After selling the office equipment business he had run for 14 years, Don Kreamer was unable to find a new job. He and his wife Sheyenne struggled with bills until finally they lost their home to foreclosure and must move out by January 31st. They took a break from packing up their belongings to watch President Obama deliver his much anticipated State of the Union address.
Reporter Michael Luo and I spent the evening with Don and Sheyenne watching the speech and listening to their comments on the President’s words. After listening to what they have been through, and are going through this week with the foreclosure, it amazed me that they were not bitter, nor simply resigned to their fate. Don described it as being as far down as they could go and now things must go up, sort of how many feel about the country as a whole, we all just wish it would happen a little faster. I hope I am that positive if I ever find myself in a similar place.
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