“I’ll just wait to die,” Ruby told herself. She had nothing. No family, and since her retirement, few friends. But she was a sturdy woman in the best of health, and pretty soon she turned eighty, then ninety… The years passed unmarked by any…

What a profoundly touching and heartwarming story about Ruby, a woman who faced numerous challenges and sacrifices throughout her life, only to be blessed with a joyful reunion in her centennial year.

From a young age, Ruby shouldered immense responsibilities, caring for her mother and siblings after her father’s departure to war and his subsequent death. Her life took a further twist when she became pregnant and was abandoned by her partner, Brad, compelling her to make the painful decision to give her child up for adoption.

Years passed, with Ruby dedicating her life to caring for her family, never marrying or having more children. Her life seemed to be a journey of solitary endurance until the unexpected arrival of a young man on her 100th birthday, revealing himself to be her great-grandson.