PEOPLE LAUGHED AT THE OLD WOMAN IN THE HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM—UNTIL THE SURGEON CAME OUT
The waiting room was silent now, a hush falling over the onlookers as they watched the interaction unfold. The old woman nodded, her eyes twinkling with a warmth that seemed to light up her entire face. She stood slowly, straightening her back with a quiet dignity that belied the assumptions everyone had made about…