Max thinks that his life is going to end when he finds out that his father has been diagnosed with cancer. He can't imagine what he would be without the late night stargazing trips the two of them go on together, or the annual birthday ice cream to which his father treats him.

When the situation becomes worse, Max feels like he has nowhere to turn. With only the support of one best friend and a jaded, divorced mother, Max begins making decisions that will affect him and the people he loves more than he knows.