In an old suburb of New York, June Joy lives a struggle with illness. She has lost the will to live to the point where she counts her days according to the number of grape leaves falling outside her window. With each leaf that falls, she feels her lifespan diminishing, awaiting the end when the last one falls. But fate has a great surprise in store for her in the heart of an old painter named Bellman, who had never known fame or success, but knew the meaning of sacrifice. One harsh, stormy night, he took his paints and brushes and went out to paint a surviving grape leaf. That leaf became a symbol of hope in the little girl's heart and the medicine that saved her life. It is an immortal human story, full of love, loyalty, and altruism, teaching children that hope never dies, and that sacrificing for others works miracles beyond any medicine.