y during a year-abroad study program. Just two years later, they were married in her husband's hometown, a hilltop village in Tuscany. Rather than starting out their married life there, they decided to move to Marie's hometown in California, with the long-term goal of someday moving to Italy permanently. Everything was going according to plan until the unthinkable happened. Forced to face an illness, not once, but twice, the life this young family dreamed of seemed completely out of reach. This is a story of extreme faith, courage, and against all odds, never losing hope.