CHRISTINA THOMASON, 39,
SMALL-BUSINESS OWNER
DWAYNE THOMASON, 56,
FIELD-SERVICE MANAGER
TECUMSEH, OKLA.
Dwayne lost his job in oil in
September, and now the crisis
has forced Christina to try to
sell her parking-lot-striping
company. They have three
boys—ages 2, 4 and 9—to
take care of. “We’re hanging
by a thin thread,” she says.
“I’m watching everything we
worked for being flushed down
the toilet. How are we going to
come back from this?”