Paula Davis of Allentown is a wife, a mom and a retired long-term substitute teacher. She raised four children while her husband served in the military. But after a series of traumatic events and a bout with COVID, Paula became a shell of the woman she used to be–without even realizing it.
“My oldest son was killed in a car accident, and my niece died 18 months later,” the 66-year-old said. “Several years later, I lost my brother and my dog right after the pandemic shut the world down. And then I got COVID, which resulted in severe gastrointestinal issues. But I just plowed through because that’s what was expected.”
It was Paula’s son who spoke up and helped her realize that she was not okay. “My son said to me, ‘Mom, you are disappearing.’ And he was right. I thought about what kind of next chapter I wanted to have and knew I needed help.”…