Friendship Story-Lede Assignment

SOFT LEDE
Jean Ley is a 62 year old women whom worked as a mental health counselor.
As the economy went bad, so did her life.
On June 2008, Ms. Ley had lost her job due to the economic conflicts we are now facing.
She quickly realized how limited her options were. She had little savings and unemployment benefits, but it was not sufficient to support her through this stage. On top of that she was at risk of loosing her home.
Ms.Ley didn't have another option than to turn to her family.
She turned to her older brothers and son. Fortunately, they all agreed that one of them will help her pay the bills if needed.
“If my family weren’t able to help me out at this point, I wouldn’t have a home,” Ms.Ley said. “And I would be struggling.”
“I think money changes everything,” said Matt Ley, of Seattle. “It’s a cliché, but when you lend money to a friend, when you lend money to family, it changes things.”



HARD LEDE-
After Jean Ley had lost her job as a mental health counselor, in June 08, she turned to her family for help as she had limited options.
Fortunately her older brothers and son agreed that one of them would help her out with her bills if it was necessary.