#GreenForGarry

On Nov. 3, it was a normal Tuesday. We were working on the finishing touches of the Saratoga Sun.

It was a little different for me as my youngest son Garry was having surgery that day. A simple hernia repair, nothing to worry about. He had put it off for two years, since he couldn’t afford to pay for the deductible. After I had my knee surgery done and had maxed out our out-of-pocket expense, I encouraged Garry to go to the doctor and get the hernia taken care of.

His wife texted when he went into surgery, and I waited for the phone call when he came out of surgery.

It came and when I sa...