Pierce"s health remained in a state of flux. The research doctors again found a live-in nurse they felt would be right for his anomalies. The energetic, middle-aged woman quickly settled into the Clampett Tract house.
The nurse cooked and cleaned constantly because Pierce slept a lot. The woman could not be idle, except when she gobbled up books faster than saying cover-to-cover. She did the yard work too. She was a wonder woman who spread the word around the subdivision that she could take on another part-time patient as long as she could remain close to Pierce.
Sara was thankful someone was available for her cherished friend. She purposely stayed away, frequently taking Choco and Latte to give Esmerelda some relief. Two more of the patients at River Hospice passed away within days of e
