Walt McCarty didn’t have a big wish on his bucket list before he died. He only wanted to make one last trip to St. Louis. Walt has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, a common lung disease that makes it…
The world has opened up for an 8-year-old boy with the help of a joystick. Owen Moffitt is from rural Glenarm. He has cerebral palsy and cannot walk or speak. For most of his young life, he has used a…
Grief. It’s defined simply as mental suffering or stress. But it’s more than that. If you’ve lost a close loved one, you know the intense pain and wave of emotions that follow: denial, anger, despair and hopelessness. The emotions are…
In June 2011, Dorothy Johnson and her family received startling and sad news. Dorothy, 91, had advanced lung cancer – it was so advanced that her oncologist immediately suggested home hospice care. Dorothy, a mother of two, grandmother of four…
When Dianna “Lyn” Belville learned she’d be needing hospice care for the final stages of her battle with cancer, there was no question which hospice program she would use. “Memorial is my favorite hospital,” Lyn said. “Anytime I need a…
Sam Madonia needs sleep. The local radio personality gets up at 4:30 five mornings a week to broadcast “AM Springfield” on WFMB before heading to work at the Secretary of State. He’s also the voice of high school football, calling…