NADINE POINT OF VIEW.

The next day, I went in again to see Anna, hoping that Naomi would be there so that I could break the good news to her. When I got to the hospital, Anna was asleep and Naomi was not around. I had tried to call her, but her line was not connecting. Anna woke in a few minutes.

"Hi, baby girl," I said. "You look much better today."

And she did, really. Her eyes were brighter, more like they were getting the sparkle they had lost back. All of that had happened in a few ...