His Place at the Tableis about my son Emilio, his cancer diagnosis at three years old, and the rollercoaster ride my husband Richard and I traveled in the attempt to save Emilio’s life. In an instant, upon hearing the profoundly painful words, “your child has cancer,” we took a rapid plunge into the depths of Dante’s inferno, with absolutely no idea how we would ever get through this nightmare. My book recounts the highs and lows with uncommon honesty. Although my unrelenting optimism and fortitude were challenged beyond limits, I show the reader that love can be a lifeline. I go back in time and speak to my later-in-life opportunity to find meaningful love, marriage, and motherhood. Richard and I were unAlbert has been fascinated with death since he was a young boy watching a mouse attempt to eat peanut butter beneath a mousetrap, he admits to his psychiatrist. The psychiatrist at Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake, Washington is trying to reveal his deepest darkest secrets detailing his father. But Dr Schwartz also has secrets to hide. Albert calls him “Herr Doctor.” Over the course of 30 years Albert details his 10 murders to Herr Doctor. He also rooms with another man who likes young girls in a most peculiar way. All of this leads to a climatic conclusion with a very substantial twist at the end that makes everyone wonder, who really is crazy around here?wavering in our commitment to one another, as grief took us into unchartered territories. Ultimately, through our spiritual strength and the expansion of our “family” by establishing the Emilio Nares Foundation, we found ways to heal and transform our lives. Emilio’s Legacy continues, as the little boy who inspired a movement.