Looking back, she’s grateful for life on the road
“When I was younger, my mom and my four brothers and sisters and I moved around the United States. I’ve lived everywhere but California and Hawaii. “My mom was in love with this man, so she...
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She’s waiting for that next meteor to hit
“It’s kind of weird because I’m not struggling now and I’m not quite sure what to do with that stability. I have food on the table and the rent is paid, but I find myself wishing...
Father dies before he can see him one last time
“I had just gotten my passport and asked my mother to find my father, to let him know I was on my way to the Philippines to visit him. The last time I saw him, I...
She ‘gets religious’ following bypass surgery
“I’m reading the Bible because our church has this thing going on. If you read it for a whole year and check off all the sections, they give you a certificate. I’ve finished the whole New...
Still feeling pain from ‘one-two-three punch’
“I lost my mother and my father to cancer. Both of them passed away at 70 years old, my mother from cervical cancer in ’06 and my father from prostate cancer in ’09. “Then, just a...
With health and family, no real complaints
“I’ve been in the health care business for about 25 years, mostly on the customer service side of things. Currently, I’m an EMS community liaison for Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital. I work with about 15...
Surprise! She has another one on the way
“My happiest moment? Definitely when I had my son. He was a surprise. And now I’m pregnant again, which is another surprise. But it’s a good surprise. We weren’t planning it or anything. It was just...
Truck driver looks forward to sharing life
“One of the things they told us at truck driving school is if you’re not married before you start driving, it’s very hard to do afterward because of the long hours and time away from home....
Lunch lady enjoys serving it up to students
“I work in the cafeteria at Stephen F. Austin Elementary. I raised four boys who think that’s pretty funny, me being a lunch lady, but it’s going well. I work part time, get holidays and summers...
‘Not being there for my son is a problem’
“I was diagnosed with the BRCA2 gene mutation, with an 87 percent chance that I would have an aggressive form of breast cancer. So I made the pre-emptive choice to have a double mastectomy. “I fought...
