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Case management and advocacy does make a difference in the quality of life breast cancer patients.  This story brings a bittersweet message about the heartache and difficulties faced by my mom, and the impact it had in our family, as well as highlighting the abysmal difference in health care/case management coverage across the US.

This is a story about my life growing up and how I became the woman I am today.

Video on why I choose to be tobacco free.

I made this digital story because I was fed up with my insurance company.

I spoke with Lloyd Ama at his daughter's home in West Philadelphia. Lloyd is 92 years old. He was born in his parents house located in South Philadelphia at 1244 S. 15th street on September 17, 1917. His mother, Ada Adams, was born in 1883 in Wilmington, North Carolina. His father, Kushi Amakawa, was born in 1873 in Kobe, Japan. Lloyd talks about his parents meeting for the first time and the disappearance of his father.

After year's of trying to change my curly hair, I sat in Marni's Chair and was never the same again.

After year's of trying to change my curly hair, I sat in Marni's Chair and was never the same again.