My past makes me a fighter and survivor

My past makes me a fighter and survivor

“I grew up in Iran and lived there for 27 years. My sister and I left in 2010. We went to Turkey and made an application to enter the United States. I am Baha’i and Iranians don’t recognize us or give us basic human rights. They arrest people us and...
Stone Soup is a sign of love at Christmas

Stone Soup is a sign of love at Christmas

We have been doing Stone Soup for seven years. The Mobile Jaycees have the Children Shopping Tour that has been going on since Woolworths was downtown. We take kids from different organizations shopping for other people. A lot of them are foster kids and inner-city...
My sister lives on through my music

My sister lives on through my music

I love to sing and started a singing telegram business. The name is Inspirational Melody because singing is so inspiring for me and there is a song for every occasion. I started singing when I was about seven with my sister. Singing harmony with her was just right and...
Cancer never crossed my mind

Cancer never crossed my mind

“I got angry when I found out I had breast cancer. My sister was 28 when she died from liver cancer and my dad died from prostate cancer two years ago.  I was doing a whole foods, plant-based diet and exercised all of the time. What did I do to deserve this?  Now the...