Helping grandpa with dementia is challenging
“Yeah, it’s been kind of tough at times. My wife and I have been through a lot. Obviously, having a kid in high school was pretty challenging. Later, while I was in the Marine Corps and...
Category: Short Stories
Singing ‘brings me to my happy place’
“I’m walking home from choir practice at Lee High School. I was singing this song I like called ‘Myfanwy.’ We have to perform it for region competition, and I was just going over it.” How long...
Social worker wants to help other veterans
“I’m planning to go back to school to get my master’s in military social work. There’s a big need in the veteran community. Especially as a female veteran with kids, it’s hard to get the help...
She did not want to feel like a victim anymore
“Getting therapy at the Veterans Hospital and turning to my faith, that was just a big wakeup call for me. I was able to see how I had so much to live for. “That (sexual assault)...
‘I felt like I had to do something to help them’
“A few years back, a friend and I talked about giving blankets to the homeless in the downtown area. Every year since then, we contact each other because we have a passion for these sorts of...
Drusilla enjoys having a ‘pretty cool’ name
“My name is Drusilla. I love it. Most of the people who are close to me call me Dru.” How did your parents come up with the name? “My mom grew up in Louisiana. When she...
Vegan is also worried about the environment
“I was a senior in high school when I became a vegetarian, and then I became vegan. “At first, I was just interested in losing weight. I was worried about my image. But then I started...
Even missing a hand, ‘there’s nothing I can’t do’
“About 10 years ago I was running from myself, and I pulled over and went to sleep in my truck. A cop woke me up, and I refused to get out of my truck. They threw...
He adds hockey flavor to workout routine
“You can’t find a hockey stick around here anywhere. I ended up buying this one online. “I grew up in a rural area near St. Louis, and I used to play a lot of pond hockey...
She misses hugs from husband of 50 years
“Our first date was at a drive-in. It was on his birthday, Nov. 6, 1964. We saw ‘Ride the Wild Surf.’ On Thanksgiving night he proposed to me and I accepted. It all happened pretty fast....
