Pamela Hampton stands at the kitchen sink at her family's home. The disaster site is not visible from where she stands, but she knows it is there -- less than a mile away.
Denise Bertholin found out she had leukemia three weeks before her wedding. To up her chances of survival, she needs a bone marrow transplant. But since she is of Hispanic origin, her wait could be long.
When someone seems to have lost control of life, or has become a danger to himself or herself, family members or friends often try to intervene. Addictions to alcohol or drugs, or an untreated mental illness, are all reasons for concern.
