Daniel hasn't seen or spoken to his mother for many years; not since he told her that he was gay. Since then he has had many lovers and almost as many friends but when at the age of 33 he is told that he has only a short time to live, it is to her that he turns. However, when he tries to make contact, fate has a cruel blow to deal him. From the perspective of losing everything that he values, he tries to make sense of the incredible highs and lows of his short life and realises that the love of his mother is very important to him. To see if she loves him too, Daniel asks her to prove it in a very unusual way.