Leslie Harris and Angeline Presley
Recorded
April 22, 2022
35:18 minutes
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Id:
mby021654
Description
Angeline "Angie" Presley (40) interviews her father, Leslie "Les" Harris (64), about how he stays positive in the face of the injury, infection, and loss.Subject Log / Time Code
LH tells the story of the workplace accident that left him paralyzed at 32 years old.
LH recalls what he was thinking and feeling when he was in the hospital after his spinal cord injury.
AP shares what it was like for her to visit her father in the hospital.
LH remembers what made him decide to start a career in construction after working as a truck driver.
AP looks back on how she perceived her father's injury when she was a child.
LH explains how he found a new career path after his injury.
AP talks about the positive impact that she sees LH make on others' lives.
LH reflects on his regrets.
AP and LH discuss the money that LH came into and lost.
LH describes the volunteer work that he does in the Springfield, Missouri community.
LH and AP talk about the infections that almost took LH's life, for which one of LH's legs had to be amputated.
LH shares what he hopes his future holds.
LH reflects on what he hopes his family can learn from his life experiences.
Participants
- Leslie Harris
- Angeline Presley