When Larissa met Ian at college in 2005, she never dreamed she'd one day be his wife ... and his caretaker. After a tragic accident left Ian without the ability to speak, walk or care for himself, she did what any woman in love would do: she married him.
"There will always be the older white woman in Walmart who stared at us with sheer disgust, or the African-American mother who looked at us and just shook her head.”
“This is the story of a little girl’s love of a green dress, a mother who tries to instill independence, and how those two things came together in the most epic and brilliant combination possible."
Instead of spending her Christmas Eve unwrapping presents around the tree, the "Hunger Games" star has created a new tradition in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
"I ran out of my new house in my new neighborhood in my underwear, set off the alarm & called the police.... literally no bra, no shoes, no pants.. a dog in one arm and a gun in the other... making a mad dash across my yard to get to my car."
Starting December 4th, St. Jude's "This Shirt Saves Lives" initiative is being promoted by country artists like Kip Moore, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Brothers Osborne and Maren Morris across social media.
"Ooh, child. It just shows...your spirit is universal. Your heart...to sing from a place like that...I'm just glad and grateful to be able to sit here and witness it and see a voice like yours get this type of platform."
