Success Stories

Twins Love 'Girlie' Stuff

May 11, 2011
Shailyn and Kaitlyn

Shailyn and Kaitlyn are 9-year-old twins who love “girlie stuff” — makeup, clothes, shopping, anything pink. They enjoy music, particularly Hannah Montana and Katy Perry. And they enjoy being outdoors,…

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Carlos Finds Support to Live Independently Again

May 11, 2011
Carlos

Carlos was a social worker living in Florida three years ago when he became ill with a spinal infection. His doctors gave him no hope to live and sent him…

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What She Lacks in Mobility, She Makes Up for in Attitude

May 11, 2011
Elizabeth

Elizabeth was paralyzed in June 2000 when a car ran a red light, t-boning her Chevy Blazer. Her car rolled seven times, throwing Elizabeth out the driver-side window and pinning…

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Granddaughter of Freed Slave Leads Life of Service

May 11, 2011
Willa

Born in 1906, Willa, 105, is CICOA’s oldest client. The granddaughter of a freed slave, Willa was taught from her earliest childhood to honor the memory and sacrifice of her…

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