http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/video daily 0.75 2022-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1447105647064-JCGZ9XO7SL2BVE6GPD23/image-asset.jpeg video - Fledgling falcons learn to take flight Sharron Butler, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, hand-fed two little peregrine falcons that left the nest but made it only as far as the streets of downtown Kalamazoo. The birds test their wings in the safety of a flight cage on her bird rehabilitation facility. She will return them to downtown, where the parent birds can resume their care. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1525227752376-CR3T6HRFHP3SUK8BRW26/image-asset.jpeg video - "Robert is My Hero" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1447102112667-1BM4MUMCBVR7DCDK6IOQ/image-asset.jpeg video - Declining monarch populations prompt volunteer action in Kalamazoo, MI A group of volunteers from the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo and the Kalamazoo Area Wild Ones gathered at Riverview Launch for a seed separating party. The milkweed seeds will be sent to Monarch Watch for distribution to large habitat restoration projects in the Cornbelt region. Since 1996, monarch populations have had a 90 percent drop. Milkweed, on which female monarch caterpillars lay their eggs, has declined due to the agricultural use of pesticides in the Cornbelt region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1447198598957-2OJCYQ8ZNCMPIQNGQ28C/image-asset.jpeg video - Ashton Hays jumps in the Richland Park Horse Trials Ashton Hays of Lexington, Kentucky competes in the jumping event on the second day of the Richland Park Horse Trials in Richland, MI. The annual event features riders competing in events sanctioned by the United States Eventing Association, the United States Equestrian Federation and the Federation Equestre Internationale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1447105647064-JCGZ9XO7SL2BVE6GPD23/image-asset.jpeg video - Fledgling falcons learn to take flight Sharron Butler, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, hand-fed two little peregrine falcons that left the nest but made it only as far as the streets of downtown Kalamazoo. The birds test their wings in the safety of a flight cage on her bird rehabilitation facility. She will return them to downtown, where the parent birds can resume their care. http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/event daily 0.75 2013-04-01 http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/event/frmqv3vxsrhz9jk1fpm56rdaq1s3cd monthly 0.5 2013-04-01 http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/uprooted daily 0.75 2023-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1411322820224-7S8YYA99T8IQG3MYPUQS/IMG_3667.jpg uprooted April Daniels, 24, loads her belongings onto a truck with her sister, Summer. They are relocating to Corners Trailer Park in Jersey Shore, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1411322820224-7S8YYA99T8IQG3MYPUQS/IMG_3667.jpg uprooted April Daniels, 24, loads her belongings onto a truck with her sister, Summer. They are relocating to Corners Trailer Park in Jersey Shore, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517789637187-32VLUDOV1RIX2MWM8IFE/image-asset.jpeg uprooted - Uprooted In February 2012, residents of Riverdale Mobile Park, in Jersey Shore, PA, learned of their eviction and the 37 low-income families were given four weeks to move. Aqua America-PVR bought the park to build a water-withdrawal pipeline to serve the natural gas industry. Uprooted follows three families, as they deal with the emotional and financial consequences of an eviction as they attempt to rebuild what they lost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1384967592508-NE3UNCB5SOCVD0SNW5FQ/corners2.jpg uprooted Jeanna Daniels, 4, plays outside in her new neighborhood, Corners Trailer Park in Jersey Shore, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1384963765970-UA3QBA4N3NTY0MKPUZDG/4vanderweit_documentaryCPOY.jpg uprooted On the last morning in Riverdale Mobile Park, Alexa Daniels, 14, looks out at the remains of her neighborhood. Her parents, April and Eric, surrendered their home to Aqua America because they could not afford the moving costs. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/528ba22ae4b054a14b3d5b52/5a77a1c5386f5776a997b3f3/1517789562251/ uprooted - Uprooted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1384963764940-9539C5YZH9Y9PYQY7FN3/10vanderweit_documentaryCPOY.jpg uprooted Diane Smith, 58, talks with her mother on the phone about the eviction. She lived in Riverdale Mobile Park for fifteen years and thought she would retire there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1411322775448-JCHOZUXUQ1IVM3I81I36/12vanderweit_documentaryCPOY+copy.jpg uprooted Residents and volunteers join hands to pray for the families that were forced to leave and the residents that have nowhere to go, Riverdale Mobile Park, Jersey Shore, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1411322783220-FWNZBRCZS3K1JLC38ELY/900_11.jpg uprooted Jeanna, 4, helps her mother and an anti-fracking activist paint signs in front of Riverdale Mobile Park. A few weeks before the eviction, "fracktivists" arrived on the property and set-up camp. They wanted to help the remaining residents and try to stop the construction of the water withdrawal pipeline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1411498347027-K43GWV0G86CL1KPBWZQ0/IMG_1521.jpg uprooted Diane Smith, 58, smokes a cigarette while waiting anxiously for her trailer to be moved from Riverdale Mobile Park to Loyalsock Pennsylvania, a small township 30 miles northwest from Jersey Shore. She endured many sleepless nights because she is worried her trailer will fall apart on Interstate 220. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1411424162804-47KENXO8AWJ8B4FQYYJS/11vanderweit_documentaryCPOY.jpg uprooted Bill Whyne, 73, leaves for his dialysis treatment. He and his wife, Betty Whyne, 83, lived in the trailer they surrendered for fifty years and had to move into an elderly high-rise in Williamsport, PA. They both miss sitting on their porch and describe this building as "living in a prison." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1384964293403-9SNYVU3X0HVTTM7EXOZE/9vanderweit_documentaryCPOY.jpg uprooted Sunrise in Riverdale Mobile Park, Jersey Shore, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1384964260861-MNYA0VJMUC8B0AYCF4X9/7vanderweit_documentaryCPOY.jpg uprooted April Daniels, 24, is exhausted from packing. As a former foster child, this trailer held special meaning because it became her first true home when she and her husband bought it in 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1374013944363-BW9RX47PLEBG6MO8QILE/7.jpg uprooted Diane Smith, 58, waters a bleeding heart that she planted over her cat's grave. Two weeks after moving, Kitty became ill and passed away. She buried the cat near the river, in her old community of Riverdale, before access to the community was restricted. http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/published-work daily 0.75 2022-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1384974878054-FKRFYGA9ETIV2KMBR2TH/Screen+Shot+2013-01-30+at+3.33.29+PM.png published work Local: A Quarterly of People & Places, Issue 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1384974878054-FKRFYGA9ETIV2KMBR2TH/Screen+Shot+2013-01-30+at+3.33.29+PM.png published work Local: A Quarterly of People & Places, Issue 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1384974897064-640W0057JEKV3ODLKV16/Screen+Shot+2013-01-30+at+3.33.53+PM.png published work Local: A Quarterly of People & Places, Issue 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1386094645802-4IK9B64CXVKGFOJBHP6S/worn1.jpg published work Worn Magazine, Issue 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1386094645992-F329D6ZZK8P0S7VB6UYR/worn2.jpg published work Worn Magazine, Issue 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1386094646670-A6UP3156QHNBKKED2JOO/worn3.jpg published work Worn Magazine, Issue 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1386690174250-53TD80LOYS2DKAGOIIYY/AFL13013_Final+FPO.jpg published work Marty Walsh for Mayor, Direct Mail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1375453551302-DMYUVRTDLTVUARST7N3Y/walsh_056w.jpg published work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1374023419151-FOUQQVTJJ4PE90P0YAR6/AFLCIO_ELECTION_061.jpg published work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1391183512588-YGFSTYDO4KHDLE0G417Z/walsh_027_7665squate.jpg published work Mayoral hopeful, Marty Walsh, speaks with Boston youth during a Scoops 'N Hoops