The American Cancer Society helps save more than 400 lives a day with the help thousands of caring volunteers. For thirty years, the ACS Relay for Life has united communities globally to remember lost loved ones, celebrate survivors and work to raise funds for cancer research. You have your chance to contribute this weekend during the Relay for Life of Marshall County on Saturday June 6 and Sunday June 7 at Lincoln Junior High School in Plymouth. Continue reading
Recovering Addict Shares Story With Local Students
With sobriety, anything is possible. That’s the message addict turned triathlete Todd Crandell is sharing with students in Starke and Marshall Counties during Red Ribbon Week. He first tried alcohol when he was 13. Crandall says his life was” normal on the outside” but he was pretty emotionally distraught due to his Mom’s suicide 10 years earlier due to her struggles with addiction.
“I had a giant void that I was looking for something to fill it with, and unfortunately trying alcohol at age 13 was the catalyst for the next 13 years of destruction,” Crandall said.
He says he used “anything I could get my hands on” to try to numb the pain. Continue reading
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