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Daisy RussellDaisy looks through her “brag book,” in which she keeps papers andpictures that remind her of special accomplishments.The eagle on thefront of the book reminds her to fly high!We went out and got some ice cream, and I relaxed,and by the time I got back, I was ready to face thatproblem again. I was just plain tired out, and heknew just what I needed.”About Peg Otten, Daisy says, “She gave me thegumption to start learning to read. I did a lot ofwhat I did because she asked me to. She was the53
Reading Changed My Life! Three True Storiesfirst person who told me, ‘You are smart! You cando this!’ ” Even today, Daisy cannot speak withouttears about what that kind of encouragement meantto her. Her voice is hoarse with emotion as sheadds, “You tell a child she’s stupid and worthlessoften enough, she eventually believes you. She quitstrying. But Peggy—she made me believe maybethat wasn’t true.”Today, Daisy is in yet another phase of her life.Back surgery two years ago left her with metal rodsand screws in her backbone, and she is no longerable to do the physical work required of her atHoneywell. She has retired and spends much of hertime caring for her grandchildren, eight-year-oldTiffany and two-year-old Bradley. “My grandbabies,”she says, “are my number one priority.”Having had such a painful childhood herself, she isclearly determined that her grandchildren will growup differently. “Until I was a teenager, I didn’tknow that all daddies didn’t beat their kids,” she54
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