Cindy Stidham never thought that at 56 she’d be pawning off her belongings just to keep the utilities on.
She never thought that in Tulsa, where she’s lived and worked for the past decade, that she’d be walking to a nonprofit in November to pick up a Thanksgiving dinner; towing home a box of food strapped to a tiny pink cart and leading her blind roommate, Norman, who was tasked with carrying the turkey.
But for the past several months, it’s been her reality.