03.16.11Hello, I have a daughter who is 11 years old now who was diagnosed with idiopathic infantile spasms at 4 1/2 months old. We have been through a lot over the years and would be glad to answer any and all questions that parents with newly...More >
05.09.10After both their children were diagnosed with a fatal disease, a husband and wife living in County Kerry, have begun fundraising to bring their babies to the United States for clinical trials that just may save their lives.
"If we don't do...More >
05.09.10On the surface, the newsy tidbit from newly opened Shining Rock Golf Club appeared little more than a delicious twist of fate.
On May 1, Karyn Danielian, the wife of the club’s first head professional, Lee Danielian, registered the...More >
05.08.10By BETTY RIDGE
Tahlequah resident Marge Malone recalls the battle her husband, Jim, fought with the disease before it claimed his life.
Like the villain in one of the dramas he so loved, ALS stole onto the stage, shortening and finally...More >
05.08.10Apparently, no one told Emily that dogs are supposed to be man's best friend.
As the 11-year-old led her dog Sadie around the room, her beaming grin was the biggest hint that the fluffy white Labradoodle was more than a service dog; she...More >
05.08.10The Muscular Dystrophy Association has selected former high school football coach James “Tony” Blanton of Lawrenceville, Ga., to be profiled in its national campaign promoting awareness of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’...More >
05.08.10Ten-year-old Alyssa Jacobsen was working on a school project that involved more lemonade than her family could ever drink.
While standing in her kitchen, she read the story of another 10-year-old girl, Macey Horbach, a Naperville resident...More >
05.08.10Rick and Heather Ingle and their large family returned home Wednesday evening to a much different house than the one they were living in a year ago.
The family, which now numbers 16, celebrated the completion of the makeover project called...More >
05.08.10Kristin Molini Survived Five-Organ Transplant; Celebrates One-Year Mark with "Rebirthday"
Kristin Molini had prepared herself to die.
The 22-year-old was diagnosed with a rare medical condition, intestinal dysmotility, a disease that...More >
05.08.10When babies aren't gaining weight or have pneumonia, their parents don't usually think of a rare genetic disorder.
For one in every 3,500 white infants, though, these symptoms might signal cystic fibrosis, an inherited disorder that makes...More >
05.08.10Tonya Sanders, 40, of Adelphi enjoyed a relatively normal life until about four years ago, when she began struggling with coordination and falling down for seemingly no reason.
After visits to several doctors, Sanders was diagnosed in...More >
05.07.10Nearly five months after undergoing three gruelling operations in America to remove a life-threatening brain tumour, teenager Shannon Black is back at school and reclaiming her independence (writes Katie Smyth).
The 13-year-old, from...More >
05.07.10Though he's been an admitted patient undergoing tests and getting chemotherapy treaments at Huntsville Hospital for the past 27 days, Robert "Buddy" Phillips was in good spirits Thursday afternoon.
"I'm doing pretty good, as good as can...More >
05.07.10If you follow Hoosier girls basketball, chances are you’ve seen a Bluffton High School grad in the news during the last six years — and once again this month.
If not, there’s still a chance you might have seen pictures of this 31-year-old...More >
04.26.10By Sam McManis
The insidious voice in his head, the one that occasionally would compel him to dark thoughts and deeds, echoed again as W. Mark Dendy sat in his car, idling at an Elk Grove rail crossing.
Just step on the gas and let the...More >
