Born into a large, politically connected Tutsi family, Vancouver resident Darius Safari was just a boy when the Rwandan genocide erupted over 100 horrific days in 1994. An estimated 800,000 people – mostly Tutsis – died at the hands of marauding Hutu militias. Safari and one half-sister are the only ...
The first sign that something might be wrong came in the recovery room when he wasn’t waking up as expected. That’s how Peggy Leinweber recounts the beginning of her husband’s journey with Lewy body dementia and the lessons of grace she ultimately learned. In the recovery room that day, Peggy’s husband ...
Sulayman “Sol” Bah, a former Muslim, came from Gambia in West Africa 21 years ago as a student. His intent was to live the American dream, make a lot of money and eventually return to Gambia a wealthy man driving a Mercedes and living in a two-story house. His plans ...
“I don’t remember my life very much,” said Tyler Presnell as he sat down to share his story with COUV.COM. From a black shoulder bag he pulled four pictures: One of his practically unblemished face while he slept in a coma, one of of his bare chest revealing a 12-inch ...
Pat Johnson helps people to create and grow nonprofit organizations as the founder and executive director of Ministry 911, and her journey to this point has been anything but ordinary. As a child her home was plagued with dysfunction and alcohol. It was such a stressful environment that by age ...
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