Category: Personal Stories

On the outskirts of Redding, CA, there lives a woman named Joni Rowe.  At first glance, she is your typical sweet old lady.  She has short curly red hair and has lived by herself since her husband passed in ’97.  In her life, she has survived cancer and polio.  That in itself is a great Read more…

Donna McCormick is a giver.  From the moment she was diagnosed with MS, she decided to help people just like her.  This started with teaching them yoga.  For people suffering from disabilities (particularly degenerative ones), yoga is a great way to keep strength and flexibility. Even after losing her ability to walk independently, Donna continued Read more…

  Reality TV has a bad reputation.  Not only does it tend to show the worst society has to offer, but it manipulates it look even more horrible.  Unrelated scenes are edited together, context is thrown out the window.  The people featured come off as mere caricatures of real human beings.  Their issues are there Read more…

  “If you were to tell me you could give me back my legs, I don’t know if I would do it because I’m happy the way I am right now.” -Cindy Ouellet Cindy Ouellet was always an active girl.  During her childhood, she was a daring skier and a promising soccer player.  Things changed Read more…

  By the age of 20, Jason Becker was set to become one of the greatest guitar players in rock music.  Like many legends, he started young.   Jason recorded his first full album with his friend when he only 16.  Jason’s friend would go on to be the lead guitarist of Megadeath.  After graduating high Read more…