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has kept me going over the years. But I realize that at some point, all good things need to come to an end, unfortunately."
    "My dad was a lucky guy to have you helping him in the office. I hate to hear that it may need to come to an end, but you’re right. If it's not profitable, then it's probably necessary to shut down the radio station."
    The room was quiet for a moment and Chelsea thought about the situation. Her business training kicked in as she started analyzing everything that it would take to keep the radio station running.
    "I don't have time to manage it; I’m already working 50 to 60 hours a week at my job in California ." Chelsea could see the tears in Mrs. Bullock's eyes, and felt guilty about the fact that she didn't have more time to dedicate to the radio station. "But, Mrs. Bullock, I know that you've been dependent on this radio station for so long, what will you do if the station shuts down?"
    There was a little bit of concern in Mrs. Bullock's voice. She smiled gently and said, "Now you don't worry about me, I'll figure something out. You already have enough to handle without having to worry about an old lady like me."
    "You're not just any old lady," Chelsea replied. "You’re the closest thing to family I have right now, and it's important to me to make sure that you're taken care of."
    "Well, it's up to you, my dear. I will be supportive no matter what you decide. It would be wonderful to keep this radio station going, and I will help out however I can. But we're not going to get very far with the current financial situation. In fact, we've been getting letters from the bank saying that foreclosure is going to happen this month. In addition, your father borrowed money from several friends and local businesses to keep the radio station afloat. Because we haven't been able to locate new advertisers, we haven't been able to pay that money back."
    "Give me some time and I'll put some thought and prayer into the situation. I have a friend back in California who is a financial advisor. Maybe I can call him and see if he has any good ideas."

Chapter 2
    As Chelsea started going through the things in her childhood home, she quickly realized that her week of bereavement leave was not going to be enough to sort through all of the stuff that had accumulated over the years. Her parents had lived in the home for 32 years, she was born a year after they had moved in, and they started the radio station the following year.
    32 years of accumulated stuff resulted in quite a lot of boxes for Chelsea to sift through. In the attic, she found old boxes of clothes, records, toys, books, and holiday decorations. She was reminded of many happy times as she opened each new box and discovered treasures from her childhood. It was almost like Christmas morning, opening one box after another to discover new items that belonged to her parents.
    As she sifted through her father's office, she found quite a bit of information relating to the radio station. One shelf in the closet was completely filled with all of the recordings from the past 30 years. It was interesting to observe the different formats of the recordings; the old cassette tapes, CD recordings, and the newer external hard drives. The juxtaposition of the technology made her stop and think about the changes that had occurred over the years, and she realized the many adjustments that her father had made to keep the radio station in business.
    She found files of old scripts and interviews in the filing cabinet. The desk drawer had mementoes and small gifts that her father had received from close friends and people who had been on his radio show. There were a few boxes in the bottom of the closet with outdated equipment from the radio station: microphones, headphones, and soundboards. Jerry had always resisted technology changes, and Chelsea guessed that he had a difficult time throwing away the old equipment because he felt as though it might still be valuable.
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