by crawfork@uwosh.edu | Feb 2, 2020 | FIXED Book Stories
Brenda Merrifield as told to Joe Schulz “I was married by the time I was 18 and by the time I was age 24 I had four children. In 1999 I divorced my husband. In October of ‘99, I packed up the kids and went to go live with this guy that I met online. But, when we moved...
by crawfork@uwosh.edu | Jan 24, 2020 | FIXED Feature
Jenna Washuleski By Kaitlyn Scoville Just a day in the life Jenna Washuleski is in her element. Despite the chaos of kids running around at the Boys and Girls Club of Oshkosh, she glides in with a special guest for a H.O.P.E. group – Montee Ball, former...
by crawfork@uwosh.edu | Dec 3, 2019 | Story Behind The Story
by Natalie Dillon My only exposure to the opioid and addiction problem in the United States came from my dad, a Green County (Wis.) deputy. Of course, in my home town of only 10,000, we don’t have a lot of resources for people with addiction, so my dad came home with...
by crawfork@uwosh.edu | Dec 3, 2019 | FIXED Book Stories
Kurtis Rodrieguez as told to Natalie Dillon Pain and Addiction “I was out on bond because I got caught with crystal meth. I was on this 24/7 program where I had to go to the county jail and pee in a cup every other day to make sure I wasn’t high. I had to have...
by crawfork@uwosh.edu | Dec 3, 2019 | FIXED Book Stories
Luann as told to Natalie Dillon “I work with younger children and families. So I had some knowledge of AODA. In that way, it was helpful. In another way, it was unbelievable. How could this be happening to my son, my family? It was a shock. Things were going horrible...
