Over the course of nine short months, my wife Amy and I wrote daily blogs on social media as we tried to make sense of her shocking lung cancer diagnosis and navigate this unimaginable time in our lives. At only 38, Amy was a mother of two beautiful children, aged 6 and 8, and in peak physical condition—an ultra-athlete, trail runner, triathlete, and fitness instructor. Shortly after her diagnosis, Amy turned a painful scenario into something that changed her corner of the world for the better. This book is about our journey as a couple, a journey that we hope will inspire you, change the way you face each day, and show you that love is everything.

The book is a real-time account of Amy’s day-to-day experience with lung cancer, as well as my experience as her caregiver. When Amy was diagnosed, she began the Lunges for Lung Cancer awareness campaign, which quickly went viral across the country. We shared our joys and pains daily on social media, and as the journey unfolded, Amy's posts became an inspiring story that touched the lives of many.

She always wanted to publish a book about her journey, but she had hoped for a different ending. This book, however, is not about how she died. It is about how she lived.

Not just with cancer, but how she lived each and every day.

It is a book of inspiration, a guide to understanding lung cancer, and an exploration of the immense toll cancer can take on a family. It delves into the joys and pains of life and is a true love story—between us, our children, and how we coped with one of life’s greatest challenges.

It is raw. It is real. It talks about the things we often hide away. There is great joy in its pages, and there is great pain.

But that is life.

We hope this book will change the way you look at each day. Our writings offer valuable insight into the challenges of cancer, capturing the daily struggles of a mother fighting for her life, knowing her children may lose her, and of a husband striving to keep his family together while caring for his beloved wife.

The odds were heavily stacked against Amy’s survival. Instead of dwelling on the 95% chance that she wouldn’t make it, she focused on the 5% chance that she would. And live she did. This book is an emotional, raw, and real journey told from two perspectives, a rare look into the depths of our experience. The ending may not have been what either of us wanted, but the remarkable journey Amy had and the way she changed lives every day simply by being who she was will continue to inspire for decades to come.