If You Only Knew!-a story of courage and faith, taking place during the Great Depression and beyond. Jessie Hudson gives up a career in nursing to marry impetuous Allyn Splane, who leaves his railway job in the city to pioneer in northern Alberta. Journey with Jessie through her growing-up years; her nursing days; her marriage; the birth of her children, including two near-death experiences, children’s illnesses, fires, drought, grasshoppers, discouragement, and despair. Share Jessie’s pain and joys through the second part of her story: dealing with a wayward daughter; the heart-rending separation from some of her children; the care of an abandoned baby, threatening the pursuance of her nursing career; the pain of dealing with a daughter’s blindness; the anguish of a daughter on her death bed; and the euphoria she experiences when she regains her nursing status, only to have it shattered by the knowledge that she has breast cancer.