Articles Written by:    ALEXIS REHRMANN     

Lacking a Permanent Home, He Must Lean on ‘Nice People’

Despite a right knee stiffened with arthritis, James Zeman’s actor’s bearing makes him appear taller than his 6 feet 3 inches. His taste in poetry runs to the classics: Emily Dickinson and William Blake. Most days, he eats lunch at Project ORE. The ...

From ALEXIS REHRMANN, The New York Times,  6 Jan 2008
Related Topics: William Blake,  Emily Dickinson

Once Pregnant and Penniless, Now Leading a Household

Viviana DeJesus, 2 ½, is displaying toys for her visitors. A wind-up rocking horse whirs and blinks as she wheels a toy stroller around the coffee table, slinging a purse over her shoulder. Viviana lives with her mother, Yeni Barahona, and baby sister ...

From ALEXIS REHRMANN, The New York Times,  28 Dec 2007

The Neediest Cases: Therapists Are Leashed, but Affection Is Unbridled

With a jingle of tags and bells, Harley, Dolly, Feather and Bailey trot past a bank of poinsettias and into the Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home on Staten Island. The lobby erupts, as if rock stars just walked in. “He ...

From ALEXIS REHRMANN, The New York Times,  26 Dec 2007

The Neediest Cases: Father Finds Answers to What Ails Family

On April 11, 2006, Eduardo Garcia returned to New York City with his three young children, Jillian, Emily and Sailor. He was desperately seeking medical care for Emily, then 3 ½. “Emily was always thin. I had no idea why she wouldn’t gain weight,” he ...

From ALEXIS REHRMANN, The New York Times,  22 Dec 2007

The Neediest Cases: Nurturing a Goal With Abundant Hope

Stephanie Womble’s apartment is packed with Christmas cheer. Lights are strung through the living room, the tree plays carols, and the walls and doors are covered in wrapping paper. “It makes me happy inside,” Ms. Womble says. “I wake up, I’m happy. ...

From ALEXIS REHRMANN, The New York Times,  22 Dec 2007

The Neediest Cases: Mourning Many Losses, Rebuilding a Sense of Home

Stacks of plastic bags line a wall of Joanne Sawyer’s front room. From the jumble of her belongings, she pulls out a child-size pink chair, and bursts into tears. The chair is for her young granddaughters, and it is missing a leg. “I’m not going to ...

From ALEXIS REHRMANN, The New York Times,  22 Dec 2007

A World Away, Healing From an Attack

When American soldiers arrived in Baghdad in April 2003, Uday Hattem met them on the street. “Because at the beginning it was everything normal,” he said. “We talk with them; they are not afraid.” He spoke English, and soon started work on a military ...

From ALEXIS REHRMANN, The New York Times,  20 Dec 2007

The Neediest Cases: Back From the Edge, and Living His Life Note by Note

“Becoming a composer totally surprised me,” said Gerald Busby. He sat on his sofa, which doubles as his bed, in his studio apartment at the Chelsea Hotel, with his upright piano and artwork that friends and colleagues have given him over the years. His ...

From ALEXIS REHRMANN, The New York Times,  15 Dec 2007
Related Topics: Robert Altman

After Coming So Far, He Stands to Lose So Much

In the six years since he received help from The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, Florent Mathurin has scrambled and saved his way into a new life, which he suddenly seems in danger of losing. “It’s a long journey and it’s a far walk I have done, ...

From ALEXIS REHRMANN, The New York Times,  8 Dec 2007
Related Topics: Marcus Garvey

Grandmother Puts the Children First

When Julia Santos moved to New York from Puerto Rico in 2003, things were looking up. Her fiancé made a good living as a mechanic. She saw her three grandchildren regularly. And after 11 years in separate cities, she and her daughter, Alaeida Cruz, ...

From ALEXIS REHRMANN, The New York Times,  2 Dec 2007
Related Topics: Santos, Ltd.

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