Jun 5, 2020 | Healthy Community, United We Win
“Remember that we’re a lot more alike than we are different.” Muggs was in his early 40s when he tested positive for HIV. While visiting friends in Nashville, he knew something felt off. There had been a persistent fear, a worry in the back of his mind, for several...
Jun 5, 2020 | United We Win
“It’s not just my obligations to my family or my obligations to myself. I have an obligation to my community.” A senior at Lead Academy High School, Jaquelin’s wisdom and spirit span well beyond her years. When she’s not studying to maintain her 3.9 grade point...
Jun 5, 2020 | United We Win
“It was so much more than just losing weight. I found myself.” “I can see the sun peeping through the clouds,” Mingyon’s mother assured her as Mississippi farmland hurried past their car windows. Mingyon and her mother were driving from their home in Clarksdale,...
Jun 5, 2020 | Healthy Community, United We Win
“You can feel very isolated once you can’t get in that car and go any time you want.” Rita is legally blind. Nearly a year ago, she lost her vision and, with that, the ability to drive. “You can feel very isolated once you can’t get in that car and go any time you...
Jun 5, 2020 | Healthy Community, United We Win
“It’s like a part-time job just to stay alive.” Slyms’ kidneys were rapidly failing when she and her six-year-old son moved to Nashville. She was recently divorced and her kidneys no longer worked well enough for her to survive without dialysis or a transplant....
