On October 22, while we waiting for what we were certain was next - for Andra to wake up - all I could think all day was "Something good must come of this."  I did not know what that was, and I still don't know, not entirely anyway, what good we will find of this.

But what I want, more than anything, is to keep finding good, any place we can.  Ingrid, a friend, told me that she secretly envied me and my girls for always seeing the good in people and things, for always searching for the positive.

This last week has been awful, for all of us, for all of Tucson, and selfishly if I may say so, for me. 

So please give me consideration for the fact that the good I found this week was in the form of a Tiffany blue bracelet. It is our Andra Heart bracelet.  We had them made for Phil's hunting buddies, and then gave them to Andra's friends in student council and on the Soccer team, and then to anyone who wanted one.  I just ordered more, in case you want one.

Last Friday night, I gave one to Tony.  Tony married my friend Cathy, which was very smart of him, I must say.  Tony is a paramedic, and in another personal connection, he taught the CPR refresher to the crew that responded to our 911 call and gave us the gift of knowing what happened with Andra - a gift that may seem small, in light of the outcome, but which is a gift I will be eternally grateful for.  For all those reasons, I am glad that Tony is someone I know.

Last Saturday, although he thinks it is just his job, and doesn't appreciate the attention he is getting from it, Tony showed up for work.  Saturday morning, Cathy and I were driving, and she said she had asked Tony to take Saturday off.  And I responded "He can't take the day off, he has people to save."  Two minutes later, Tony called to tell us about the shooting, and that he had been first on scene.  Turns out, he did have people to save.  A whole bunch of people to save.  While he was saving them, he had on his Andra Heart blue bracelet. 

So while this has been an awful week, and life altering for many people in Tucson, I choose to find some good in Tony.  In his humility, in his good works, and in his bracelet, which is now on the covers of newspapers everywhere (Tucson , the New York Times ), and in People magazine, I hear.  Just google him. You'll be impressed. (Tony Compagno Tucson)



Look around for the blue bracelet.  Send some good thoughts Tony's way.  He was just doing his job, but lucky for all of us, saving the world is his job. Thanks Tony.