With permission of the father of a very brave young girl we met in Mexico, we would like to tell her story so that her life continues to be honoured and her family's journey may serve you as lessons. She touched the lives of every person who met her with her strong, quiet maturity and smiling warmth, well beyond her years and frail frame. May it help you make the right decisions for your children and loved-ones. This is Paula’s story.

”So you also have beggars and bums”, I remarked out loud to no one in particular, but with the hope of catching the ear of the cafe owner, as I may get an answer. The world and people around me have always awakened and inspired my seeking spirit, looking deeper, finding soul and seeing the real person." Pointing, I enquired: ”And that man, trying to fit under the telephone booth as if it is his house?”