I Found My Lighthouse

StoryCorps

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🗓️ 2 February 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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On this episode of the StoryCorps podcast, we're exploring hope: where it comes from, what it feels like, and how it changes people.

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0:00.0	I'm Dave Isay, founder of StoryCore.
0:02.6	Support for this podcast and the following message come from Morgan Stanley, a proud sponsor
0:07.2	of StoryCore.
0:08.2	Morgan Stanley is committed to giving back into fostering meaningful dialogue among people
0:12.5	and communities.
0:13.8	MorganStanley.com.
0:14.8	It can be hard to talk about hope, especially after the year we just had, but also because
0:26.5	it can look and feel different for everyone.
0:29.8	Sometimes it comes to a certain moment, other times it takes decades to inspire.
0:35.3	But either way, hope is one of those magic ingredients that can truly change the way
0:40.3	we see ourselves and the world around us.
0:43.8	It's the StoryCore podcast from NPR.
0:47.0	I'm your host, Camila Cushionny.
0:49.4	This week we're bringing you four stories from people who found that little bit of magic
0:53.4	when they least expected it.
1:01.4	We start things off with Ellen Hughes and Keith Miller.
1:05.0	Their path's first cross in 2018 in Chicago.
1:08.4	Ellen was on her way to the ER with her 33 year old son Walker.
1:12.6	Walker has autism and he was having a really bad reaction to a new medication.
1:18.0	When they got to the hospital, Walker got more upset and he bit Ellen's arm.
1:23.0	That's when they encountered public safety sergeant, Keith Miller.
1:26.8	We were already anticipating what was going to happen in this emergency room because when
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