Saturday Roundup: Coping, Cooking and Courting

Stories and snippets that we've adored from the week of July 23, 2018 to July 27, 2018 These first three stories are from our episode "Coping Mechanisms": Sy Saliba and Yvette Saliba 1:43 Sy's wife and Yvette's mother, Pat, stayed optimistic when she was dying of cancer by looking forward to the little things. You can listen to more stories on Storycorps by visiting:www.storycorps.org Shasti O'Leary-Soudant and Jethro Soudant 4:20 Shasti talks about "the happiest and worst day" of her life. You can listen to more stories from Storycorps by visiting: www.storycorps.org Letting the Ashes Go by Fran Yardley 7:07 Fran and her mother and siblings rely on each other in order to literally and metaphorically let go of their father.  From our episode "Faith, Food, and Fear": Funderburk Piece 24:30 The story of the Funderburks, a family who relied on their faith to move to Jonesborough Tennessee and open a sweet shop. Learn more about "Downtown Sweet" by visiting: www.downtownsweet.com From "Dreadful Dates": The Date by Leeny Del Seamonds 44:27 A young couple on a date run into some trouble when they come across an escaped felon. Learn more about Leeny Del Seamonds by visiting: www.leenydelseamonds.com