The first time I was on a ship I got seasick

The first time I was on a ship I got seasick

I have been in the Navy for just over a year. Ship life is a big transition. The first time I was on a ship I got seasick. Everything is smaller and shorter and you can’t go anywhere else. You are locked into a community with the same faces and you have to make...
Four years ago I was homeless

Four years ago I was homeless

“Four years ago I was homeless. I hit rock bottom and was living on couches and in motels. I was working for someone else and making them money but the product we were serving was my creation. I realized I didn’t have to make someone else money and the...
We brought 40 people with us to Mardi Gras

We brought 40 people with us to Mardi Gras

“I grew up in Mobile and went to med school at South Alabama. I am a pulmonary critical care doctor in Nashville. When we got married, coming back every Mardi Gras was part of the marriage contract. We have come down 13 times and this year we brought 40 people. I have...