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It's been a while since the session on storytelling. I do not remember any numbers or many facts thrown at me. But I do remember the story that angel told about the charismatic patient. He is charismatic and a favor of the nurses and the doctors there because he speaks English. He spent some time in the U.S. (Texas?) while waiting for treatment. He raced other patients right after the knee surgery. He is definitely a fun spirit. Through him, I saw the impact of health care access on people with less means. While facts are important in making policies. Stories are essential in depicting a fuller picture. Facts detached from the experience of the people are often misleading. Are stories facts? It depends on how we define it. I think the facts a good story convey are not always explicit in the form of clear propositions. A good story tells you why certain things matter in a deeply felt way. That's one of the reasons that it is so memorable: we implicitly feel the facts.