For the next several days, Emily and Alex were busy planning and strategizing to overcome the obstacles surrounding her father's surgery. With Alex's steadying presence, Emily felt new hope as they sought out contacts for assistance in monetary concerns and also discussed fundraising options.
One afternoon, while sprawled with spreadsheets and notes on the desk in Alex's office, Emily sat back to admire the way Alex worked, absorbed in thought. For a while now, he had been trying to juggle the campaign with her affairs amid this crisis, and she was really thankful for that.
"Okay, we've made a few appeals to some local businesses to donate, but we really need to start thinking bigger," Alex tapped with his pen on the paper as he spoke. "A benefit dinner, I think. Inviting community lea
