I haven’t been able to talk about my brother because of my guilt and shame in not being able to help him. But I want to find ways to help others. I don’t talk about Steve anymore. He’s become my secret. The one I’m too ashamed to share. Steve and I were uncommonly close, that…
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‘I’m feeling like myself again’: St. Louis woman shares story of surviving breast cancer
After months of tough treatments, Darcy Hardwick Smith is only days away from finishing her journey. ST. LOUIS — Believing in the process is important when someone is on a personal journey. Especially when facing cancer, because the journey is not an easy one. Darcy Hardwick Smith knows exactly how tough the road to better…
Daughters Day reminds me how National Charity League promotes mother-daughter bonds
The National Charity League helps promote positive relations between mothers and daughters. There are 3 local chapters. Although I was blessed with a beautiful, healthy baby girl 18 years ago, we have never celebrated National Daughters Day. However, this September, when I received a reminder about National Daughters Day from the National Charity League, I…
Overland Park man encourages community to donate kidneys
Joey Sughroue has Alports Syndrome, a rare disease damaging his kidneys. He asked all of his friends and relatives for a living donation. They have not found a match. OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Joey and Audrey Sughroue enjoyed their wedding day this past summer surrounded by friends and family in downtown Kansas City. The couple met just…
Red Cross volunteer returns home to Puerto Rico for hurricane relief
Dianna Trush returns to the island she calls her “homeland.” MILWAUKEE — Dianna Trush said when she was a child in New York, American Red Cross volunteers helped her family back on their feet after their apartment building caught fire. More than half a century later, Trush called it an honor to represent the Red…
Butte cheerleader with disability shows greater ability
Along with cheer on her high school sports programs, Hanna was recently voted by her classmates to be on the school’s homecoming court. BUTTE — Medical journals may list Down syndrome as a disability, but for those that know Hanna, a very special Butte cheerleader, they’d say it’s a gift. “It’s not a disability, it’s…
82-year-old competing in Hot Rods 24-hour ultra run – WNKY News 40 Television
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-It’s hard to stay awake for 24 hours straight…but can you imagine running for 24 hours straight? The Hot Rods 24 hour ultra run is this weekend…and only the most dedicated runners and walkers are braving to try it! “With 24 hours, there’s no time limit so I’ll go as far as I…
Mental health court graduation offers Flint man second chance
FLINT, MI – Flint resident Aaron Richards expected to come to court Wednesday afternoon to hear the announcement of his mental health court graduation. What the 30-year-old did not expect to happen was Probate Judge Jennie Barkey to announce the clearance of his felony record. Richards, who pleaded guilty in July 2021 to one count…
Warner Robins man encourages men to get screened for prostate cancer
Marc Bloechlinger was diagnosed with prostate cancer in May 2018. He’s been in remission for almost two years MACON, Ga. — Both his uncle and grandfather had prostate cancer. While they both passed from the disease, Marc Bloechlinger from Warner Robins wants other men to take their health seriously. According to the American Cancer Society, 1…
Rosie O’Donnell pens emotional essay about 9-year-old daughter…
“I am learning to have compassion much deeper than I ever did,” the former “The View” co-host wrote. “To really listen and communicate in a way I never had to.” Rosie O’Donnell called her daughter Dakota’s autism a “gift” in an emotional new essay. The former “The View” co-host wrote via People Wednesday that parenting the 9-year-old…