by intisar | Sep 17, 2019 | Articles
By Intisar Seraaj “You are the one,” Voncile Swoopes was told by her mother. Her mother is now deceased, but Swoopes remembers when her mother asked her about being a foster parent during a car ride, about two decades ago. Her mother said she had been watching TV and...
by intisar | Aug 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Intisar Seraaj “I died in 2006,” Ruth Staggs says smiling. “I’ve had 18 surgeries and they were all life-threatening. I died twice from bleeding to death from one of my [medical] conditions.” Since 2000, Staggs says she’s had on average two major surgeries...
