<p><strong style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)"><em>Can a woman who never learned to stand up for herself find the courage to speak up for her son?</em></strong></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Karen is a happily married, slightly frazzled mother of two when her eight-year-old son, Matthew, develops a strange eye-rolling tic.&nbsp;Matthew's tics quickly multiply. He becomes clumsy and lethargic, a gifted program dropout. Karen tries to get her husband and their&nbsp;pediatrician to acknowledge what's happening, but they dismiss her concerns. As a people-pleaser, Karen lacks the skills to assert&nbsp;herself and stifles the growing dread in her heart. For three years, Matthew steadily deteriorates while Karen questions if she has the&nbsp;fortitude required of motherhood. Finally, desperation breaks through her fear of conflict, and she demands answers, only to be&nbsp;horrified by the truth.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Matthew has a brain tumor.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">A delicate surgery and promise of complete recovery convince Karen her battle is over. But she is wrong. The ensuing years launch&nbsp;her on a journey of perseverance and personal growth she never imagined, teaching Karen just how weak she is--and then exactly how&nbsp;strong.</span></p>