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Just as artist Daan Gielis’s career begins to gain real momentum, his health takes a sharp turn for the worse. Daan suffers from an autoimmune disease and must undergo a high-risk heart surgery as soon as possible. In the six months leading up to the procedure, Daan and his partner, Lotte, navigate a path between hope and fear. Driven by his characteristic determination—and the courage born of desperation—Daan continues to work steadily on his body of work, right up until the moment he is wheeled into the operating room: “There’s no escaping it now…”