Chapter 14 Summary

Sofi also consults dona Felicia on Loca's illness, as well as a number of other curanderas throughout the region, whose visits Loca permits in her final months. It has been more than twenty years since her resurrection, but many still believe in La Loquita Santa, and a wave of sadness covers the region at the news that she is dying again. Fearing that all her years of practice have not done her a bit of good in the face of this dreadful disease, dona Felicia puts aside her pride and tries every tratamiento (treatment) known to the region. She and Doctor Tolentino meet each other on occasion in Sofi's house, while one is going out while the other is going in, each beginning with a prayer. On one occasion, they sit down outside over a cup of coffee and trade stories...