Losing his wife to breast cancer after 50 years of marriage, forces Phil to seek an answer to a question. Did he and his wife Terry have a “real” marriage, or was it more of a charade? Did they endure all those years together in quiet desperation, or was it as a friend once said, "You and Terry had a 50 year love affair and never knew it." Travel with Phil and his family as they ride over roads that were straight, narrow with sharp curves, and at other times unpaved with potholes and detours. Phil candidly shares the personal joys and sorrows of his life with Terry in an attempt to relinquish his own feeling of guilt, remorse, and loneliness. Taking Back Sunday is his permission slip to let go just as he gave the same permission slip to his wife moments before her death.