I thought of all my sickness, all my anger, all my fear. All that was just the darkness, just the storm. I got lost in it. But there’s always the other side of the storm....

Everybody oughta have a dog,” he said thoughtfully, his hand still scratching Beau. “Dogs teach you love and kindness. They remind you what’s important.” He nodded and took a sip of his coffee. “A life...