e true, inspirational story of an amazing ordeal of endurance and survival. It begins with a description of Barbara's life through the challenges of a raging wildfire and a destructive ice storm. Then...the unexpected and unbelievable happens. She finds herself forty feet down in a hole in the earth in icy water. Through her sheer determination, her husband's quick thinking, and heroic neighbors, she is rescued and survives. The story includes viewpoints of four friends and rescuers. We can all take some valuable lessons from the revelations that Barbara received through her travail.