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My Story: Earl and Christel Hurley 29 May 2012 | 01:37 am
I am the father of a 51-year-old daughter who has a developmental disability. At the time she was diagnosed, she also had a tremendous feeding problem. A lot of the doctors we had seen recommended tha...
My Story: Lonnie Willis Jr. 22 May 2012 | 01:46 am
I grew up in Toledo, OH, and as a young adult my days were consumed with alcohol, drugs and violence. I remember being in my 30s and there being a lot of arguing, a lot of fights with people on the jo...
My Story: Jarvin Dorsey 24 Apr 2012 | 01:15 am
After playing three seasons of football as an all-district offensive lineman for John Tyler High School in Tyler, TX, I was used to adversity; however, nothing could prepare me for what I would face a...
My Story – Robert Williamson 10 Apr 2012 | 03:06 am
I am a veteran of the United States Army. I have a history of alcohol and substance abuse. This ugly disease eventually cost me everything. I lost my family, my job, my home, my dignity and self-respe...
My Story – Cornelius Furr, Sr. 27 Mar 2012 | 01:12 am
I arrived in Charlottesville, VA, from Sacramento, CA, about three years ago. I’d recently been released from prison. I’d actually gone to California to try and get myself back on my feet, but things ...
My Story: Daniel Watson 20 Mar 2012 | 01:06 am
Daniel Watson, who is deaf, previously owned a vending machine business in Alabama; however, business slowed down and he began losing money. He closed the business and moved to Marietta, GA, where he ...
My Story: Gradlin Davenport 12 Mar 2012 | 07:12 pm
I grew up in the tough and challenging Cooper Road area of Shreveport, LA. Gang influence, frequent fights and peer pressure took its toll and I was no match for the pull of the streets. In August 20...
My Story: Sarah Carter 6 Mar 2012 | 04:08 am
When our family moved from Montana to Eugene, OR, we had few contacts and didn’t know many people. I didn’t know my way around well and didn’t know how, or where, to begin looking for a job. I had nev...
My Story: Rafael Munoz 28 Feb 2012 | 04:24 am
As a young child, I remember sitting in the passenger seat as we drove along the Brooklyn side of the water and seeing the Twin Towers being built. Little did I know that I would be an eyewitness to t...
My Story: Vic King 21 Feb 2012 | 09:35 am
My story really started when I didn’t pass the 12th grade. I didn’t think school was important. I thought I could make plenty of money working, but I ended up selling drugs on the side, and I got caug...
