50-year old Gamila Hanan Cortés Kyrollos had a vision of the world before she left it prematurely on May 1, 1990. She hoped along with her five surviving children that no one would go hungry and there would be a cure for their father. and Mila's husband, Manolo Resendez' PTSD from the Cold War. As Mila's life came to an end, read as her journey along with her eldest son, Hanan, began ans well as ended with a few small gestures of love and support.