Great Grandma Zita

While I was at home helping my parents recover, I asked my dad for a paperclip. Without missing a beat, he handed me a prescription bottle full of rubber bands. He wasn’t confused or disorganized—he had simply started repurposing what he had in abundance to create an organizer. I realized that in a time when everything felt uncertain, including the ongoing debates about the vaccine, this moment captured the essence of adaptation.