Chicken Pox and the Mardi Gras Float
I was a five-year-old in New Orleans, and it was Mardi Gras.
I would be riding on a parade float, which was a big deal.
So would my sister, who had just gotten over the chicken pox.
The day before the parade, I found red spots on my belly.
I will never forget my sister waving at me from that huge float.