Cettina

Cettina is in her early 70s. She and her husband owned a travel agency in Agrigento. Now lives in her apartment filled with relics of past trips, paintings by friends and family, and mementos of her husband's military and personal past. Extremely detail oriented, often worries about health related issues, and lives according to a very predictable schedule. She has a high-pitched voice and a very limited diet.

Carnelian is a Microcrystalline Quartz. It is an abundant mineral found all over the world. Carnelian has long been associated with courage and cleansing of the blood. It was believed that the stone would expel fears, improve one's outlook, and make the individual cheerful.

Growth hormone (GH) is a hormone that stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other animals. Scientists have found that growth hormone is produced in the brain, within the hippocampus, a structure deep inside the brain that is involved in memory and emotion. Growth hormone is produced within the hippocampus where it responds to age, sex and stress. The largest and most predictable secretion of GH occurs about an hour after onset of sleep.