Desta and I have been close friends for a few years now. Unfortunately, she is currently very sick with lung cancer. The world can be a very unfair place. She graduated #1 in her nursing school class with near-perfect test scores, all while struggling through abject poverty. In the middle of her studies, her mother died, and she took care of — and continues to take care of — her two younger siblings.

I know she will not give up, but she could certainly use all the positive thoughts she can get. So I am asking all my readers around the world to take one small moment and mentally wish her well.

Thank you all.