Ingredients 1 frozen banana, mashed 1 cup peanut butter 1 tsp vanilla 1 ½ tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons flax seed meal 2 tablespoons chia seeds ¼ cup unsweetened coconut flakes 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips 1 – 1 ¼ cup…
Patsy Jones considers the events in April this year “divine intervention.” On a Tuesday, she rolled her ankle and fractured her foot. She scheduled an orthopedic evaluation for two days later and found a lump in her breast that morning…
Cheryl Boyd, 57, a supervisor of Environmental Services at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (ALMH), is familiar with regular mammograms. Several tests have exposed masses, which allowed her to fight the disease with an early diagnosis. “Every single mammogram I have…
In 1998, Marsha McFall’s kidney failure basically came out of the blue. At the time, she considered herself a pretty healthy, middle-aged woman. She attended graduate school, worked full time as a nursing professor at St. John’s College of Nursing.…
As a young woman, Irene Sullivan found non-cancerous lumps in both breasts – which started annual mammogram appointments beginning at age 25. She raves about the vast improvements in mammography technology over the past four decades. “The process has improved…
Nicole Stauder has worked as a physical therapist at Taylorville Memorial Hospital (TMH) for the past 22 years. Her work family didn’t miss a beat when she was diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine mammogram in 2016. “They let…
For most, the Family Maternity Suites at Memorial Medical Center is a place of great joy. But it can be very different for parents experiencing miscarriage or stillbirth. Among those parents are Heather and Mitchell Davidson, who lost their son…
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More than 50 million Americans serve as caregivers for a friend or family member who has a disability or illness. Whether you have cared for a stroke survivor for years or are new in your role, the experience can be…
Bonny Sexton, 49, was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) when she was 19 years old. A common genetic disease, the key to controlling the disease’s progression is controlling the high blood pressure that comes with it. “At the time,…