My 15-year-old daughter kept complaining about nausea and severe stomach pain. My husband brushed it off and said, “she’s just faking it. Don’t waste time or money.” So I secretly took her to the hospital myself. The doctor stared at the scan and whispered, “there’s something inside her…” All I could do was scream.

“Water was life over there,” Harold continued quietly as he stared out toward the road. He told Mike that soldiers could go days without food, but without water, nothing else mattered at all.

Mike listened carefully as Harold explained that he started noticing people struggling when he first moved to this town. He saw kids going to school thirsty and families having to choose between groceries and bottled water..…continue reading…