by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 12, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I wanted to be a doctor, then went into AmeriCorps and met nurses doing outreach activities in the community. I love community health and health fairs. I am getting my doctorate in nursing now because one day I want to teach, but the doctor who is over me is still...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 11, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“The spider on my hand is from a long, stupid time ago. I was part of a teenage gang in Pensacola. We said we were a gang, but we weren’t really. We didn’t do anything that tough. I couldn’t stay married because I couldn’t stay in one...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 10, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I have been working in social services and with the homeless for 30 years. I started at Mobile Mental Health and was once director of social services at the Salvation Army. My heart is to help people get unstuck. Injustice and seeing people treated unfairly is...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 9, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“When we moved to Mobile from Iraq, Maryam was almost seven. She lost her hearing when she was almost two from an explosion in the war. There was an infection and she received the wrong medicine. The situation was bad and we were afraid. It took us a few years...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 8, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I am a senior in high school and started working at Waffle House two weeks ago to pay for my graduation fees and cap and gown. I am helping my mama out. I am going into the ROTC program to pay for college at ASU. I am doing JROTC in high school now. I want to go to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 7, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I have had red hair for five years and go to the hairdresser every week. I like to stand out because I am loud sometimes. I started this deli seven years ago. It was Chester’s Chicken and they let me turn it into Edna’s Deli. I was a manager at...
