David Stewart, 61, started cycling as part of a transition from running marathons to competing in triathlons. He rode at least twice a week, covering between 40 to 50 miles. His weekly cycling group had just logged mile 27 of…
Telling your children that you have a life-threatening illness is tough enough the first time. Laura Beth Pemberton had to do it twice. Three years before she discovered a lump in her left breast in June 2017, which led to…
Mona Bartz’s Sunday School class calls her most Sunday mornings to sing a hymn with her over the phone. The 74-year-old hospice patient hasn’t let a terminal cancer diagnosis derail her bubbly personality that connects with everyone she comes in…
If you spend time online, you’ve seen the stories. Moms asked to cover up or stop breastfeeding in public as to not offend people around them. While health experts and most of society agree “breast is best” when it comes…
As a hospice nurse, Tena “T.J.” Leich helps patients through some of the most difficult moments of their lives. But not long ago, T.J., 58, needed help herself. When she suffered a dangerous pulmonary embolism, the lifesaving care she received…
Kati Fryman, BSN, RN, CWON, loves interacting with her patients in an outpatient setting at the Passavant Area Hospital Advanced Wound Healing Center. “Because you see patients multiple times a week, you really get to know them and their family,”…
Each summer, opportunities to participate in fitness events and road races abound such as the Dan Adair, MD, Memorial Triathlon and the Memorial Transplant Services 5k Run/Walk. Many people are interested but worried they cannot complete, but with proper preparation…
Only an extended Springfield hospital stay during last year’s holiday season kept Wreatha Riva out of the lazy river at the Taylorville YMCA. But thanks to two weeks at the Turn the Corner Swing Bed Program at Taylorville Memorial Hospital,…
“We have a very busy family and a very busy life, but we have a lot of fun,” said Elizabeth Goldasich, a mom of three boys. Their hectic schedule is often centered on sports: Husband Matt coaches their youngest son…
Earlier in her life, Dolores Shoup didn’t have many opportunities to celebrate her birthday. But that changed when she moved to a group home for people with developmental disabilities in Taylorville 14 years ago. Since then, Dolores has enjoyed celebrating the…