From playing with Tonka toys to flying drones
“When I was growing up, I played with Tonka toys and G.I. Joes. We had the first Atari game, Pong, and thought that was pretty cool. But I could never have imagined how advanced things would...
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After workday, ‘I can just take my boobs off’
“I’m a 13-year survivor of breast cancer. I had a double-radical mastectomy. It’s weird, though, that when I needed breast reconstruction, I wasn’t able to get it. I had received a dollar an hour raise at...
Breast cancer survivor learning to forgive
“I’m proud to be a breast cancer survivor. I learned that there’s life after a critical illness like this, and you can be a testimony to other people who are going through the same sorts of...
He hopes to become a doctor so he can help people
“When I was in high school, I joined this group that went to the clinics and helped doctors with their patients. I thought that was pretty cool. I also have a grandmother who is sick, and...
As funeral director, he helped console families
“I’ve been a licensed funeral director and embalmer for 42 years. You have to like people to be in this business, and I do love people. “You play a role in helping console the families if...
Death of younger brother continues to haunt her
“My brother was 13 at the time, and he was riding this little motorized scooter. It was a crazy accident. It was a two-lane highway, and he had crossed the road already. The lady swerved into...
Prayer station offers hope to passersby
“At a time when there is so much brokenness and disarray all around us, people are looking for something, for hope. We see it in those who stop by and want that prayer. “The first day,...
‘We’re determined to get our children back’
“We’ve been together for 10 years and get along really well. Ever since we met, it’s like a connection that you can’t break. And that’s important because, trust me, we’ve struggled. We’re struggling right now. “He...
Daughter learns from her mother’s experience
“I dropped out of high school between the 10th and 11th grade after I had my daughter. I tried, but it was really hard working and going to school. “I was working at McDonald’s, trying to...
Like mother, like daughter when it comes to health
Mother, age 54: “I was a fast food queen at one time, so I just wanted to get back to being healthy again. I wasn’t sick or anything. I just knew that internally things didn’t feel...
