A long time ago, back in high school, when it was Christmas time, my best friend at the time called me one day crying because they had no money for presents. Their electricity, gas and phone were always being shut off. She had two younger brothers and her mom (a single mom) had been crying…
This year, I was blessed with a very large tax return. A woman that I’m close with (I consider her family) has lost 3 babies to a rare genetic disorder. Two were more recently in 2014 and 2015.
One of my coworkers was having a lot of things go wrong. Mother-in-law has Altzheimers and broke her hip, daughter has health scare. So much was going on and on top of it she had a couple days and she had to host her book club. She was worried and figured maybe she would just…
I was not feeling well enough to drive and a friend took me to pick up my girl from school. She’s 80 years of age. Anyway, she hit the curb and blew out the tire.
While we were at the beach enjoying the sun, I saw a mum on her own with 3 small children. I watched her for a bit as I sat drying off and noticed her struggling to juggle a baby on her hip as the little boy and girl were running into the water. Â I…
I’m a 36-year-old adult male with learning disabilities and mental health disorders. Eight years ago my family was forced to move from their home where my three siblings and I grew up due to a home foreclosure.
My family and I were at the airport and I decided to get a cup of tea while we waited for our flight. There were a few people ahead of me at the cafeteria. The lady being served was told her order was $8.50. She handed over $50 and the waiter asked her if she…
I was walking along one day when a lady stopped to ask me about my shoes.
While visiting the local 7-11, I overheard the customer in front of me telling the cashier that she couldn’t afford to rent her son’s viola anymore and that he was devastated.
When I was in a local homeless shelter after losing my home and my business partner ousted me, I happened upon another homeless man with his small son outside a hamburger place. His son was crying because his dad didn’t have a dollar for a hamburger and he was hungry. I gave him the last dollar…
When I was a young girl in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, my dad had a career in a grocery store. We often visited a local neighbor, a man who had some unique characteristics. During a visit around Christmas time, my dad brought a fresh fruit basket as we had noticed that his diet was mostly…
Previously I have worked at a large local Autism center. Individuals come from near and far to get services for their children due to the center being the only one in the region. I’m sure you can imagine that the waiting list is extensive to receive services in any program at the center.