A little story for you… when I had laser eye surgery a few years back the doctor gave me a valium to calm my nerves. And in case that was not enough, as I lay down on the table he handed me a teddy bear. Now for a moment I thought that was pretty silly for him to hand me, a grown woman, a teddy bear. But you bet your life I held onto that teddy bear while the laser was doing its work on my precious eyes. And it helped a little bit. Maybe it was a bit of …