3 years. More than 30 surgeries and months spent in the hospital. Alan finally got his prosthesis and is practicing walking. This is the story of real grit. Strength, tears, depth of grief and height of joy. And…perhaps we could call it a Miracle.

We have been a support to him in many ways including the tables for Cafe Howie and for the food bank visitors to sit. We also work with his partner Suley, who is now providing Gail administrative assistance with filing the receipts and some of the accounting tasks.

Alan has depended on his wheelchair to get to and from the the Foundation, and to all the other places. He also underwent surgery on his other leg which fortunately went well.

And here he stands. Upright after three years of being horizontal, more than thirty operations and countless hospital nights. And very much alive.

We are honored to have been part of it and thank him for bringing us along. I feel that we learned much more than we taught and gave much less than we got.