I was living on the North Shore during Hurricane Katrina with my mother, but still spent a lot of time in my hometown of Gulfport, MS with my father. I was fortunate enough to have both of my homes spared, and my life went pretty much back to normal a month or so later. However, the man I babysat for, and my mom worked for, had to go through a lot more. He lost both of his homes, on in New Orleans and one in Folsom. His oncology centers (the ones that could function after the storm) were performing poorly because so few of his patients had come back, and he had to pay a lot of money to repair damages made by wind and water. Because he knew his employees were depending on their jobs, and he had a little saved up, he decided to forgo his salary that year (and for a few years afterward) so that all of his employees could keep their same wages. He also loaned a substantial amount of money to a New Orleans hospital to try to help it reopen. Unfortunately, Dr. Saux has lost a good amount of money trying to help those around him, and lost all of his investment in the hospital when it failed to be capable of reopening. He is now living paycheck to paycheck much like the rest of us, and is trying to pay down his debts. Yet, he takes it all in stride, smiling every day knowing that he\'s not the only one in this situation and that he did something good not only for his neighbors, but also for his community. In the criminal society that ran rampant in the city after Katrina, it was refreshing to witness the good acts of Dr. Saux and see that there were still some good people left in New Orleans.