A Laredoan whose battle with leukemia garnered national attention when she was 14 years old for being bullied has died. Nicole Lauren Pfister, 21, passed away on July 29. She started battling leukemia when she was 13 years old. She went into remission after a three-year battle only to continue her fight about five years…
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She lost her son to an accidental drug overdose. Her nonprofit works to help others.
Nancy Plavetzky was devastated when her 26-year-old son Ryan Pappa died in 2014 from an accidental drug overdose. Not wanting others to go through the same thing, she founded Ryan’s Wings in his memory. from tragedy to ‘too good’ The West Deer-based nonprofit raises awareness through education about the dangers of using prescription drugs and provides…
‘There’s life after Alzheimer’s’: Loss turns to inspiring love
The Staats bonded after losing their spouses to Alzheimer’s. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One Kentucky couple took the most unfortunate of circumstances and turned it all into a love story. Ed and Barbara Staats laugh looking back at how their romance began. “Ed said to me, ‘Would you like to go for coffee sometime?’ And I…
“I wish people would love everybody else…”
“I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.” Muhammad Ali
There’s No Escaping the 5 Love Languages
Thirty years on, a Christian pastor’s theory of romantic communication is as popular as ever. She can’t speak for herself, but I think it’s obvious: Elizabeth Bennet’s love language is words of affirmation. The protagonist of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Lizzy is a sharp social observer, famously clever, and, occasionally, a crafter of devastating critique….
“Love seeks only one thing:…”
“Love seeks only one thing: the good of the loved one. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward.” Thomas Merton
A love spanning seven decades
Valentine’s Day is a day that celebrates love. For one Le Mars couple, they have a love for each other that has spanned more than 73 years. Rich and Jane Schultz were married Aug. 6, 1948, but their romance began more than five years before that. How did they meet? “Oh, that’s easy. We were…
Many More I Love Yous: Washington couple looks back on their life together just in time for Valentine’s Day
Doris and Maurice Hillermann will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary later this year, but it is a relationship that almost didn’t happen. The pair, who met as teenagers at a community dance in Clover Bottom, were scheduled to go out on their first official date. “He was supposed to pick me up at 7 for…
How 7-year-old Beckham Goodale is fighting his leukemia with love
Beckham Goodale, 7, doesn’t let leukemia keep him down on visits to the hospital. He sweetens his trips with candy for his nurses and doctors. Source: How 7-year-old Beckham Goodale is fighting his leukemia with love
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands…
“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” Audrey Hepburn