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Karen's stepson Jed is coming home again after his prison sentence. He's long battled an opioid addiction, and she's terrified he will overdose again and die. Karen retreats to a local coffee shop, where she encounters Joyce 'the Joymaker', who had once been Karen's life coach but is now homeless and disoriented. Karen takes her home where Joyce reveals she's dying. During their short time together, Karen takes strength from the other woman's lighthearted clarity, spontaneity, and coaching. After Joyce is reunified with her brother, Karen finds the courage to open her home and heart to Jed.

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