When one day Norman Cousins ​ ​ - the author of this book - ​ suddenly fell ill, doctors believed that he had only one chance out of five hundred to recover. He decided to fight for his health himself. This book is not only a story of recovery, but also a reflection on what role the will of a person plays in the struggle for recovery and return to an active life, how important it is for everyone to gain faith in healing in order to mobilize all the resources of the body and help him cope with the disease.