After a near-death experience changes a young orphaned child's life forever. The benevolent Dr. Stadler uses his bleeding-edge therapy to help her and other children at his group home return to a life of normalcy. This short story brings to life the challenges faced by trying to help one small group of children survive their common pasts.
Rodney: Nearly froze to death but watched as his sister was taken.
Julie: Almost successful in her final attempt to end her life but was plucked from the moment of death.
Tyler: A teen substance abuser was saved by emergency room doctors after overdosing.
Anna: A young orphan who narrowly survived her brush with death due to a house fire.
John: Felt the jaws of his uncles' feral dogs around his throat but was saved by from death by paramedics.
Emily: The only child who has never had a brush with death.
What do all of the residence of The Stadler Group Home truly have in common? The answer will shock and terrify you.