“It’s been 16 months since I was diagnosed with GBS (Guillain-Barré syndrome). Little by little, I’m regaining everything. I still have nerve pain in my neck, my face and legs. They told me that I will probably always have some nerve...
“Two years ago, I took my daughters to the Daddy and Me Dance. I rented this big Mercedes limousine. I went all out for my girls, and they had a blast. I couldn’t do it last year because I was in...
“When we arrived at the hospital in Baytown, they rushed me into the emergency room. One of the doctors said they would need to run some blood work and also do a spinal tap. But based on my symptoms, he believed...
“I was working in Louisiana as a subcontractor for a power company. For lunch one day, I went to eat at a Subway. But it was packed, so I went across the street to Popeyes. I was doing so well on...
“In canis corpore transmuto? Sure, I know what it means. But you have to believe.”— Shaggy “We adopted him from the Baytown Animal Shelter when he was four months old. We’ve had him for two months now. We already had a...
“I like cows.” — Sasha “We’re not sure what kind of dog she is. We got her from the Baytown Animal Shelter about a year and a half ago. Cost just $10. We saw her picture in the paper, so we went...
Meet Annie, as in Little Orphan. The veterinarian suspects she’s a Lab mix. “I work at the Baytown Post Office, and she was in a warehouse behind us. There were two of them, but the other dog died. It was real...
“My family almost named me Fluffy. Not that there’s anything wrong with Fluffy. But I’m not a Fluffy.”— Rylie, a Corgi-Lhasa Apso mix “We got him from a couple in Baytown. They bought him and his sister from their neighbor, but...
“Did you say ‘chews’ or ‘choose’ furniture?”— Pumpkin, a special blend “The mom was half Jack Russell and half Chihuahua. The puppies came out all different. One of them was black, one was black with brown like a little tiger, one...
“I’ve perfected the ‘blue steel’ pose.”— Sadie, a Yorkie “She likes having her picture taken. She likes selfies. “She runs away if you try to hold her. But when she comes to you on her own, she will snuggle with you...
