“The biggest challenge for me has been having to stay indoors and only going out when needed. I’m a very social person. I love to interact with people and experience things with friends like new restaurants and concerts. But I have...
“I tested negative for COVID-19 on Oct. 5. Four days later, I tested positive. I went to the ER once, but was sent home with steroids and Albuterol, and was told to buy a nebulizer. I continued to get worse with...
“The year of coronavirus has been an emotional roller coaster. Beginning with fear and months-long precautions, to limiting outings and physical contact with family, to acceptance of the new reality, to the hope for an end to it and a better...
“My biggest challenge of 2020 was becoming more stagnant in all the ways. After the initial excitement of an at-home staycation began to wear off, I became kind of lazy. I always thought if I had free time to do things...
“Scott is a math teacher at Sterling (High School). And being completely honest, with COVID-19 still out there, I’m scared as can be about him being back in school. “I’m having to put way too much trust and faith in other...
“We got married in 2014. He brought three kids into the marriage. Then we had one together. We share custody of the big kids with their mom. Sometimes we’re a big family of six, and sometimes it’s just the three of...
“I was 21 when I had my first child and 23 when I had my second. My stepmom always talks about us being babies. She’ll say, ‘You were babies having babies.’ Our son is 21 now and our daughter is 18....
“Growing up in the ‘80s, we were not a healthy family. It was all canned and boxed food. My mom was a chronic dieter, raised by a chronic dieter. Fat-free, carb-free — we did all the fad diets. “My mom passed...
“They tell me I was born in 1942. That makes me 78 years old. The night I was born, there was a storm. My dad drove to Liberty County, to Dayton, Texas, to get the midwife. But he didn’t make it...
“I’ve had a good life, a very good life. Born poor. Born Black. Born in 1942. Born the 24th day of April. Born on a Wednesday. All this means a lot to me. As a matter of fact, born right here...