event in Dorchester, MA. July 27, 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1405390545003-G783J31QYNLMLGL3BH8X/Inequality_conf_061014-1708.jpg published work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1374023408943-AAX4X8A9RJ6ONZA67UM8/AFLCIO_ELECTION_020.jpg published work   On the morning of the presidential election, members of AFSCME gather for their second annual “Wobble to the Poles” dance. November 2012 in Cleveland Ohio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1375453546076-NOT68LBIELKV48J7C97U/walsh_032w.jpg published work Mayoral hopeful, Marty Walsh, greets residents of Boston during the Puerto Rican Day parade. July 2013 in Boston, MA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1391184160561-JRGIGMQOBZJF2FXNLF1Q/AFLCIO_ELECTION_096square.jpg published work Union members chant, "Four more years!" as Barack Obama is announced 44th president of the United States of America. November 5, 2012 in Cleveland, OH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1394820306045-LWVEHWVJ69UQ98RRXFTS/congress.jpg published work Congressman John R. Lewis speaks with members of the American Society for Public Administration during their annual conference. March 13, 2014 in Washington, DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1390699111475-NIW7J8L9IP0CV43NIH0L/squaremart.jpg published work Mayoral hopeful, Marty Walsh, speaks with Boston youth during a Scoops 'N Hoops event in Dorchester, MA. July 27, 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1374026478263-DR1XA3OA5U1JPX3UJ3TK/AFLCIO_ELECTION_091.jpg published work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440972234859-MVUUQTI10JESERTBGUDW/editorial_church_cv_91.jpg published work Reverend Christopher Moore holds his son during a press conference at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Kalamazoo, MI on June 19, 2015. Kalamazoo leaders and clergy gathered to address the mass shooting that occurred on the evening of June 17, 2015 at the Emanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston, South Carolina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440974421500-DPVUSC8K0K7SO3KQIFV7/editorial_play_cv_101.jpg published work Performers take a moment to rest between scenes of "The Ballad of Jessica James" during the Kindleberger Summer Festival at Kindleberger Park in Parchment, MI on July 11, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440972735008-TJQ5DV5UJU9T5OOJS5RD/sports_soccer_win_cv_94.jpg published work Gull Lake Head Coach Jeff Corstange congratulates the team after winning the regional semifinal soccer game against Mason at Vicksburg High School in Vicksburg, MI on Wednesday June 3, 2015. Gull Lake beat Mason in a sudden-death penalty kick shootout (4-3). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440975587637-PVMSVNHL30PEPTCLXLBK/skate_park_-17.jpg published work Michael Iavarone,left, executes a kick flip at the Upjohn Skate Park in Kalamazoo, MI on July 12, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440971133882-S4I3E4OHWNO1X05HX7HB/sports_girl_footballcv_65.jpg published work Sophomore Jazman Davenport puts on her helmet before heading out to the field for the first day of football practice at Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo, MI on August 10, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440975074411-7UG8DTJAUFSVA3X6U4GR/sport_band_3cv_105.jpg published work The Kalamazoo Legends, a competitive drum and bugle corps, practice before performing in the Drum Corps International Tour at Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, MI on July 29, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440971010713-41GHLEHH0Y91TAR5VHTW/portrait_piano_cv_80.jpg published work Phil Mattson plays the piano at Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo, MI on May 23, 2015. Family, friends and colleagues gather to celebrate the life of the former Western Michigan University music professor and Gold Company alumni Steve Zegree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1405391092337-7AGI8Q19OJ2WX9FEYARW/roosevelt_award_071014-7973.jpg published work Former Senator Christopher Dodd hugs Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro after presenting her with the FDR Distinguished Public Service Award at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC on July 10, 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440974400865-ZP45PLF9LHDIN3AN22J5/editorial_hula_cv_100.jpg published work Shannon, 9, hula hoops during the Kalamazoo Farmers Market's first night market at Homer Stryker Field in Kalamazoo, MI on Thursday July 9, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1384995214701-R9HXOBPE0LVGYLZAQ0VB/storysqure.jpg published work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440971749222-HKFV9X89P7IBDB6GBISX/sports_chair_cv_92.jpg published work Parchment Panthers practice before a soccer match against Paw Paw at Comstock High School in Comstock, MI on May 30, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440971089682-EG5AGYM7UWLOTBALGJPA/sports_soccer_handscv_84.jpg published work Calvin Christian High School players link hands during the national anthem before a Division 4 varsity soccer semifinal against Kalamazoo Christian High School at Plainwell High School in Plainwell, MI on June 10, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1445304443329-0I4MGFSQU6UDY0469HFG/20151017_tennis_cv_137.jpg published work Michigan State's Montae Nicholson (9) takes down Western Michigan's Darius Phillips during the Broncos season opener at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI on September 4, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440969435193-FFGHWO9AIZSGUKD77GHX/football_yellowcv_64.jpg published work Portage Central huddles on the field against Mattawan in an alumni football game at Mattawan High School in Mattawan, MI on August 1, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440974424319-6GIQ27KYIDSV53MGC2H5/editorial_sun_cv_107.jpg published work The sun sets over Lake Michigan before the "Light up the Lake" fireworks show in South Haven, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440974408606-OUCQNEZCTUCL7YA7IXAZ/editorial_juy_cv_106.jpg published work Sparklers are lit on South Haven Beach before the "Light Up the Lake" fireworks show in South Haven, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1445304446658-Q995EAUW2DJDTQT24FGN/20151017_tennis_cv_138.jpg published work Western Michigan's Head Coach P.J. fleck yells to the Broncos during the third quarter against the Michigan State Spartans at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440975080098-GGRD1W73EEFOFNLTFQYJ/sport_band_2cv_104.jpg published work The Kalamazoo Legends, a competitive drum and bugle corps, practice before performing in the Drum Corps International Tour at Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1374023431904-Z8ZNBTKS8695ZDNA8WN3/AFLCIO_ELECTION_070.jpg published work Union members watch the 57th Presidential election results unfold at the North Shore AFL-CIO Federation of Labor building in Cleveland, OH on November 6, 2012. Barack Obama won with 51 percent over Mitt Romney's 47 percent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1382890391947-5KTQWARKTTPUMMNYKF3R/richardson_52square.jpg published work Victoria Richards is serenaded during her sweet 16 birthday party in Chadwick, Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1524780713941-QH9PANBATMDHBUKVQIAQ/DL170604+behind+the+lens+CV88.jpg published work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517784668005-0W0NZTO2NWCMEA2CIS62/20160202_ALDEC101_Alabamadailylife_spelling_bee_123.JPG published work Oak Park Middle School student Colin Nelson yawns during the Morgan County Spelling Bee at Calhoun Community College Aerospace Training Center in Decatur, Alabama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440975869005-XPQUZY0LH01XNPHL5PZB/hunter-17.jpg published work Light shines on baby Hunter Harnish after a day of garden lounging in Sinks Grove, West Virginia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440969681425-AUAZHEHFDB7AUBQ6O28X/firecv_63.jpg published work South County Fire Authority responds to a barn fire in Schoolcraft, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1411404624693-HMSGHATE2G7BLAKCAYFS/photo-1.JPG published work Surfers make their way into the waves in Kennebunkport, Maine over Labor Day weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440974388949-0XTZSP8YOQ02DP0E7LS8/editorial_blues_cv_97.jpg published work Kim Florey, left, and Derrick Smith, right, sing along during the Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band's performance at the 22nd Kalamazoo Blues Festival at Arcadia Creek Festival Place in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The three-day celebration of blues music and culture is one of the longest-running festivals in Kalamazoo. Florey drove three hours to see the band. