on what it means to be a survivor. How would you live if you thought you were going to die, and then didn't? Living in the shadow of death's approaching deadline, a more mature Will ponders the miraculous irony that is life. The Gift of Sixty-Five Roses is an autobiographical novel by author Michael Gabriel. It takes us on an odyssey to the volcanoes of Hawaii, the sandy beaches of the Seychelles, the icy winters of western Canada, the backwoods of Tennessee, and the sacred slopes of Mount Carmel in search of an answer to one young man's perennial question: Why am I still here?