Reflections — Sandrine Gasq-Dion

To say the Santorno-Youngblood extended family has been through a lot together would be like saying "It looks a little smokey" while you're standing in the middle of a raging forest fire. Trouble finds them the way a Las Vegas convention hooker lasers in on the innocent pharmaceutical rep from Sheboygan. Just when life returns to the Youngblood definition of normal, another tragedy slams into them like a rogue wave hitting from behind. As family rallies around loved ones and presents a united front, a bigger wave knocks them under. As individuals struggle to their feet, believing they have broken free of the pain, they are sucked under again and everything goes black. Relationships die. Innocence suffers. Friendships are made. New faces join the family. Life-changing decisions bring the miracle of birth. Stefan Santorno knows there is always a calm before the storm. What he doesn't know is they're about to get a hurricane.