In Fall of 2004, we waited anxiously each day at Payton's bedside, praying for her survival and recovery. In the middle of all that fear and anxiety, Payton received an early Christmas present from my friend Dottie Rountree: a star in the galaxy for her very own. On April 12, we journeyed to Yorba Linda, where Paul Galileo focused the eye of his telescope on Payton's star. Dottie died last year, and I sent this image to her husband as a reminder of the loving generosity of that wonderful woman.
