A Walk Away

<p class=ql-align-center><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How would you choose to live knowing you were going to die? </strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Fiercely independent throughout her adult life at age 67 Lil responds to her unexpected diagnosis with two decisions: </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>To die with dignity and to embark on one final adventure.</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Accompanied by her devoted husband Russell her estranged daughter Sophie and her grandson Luke Lil sets off for the Tour du Mont Blanc a walking trek through the mountains and villages of France Italy and Switzerland. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A keeper of secrets Lil does not reveal her illness to her daughter and grandson. Nor does she disclose the full details of her plan to her husband. She also remains silent on why she selected this destination a place she first visited long ago. Sophie and Luke carry secrets of their own involving the death of Luke's father eighteen months ago. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>One evening on the Tour Lil must confront her past after a conteur a resident storyteller recounts the fateful love of La Belle Elizabetta. As the miles pass each family member wrestles with their unspoken truths and the cost of silence. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)></span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>After every great adventure</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Lil tells her reluctant grandson </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>you take something with you and you leave a little something behind.</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Join this family on their final journey of love and reconnection just a walk away.</span></p><p><br></p>