Today, we were reminding ourselves how great our class plant, Uncle Bob, is. We talked about how our lemon balm plant could be turned into herbal tea, that it can mitigate fever, anxiety, and even stress. One of the most amazing things about our plant is that it helps improve the memory of Alzheimer patients. As the excitement of our sharing began to quell, a lone hand rose. The student, a small, quiet, contemplative boy with a purpose behind every question, asked through his glasses, "Mr. Chun, can we ship plants to Mexico?" I told him I wasn't sure what the law said about sending live plants across the States into Mexico. I asked him why he wondered about such a thing. "Well, my grandfather has Alzheimer's and I wondered if we could send it to him." "Oh." "Do the leaves cure Alzheimer's?" I fought back my emotion and told him the research says it helps the symptoms, but has not been known to cure the disease completely. His expression did not seem to change, but my heart broke at my disappointing response. I quickly picked up: "I don't know if we can send an entire plant, but let's send him some leaves, so he can at least have some tea. It can help." I felt helpless. He gave me a courteous smile.