Blink of an Eye

To say that desperation clouded Jane Falgoust’s judgmentwas a colossal understatement. With a hurricane bearingdown on New Orleans, the failed nurse-turned-waitressviewed it as an opportunity —to escape her tatteredlife. But then she saw the dog paddling frantically in thesurging flood waters. She couldn’t let this dog drown.From that one rescue, her nursing instincts kicked inand she started saving people—including herself.

As the hurricane subsided, Jane tended the woundedin Dr. Ben Comeaux’s makeshift street clinic. Sure, herlife had turned upside down in the blink of an eye—but that was bad only if you were in a good place to beginwith. Now it was time to rebuild—her life, her city—on a foundation of hope.