"Dear Reader: The events and characters in Epidemic are fiction. The story imitates life as difficulties strike in rapid fire of each other. Unexpected problems surface without neatly waiting for previous troubles to be resolved. Every circumstance connects to the next. Even situations that seem meaningless play a vast role in taking characters to necessary physical and emotional destinations. When life is moving along paths I would rather not take, it is encouraging to remember God"s promises. May God Bless You" Wanda Landry Romans 8:28: "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." NIV