From Colorado Health & Wellness Magazine
Austin Eubanks — Mending Lives
”Austin’s name might be familiar to many longtime Coloradans; on April 20, 1999, Eubanks was crouched under a table in the Columbine High School library. Moments earlier, he’d been talking to his best friend, 17-year-old Corey DePooter, about going fishing after school…”
A Tangled Web
”Sitting in her son Benji’s school, Nancy Murillo huddles over her iPhone with two staff members, showing off a recent video of the 8-year-old. When school nurse Gail Therrien, who has been working with Benji for months, looks up, her eyes are wide and filled with tears. “I began this year with a child who had difficulty holding up his head,” she later shares…”
What Makes Us Happy?
”Eleven people mill around a light-filled room inside an Arvada church, a window framing a picture-perfect view of the Rockies. They’re a diverse group, with only one apparent trait they might have in common: They all seem slightly off their rockers…”
Recipe for Resilience
”It was March of 2012, and Betsy Mathies' doctor had just given her the diagnosis she'd been fearing: Parkinson's disease. First, the tears started, she says. And then: "I remember I said, 'Oh shoot!' and he asked me if I wanted to say something stronger than that…”
Finding a Natural Calm
”When my son Wilder was diagnosed with ADHD, like a lot of parents, I was overwhelmed. Though I’d sensed this diagnosis was coming — I was the only mom visibly sweating when leaving toddler-time classes — I felt unprepared for all the questions that came with it…”
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From Advocate Magazines, Dallas
"The Rise and Fall of the Arcadia"
"It was June 21, 2006, the first day of summer, and the old Arcadia theater was ablaze. The roof had already caved in. The theater had pulled through two damaging fires in its 80 years. The third would prove to be its ruin."
"The Board Game Geek"
"Alden is so into board games — he estimates he has more than 1,000 in his personal collection — that five years ago, he and a friend started a website dedicated to the board-gaming community."
"Are Our Kids Safe?"
"These kids don’t walk to their friends’ houses or to school. They don’t ride their bikes around the block or to the nearest creek. They don’t even play in the front yard without our watchful eyes. Why then, given favorable odds of 1 in 626,000, don’t we allow our children more freedom?"
"Rockin' Mamas"
"A couple of the band’s newer fans stop dancing, stare wide-eyed at the stage. They haven’t heard this song before, and you can see what’s going on in their heads: Wait, I know this voice … am I in trouble? Just a second ago I was dancing, and now this strange lady who isn’t my mom is yelling … "
"True Callings"
"This is the story of three such women. Women of different backgrounds, different ages, and different motivations for creating the things they do. Yet they have one thing in common: Take away their creative process, and you take away a piece of them."
"Locally Grown, Locally Owned"
"Though they put on brave faces and try to remain optimistic, the truth is, Tim Schmitz says matter-of-factly, unless the neighborhood starts supporting them soon, they’ll have to close their doors in a matter of months."
"The Quilting Queen"
"If there is such a thing as a rebel in the world of quilting, Pat Campbell is it. Or at least she was, before even quilting purists had to admit her quilts were a sight to behold."
"Starting Over"
"In this room, they’re not trying to escape the nightmare of war or poverty; they’re just trying to escape the drudgery of words like 'low income' and 'entry level.' ”
"Turning a Corner"
“We talked for about two hours on my front driveway, and he told me about the neighborhood’s history,” Gingold remembers. “I had no clue. And at that point, I absolutely fell in love. I love streets that have a history behind them, and the history here was pretty incredible.”