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440987260306-AWFDCYKKL0ZEGBWZW4LH/portrait_kid_cv_96.jpg published work Actor Holden Lance, 11, takes a moment to rest between scenes of "The Ballad of Jessica James" during the Kindleberger Summer Festival at Kindleberger Park in Parchment, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517786703932-PP4YHAVM8JFYKY7K6LW1/D161228+photos+of+the+year+CV11.jpg published work A semi truck heading north near 3622 U.S. 31 hit a pole and landed on its side in Decatur, Alabama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1524780740182-RGA8KSRM16XPG4YEVN41/DL170625+behind+the+lens+CV201.jpg published work A group of boys play basketball after they were released early from school because of a tornado warning in the northwest neighborhood of Decatur, Ala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1531433286501-3Z6RCHSLSNGLW3EM59BJ/DL171015+behind+the+lens.jpg published work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1524780795949-SAVZKDTHNV7N059ECWB3/FTSG_5613740122_nutcracker_01.jpg published work Ballerinas rehearse the snow scene for their upcoming performance of "The Nutcracker" at Dancers Incorporated's studio in Decatur, Ala., on December 5, 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517783690128-3Y5J2EIU7W61ZZS3YD82/20151112_wind_cv_140.jpg published work Steve Baker braves the waves during a storm along Lake Michigan in Saint Joseph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517786870537-2IFBOXLVWVQ3AOKM7QY1/D170624+A2+CV.jpg published work A man kayaks during a tornado warning on the Tennessee River in Decatur, Alabama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1549550281140-GRA3KLCGMO9RQARSOJBE/vanessa4.jpg published work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440977306548-3F7BEJ1SJQFO0EMPS30I/gr.jpg published work Josephine Kopp, 91, in Chicago, IL on August 5, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440987135057-0G2MMIIUP1ZSYWOA85TN/untitled+shoot-005.jpg published work James Wilco and Natalia Smith stand in front of their home in the Edison neighborhood of Kalamazoo, MI on March 16, 2015. They moved from the Southside of Chicago to be in a safer area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440975696128-A4HHM7ZQ5ABE5K6KPTTX/paddle.jpg published work John Griese, of Vero Beach, paddles on the shoreline as the sun sets over Jupiter Beach, Florida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1610640548069-XB8RY57KBU0TKQ8EJ0SL/image-asset.jpeg published work Hundreds of people march towards the Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart, May 31, 2020, as part of a peaceful protest in response to the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota. http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/stills daily 0.75 2015-08-30 http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/editorial daily 1.0 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1762268632742-RWSPGOHRYPCKBQL5E42X/TCN+IMMIGRATION+PROTEST__18.jpg Editorial Anti-ICE protester is wrapped in an American flag in front of the ICE facility, Oct.. 22, 2025, in Stuart. Authorities are carrying out hightened immigration enforcement on the Treasure Coast this week, particularly in Martin County, according to state records. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1762268632742-RWSPGOHRYPCKBQL5E42X/TCN+IMMIGRATION+PROTEST__18.jpg Editorial Anti-ICE protester is wrapped in an American flag in front of the ICE facility, Oct.. 22, 2025, in Stuart. Authorities are carrying out hightened immigration enforcement on the Treasure Coast this week, particularly in Martin County, according to state records. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1711988398886-EFFPP006WYZQNF2G8KML/TCN+IRC+SA+FROG+LEG+FEST_03.JPG Editorial Evelyn Krupinski, 7, of Melbourne, screams at the sight of a frog during day three of the 33rd annual Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1762268768767-CJA00M1NSOCYSR2W60X6/TCN+VANDER+WEIT+POY+2025_104.JPG Editorial Sebastian River High School's band lines up to perform before the Sharks take on the South Fork Bulldogs in a high school football game, Sept. 19, 2025, at Sebastian River High School. Sebastian won 21-7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1762268762427-RBVY55B69T90OEVDQVY6/TCN+VANDER+WEIT+POY+2025_103.JPG Editorial Ryan Wesley Routh's daughter Sara Routh runs from the Alto Lee Adams, Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Fort Pierce after a jury on Sept. 23, 2025, found her father guilty of plotting to assassinate Donald Trump when he was a presidential candidate, at his golf course in West Palm Beach Sept. 15, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1610640432722-DT3MQO9COXU0QOYZ2DWU/image-asset.jpeg Editorial “Oh my God,” exclaims AJ Johnson (middle), of Port St. Lucie, as a F-22 Raptor performs for the crowd during the first day of the Stuart Air Show at Witham Field on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Stuart. “When they approach you it’s quiet but the minute they get up on you it is crazy,” said Johnson. “Just to see the speed the plane is going and what they do is ridiculous, you have to be here to experience it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1762268915105-29SW8MT3TNRUT01GJJIW/TCN+VANDER+WEIT+BEST+2024_16.jpg Editorial The full moon, or harvest moon, sets over Hobe Mountain at Jonathan Dickinson State Park on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Martin County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1762268936752-H1LSJP1R59QEXRNS4RP4/TCN+VANDER+WEIT+BEST+2024_23.jpg Editorial Mallory Tollett, 12, comforts her dog Maggie moments after a tornado went through her family's property along Southeast Azimuth Way as Hurricane Milton bands move through Port Salerno on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Martin County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1711988487917-45T53CEBQFYW5Z1VHFFM/TCN+MC+SA+COUNTY+FAIR+PAGEANT_19.JPG Editorial Contestant Madison Wahler, a junior at South Fork High School, celebrates after winning 2nd Runner-up during the 2024 Miss Martin County Fair Scholarship Pageant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689103867524-KBIJYCKTHWZ7FY170QCB/Crystal+Vander+Weit_pj+of+the+year_01.JPG Editorial U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (right) competes in the 1K swim event during the 10th annual Aaron Vaughn Memorial Frogman Swim and Run on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Jensen Beach Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1762268704474-C98VT87IGTAHEWGSCHGB/TCN+VANDER+WEIT+POY+2025_86.JPG Editorial People gather in front of the access road into the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport to protest the construction of Alligator Alcatraz, an immigrant detention center, in the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area on Saturday, June 28, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689103976166-SSDSTDX9UZGR0V2IZIGA/Crystal+Vander+Weit_pj+of+the+year_02.JPG Editorial Jesse Eugene Parker's HBS Glass co-workers and work trucks are seen in the reflection on the glass case carrying Parker's casket during his ceremony of life service on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at Gifford cemetery in Indian River County. Parker, 53, recently died from COVID-19 after a three-week battle at the hospital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1711988276518-AZE9V9TF00IO6VJCYYL9/TCN+MC+SA+FAIR_23+copy.JPG Editorial The 2024 Martin County Fair in Stuart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1762268681539-NGDKQGQXJ6IEUT9HR51G/TCN+VANDER+WEIT+POY+2025_97.JPG Editorial U.S. Rep. Brian Mast speaks with Bob McCrady, of Port St. Lucie, during a protest demanding a town hall with Mast, Friday, March 14, 2025, in downtown Stuart. The rally was organized by Martin County Democrats. The organization posted on their website the purpose of the rally was to "ask for his support of popular programs like Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1531169754914-Y36UAC4I4OABA6JM8VAS/D180614+A2+CV.jpg Editorial Alexis White, 6, left, and Mary Hyatt Adams, 6, have different reactions as they look at a red-tailed boa constrictor during the Echoes and Howls program presented by the Natural History Educational Company at Decatur Public Library on June 13, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689104503377-ROLB9SKMWNU7N5K2MHUZ/TCN+CV+2022+PHOTOS19.JPG Editorial "We're supposed to be Americans, and this isn't very American of us to strip us of our freedoms and treat us like second class citizens," said Amanda Conticello, of Jensen Beach, who joins about a couple hundred people in the "We Dissent" protest on the Roosevelt Bridge on Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Stuart. The United States Supreme Court reversed its landmark 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, which established a constitutional right to abortion, on Friday, June 24, 2022, leaving responsibility for the procedure's legality to the states. