Deloris bore a striking resemblance to the appearance of someone who had swallowed an inflated beach ball. She was as tall as she was wide and the curvature of her stomach resembled the gentle arc of a classroom world globe. The magnificence of her girth was surpassed only by the magnitude of her smile and the pleasantness of her character. The problem with our working relationship was that it was very one-sided. Deloris was the giving one. She gave me her diabetes. She gave