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A Survivor Breaks the Silence

One out of five women is sexually assaulted at some point in her life. Most of the time, it’s a family member, friend or acquaintance that commit these horrendous acts.  Unfortunately, when I was eight, I became one of those statistics.  My uncle, my father's brother, was the perpetrator. When a child is at that inn [...]
Jackie

Dealing With Diabetes

One of the things I remember most about growing up is that my family rarely sat down together to eat a home cooked meal.  The majority of our meals were spent eating out. We ate big, paying no attention to fat or sugar content.  All that changed when I was in the 4th grade when my father suffered a major heart at [...]
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Angel Looking Over You

Bang! In a moment, you can loose a very important person who has been in your life since you were born. Cynthia, age 18, experienced this firsthand when her father committed suicide. Losing her dad impacted her life, and it is an experience she would never wish to anyone. It feels like the darkness overshadows your life, o [...]
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Dealing with Illness

We all have our bad days and our good days, but what is it like when a family member has a terminal or serious illness? In order to better understand what it’s like to live with ill family members, Latinitas asked 19-year-old Luisa Rivas and 22-year-old Ida Palumbo to share their stories. Luisa Rivas found out four mon [...]