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From the Editor
Taking chances, making changes
nuria mathog
Editor
The best advice I
have ever received
is to find the kind
of opportunities that scare
you, and dive into them
headfirst.
In February 2015, I
accepted a job offer as
a reporter for the Laramie
Boomerang, a daily
newspaper based out of
Laramie, Wyo. — a small
city more than 1,000 miles
away from any of my
friends or family in California.
On my first night
in my new home, as I battled
both altitude sickness
and a sudden, unexpected
bout of homesickness, I
lay wide awake, staring
out the window at the inkblack
sky, and wondered
if I had in fact made a
terrible mistake.
The second night, I
decided I needed to push
myself out of my comfort
zone and meet some people
in the community. I headed
to a meetup group I discovered
at a local board game
store, where one of the first
people I encountered was a
kind, intelligent postdoctoral
researcher named Bobby
— a man I am incredibly
thrilled to say is now my
husband.
We tied the knot in
Chicago at the end of
July, and as the two of
us exchanged vows and
shared our first dance,
I wondered how different
our lives would have
been if I had never sent
in that initial job application
or dared to set foot in
that game shop. Our first
meeting was a statistical
improbability, given
that neither of us had any
previous connection to
Wyoming — Bobby, who
grew up near Peoria, had
moved to the state just one
month earlier — and all I
could feel was unimaginably,
indescribably grateful
that we had each made
the choices that brought us
together. Against all odds,
we somehow managed to
find each other.
In addition to a new life
together, the professional
experience we acquired
while working in Laramie
has enabled both of us to
pursue fulfilling careers
here in the Midwest. Wyoming
will always have a
special place in our hearts
because of what it gave us.
Not every risk has a
payout as wonderful as
ours did — some may
only lead to setbacks and
discouragement.
But there was only one
way to find out, and I’m
so glad we did.
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nfyn
From Page 12
According to Becca Matlak-Hodges,
Gabby’s aunt,
her breathing tube has been
removed and that was “a
very big step for her.”
“She is currently using
the BiPAP at night but is
breathing room air majority
of the day,” Matlak-
Hodges said.
Gabby was having trouble
feeding, and the doctors
had to use a nasojejunal
tube — used for those
with weaker digestion —
that bypasses the stomach
to carry food to the second
portion of the small intestine.
But, she is now able to
use a nasogastric tube instead
that carries food directly
to her stomach.
“She has been opening
her eyes gradually the last
few weeks; she is not focusing
on anyone or anything
yet but it’s nice to be
able to see her pretty blue
eyes,” Matlak-Hodges said.
Reporting by Abhinanda
Datta, Assistant Editor. For
more, visit LockportLegend.
com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Meal-planning class coming
to library
The New Lenox Public
Library is giving residents
a chance to learn how to
better prepare and plan
their meals each week.
The event, slate for
5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 28, is geared toward
the ones who struggle
with the daily question
of ‘What’s for dinner?’
Kelli Svancarek, programming
coordinator
for the library, said it is a
perfect time to have this
event because school is
right around the corner.
With the busy schedules
students are about to have,
having a plan for the week
will be beneficial for everyone.
“We have had a lot of
requests for anything we
could do for cooking demonstrations
and classes,”
she said. “Especially with
school starting and having
to make meals for active
kids and families, it’s nice
to get started early and prepare
for the school year.”
The class will be taught
by professional speaker
and organizer Beth Randall.
She has worked on
a number of projects with
people, helping them become
more organized in
any facet of their lives.
Reporting by Sean Hastings,
Editor. For more, visit
NewLenoxPatriot.com.
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