I haven’t been able to talk about my brother because of my guilt and shame in not being able to help him. But I want to find ways to help others. I don’t talk about Steve anymore. He’s become my secret. The one I’m too ashamed to share. Steve and I were uncommonly close, that…
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Three Staten Island brothers graduate FDNY academy within months of one another
“It was a beautiful thing to see them supporting each other,” said their mother, Suzette Machuca. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — When Daniel Machuca, 28, graduated from the FDNY academy in August, his two younger brothers, who graduated just months prior, didn’t hesitate to commemorate his accomplishment. Jason Machuca, 23, and Eric Machuca, 25, stationed at…
22-year-old raising little brother after parents passed away gifted remodeled home in Katy
A Katy organization and numerous volunteers came together to renovate a home for two brothers who lost their parents. KATY, Texas – A Katy organization and numerous volunteers came together to renovate a home for two brothers who lost their parents. “I love it,” said Jaylan Gray. “I’m speechless, way more than we asked for….
Their little brother diagnosed with cancer, two boys raise money for others
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Gila Burgida says the hardest conversation of her life was telling her 10-year-old son, Bennett, he had cancer. The second-hardest was telling his two brothers, ages 12 and 14, what was wrong with Bennett. The Englewood family has come through a lot since that day last winter when a surgeon…