Pat Noonan has never backed away from a fight. Whether it’s literally lacing up the mitts to take on the neighbourhood boys, or taking the gloves off in disputes with local bishops, the media, the government, Pat has always been a strong and vocal advocate for others. She faces the greatest challenge of her life however when she is stricken with an undiagnosable illness that takes away her voice overnight; suddenly a woman whose life revolves around speaking up at rallies, in social activist theatre, in city council meetings and on television, must find a way to battle her most mysterious and unreasonable adversary.