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689104034610-1BBWWQC5S2RJLD7RN24P/Crystal+Vander+Weit_pj+of+the+year_05.JPG Editorial U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene holds a "Impeach Biden" mask to her face before speaking to a crowd of about 400 people gathered at the Indian River County Fairgrounds for the “America First Rally” Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Indian River County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689104402065-4DF509M2KQOW39Q8RTWD/TCN+CV+2022+PHOTOS06.JPG Editorial "I'm happy to be here for his family and honor his service," said Danny Vinson, of Vero Beach, who pays his respects as the funeral procession of Kyle Patterson passes the Oslo Road I-95 overpass Friday, June 17, 2022, in Indian River County. Patterson, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission senior investigator, died June 9 after a traffic crash in which a wrong way driver struck his unmarked FWC vehicle on Okeechobee Road in the area of South Header Canal Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689104855508-LLNUBSGR4I2BPH6QC33J/TCN+HURRICANE+IAN+DAMAGE+WC35.jpg Editorial Homes and businesses are devastated after Hurricane Ian on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, on Fort Myers Beach, Fla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517786485398-N1ZHBE35NEBOUPMTPNU0/20160428_ALDEC_vigil_CV02.JPG Editorial Brynna Stepp, left, is comforted by a friend during a candlelight vigil at Sparkman Park in Hartselle, Alabama. The vigil honored several Morgan County teenagers who died over the span of a few months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1711988759508-WDWYXTIL1FSC9X7ZGWBS/TCN+LAKE+O+ALGAE08.JPG Editorial Lake Okeechobee water coated in cyanobacteria, or "blue-green algae", gathers around the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam, the structure that moves water from the lake into the C-44 Canal and the St. Lucie River on Friday, June 30, 2023, in Martin County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1711988596595-QQ7B4RL43TFSR8GO0TB7/TCN++SA+YACHT+REEF6.JPG Editorial The A.A. Hendry artificial reef sinks at the Fort Pierce Sportfishing Club Reef permitted artificial reef site about 15 miles southeast of the Fort Pierce Inlet on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in the Atlantic Ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440971708062-93RIC28F4XP2TCSOW6RS/editorial_dog_cv_90.jpg Editorial A whippet jumps into a pool at the Ultimate Air Dog challenge during the United Kennel Club Premier dog show at the Kalamazoo Fairgrounds in Kalamazoo, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1531169888347-UO0QI1KFSADMTCNT7ZMR/D180320+storm+damage+CV_105.jpg Editorial Homeowner Michael Schell walks into his destroyed home with his sister, Theresa Wagoner, just after a EF1 tornado touched down on Gatlin Road in Ardmore, Ala., on Monday March 19, 2018. Schell and his wife were not home at the time and were not injured. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1610641603289-XX2FCMDA0GKB271X2X6B/image-asset.jpeg Editorial A couple sits separated from other spectators during the Fort Pierce Westwood Academy commencement ceremony at Lawnwood Stadium on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in Fort Pierce. As a precaution to stop the spread of COVID-19, graduates did not collect diplomas or sit near each other during the ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1610640720206-S01GWR8K6KK4SMGK537F/image-asset.jpeg Editorial Alexandra Ardila, of Stuart, raises her hand while listening to a song during a drive-in Easter Sunday service at the First Baptist Church of Stuart on April 12, 2020, in Stuart. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the congregation could not worship together inside of the church. About 75 vehicles lined the parking lot for prayer, song and worship. “I respect what’s going on and we all have to be cautious but fear doesn’t belong to God,” said Ardila. “I am here to let my family know that I’m not going to be hiding because the Lord lives and he has risen today.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1610643873520-TDKDPXPCGY6ZWBZMJ5V6/image-asset.jpeg Editorial “Don’t Shoot!” chants Iyana Hayes, of Sebastian, during a peaceful protest in front of the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office in Vero Beach Sunday, May 31, 2020. The protest is in response to the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517787094025-01Y549K287XIGUDYE4JM/DL170423+behind+the+lens+CV.jpg Editorial Spur attempts to join a group photo at Celebration Arena in Priceville, Alabama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689104996245-9WAS0V5XZVCQTE9QRR31/TCN+WEST+COAST+HURRICANE+IAN07.jpg Editorial A vehicle drives on State Road 70 in floodwaters after Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, near Arcadia, Fla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1610640983416-6QD4LDS2AILXPW16IF4J/image-asset.jpeg Editorial Graduating seniors wear masks during the Jensen Beach High School in-person commencement ceremony on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at the school’s stadium in Jensen Beach. The coronavirus pandemic cut short the end of the school year, and delayed the formal in-person graduation ceremonies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440970660986-2FLAI8OBUVDLXCML2HYT/editorial_funeral_cv_88.jpg Editorial Jeanie Phelps puts sister Carol Ann Cole to rest at Maple Grove Cementery in Kalamazoo, Michigan. More than 34 years after Carol Ann's disappearance, family and friends say goodbye. In March, investigators announced that a body found in the northern Louisiana woods in 1981, known for years only as "Bossier Doe," was identified as Carol Ann. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517783594921-1QKOM42XZM68H4C2H1MM/20150717_pastor_cv_40.jpg Editorial Monty Hutchinson, left, and Benjamin David Hutchison, right, wed at the County Courthouse in Cassopolis, Michigan. 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She also suffered multiple strokes and it affected her ability to speak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440978184298-6PI62YU8RMEX5SP7FZFQ/20150404_heritage_pre_editcv_02.JPG still here Lousie "LuLu" Walbridge, 75, sits in her room at Amber Way's Alzheimer's unit in Kalamazoo, flanked by a family portrait on Feb. 26, 2015. She also suffered multiple strokes and it affected her ability to speak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440978191278-FOBK9SPG2VIVJJM350WQ/20150404_heritage_pre_editcv_15.JPG still here Alzheimer's resident Ruth Smith, 98, folds her sweater at Amber Way's Heritage unit in Kalamazoo, MI on March 2, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517788496818-CMJK3RJBPDXAHCQ01JGP/EA_vanderweit_011.jpg still here Alzheimer's residents wait for trick-or-treaters at Amber Way in Kalamazoo, MI on Oct. 31, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517789036621-FDUJMTC4L6R7GMGCSCRR/EA_vanderweit_012.jpg still here Les Mitchell takes care of a baby to calm himself and focus at the Alzheimer's unit at Amber Way in Kalamazoo, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1443118445184-VUUCW8HMDXQ4J9SQ42VS/20150923_portrait_mitten_challenge_cv_90.jpg still here Alzheimer's resident Anna Cobb, 89, sings "Amazing Grace" during music therapy at Heritage Senior Community in Kalamazoo, MI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1442527722880-EE0F4N4IO500X0M24RB4/20150915_augusta_galesburg_schools_cv_75.jpg still here Alzheimer's resident Alice Stephenson, 83, reads a magazine before lunch at the Heritage Senior Community in Kalamazoo, MI on June 29, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440980587164-SKTVVE8ZELQST37OV6EG/ruby.jpg still here Alzheimer's resident Ruth Smith, 98, applies her lipstick before lunch at Amber Way in Kalamazoo, MI on June 3, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440980598532-TKK395G6CIH9WPJBW1OV/tomhands.jpg still here Shirley Hill, 82, helps her husband Tom, 