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Because of the constant use of his healing ability, we believe that Landis
Tipton is essentially not capable of getting sick. To put it another way, we
believe that he is constantly healing himself by drawing the miracle breath
through his body for twelve hours a day. I don’t know what the threshold would
be, but I did have the privilege of meeting the original Voldisil who had the
healing gift, and she said that she occasionally got the flu or the cold. And
she could get papercuts, and headaches when she didn’t drink enough water. She
wasn’t using her ability enough for it to work on herself. Still, there’s no
reason to risk it, so I remain at Landis’ side while he’s working. I take more
breaks than he does, and during those times, I’m relieved by the doctor, but
then I get right back to my perch, making sure that we weren’t wrong about our
hypothesis. After his normal operating hours, I no longer keep eyes on him,
but I’m always close by; usually in the suite next door, or maybe the hallway.
I’ve never had to treat him, but I do run frequent tests. I track his vitals,
and ask him questions about how he’s feeling. That’s what causes the delays in
the queue, and it’s something that I had to fight for. Technically, he could
probably heal three or four times as many people per day than he does, but I
will not allow it. I periodically hold things up to make sure that he’s okay
because he won’t stop to tell me if there’s something wrong. It sucks. It
sucks for the people waiting in line, and waiting for their appointment, and
waiting for their applications to go through. But Landis’ health and
well-being are important too. The breath does not cure stress. It’s a
condition of state, and he’s just as susceptible to it as anyone would be in
his position. He holds people’s very lives in his hands, and he has to slow
down, or he could burn out psychologically and emotionally. Of course, he has
his private therapist to take care of that side of things, but I certainly
don’t want to undermine his potential issues by hanging back. I don’t overstep
my bounds, because that too would stress him out, but we’ve been working
together for years now, and have grown close. He knows that I have his best
interests at heart, and that I’m doing this for the Foundation; not in
spite of it. They want to keep the Foundation running, even when the panacea
is discovered, but I’m not so sure. I know him pretty well, and I think he’ll
be ready to be done, even if he can’t admit it to himself just yet.
