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Photos: Tucson Storytellers Project "Comebacks"
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Photos: Tucson Storytellers Project "Comebacks"

  • Apr 24, 2019
  • Apr 24, 2019 Updated Jan 13, 2020

Six community members shared true, first-person stories about their greatest comebacks at the Tucson Storytellers event on Tuesday, April 23 at The Loft.

Miss the event? Join us for our next evening on August 13 at the El Casino Ballroom to hear stories about Tucson, our favorite desert city. Click here for tickets!

This event was hosted by the Arizona Daily Star and This is Tucson and sponsored by the Arizona Lottery.  

Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Colin Holmes speaks about overcoming a diagnosis of Valley Fever during the Tucson Storytellers Project at The Loft Cinema, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.

Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Stacy Madigan tells her story about transforming from a people pleaser to owning her own life during the Tucson Storytellers Project at The Loft Cinema, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.

Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Stacy Madigan on stage during the Tucson Storytellers Project at The Loft Cinema, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.

Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Joey Rodgers tells his story about coming back from a stint in prison to becoming a professional ballet dancer during the Tucson Storytellers Project at The Loft Cinema, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.

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Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Joey Rodgers talks to a full house during the Tucson Storytellers Project at The Loft Cinema, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.

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Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Norma Santos Trujillo stands before the crowd to talk about learning to walk again during the Tucson Storytellers Project at The Loft Cinema, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.

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Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Norma Santos Trujillo relates her comeback from a traumatic car collision that took her legs and nearly her life during the Tucson Storytellers Project at The Loft Cinema, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.

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Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Tucson Storytellers "Comebacks"

Roseanna Gonzalez relates her tale of coming from a dark place in her life during the Tucson Storytellers Project at The Loft Cinema, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.

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Tucson Storytellers

Tucson Storytellers

Kathryn Bertine talks about her experience as a rider and activist focused on women in professional bicycle racing during the Tucson Storytellers Project at The Loft Cinema, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.

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