Neil Platt is thirty-four and has a baby son when he is diagnosed with motor neurone disease, a fatal, irreversible illness that paralyses his body in a very short time. As his body weakens, his outlook on life changes. Knowing he has only a few months left, and while he still has the ability to speak, Neil prepares a letter and a memory box for his little boy Oscar. A documentary about the fine line between life and death.