A typical drive home from swim practice changes Brian Boyle’s life forever when a dump truck hits his car, placing Brian in a coma for two months. The reader joins Brian as he awakens from his coma and continues to accompany him through his amazing rehabilitation and recovery. The doctors inform Brian it is unlikely that he will walk again, but due to tenacity and some luck, he recovers and achieves his goal which is to get his life back as it was before the accident and to compete in the Ironman Triathalon in Kona, Hawaii.