I love this state

And here are a couple of the 5 million reasons why.  Shot with my iphone, thought I'd put them up here for those of you that aren't addicted to instagram...
Loving living here.  Still hasn't even been a year yet. 

 

 

Diaper program

I love when I get the chance to just go hang out at someone's home, even if it's just for 20 minutes.  This was for a story on a diaper assistance program, where moms in need can get free diapers.  For this mom, it meant the difference between being able to get a job or not - if she could provide diapers for her babies, she could have others watch them while she worked. 

Cystic fibrosis treatment

Six-year old twins Taylor and Tom Rolefson live in Piedmont.  Taylor has cystic fibrosis, Tom does not.  I got to hang out with them for a bit for a story the paper was doing on gains made in treatment of cystic fibrosis at UCSF.  The Rolefsons opted not to show Taylor's actual treatment, since she's not old enough to make the decision if she wants to put that out there, and I really respect that choice.  I also learned after I got there that their dad, David, lost his brother to cystic fibrosis when he was a child.  I cannot imagine what Taylor's diagnosis was like for him, knowing firsthand what the disease is like.