Love in the Time of Katrina

a couple came into clinic the other day; he a spanish speaking day-laborer who arrived here after the storm and she a native of the treme.  when the clinician asked him if he had a translator, he pointed towards her.  her idea of translating, however, consisted of vague gesticulations...her loud body language asking him to point where it hurt, 'la espalda', how it happened, 'cuando trabajaba', how long it had been there, 'por tres dias', and so forth.

she spoke less spanish than the clinician...he spoke less english. 

and yet, they'll have been together for two christmases this december.  they met when she saw him working on her neighbor's house.  she asked him to help her, one thing led to another...

...and the rest is the happenschance of love in new orleans after katrina. 

Comments

[Danielle]

Apparently, not only is love "blind", it's Deaf too.. or at least communicates in non-verbal gestures LOL