by lameredith | Jun 6, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
“We need to get rid of your mother,” David Crows father told him when he was a young boy. He’d worried David would experience the mental health problems that she did, and insisted David help dispose of her to reduce the likelihood. What happened...
by lameredith | Jun 1, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
Bullying isn’t a new problem. But with the advent of social media, it’s one that children who are harassed at school no longer get a break from. Brook Wright was targeted at school many years ago, and when here fierce mother tried to intervene, things only...
by lameredith | May 24, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
Frank Zafiro isn’t afraid of a challenge. A police officer for many years before retiring as a captain, he’d long been a writer with a string of successes. But as the world of publishing changed, he found himself fighting to get his books into the hands of...
by lameredith | May 16, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes, Uncategorized
First, the diagnosis was epilepsy. Then, a host of other symptoms besides seizures were identified and treated. By the time Mary Held finally found a doctor who landed on the right intervention, she’d lost mobility and nearly all the ability to work and live as...
by lameredith | May 10, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
Daniel Hess was just a little boy when his close-as-a -brother cousin died. Daniel himself was born with aortic valve stenosis, a heart defect that meant he couldn’t play sports like other kids. He could have easily focused on the limitations, but from the...
by lameredith | Apr 25, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
Jinny Wong was living the dream. With a supportive husband, a secure job with great benefits, and a growing family, what could be better? But she wasn’t living her dream. Jinny wanted to pursue her passion of acting. But should she? How could she? What all was...