Alison Armstrong Taylor grew up in an atheist family. But from an early age she knew there were families that believed in God. Alison tells her husband Tom about how she hid her interest in religion from her family, and how that interest has grown through the years.
After a number of miscarriages, Anne Creager discovered she was pregnant with a healthy baby. However, as she tells her friend Jodi Booth, another health complication would soon force Anne to decide between her health and the life of her unborn child.
59 year-old Salt Lake City resident Don Sargent (R) was diagnosed with diabetes in the late 1960’s, and the disease has tested his strength several times since. Don spoke with his older brother James (L) about his nearly lifelong battle with diabetes, and the predicaments it helped put him in:
Howard Jay Henry (L) is 43 years old and sober. But that’s not always been the case. He tells Marilyn Keith of Circle of Hope (R), a program designed to give “lost” Native Americans pride in their heritage, how life led him down a path of homelessness and alcoholism, and about his road to recovery.
Laura Kemp’s mother left her husband and four children when Laura (L) was 7 years old. Now 63 and living in Twin Falls, Idaho, Kemp tells her daughter Kristy Buffington (R) how she dealt with the pain of the abandonment through the years, and what it was like to reconnect with her mother later in life.
Jamis Johnson was convicted of securities fraud in 2007. He was ordered to pay restitution and serve a one-year sentence, six months of which were to be spent in the Millard County Jail. Now 57, Johnson and his daughter Lauren speak about his legal difficulties and his life in lockup. Produced by KCPW with interviews [...]
Three years ago, Joseph Taggart (R) suffered a life changing injury. Now 27, Taggart tells his father Timothy (L) about how the injury happened, how he’s learned to live with it, and how it’s changed his life.
Mary Dickson (R) once fought thyroid cancer. However, as she tells her friend Ursula Zwick (L), it wasn’t until several years later that she would stumble upon how she got the disease.
Nine years ago, Scott Williams (L) lost part of his legs after a rock-climbing accident. Soon after, he met April Hollingsworth (R) and her dog, Piggy (center). At the time, Piggy was dealing with paralysis after being hit by a car. Williams speaks about his ordeal and how Piggy’s progress helped him keep his spirits up.
Tena Mar Sadler (center) was diagnosed with Usher’s Syndrome when she was 17 years old. Usher’s Syndrome is characterized by a loss of both hearing and vision. Now 51, Tena tells her sisters, Carla Terry Judd (L) and Rebecca Terry Heal (R), about how life changes as she loses those senses.
