Samson's Diary

In an effort to protect her child from the harsh realities of her impending death Mary pours her heart into a diary her legacy to her challenged ten-year-old son Samson. After her passing the grief-stricken child writes longingly to his lost momma in the hopes that his fervent words might reach her in the great beyond. Born with extraordinary powers found only in the primate world he is a mystery to the medical world. His doctors know of a progressive tumor on his thyroid but even that cant explain his gigantism. At ten he is 69 and weighs 175 pounds. Nora his devoted nanny loves him as if he was her own flesh and blood and she does her best to encourage the boy. When his mental abilities also begin to grow beyond expectations only his father believes that it is the work of Mary his dead wife. At sixteen 76 and 275 pounds hes on the verge of harnessing his true potential. Soon hes on his way to glory in professional sports and folk-hero status but theres a powerful emptiness to his life. Tragedy follows him everywhere. He continues to write to his momma desperate to know why he keeps losing the ones he loves. At nineteen undaunted by his doctors fears that physical exertion will kill him he experiences a mystical transformation with his momma and a phalanx of angels to guide him. When his body betrays him can theyor should theysave him?