Peter Wilson is a successful K-Street accountant on the verge of making partner in his high-powered Washington, D.C. firm who is eagerly anticipating the birth of his first-born child. Life couldn`t be better for him and his wife. But when Peter is diagnosed with advanced lymphocytic leukemia, his only hope at survival is to reconnect with an estranged younger sister he hasn`t spoken with in over 12 years.