I was "sick and tired," but I had to go on. This weekend, I had the sacred privilege of bringing two of America's great voices and geniuses to the stage: Zora Neale Hurston on Saturday and Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer on Sunday. But performing both women on consecutive days would have required tremendous physical, emotional, and spiritual strength even if I had been completely healthy. The Sunday before the performances, I began feeling sick. By Wednesday, I had been diagnosed with