Author Rose Marie Curteman's journey began with a passionate midlife romance and marriage, continued through the ordeal of care-giving and widowhood, and culminated in her rebirth and healing in Tuscany. Within a year of her marriage, Rose Marie's husband, John, was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and eighteen months afterwards with Alzheimer's Disease. Then began a three and a half year battle with a relentlessly progressive slide into brain atrophy. After John's slow and agonizing death, Rose Marie was in despair. This is a love story, the story of a woman's creative aging and a story of loss and healing from loss. A story of restorative travel in a sunny clime during a time of pain and grief.