Prologue

If you are reading these words, you will likely have read about Lara Gabriel’s health problems in a previous blog covering the period between end January 2011 and end October. (The URL is laragabriel.blogspot.com) Friends and family were hopeful they could treat the old blog as an account of something ugly that was part of a definitive past, never to be revisited; or, at best, as a lesson in courage and love, to be emulated in case of need.

It was not to be.

Tough times lie ahead for Lara, and for everybody she holds dear. Just reading the blog faithfully will send waves of strength to her. Light a candle, say a prayer, incant, invoke or meditate. Remember also to participate in a new mantra we are rolling out as off right now. Remember to use it during those lost moments that occur in anybody’s day, standing in line, waiting for the light to turn: healthy, healthy, healthy (with the emphasis on the second syllable).