Meet Joseph, a young man who suffers from a nerve condition that causes tremendous pain in his leg. One day, Joseph and his father go for a hike with Joseph's pet raccoon named Sly, which he raised from a baby.

Joseph's leg hurts but he presses on, encouraged by the curious furry friend who walks alongside him as he tramps through the Gila wilderness of New Mexico. Though Sly sustains cuts and scrapes on his paws, he stays by his human friend's side, keeping him company.

You also get to hear some of the things Joseph went through while raising Sly before their big...