“I guess my first rescue happened when I was about 12 years old. I brought home a St. Bernard. My mom said, ‘Oh, no you don’t.’ My stepdad said, ‘Let the girl have the dog.’ Since then I have rescued hundreds...
“A lot of people think I’m older than 16, but I don’t feel like it. I’ve been handed alcoholic beverages before, but I say, ‘Hey, I’m only 16, man. I don’t want you to get in trouble.’ I think it’s kind...
“I’m going off to University of Texas in two weeks. I’m going to be studying psychology. I want to become a criminal prosecutor. I’ve always admired lawyers and the thought of finding justice. “Last summer I was invited to a law...
“I had a lack of oxygen going to my blood. After I fell three times, they loaded me up and took me to the hospital. I was on a ventilator for two months. “Whew, it’s been a rough time. I told...
“At this point in the game, I just do whatever makes me happy on a daily basis.” What makes you most happy? “When I’m at work with my friends. In my job, I get to talk with people every day that...
“We met through a dating service. I moved here from Houston to be with her. When our lease was up, we tried asking our landlord to give us another week or two to move all our stuff into storage. But when...
“I’m thankful there’s a church here that on Thursdays I can sign up to get food. But it’s gotten to a point where you might see me at your local gas station asking for change. I don’t ask for this change...
“I was a pretty shy kid in high school. I didn’t say much because I was afraid if I did, I would be made fun of or ridiculed. So I pretty much kept my thoughts and everything to myself. Making friends...
“I grew up in a very dysfunctional family and experienced many different types of abuse through my childhood. I became a teenage bride and mom, only to have the abuse continue. “After a particularly bad incident I wound up in the...
“After I earned my associate’s degree in health education, I started an internship at Memorial Hermann. That led to a job in the Trauma Center working under Dr. Red Duke. “There were other firsts and other EMS positions, but in 2004...
