Isis is one of the people I dearly love. I learned so much from her. I learned to walk down the street and look people in the eye and smile and say, “How ‘ya doin?” I learned how someone could face years of illness and pain with optimism and grace, and still take so much pleasure in life, even as her life grew more restricted. She’s one of the people in my life who made me who I am. here’s a beautiful interview with her: http://creation-designs.com/gracemillennium/sojourn/spring98/html/isis.html (Although when she says I was working in the television industry–I actually had a small job in educational films that I rapidly got fired from!) […]