Shirley never imagined that she would receive a phone call saying that her husband, Russ, had been in a motorcycle accident and was on life support. She never really thought that she would have to deal with making decisions about the end of his life and especially so soon. A year later, her best friend, Liz, joins her on a trip to Yosemite to support her husband’s final burial request. Liz falls on the trail incurring a minor injury and dies three weeks later. All of these losses were completely unexpected. Shirley’s story is our inspiration for making this film and it’s too compelling to ignore. This film started out as a personal “remembrance” project for Shirley. But as we got further into making the film we realized this was a story that needed to be shared. Everyone has to deal with death at some point in his or her life. So we decided to make a short documentary in order to bring awareness about the importance of dealing with loss. It’s a conversation that needs to happen because death IS a part of life.