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A Helping Hand
09.13.20 | Stories | Edited by Nancy Newbrough
One of my friends from high school lost her husband after a battle with cancer which lasted about ten years. His last few months were spent in a nursing home, and she was struggling with his passing. They had accumulated a debt of...
In Every Tempest
09.06.20 | Stories | Edited by Nancy Newbrough
As I watched Hurricane Laura greatly intensify while barreling across the Gulf of Mexico with a beeline on Lake Charles, Louisiana, I was filled with dread. A similar storm, Hurricane Audrey, struck Lake Charles many years ago when I was...
Lending a Hand
08.30.20 | Stories | Edited by Nancy Newbrough
So many have experienced job loss during this pandemic, and our son-in-law was one of these. He and our daughter and their two young girls were living in Oklahoma where he was employed as a mechanical engineer for an international company...
The Beginning and The End
08.23.20 | Stories | Edited by Nancy Newbrough
My Mom and Dad were happily married for 56 years before she passed away unexpectedly in 2010 after a short illness. Dad was devastated to lose his mate and missed Mom terribly as he struggled to take care of himself. Mom had always been...
All the Time
08.16.20 | Stories | Edited by Nancy Newbrough
In 2005 I was having problems with my voice and went to see an ear, nose, and throat doctor. His diagnosis was polyps on my vocal cords. While at the appointment, I mentioned having constant ringing in my ears. The doctor told me that...
Nothing Touched It
08.09.20 | Stories | Edited by Nancy Newbrough
I thought the pain on the upper left side of my face must be a sinus infection. But it quickly became unbearable and excruciating, and a rash appeared in the area. It did not take me long to figure out that I had shingles...
New Beginnings
08.02.20 | Stories | Edited by Nancy Newbrough
Many of us have been impacted by the economic downturn since March when Covid 19 begin affecting the American people. My husband and I met with our financial advisor over Zoom in mid-April and were bracing ourselves for the worst. We...
Heart Sinking Symptoms
07.26.20 | Stories | Edited by Nancy Newbrough
A couple of weeks ago on a Friday, our family was packing and preparing to leave for a vacation at the beach at South Padre Island. I had just gone to pick up one of my daughters from her job and realized that I had a sore throat – a really...
Stuck Fast
07.19.20 | Stories | Edited by Nancy Newbrough
A few weeks ago on our eldest son’s birthday, we planned a special dinner that would include his girlfriend and grandparents. My assignment was to smoke the meat – a rack of ribs and a beef Tri-Tip roast. There is nothing like the...
Second Chance
07.12.20 | Stories | Edited by Nancy Newbrough
Around the beginning of May, I began to experience minor chest pains and fatigue. I chalked it up to indigestion and all that was happening in my life at the time. There was a lot of work-related stress due to COVID-19 and...