“My husband died… I’m going broke,” she sobbed to her friend. “Everyone’s telling me to sell the company. I don’t know what to do!”
This wasn’t the first time LuAn Mitchell-Halter had felt completely lost. As the youngest of five, she grew up on the brink of poverty in Melfort, Saskatchewan, watching helplessly as her brilliant father deteriorated with Alzheimer’s Disease. In high school, city girls uttered death threats and called her ‘Elly Mae’ because she wore plaid shirts and no make-up. Then at 16, she made one rebellious mistake and got pregnant. Her mother said she ruined her life, so she ran away.
Esteem Magazine, Summer 2006
“I read the article you wrote on LuAn Mitchell-Halter and it really touched my heart… I would be honored if you could express my thoughts to LuAn and thank you for the amazing article…” Denise Baril-Rooney, September 2006