89, write his name on a tile during the Art and Soul class at the Amber Way's Alzheimers unit in Kalamazoo, MI on May 12, 2015. Shirley and Tom have been married 54 years. Tom has been in the Alzheimer's home since October 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1442527726184-MF3BVB2U7NZQ5NF180MJ/20150915_augusta_galesburg_schools_cv_76.jpg still here Alzheimer's resident Carol Hamming receives a hug from Amber Way's life enrichment coordinator Pat Woytal as medical technician Trish Thompson holds her hand at Heritage Senior Community in Kalamazoo, MI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1442527784829-VTDFGRLADH4KU7UY5FSJ/20150915_augusta_galesburg_schools_cv_74.jpg still here Alzheimer's resident Christal Delger, 76, reads a magazine as Lucy Miles, 81, watches a couple dance at the Heritage Senior Center in Kalamazoo, MI on June 6, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440978184453-623XN7DWBBXWYBWLUUWO/20150404_heritage_pre_editcv_06.JPG still here Alzheimer's resident Lousie Walbridge enjoys a song during music therapy at Amber Way in Kalamazoo, MI on February 26, 2015. Amber Way provides residents suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia with music therapy twice a week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1440978188698-BVQ6WDQOJBI7ZXBBNCQK/20150404_heritage_pre_editcv_14.JPG still here Alzheimer's resident Kay Petruska, 67, tries to open a locked door at the Amber Way's Alzheimers unit in Kalamazoo, MI, on March 2, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517788520344-SAJRBBIJ7QMPXGVITRXF/EA_vanderweit_014.jpg still here Amber Way's life enrichment coordinator Pat Woytal, middle, dances with residents at Heritage Senior Community in Kalamazoo, MI. http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/robert-is-my-hero daily 0.75 2023-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517789460653-XEN5AEYBRGXFGNL6Y6OI/image-asset.jpeg Robert is my hero - Short Video: "Robert is My Hero" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517789460653-XEN5AEYBRGXFGNL6Y6OI/image-asset.jpeg Robert is my hero - Short Video: "Robert is My Hero" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517787615552-GI1FOYOHQEHUOCU7OYHF/EA_vanderweit_001.jpg Robert is my hero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517787982982-4M2P9X9D731FN5DAHF5Z/DL170924+robert+is+my+hero+CV_01.JPG Robert is my hero Physical therapist Laura Carroll Witt (left) looks at a scar on Robert Mitchell's chest as his mother, Jody Perkins, holds his shirt at Kale Dement Physical Therapy in Decatur, Ala., on October 31, 2016. Robert, 13, received the scar during his third Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) installment surgery. A VNS device prevents seizures by sending regular, mild pulses of electricity to the brain via the vagus nerve. Robert required the additional surgery because a wire running from the device’s battery to Robert’s vagus nerve was too taut in his neck. For most of his life, the device had been one of the best treatments for Robert's seizures, but in August, 2016, was shut off after cannabis oil proved to be an effective treatment. The surgery was done as a preventive measure in case he needs the device in the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517787978347-J8TQW72A5FCD1XWGQWDZ/DL170924+robert+is+my+hero+CV_02.JPG Robert is my hero Jody Perkins changes her son Robert's diaper in Montgomery, Ala., on April 14, 2016. After Robert was born, he unexpectedly stopped breathing and doctors determined he’d suffered a bilateral stroke in utero. The stroke killed the back half of Robert's corpus callosum, which is a band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain. Four days after he was born, Robert had his first seizure. The stroke caused epilepsy, developmental delays, right side deficiency and partial blindness. At 13-months-old, Robert was diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy marked by multiple types of seizures. The syndrome is hard to control with medication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517788028471-EO1SFPB0D9UQNHX7E30M/DL170924+robert+is+my+hero+CV_03.JPG Robert is my hero Jody and Robert enter the Alabama State House on April 14, 2016, in Montgomery. This was the first house vote on Leni's Law in Alabama. The bill would later decriminalize cannabidiol, derived from cannabis, for people meeting certain medical conditions. The bill is named after Leni Young, an Alabama child whose family moved to Oregon to legally use cannabidiol in the treatment of severe seizures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1524781128654-XVHZGAQTXPER5MADYU9W/robertismyhero_bw_CV_11.jpg Robert is my hero Robert hugs Jody while watching television. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517788036223-3B8Y1LYC2ZP3BQ39LCB5/DL170924+robert+is+my+hero+CV_04.JPG Robert is my hero Rep. Mike Ball, R-Huntsville, (right) talks with Jody Perkins (left) and other families about the first vote on a modified version of Leni's Law at the Alabama State House on April 14, 2016. The original bill allowed anyone with a debilitating medical condition to use oil with up to 3 percent THC, which is the active ingredient in cannabis that gives the user a high. The modified house version allows a person with epilepsy to use oil with up to 1 percent THC. In the photo, Mike Ball reassures a group of families that the modified version is likely to pass the house floor and go before the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Paul Sanford, R-Huntsville, ultimately passed. The bill was later expanded to include anyone with a debilitating medical condition. Former Gov. Robert Bentley signed the bill into law on May 4, 2016. Proponents of cannabis oil say that 3 percent THC is necessary for the oil to work, but not nearly enough to give the user a high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517788067381-UPO1LJJ04L4JHEORYK20/DL170924+robert+is+my+hero+CV_05.JPG Robert is my hero Robert and Jody are awake at 2 a.m. on July 9, 2016. Robert hadn't slept for a number of days—a dangerous situation as sleep deprivation leads to additional seizures. Jody is seen restraining Robert for safety reasons. Medication withdrawals and pain associated with Robert’s seizure can keep him awake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517788062171-WQF5LQYJUSYMGP9TJPLA/DL170924+robert+is+my+hero+CV_06.JPG Robert is my hero Jody helps Robert get ready for school on April 19, 2016. Since starting cannabis oil, Robert’s seizures have reduced from six types to one. Before cannabis oil, Robert could experience up to 1,000 seizures a day. After being treated with cannabis oil, Jody says he could have anywhere from zero to 50.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517788116838-C02KPPCRV0NV04DHFPIX/DL170924+robert+is+my+hero+CV_07.JPG Robert is my hero Jody pins Robert to a chair during a blood draw at Decatur Morgan Hospital, October 10, 2016. Every three months, doctors test Robert’s blood to monitor his Banzel and Onfi levels. Banzel was the pharmaceutical drug developed for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, while Onfi is a benzodiazepine prescribed for seizure patients. Robert has been on Banzel since 2008, but since he began cannabis oil in 2016, doctors have reduced his dosage from 2800 mg to 200 mg. In addition, Robert has been weaned from 30 mg to 10 mg of Onfi. Jody says her son would often go stiff, stop breathing or fall over whenever his Onfi levels dropped. Jody and many of the mothers in her circle call Onfi "Satan" because of the dangerous withdrawal side effects they have witnessed in their children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1524781122850-CXCH7NXOWTC4YOXX3H33/robertismyhero_bw_CV_15.jpg Robert is my hero Lounging and cuddling on the sofa is one of Robert’s favorite activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517788123079-TUYG7VRKS19S2F5QKNQ1/DL170924+robert+is+my+hero+CV_08.JPG Robert is my hero Belinda Johnson helps Robert onto the school bus, April 19, 2016. Robert is an eighth-grader at Oak Park Middle School. He’s attended school since the age of 3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517788150442-5VRNTBRVW7931K663DDS/DL170924+robert+is+my+hero+CV_09.JPG Robert is my hero Jody takes a moment to gather herself at the Alabama State House in Montgomery prior to a vote on Leni's Law, April 14, 2016. During the three months the House was in session, Jody, Robert and Jody’s mother-in-law, Ginny (left), drove the six-hour round trip from Decatur to Montgomery two to three times a week. During her visits, Jody frequently met with members of the House and Senate to advocate for the right to use cannabis oil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1517788158296-KTFW109I2EZTX10QSOMP/DL170924+robert+is+my+hero+CV_10.JPG Robert is my hero Jody Perkins takes a moment to cuddle with Robert on the sofa at their home in Decatur, Ala., June 6, 2016. Jody often says "Robert is my hero," because he is the strongest person she knows. "People like to say Robert is brave. Robert is unique and extraordinary” said Perkins. “But he is not brave because he has no choice about his situation and as long as he doesn't give up, I will not give up." http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/new-gallery daily 0.75 2023-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689093878846-DMRN81JGT7PR56HTRQKO/TCN+FAMILY+LOOSE+EDIT42.jpg priced out Roxanne Carmona sits with her daughter, Rae, 5, for a portrait in the minivan the family of six has been living in, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Port St. Lucie. “I don’t want them to think that they need to do something to help,” said Carmona. “My 8-year-old got a $20 gift card from my mom for her birthday and she was like, ‘Mommy, I can buy a house with it.’ It’s heartbreaking because I don’t want them to grow up and remember this. I try to make it fun for them.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689093878846-DMRN81JGT7PR56HTRQKO/TCN+FAMILY+LOOSE+EDIT42.jpg priced out Roxanne Carmona sits with her daughter, Rae, 5, for a portrait in the minivan the family of six has been living in, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Port St. Lucie. “I don’t want them to think that they need to do something to help,” said Carmona. “My 8-year-old got a $20 gift card from my mom for her birthday and she was like, ‘Mommy, I can buy a house with it.’ It’s heartbreaking because I don’t want them to grow up and remember this. I try to make it fun for them.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689095474465-YQ5LW48EQ7LUYLDD7RU5/TCN+family21.jpg priced out Seventeen-month-old Zay helps bring a bag to the minivan as the family of six pack all their belongings before checking out of the hotel in the morning Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Best Western in Port St. Lucie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689093669175-54C6QG937B6RRHP0VV33/TCN+FAMILY+LOOSE+EDIT30.jpg priced out Dr. Miladys Palau-Collazo measures Roxanne Carmona’s 17-month-old son, Zay, during a monthly exam, Thursday, April 14, 2022, at the Pediatric Endocrine and Metabolic Center of Florida in Port St. Lucie. Zay is seen by Palau-Collazo every one or two months for a condition called aldosterone synthase deficiency Type 2 (ASD), a condition where the body can’t regulate salt or potassium levels. The condition is hard to diagnose, extremely rare, and can be deadly, Palau-Collazo said. Zay is the only case she’s treated in her 10-year career. He requires daily oral medication, monthly blood work, and frequent pediatric cardiologist visits. “My son’s doctor is here,” said Carmona. “That’s another main reason why I want to stay here (on the Treasure Coast). His doctor is just amazing with him.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689093599423-HIG1FQO10A6JODDTYJZL/TCN+FAMILY+LOOSE+EDIT13.jpg priced out Ian Carmona sorts through packages at the Amazon distribution center in St. Lucie County on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. After his full-time job, Carmona sometimes picks up Amazon Flex shifts to make extra money. His family of four children and wife deliver the packages with him until around 11 p.m. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689095601279-MQV0JXJ8RTTGS7L8W9W6/TCN+FAMILY+LOOSE+EDIT45.jpg priced out Roxanne Carmona comforts her sick daughter Ky, 3, Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Best Western in Port St. Lucie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689095338891-YPKZNHFKNV2O3WYXH07O/TCN+FAMILY+LOOSE+EDIT33.jpg priced out Roxanne Carmona puts 17-month-old Zay into his carseat after his appointment at the Pediatric Endocrine and Metabolic Center of Florida on Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Port St. Lucie. Carmona wrote "Help us find a home" on the window of the minivan in hopes to find a house to rent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689093789707-VEXAGI43F58TDYXSOBVD/TCN+FAMILY+LOOSE+EDIT06.jpg priced out Roxanne Carmona calls apartment listings while her daughter, Ky, 3, and son Zay, 1, watch television Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the Best Western in Port St. Lucie. "I called around four or five places this morning alone and all of those aren't available," said Carmona. "The places that have three bedrooms in our price range have a long wait time. The one I just called earlier didn't have anything until August. Some of the other places were two-year waits. I can't wait that long." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689093922322-O5RVKAC3RMB60N6CAVPK/TCN+FAMILY+LOOSE+EDIT07.jpg priced out The Carmona family toothbrushes rest on a counter Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at a Best Western in Port St. Lucie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689094537527-7N7GLB5NVULD9375OZ6O/TCN+FAMILY+LOOSE+EDIT10.jpg priced out Roxanne Carmona spends some time with Ky, 3, as her 17-month-old son sleeps in the van while waiting to pick up her other two daughters Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at West Gate K-8 School in Port St. Lucie. "I want to stay here," said Carmona. "The area is an ideal place to raise kids. My kids love it here, they have their friends, their school and their whole lives are here." http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/starting-over daily 0.75 2023-07-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/t/64ad95d3f1c17418cabb2db2/1689096093502/ starting over https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/64ad8f847cfe723be48db8fd/64ad8f9dd8d9a0532b1b581a/1689096093502/ starting over https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689096123569-IAB2J6HCN28XPVEQZ83O/TCN+MARCUS+CHRISTIE03.jpg starting over Marcus Christie,34, takes a break while trying to repair the starter in his 1998 Ford 150 truck, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at the 5600 block of Southeast Mercedes Avenue in Port Salerno. Christie’s truck has been broken down for several months. “It’s been taking me so long to fix because I’ve been trying to keep up on all my bills,” said Christie. “I can’t give up on it. That truck is my lifeline. That truck is all I got.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689096727312-BACLO7RBJEL4X4QS2V0N/TCN+MARCUS+CHRISTIE14.jpg starting over Christie heads into his 5 a.m. shift Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at Tamco in Port St. Lucie. Christie’s job was to load boxes off trucks and package items at the fulfillment and manufacturing facility. He landed the job through a staffing agency, GL Staffing Services, and worked for a temporary period in 2021. Christie said he left TAMCO by choice, after a manager said they wouldn’t hire him full-time once he completed his temporary contract. Christie claims it is because of his criminal record. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689096701783-JXC3IZHRWLBCF5PUFKM8/TCN+MARCUS+CHRISTIE20.jpg starting over Christie washes cars, Sunday, Jan. 23. 2022, at New Monrovia Park in Port Salerno. Christie started Big Boy Auto Care in 2013 and his dream is to own his own brick-and-mortar auto care business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689096400836-1C4X0E0TQ5E903XZE1KG/TCN+MARCUS+CHRISTIE19.jpg starting over Christie drives his girlfriend’s car around his childhood neighborhood in Port Salerno, searching for someone who could tow his truck to his aunt’s home, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Christie’s 1998 Ford 150 broke down several months ago and repairs have stalled because of financial hardship. “I can go around there right now to get drugs and sell drugs and make twice as much money as I am making right now and take care of all my bills,” said Christie. “But I know the risk. I know how stressful it is and I’m done with it. I’m thankful for the smaller things, that’s what changed about me.