Lois, a 50-something, curmudgeonly maker of collage portraits and a type 1 diabetic, suffers a creative block after losing her beloved dog, Mini.  Encouraged by her ex-husband to "find a friend," Lois reaches out to real people for inspiration and finds a fellow type 1, which sparks a whole new piece of art. But when her own difficult personality drives this newfound friend away, Lois is left to confront a life-or-death situation of her own making.