Summary: Eddy Foster came into Jim Olson'slife on one of those special days the mind treasured and kept forever. If he were able to revisit the past he doubts whether he would want to change a single moment of those magical events. Perhaps the joy and sorrow were meant to be just as they happened. "The Vagabond Healer" not only deals with the joy of those cured of terminal illnesses, but also the bitter consequences when Eddy momentarily sees into a person s inner being and glimpses the dark secrets everyone hides from the world. This dark side effect of Eddy s touch breeds violence that threatens to consume Eddy and everyone he has come to love. Reactions to Eddy's power have turned him into an outcast, forced to live as a vagabond, never remaining long in one locale. Accompanied by his dog, Mica, he wanders the country. His travels bring him to the small town of Cranston where he meets someone who makes him want to stop running.
