Luke Sparks is a pediatric oncologist, determined to find the cure for leukemia.However, this dream is elusive and he fears he has lost his passion for medicine, his purpose for living, and has failed every patient he has not been able to 'save'.  He even contemplates if his own life is worth living.  But that thought is thwarted by Joe, the 8 year old patient he is bringing with him for some time away from the cancer treatments as Luke is returning to his childhood home of Grassy Creek, in the mountain town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina.  He is seeking a respite...