In Building Mountains from Dust Kimberly Young shares her story of survival and inspiration. At fifty Kimberlys structured organized and driven life is thrown into a tailspin when she is diagnosed with advanced staged lung cancer. Never a smoker Kimberly makes frank reflections about her decision not to have children and how she makes peace with her mother who abandoned her over fifteen years ago. This is a story about heart-wrenching life lessons forgiveness and about finding faith as in a tragic twist of fate Kimberly survives her cancer when her husband of twenty years suddenly dies.