Due to a blood clot, on the top of his brain stem, Daniel is totally paralyzed and unable to communicate. There is no outer sign of life left in him, but inside lives a very strong desire to keep taking part in his children's lives. But surviving turns out to be harder then expected. For despite the faithful pumping of the Respirator, his life is now in the hands of his sister and the mother of his two children. Will they make the right choices for him ?