Taking the Good with the Bad: A COVID-19 Story
There would be many days that I would come home so excited from a great day at work only to be greeted by anger, resentment, and depression.
Stories of hope and resilience, Share yours.
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- Aug 4, 2020
- 8 min
Hope Remains: A COVID-19 Story
He looked around and came a bit closer as if all set to reveal a secret.
“There are rumors that a few inmates are infected with the virus
- Apr 10, 2020
- 8 min
What I’m About to Tell You
As I begin to tell you my story, please know that it is painful. Even so, I wish to do so for all the victims out there so that...
- Mar 30, 2020
- 7 min
I Look to You, Dear Daughter
As the baby of the family, I was the apple of everyone’s eye. My dad was a businessperson who worked at a supermarket...
- Mar 20, 2020
- 7 min
Pain and Humor
In the year of my birth, 1952, our desolate Texas prairie lured only the wildcatter oil tycoons from the east coast and the hardworking...
- Feb 14, 2020
- 7 min
The Greatest Honor
My father made little money as a government officer and could not afford to take care of us kids...
- Aug 23, 2019
- 8 min
Now I Know the Difference
Girls married right out of high school at 18 in my neighborhood, like an unspoken tradition. I thought I’d follow the same path...
- Jul 25, 2019
- 8 min
Off the Island
They say that life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you. In my life—in chasing my dreams, in fighting to provide...
- Jul 9, 2019
- 8 min
Without the Vows
By Georgia, my parents got divorced. After seeing their marriage decay, I stopped believing in love. I stopped believing that I would be...
- Jun 25, 2019
- 8 min
I Fear No Evil
The seeds of generosity and good will that my parents instilled in me were certainly part of what sparked my interest in becoming a nurse...
- Jun 21, 2019
- 7 min
The Quest Lives On
It’s crazy to look back on my life and see that I went from a nun candidate to a mother of five. For years, I wondered why...
- Jun 10, 2019
- 7 min
Until We Meet Again
When it happened, everyone claimed that the grief would only last a year until I was able to move on, so I consoled myself with this...
- May 9, 2019
- 6 min
An Ocean Apart
Since I was a child, I’ve been an open book and eager to have new experiences. I wanted to “see the world,” and perhaps, find...
- Apr 10, 2019
- 6 min
As the Fog Clears
My childhood was full of laughter, smiles, and love...I thought back then that nothing could bring me down...
- Mar 29, 2019
- 7 min
Ever After
I grew up in Taiwan, South Korea, and Hawaii, floating back and forth between the three places to see my father who was an influential...
- Mar 22, 2019
- 7 min
As I Looked into the Eyes of My True Love
I did not come into a perfectly happy world upon my birth in 1883. My mother had always blamed my father for disappearing into his dirty...
- Mar 18, 2019
- 7 min
A Hundred Years, a Million Memories
At 100 years old, I’ve roamed the earth longer than many. I watched the Prohibition, Elvis Presley, and over a dozen presidents come and...
- Mar 6, 2019
- 8 min
The Missing Pieces
. My mom moved us to Detroit, Michigan where she later married her second husband, a man who, unfortunately, would beat her...
- Feb 20, 2019
- 7 min
The Beginning of the End
Quitting often means you’ve failed at something, but for me, this was like turning over a new leaf. Now, quitting isn’t exactly a habit...
- Feb 19, 2019
- 8 min
Once, There Was a Princess
I planned to climb out of my castle and ride my white horse to victory. To me, it sounded simple. Unfortunately, no one told me that a...