by Kevin Banet | Aug 14, 2025 | Family, Generations
A Story of Kinship in Eastern Kentucky This is a fictionalized story inspired by real accounts, based on a Louisville, KY Bellarmine University thesis. The research paper was on Appalachian Kinship and authored by Taryn Rollins. Marshall, Kentucky, sits tucked into...
by Kevin Banet | Aug 14, 2025 | Family, Generations, Senior stories
More Than a Silly Phone Prank One day, I was out of town visiting my aunt when the phone rang. It was her son. “Is your refrigerator running?” he asked. “Why, of course it is,” she replied. “Well, you better stop it before it gets away!” It was a silly, well-worn...
by Kevin Banet | Aug 11, 2025 | Home Care, Reminisce, Senior stories
This article was written by a guest contributor, John Trompeter, the owner/operator of ComForCare of Wheaton, IL. My dad was a doer—one of those guys who, when met with difficulty, just put his nose to the grindstone and got things done. He served in World War II, got...
