sabley sabin is a herb-supplement-homeopathic remedy kind of gal. she's taurus stubborn and stoic nearly to the point of silence. she's been tired lately. her doctor's nurse has been trying to reach her since her annual exam. a medical condition is about to launch her into the cavalcade of traditional western medical treatment. she stokes her warrior spirit for a fight. this is a story about being accompanied: about putting her hand, literally, in the hand of her partner and figuratively in the hands of doctors and nurses and lab technicians and a small group of trusted friends she dubs, "the guardians." she thinks this is a fight but realizes it is an opportunity to examine her relationship to information, to beliefs and to people. along the way, she tempers her warrior spirit; she does not armor her heart; she finds her voice; she does not settle for anything less than moving forward toward a new level of health; and she rides and rides and rides her bike.