During the five Division E sewage spills (1980-1985), millions of gallons of raw domestic sewage invaded the Maki Swamp, along with toxic materials from hospitals, mortuaries, dry cleaners, printers, and other businesses. Most importantly, this toxic load was made of about 90 percent paper mill wastewater, all discharging into the Maki Swamp, affecting private properties and drinking water.

This book is one woman's personal story of strength and perseverance with chemical exposures because of these chemical spills near her home in Esko, Minnesota.