Nostalgia

In August 1968, I moved to Lansing as a 20-year old graduate nurse to work at Sparrow Hospital. Back then, it was not the usual for a 20-year old to live alone in an apartment. With the help of my relatives, I rented a room in this house on Eureka Street from Bea & Bernard Christy. Bea Christy provided child care for my cousin, Marc. She was a community activist, and did so much for the community in which she lived that they named an annual award in her honor. I worked evenings, came in after they were sleeping and essentially slept late every day. I only lived there about six months. It was a very restrictive environment.