I am very grateful that this book was recommended to me.The author wrote this with only a few months left to live, but the the book makes you feel more hopeful than anything else. Not only did this book teach me a lot, but it also helped me solidify some things that were floating around in my own mind. I couldn't help but smile the whole way through. I even cried a little at the end... not because it was sad, but because it was actually very happy.