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World in Motion: Part I -- Health Storm

WORLD IN MOTION: PART I A health storm descended on my family's lives... By Lu Sobredo The southeasterly wind howled. What has angered it so? The rain wasn’t happy either. The deluge   pounded against the wall near where I slept. There was swaying for sure. Or was I having one of those episodes that compelled my husband to drive me to a nearby hospital? We both agreed my symptoms were alarming enough that warranted a run to the emergency room.   I slowly opened my eyes to get my bearings. Still too dark to be morning. The light from the digital clock reminded me we spent the night in our sailboat. It was 3 a.m., Sunday January 6, 2019. Epiphany Sunday, the feast day for christians to commemorate when God the incarnate revealed as Jesus Christ to the Magi—The Three Kings. Somehow, I felt the Universe was speaking to me in kind words despite the tempestuous weather. Our boat was safely moored. However, the wrath of the storm hitting Northern California made itse