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689097150031-AN6ROR96XVQF078BI98C/TCN+MARCUS+CHRISTIE11.jpg starting over Christie, 34, poses for a portrait Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in his childhood neighborhood near Murray Middle School in Port Salerno. He has spent more than a decade in and out of incarceration in Martin and St. Lucie counties. “I think around February (2020), I end up getting out,” Christie said. “This is like my first full year from January to December. I’ve been in no trouble with the law, so that’s a big accomplishment for me.” That’s continued into 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689097294792-GABE60SGXMMGV1PMLSCP/TCN+MARCUS+CHRISTIE09.jpg starting over “It is so good, we used to do this all the time as kids,” says Marcus Christie (center) as he breaks open a piece of sugarcane with his aunt Helen Fisher (left) and then-girlfriend Kristian Hobbs outside his childhood home off Southeast Cove Road on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Port Salerno. Christie calls Fisher his mother because she adopted him when he was born. “I’m depressed from childhood, from my momma not being around. There’s issues that I haven’t even told people about," said Christie. “When you tell people you’re depressed, they say it’s an excuse.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689097516050-7MV9L2AQXUQXRP66T73E/TCN+MARCUS+CHRISTIE06.jpg starting over “Baby, it’s our first Christmas together. Let’s cheers for being in our own place,” says Marcus Christie (left) to his then-girlfriend Kristian Hobbs after eating dinner together, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at their apartment in Port St. Lucie. In January 2022, Christie moved in with his aunt after his relationship with Hobbs ended. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689097393270-O1UJHVP89JC2J319H9BN/TCN+MARCUS+CHRISTIE05.jpg starting over Christie (second from right) works front-door security Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at Taqueria El Ranchito in Port Salerno. Working security is one of the many side jobs Christie works to pay bills and child support. “Young Marcus would be in jail right now. How I perceive things now, I wasn’t seeing it the same way then. But now, I think, ‘Look how far you have come,’ ” said Christie. “It’s hard. I don’t know how I do it. I have not rest, like literally just rest, in so long. I don’t have time to heal my wounds because I have to constantly get up and go. I’m trying my hardest.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689096535739-83VNI9WADJ9IFZQQWDBO/TCN+MMARCUS+CHRISTIE22.jpg starting over Christie points to his childhood best friend, Anthony Blach (#19), in a photograph of his youth football league Monday, Jan. 24. 2022, at his aunt's home off Southeast Cove Road in Port Salerno. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689097596138-7HQMXTFYEYP5S3LYAU6O/TCN+MARCUS+CHRISTIE18.jpg starting over Christie fills out an application for employment at Stuart Car Wash and Detail Center on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Christie was hired but ultimately decided to take another job opportunity with a moving company because the pay was better. http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/chapter-two daily 0.75 2023-07-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/t/64bff911bc503e10e6ad6616/1689098240379/ chapter two https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/64ad9789f8e8bc690572114d/64ad98002f838f5421cb563c/1689098240379/ chapter two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689100052482-6MC5NTRAQCIOUQTZE5HJ/image-asset.jpeg chapter two - Video: "I feel ageless in the ocean" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689099554953-T4B1R0CEHMLIWAVJHDEH/TCN+NICKI+CAMPBELL34.JPG chapter two Nicki Campbell, 81, of Stuart, waits for a wave, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2022, at Santa Lucea Beach on Hutchinson Island. "I love to taste the saltwater when I get in. You float both physically and mentally, you’re one with the water," said Campbell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689099546867-3EKK8MC3LMM8JTPHB43K/TCN+NICKI+CAMPBELL25.jpg chapter two Photographs of Nicki and her late husband George Arthur Campbell during their many road trips exploring the country. “When we got to Florida, we really fit in well with the lifestyle. For seven or eight months out of the year we would fill up our camper and take off to the Rocky Mountains and go anywhere from Alaska to New Mexico,” Nicki said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689099561838-9C2NZ348UI3HROJW588X/TCN+NICKI+CAMPBELL36.JPG chapter two Campbell (right), 81, and Mike Mammen, a lifeguard with Martin County Ocean Rescue, head to the beach after body surfing together during a Surfers for Autism event, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Jensen Beach Park. After her husband Arthur passed away in 2015, Campbell met Mammen and other lifeguards while walking and eventually jogging the beaches in Martin County. "I owe them a tremendous thank you," said Campbell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689099605792-BNCYZQVD0T90ZUK8J5QG/TCN+NICKI+CAMPBELL42.JPG chapter two Campbell was a Master Gardner for 18 years, but after her husband George Arthur passed away in 2015, she decided it was a lonesome hobby and began a journey to the beach where she forged a community of lifeguard, surfing and jogging friends. “When I started walking ... the momentum built, my spirit built," said Campbell. “The happiness I felt when I would get up in the morning and just know I was headed to the beach.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689099616197-SB48P8Z5SHVYA8HZ20LC/TCN+NICKI+CAMPBELL43.JPG chapter two Ellie Golden (left), laughs with Campbell during a full moon bonfire, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2023, at Stuart Beach. Campbell organized the event for all her surfing and beach friends. "Nicki is just an amazing woman," said Golden. "She's a role model and very kind and supportive.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689099144517-Q5WEJR7A29YQJXVLBN6N/TCN+NICKI+CAMPBELL30.JPG chapter two "Woohoo!," exclaims Nicki as a wave passes, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2022, at Santa Lucea Beach on Hutchinson Island. I can hardly wait to get out there, I know I’m going to surf or swim and I’m going to be with my friends," said Campbell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689099818869-FXQ5ZDOLMF2KU6KA79IN/TCN+NICKI+CAMPBELL39.JPG chapter two Campbell does "gratitude stretching" before participating in the Muster 5K Beach Challenge during the 37th Annual Muster and Music Festival on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689099138730-Q1RXYN7XTSMUM24BZT82/TCN+NICKI+CAMPBELL32.JPG chapter two Campbell, 81, prepares to go out for a morning in the water with her surfing friends, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at Walton Rocks Beach in St. Lucie County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689099596237-48N9C35U22BQFXMQY8Z1/TCN+NICKI+CAMPBELL41.JPG chapter two Artwork with the phrase "forever young" hangs in Nicki’s home, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, in Stuart. “Stay as active as you can be and do whatever makes your spirit sing. When your spirit sings you feel ageless. I truly feel ageless when I'm at the beach,” said Campbell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689099136721-0ZP02L90J4PT5FSP395X/TCN+NICKI+CAMPBELL31.JPG chapter two Nicki paddles out towards friends for a morning of snorkeling, Friday Sept. 2, 2022, at Ross Witham Beach on Hutchinson Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1689099629509-I233BMP89TZM375TNTQT/TCN+NIKKI03.jpg chapter two http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/long-covid daily 0.75 2023-07-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/t/64bff959d5e7636ea040af35/1690213228859/ Long COVID - Video https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/64be9b3ae2106f456ed5fd90/64be9b46613491450f66d6b5/1690213228859/ Long COVID - Video https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1690302653183-3HMT40ZVB989SZFDFCN4/image-asset.jpeg Long COVID - Short Video https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1690213588215-WFW7XVP47JU43OJ7X6WD/TCN+MC+REBECCA+LONG+COVID01.JPG Long COVID Rebecca Schleider, 41, rests in her living room, Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Stuart. Schleider has lived with long COVID since contracting the virus during the first wave in 2020. "I'm too unwell to do most outside activities," said Schleider. "It's really tough. I have a lot of interests, a lot of things I'd like to do. But, I'm coming to terms with this idea that, you know, I may spend the rest of my life isolated in my house.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1690213729507-YZV4U208BNTK6LS64ETX/image-asset.jpeg Long COVID A Valentine's Day card Rebecca Schleider gave to her fiance, Scott Simmons, during her struggle with long COVID in 2021. He said it was one of the sweetest moments during her illness. “I still look at it from time to time,” Simmons said. “Because at that point, it was incredibly hard for her to write …. it was very meaningful to have that sort of gift.