How I Went From a $60,000 Career to Needing Emergency Food Stamps

My career is in public health, where I spend my time advocating for people in order for a reduction in health disparities.  The clients we serve are typically low income, with insurance difficulties, health problems or risks, and competing needs in obtaining the necessary resources to survive.  I have worked to get people access to…

Forget Me Not

I close my eyes and see the past. Breath heavy, body convulsing, hot skin, cold body begging for mercy Is this a nightmare? Eyes open, nothing has changed This is not a nightmare; this is reality. I close my eyes and see the past. Voices talking but my face is covered. I cannot associate the…