When Dot is done with cardiac rehab, she goes to the door and waits for a ride home. Sometimes, Red goes and sits by her, waiting, too. Dot rarely speaks in rehab, but Red brings a smile to her face when she looks at him, and when he visits with her. Red has changed cardiac rehab, for Dot, for me, for many of the other patients. It is like pixie dust, in a way, he spreads smiles and lightness as we all know the stakes, as we all work hard to recover and heal our broken hearts.
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October
Red And Dot At The Door: Cardiac Rehab
by Jon Katz