Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Shad Isaac
Meet Shad Isaac, a 19 year old living with Spina Bifida. I say living because as you will see in these photos, he does not let his disability slow him down. In fact he is more active than anyone else I know.
Shad plays wheelchair basketball, track and does archery when he can. He is also incredibly talented at putting things back together, in fact I can remember two times while I was with him that he was fixing something. Shad is a Senior at Putnam City West in Oklahoma City, OKLA. and attends Francis Tuttle in the mornings.
Probably the most interesting thing about Shad is his amazing family. Shad was adopted by Linda and Dell Isaac. The Isaac's have fostered more than 60 children and both are in their 70's. Shad and his sister Patty are the only two children that still live with Linda and Dell. Linda is a breast cancer surviver and after meeting her I can tell you I'm not surprised one bit that she beat the cancer.
Shad has won many trophies and medals and is always the ladies man wherever he goes. After meeting him I was immediately inspired by his character and the fact that he doesn't let anything (especially his disease) stop him.
Shad plays wheelchair basketball, track and does archery when he can. He is also incredibly talented at putting things back together, in fact I can remember two times while I was with him that he was fixing something. Shad is a Senior at Putnam City West in Oklahoma City, OKLA. and attends Francis Tuttle in the mornings.
Probably the most interesting thing about Shad is his amazing family. Shad was adopted by Linda and Dell Isaac. The Isaac's have fostered more than 60 children and both are in their 70's. Shad and his sister Patty are the only two children that still live with Linda and Dell. Linda is a breast cancer surviver and after meeting her I can tell you I'm not surprised one bit that she beat the cancer.
Shad has won many trophies and medals and is always the ladies man wherever he goes. After meeting him I was immediately inspired by his character and the fact that he doesn't let anything (especially his disease) stop him.
For you Zackary - April 19, 1995
Alisha Leach lost her three-year-old son, Zackary Taylor Chavez, on April 19, 1995 in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Bombing in Oklahoma City. After finding out that she was pregnant with another child only a few days after the bombing, she and her husband moved out of the state. This essay covers a mother returning to the bombing memorial site for the 15th anniversary to remember her son. For weeks, she participated in events including the 15th anniversary service, a family viewing of the site, the 10th anniversary memorial marathon on April 25 and many other small events. Included are her family, police officers that were involved in finding her son, and even people that have run in the marathon for Zackary's memory for 10 years. I got to be a part of all of this, and document a mother facing all of this for the first time since the sad day 15 years ago.
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