He watched as a young lady with long thin black hair stepped up to the counter at the coffee stand.He thought about his favorite cup of liquid energy, a double espresso with an extra shot of caffeine and it had been a long time since he enjoyed one.The clerk behind the register smiled at the girl.Her purple-dyed ponytail swayed behind her as she bopped her head to the jazz music playing on the airport radio.

As the order escaped the woman's mouth, Lyle heard his physician's ...