Camila, a farm worker legally working in the U.S., had a stroke as the result of a work accident. The stroke left her with no use of the right side of her body. In addition to being in a wheelchair, she had memory loss and expressive aphasia, which made it difficult for her to recall […]
Rosa fled to the United States to escape violence and poverty in her home country. She married and started a new life here. Unfortunately, her marriage was abusive, and she narrowly escaped it with her life. Through all this, she tried to stay strong and hopeful. She gave birth to a baby girl who gave […]
The Davis family’s eight-year-son Brady was born with muscular dystrophy which left him unable to walk and dependent on others to carry him anywhere he needed to go. Wanting to give their son more independence, his family spent months petitioning Medicaid for a special wheelchair that would enable him to get around on his own. […]
Married for over twenty years, Tracy’s husband had become increasingly irrational and violent. Tracy had been in and out of the shelter several times, but John always pressured her to come back home. After an episode where John blackened both her eyes and dragged her by her hair over broken glass, Tracy was finally ready […]