This story was produced by El Tímpano, a civic media organization serving and covering the Bay Area’s Latino and Mayan immigrant communities. The original version of the story can be found here. Lea esta historia en español. Almost a decade ago, my friends went on a trip to Italy to visit the Vatican and they brought me back a rosary of Our Lady of Lourdes. As Catholics, we know her as the patroness of the sick and healing.