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Sweet Dreams Tour - Concertgoers get down to the sounds of Lil Wayne at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH on March 23, 2007. Lil Wayne sold 1,051,885 records in 2006 making ÒTha Carter IIÓ one of the top 50 albums of 2006. His 2007 ÒSweet Dreams TourÓ sold

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Falcons Dad - Sean OÕNeil comforts his 16-month-old daughter, Ayanna, during his football practice on the evening of July 11, 2007. Sean plays Semi-Pro football for the Fredericksburg Falcons in Fredericksburg, VA. While his wife is serving in the Army, S

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Mourning - Eric Santiago holds his wife Barbie in their home in Nelsonville, OH during the early morning hours of January 15, 2007. BarbieÕs father passed away that night after a long battle with lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer dea

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Drankin' - Jake {surname withheld}, 36, and Dave {surname withheld}, 35, dart to their truck after picking up a case of beer on the evening of April 9, 2007. Dave, right, flashes a group of friends that will later meet them at a nearby campsite for a nigh

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Childhood - Megan Gallagher, 11, spends her spring days scampering through the lawn and enjoying a muddy trampoline. She has spent her formative years growing up well below the poverty line.

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Clocks - Raymond Chester, 92 of Spotsylvania, VA, works on a pocket watch in his home on June 27, 2007. This watchmaker is a 1935 graduate of the Stevens Trade School for Orphans. He went onto develop anti-aircraft guns in World War II and was part of the

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Grace Santiago lives with 5 of her grandchildren and is supported fiscally by welfare and trash collection. 3 of the children have mental handicaps, including cerebral palsy. Although conditions are sometimes dire, the love and support Grace has for her

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On the morning after a death in the family, Grace reacts to a first hand account of the manÕs last words and final respects.

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Grace comforts her 11-year-old granddaughter that their dinner time will come soon. Grace must finish melting the plastic from copper electrical wire she found. The metal within it will hopefully provide enough money for a few bags of Easter candy in the

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Santiago revels in the few hours she spends alone with her youngest granddaughter Cherokee, 8, while the other children are at school. Because Cherokee suffers from cerebral palsy, these few hours spent with her away from the other children are very impor

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Occasionally Grace picks up something sweet for the kids in the house to bring the morale up. In this case she treated the kids to a can of wiped cream.

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David Gallagher, 17, picks on his younger brother Dillon, 13, in their living room. Without supervision, the children in the house, especially the boys, fall into chaos. With anywhere from 5-8 kids in the home at one time, and Grace being the only adult,

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Santiago comforts Cherokee, 8, who suffers form cerebral palsy, after being startled by another grandchild, Andy Humel. Andy also suffers from severe learning disabilities and unintentionally hurts or startles other children.

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As the kids are watching a movie, Grace stands waiting for her son to visit from a nearby town to repair a toilet. Although other adult family members occasianly offer their help fixing things around the trailor, Grace knows she is alone in the fight to k

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