“There are a lot of hurting people in Baytown. If you just look for it, you see it. Homeless people are the most visible, but there are so many others in need: widows, orphans, abused, passers-through. And something that’s always been...
“We came here from the Rio Grande Valley in 1966 with four kids. The youngest was 3 months old. My husband needed a better job. He was driving a truck, picking up people to go to work in the fields. He’s...
“I have been selling my all-natural products on Etsy for about eight years now. A couple of years ago Gabriel and I made the decision to open a storefront here in Crosby, but I didn’t want just any place. I wanted...
“We do get confused for being twins. More often than you might think. When we walk into a water park or wherever, people see us and think we’re twins right off the bat. I guess it’s kind of funny but, actually,...
“I have a girlfriend who lives in Indiana. I’m on Skype with her every night and I send her messages on Facebook all the time. “We met on a dating site for girls or guys who have disabilities. She’s in a...
“A lady ran a stop sign and broadsided me on my Harley-Davidson. An eyewitness said she hit me on the right side and I spun 180 degrees, still on top of the motorcycle, and then she hit me on the left...
“After losing both legs, my biggest challenge was learning how to walk again with the artificial ones. You don’t realize what all it takes for the human body just to get out there and walk down that street. You really have...
“My parents divorced around the time I was in fifth grade, and I carried some scars with that into high school. “I just tried to keep busy and not really focus on the pain or anything. But I learned you have...
“I’ve been playing the piano since I was about 7 years old. There was a piano in the house we lived in at the time and I just started playing it. My mother saw that I had a talent and decided...
“My mom always wanted to be on The Price Is Right, so I went out to California with her last year. They ended up picking me as one of the contestants. “I had to bid on an Xbox One and games....
