Running on Two Different Tracks

Every woman who waited to have a child will understand this story. Eileen Stukane's determination to become a mother led her to adoption. When agencies said she was "too old," she found a country that considered her young. She would not be stopped—until a mystery in Italy almost ended everything. Confronting crisis, she learned how the edge of despair and the brink of salvation need not be two different points but one reality, conferring resilience and wisdom.