Her husband Brad clings to the hope that she may be given longer to live and refuses to help her bring about her own death or to assist her dying.  Jodie and Brad live in one of the American States where assisted suicide, as it is known there, is not legal and to assist would result in criminal prosecution.  Oregon has led the way in legalising medical assisted dying. 

The legislation to allow this in the UK is going through parliament but is still fraught with who can assist pushing the responsibility on to doctors who are not entirely happy with this responsibility and legal implications.  After all, central to their Hippocratic oath is “Do no harm”. 

From high school Jodie remembers an older boy whose brother was seriously ill.  The brother died in his hospital bed in the presence of his older brother, Tate (Morgan Watkins).  At school Tate was taunted with being called, “Tate Miller, Brother Killer”.  Tate did not fit in at school and was in a lower class than his age.  However he remembered Jodie because she tried to help him with Math.  Jodie has asked Brad to contact Tate and he is their expected visitor.