A 30 year battle with mental illness...Edward Cole has Asperger's syndrome but won't receive a diagnosis for it until after the age of 30. The result is a life filled with unanticipated events at every corner, including near death experiences. He is desperate to find his way forward in life in spite of the many obstacles against him. Going through life feeling like the consummate outsider, our main protagonist finds self-understanding and self-forgiveness, but at a price to his very existence.