Meet the Real People of IHSS — Contest Entry Winners and More…

Thanks to all of you for your outstanding entries in our “Share Your Story” contest. All of you have shown what homecare really means to UDW members and the people for whom they care. 

UDW is very proud to represent you. We will share your stories with the people of California, especially the leaders and lawmakers in Sacramento.
 

– THE  THREE CONTEST WINNERS – 

Here are more of the best entries: 


 

 

Meet the men, women, and children that are able to stay in their homes and live with dignity and love because of In Home Supportive Services. 

Here are their stories…in their own words…

Making Hapiness Happen!
by Melissa Quintana-Mitchell
The Beginning…
by Robert Andrew Daniel
For Bibi
by Linda Labine
Parent Advocate & Home Care Provider
by Victor Moreno
My Rock; 30 years of love
by Randy Chew
What Price Friendship?
by Sally Johnson
My Body Has Not Changed
by Dominika Bednarska
The Promise
by Mahnaz Firouzi
 A Mother’s Story
by Claudia Tuckman
My Child, I’ll Wait for You
by Patricia Moore
Dying at Home
by Jadja West
No institution please!
by Betty Anthony
They have earned this right
by Plarmarie Foley
Just short of a MIRACLE!!!
by Jeneane Traynor-Stover
It can happen to anyone even you
by V. Guthrie
More than a Care Giver
by Lisa Morris
How can you put a
price on love?

by Kathleen Hartshorne
My miracle daughter
by Rosy Haskins
Volunteer Mom
by Joyce Sweet
My Story
by Melinda Paterson
Mrs.
by Gayle Prentice
My Baby Aaron
by Katherine Brothers
Our Story
by Melody Humphries
A mothers peace of mind
by Tammie Johnson

These stories, poems, photos and video are some of the top vote getters in our “Share Your Story” contest–part of our campaign to to gather and disseminate the stories of real people in the IHSS community. We will continue to add more…

My name is Zoie! 

If you would like own your story, poem, photo or video published, please send it to: 


 

Editing policy: Essays are edited for spelling, grammar, and clarity. UDW Homecare Providers Union reserves the rights to all photos, videos and written material submitted.

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