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1690214116815-3Y0R4XJGLA0X5T4VNP9B/image-asset.jpeg Long COVID "If I could be guaranteed that if I got COVID again, I would be fine or die, that would be more comfortable for me," Schleider said. "But, what I can't handle is the torture of just having to sit there and exist ... it is horrible." She has been diagnosed with chronic fatigue, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, known as POTS, and extreme exertion malaise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1690214273707-UOITU091D3K48Q3RBBR3/image-asset.jpeg Long COVID Schleider puts on a face mask before heading into the Martin County Tax Collector office to pick up her new disability tag, Wednesday, May, 3, 2023, in Stuart. "Until something changes, especially with the evidence of my most recent infection. I have to do what I can to avoid it," said Schleider. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1690214298033-Y160J53421SMMABR41KS/TCN+MC+REBECCA+LONG+COVID07.JPG Long COVID Acupuncturist Kathryn Thomas works on Rebecca, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Corner Acupuncture in Stuart. She has been getting treatments for several months for her long COVID symptoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1690214374638-O7OVRZKJRVBH6PF0EM62/image-asset.jpeg Long COVID Rebecca Schleider gets ready to appear before an administrative law judge for her disability denial appeal case, Friday, May, 26, 2023, at 400 S. Australian Ave. in West Palm Beach. In Ohio, Schleider worked at a bank and a grocery store putting in about 60 hours week before she fell ill during the first wave of the pandemic. Since that time, she has been living with long COVID. The illness ended her work life and she struggles to maintain her health insurance. She applied for disability coverage through the Social Security Administration in Ohio, but she was denied. “Applying for disability has utterly destroyed my mental health,” Shleider said. The Florida judge granted a postponement as she actively hires an attorney to help with her case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1690214512210-37VLSDY630UMPX1QG0IX/image-asset.jpeg Long COVID Rebecca Schleider (left) and her fiance, Scott Simmons watch "Xena: Warrior Princess" together while eating dinner at their apartment, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Stuart. Simmons has been a caregiver and a support system for Rebecca as she deals with her long COVID illness. “I will say on the nice rosy element of this is it's been totally worth it. I love Rebecca," said Simmons. "She is a beautiful, wonderful human being. And, I think we'd often say that our relationship would be stronger for it ... It brings its share of problems. But, I'm happy every day to be with her and look at her and smile very regularly throughout the day.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1690214655769-Y4IF0M0JIZC2DAN6B06S/image-asset.jpeg Long COVID Rebecca takes a break while folding laundry in her apartment, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Stuart. "I have post-exertional malaise, which is the worsening of symptoms following even minor physical or mental exertion," said Schleider. http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/project-5-forte daily 0.75 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51e6b9c9e4b050adffbe392c/1382133718502-9IWK15WYDOWX1V15OOGI/18.jpg Box - Day 1 All images by the talented Matthias Heiderich https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51e6b9c9e4b050adffbe392c/1382133718502-9IWK15WYDOWX1V15OOGI/18.jpg Box - Day 1 All images by the talented Matthias Heiderich https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51e6b9c9e4b050adffbe392c/1382133743086-SRXIQR7E3Q8MABLG88YX/19.jpg Box - Day 2 Est usus legentis in iis qui facit eorum claritatem. Investigationes demonstraverunt lectores legere me lius quod ii legunt saepius. Claritas est etiam processus dynamicus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51e6b9c9e4b050adffbe392c/1382133765529-LAU6L42B3EKMI1WVHVWO/23.jpg Box - Day 4 Mirum est notare quam littera gothica, quam nunc putamus parum claram, anteposuerit litterarum formas humanitatis per seacula quarta decima et quinta decima. Eodem modo typi, qui nunc nobis videntur parum clari, fiant sollemnes in futurum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51e6b9c9e4b050adffbe392c/1382133793891-Y4729Y7AJBDCO226GM05/25.jpg Box - Day 5 All the photos in this template are work by the talented photographer Matthias Heiderich. http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/video-1 daily 0.75 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764534094459-82RZ5G76DP50277HGM5S/image-asset.jpeg video - Does tiny clam hold key to seagrass restoration? One of the smallest and most hidden creatures in the Indian River Lagoon could be the key to helping struggling seagrass meadows survive and possibly even thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764534094459-82RZ5G76DP50277HGM5S/image-asset.jpeg video - Does tiny clam hold key to seagrass restoration? One of the smallest and most hidden creatures in the Indian River Lagoon could be the key to helping struggling seagrass meadows survive and possibly even thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764547522632-TME1DVBAJ4WCQFAVB2S4/image-asset.jpeg video - The 10,593rd Catch South Florida Water Management District contract python hunter Kris Bartish searches for Burmese pythons in the Everglades during the Florida Python Challenge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764544066769-S9KQ5OVTB7KPRIBX8JDT/image-asset.jpeg video - Stuart woman battles long COVID illness three years after infection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764546208015-MM4V1H6DL9OK6RV9FHGG/image-asset.jpeg video - The magic and beauty of Jonathan Dickinson State Park Jonathan Dickinson is the largest state park in Southeast Florida and is home to 16 distinct natural communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764544323355-4A7CDWBSWSE84QRN1MUI/image-asset.jpeg video - "Robert is My Hero" 'Robert is My Hero' - A mother's journey to secure medical marijuana for her son http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/new-gallery-1 daily 0.75 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764542511846-7GKRIVCEN62TI0WFTIQP/PAGE_BP-Jump1_1_1_VT159DS07+%282%29.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764542511846-7GKRIVCEN62TI0WFTIQP/PAGE_BP-Jump1_1_1_VT159DS07+%282%29.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764542689359-UEZ0ZJ7GMBLFMH3MXSGZ/PAGE_BP-Jump2_1_1_VT159DS08+%281%29.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764542752272-CMW7L4UZ2GHY1ARZAU3P/PAGE_News-K_1_1_VT159DS0I+%281%29.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764542798782-9ZQGIGFZV8W50PS7FOAM/TCN+PORT+SALERNO+FISHERMAN_62.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764542814271-36J4S55SGGXQKKZSOMUF/TCN+PORT+SALERNO+FISHERMAN_60+copy.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764542805943-H37KSX3H7FY7BVW65WNW/TCN+PORT+SALERNO+FISHING_37.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764543095224-YAP15NAG0S0JV1O1W71T/TCN+PORT+SALERNO+FISHERMAN_53.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764542864865-6O4JUAU1U76ZQLQD8K6A/TCN+PORT+SALERNO+FISHERMAN_57.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764542876184-17H8OBLQOKI0SVC2GTMJ/TCN+PORT+SALERNO+FISHERMAN_54.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764542852378-S7AH7292MW18SRTNL2IP/TCN+PORT+SALERNO+FISHERMAN_52.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764543084121-9JDV65CQB83OKHQ2P6R1/TCN+PORT+SALERNO+FISHERMAN_64.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764543069959-E3972DPW047BBLOAT4V8/TCN+PORT+SALERNO+FISHERMAN_56.jpg A Fishing Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1764543064070-5KLAYI1BPBJQBK02DWUP/TCN+PORT+SALERNO+FISHERMAN_55.jpg A Fishing Tradition http://www.crystalvanderweit.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dc2622e4b03ebab8c53daa/1543604634678-FSJ9V2NDL3PL5KRSEEWG/IMG_3083.jpg About Crystal Vander Weit is currently a staff photojournalist at TCPalm in Florida. She previously worked for the Decatur Daily and Kalamazoo Gazette. She graduated from Corcoran College of Art and Design with a Master of Arts in New Media Photojournalism. Her work has won Sunshine State, FSNE, Alabama Press Association, Associated Press and NPPA awards.