[cicero's_son]

The only appropriate response:

"Sorry, Helen. The QE2 was fully booked."

[tgiles]

Perhaps Helen is looking for a foster child.

[Redbob]

Another response might be: "Helen, he can thank whatever god he prays to today that he's still alive. Maybe not for long, but he's still alive. And he's being given much better treatment than he'll ever again receive walking the streets of America."