Initially thinking it is a yoga-related injury, Carr is devastated to learn she has a rare form of cancer, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE).

Despite its rarity, Carr is told that her tumors are not behaving aggressively, so her doctor advises that she "watch and wait" for two months before having more tests to determine whether the tumours are metastatic.

[4] She eventually finds Dr. George Demetri, director of the Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology at the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and establishes a doctor-patient relationship.

She enrolls in a healing program by Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida and immediately her refrigerator is filled with foods such as "leafy greens, vegetables, sprouted grains, nuts, seeds, and every kind of juice possible, including tons of wheatgrass.

She visits a Zen Monastery and even develops her own "special space" where she spends at least 10 minutes every day praying, meditating, and giving thanks for her family, friends, and the life she lives.

In addition to documenting her personal illness narrative, Carr also interviews other young women who suffer from cancer and how they have chosen to live with it as though it were a blessing rather than a curse.