n a chilly December evening in 1999, a young mother lies in a coma at the Harvey Cushing Medical Center in Houston. She awaits the disconnection of her life support apparatus. But Dr. Bryan Howard, her prince and soulmate, refuses to give up. With the help of two colleagues, he works hurriedly, and secretly, on the far side of the same campus, preparing to test the validity and nature of the silver cord. Shortly before 9 p.m., he embarks on this desperate, perilous, cutting-edge leap of science (and faith) -- with incredible consequences.

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