by Reed | Apr 15, 1987 | Friends & Family, Gratitude
I moved to Atlanta in 1985 after accepting a job transfer with AT&T. I was 25, and it was a big move for me. Until then, I had stayed close to my nest in and around Kansas City. With that came a comfort zone of family, faith, friends, lifelong sports teams, a...
by Reed | Mar 30, 1986 | Friends & Family, Gratitude
I met Dave in Kansas City the summer after graduating from college. We both moved to Kansas City for jobs after graduating from different places. I was coming home after four years in Manhattan, KS, and Dave graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO....
by Reed | Jun 15, 1985 | Gratitude, Mind
After leaving both the family nest and college cocoon, I entered the real world. It was 1981 and I had a good job with a public accounting firm in Kansas City. Now on my own and single, I was experiencing way too many lows amidst the erratic way I was living. I...
by Reed | May 15, 1983 | Gratitude, Medical Professionals, Technology & Medications
Two years after graduating from college, I became frustrated with the number of hypoglycemic episodes and the impact they had on my exercise, work and relationships. So, in 1983 I sought help from a specialist and set up an appointment with an endocrinologist....
by Reed | May 21, 1982 | Friends & Family, Gratitude
I met Dave in the Spring semester of my freshman year at Kansas State University. During his senior year of high school, he was a Kansas City All Metro football player and chose to play at a small college during his freshman year of college. A semester of that was...
by Reed | Sep 10, 1977 | Gratitude
The U.S. government has a history of helping and protecting disadvantaged and disabled citizens. Legislation dates back to 1917 and the benefits continue today. As I prepared for college in 1977, the Vocational Rehabilitation Bill of 1973 offered help – because I had...
