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Bob Finds The Strength to Battle Cancer

Bob’s goals became a little different after he retired from a long, challenging career in furniture and sales. He became more involved in his church, started reading more books and began helping children learn to read. In 2017, his decision to visit Israel that would change his life forever, exploring biblical history and being exposed to vastly different cultures a world away. Bob returned ...

Brooke's Beautiful Journey to Motherhood

As the oldest girl among four children and 16 grandchildren, Brooke Wilcox spent most of her life taking care of kids. At age 20, she and her husband John decided to have a child of their own and sought the help of a midwife at Catawba Valley Medical Center Maternity Services. She had heard good things about the care available there and she liked the idea of experiencing childbirth as naturally as ...

Racinda's Story of Breakthrough Innovation and Healing

After receiving treatment for a common but painful condition back in 2011, Racinda Young’s family doctor advised her to go to the hospital if her pain continued. Still experiencing the same pain, Racinda took her doctor’s advice and went to the Emergency Department. Upon examination, the physician on duty discovered evidence of a more serious condition and she was then sent to Wake ...

Julie Cook Receives a Weight Loss Wake Up Call

After being overweight for most of her life, Julie Cook, age 46, received a wake-up call following a colonoscopy last year that revealed five precancerous polyps. Considering that her mom had recently passed away from colon cancer, Julie’s doctor recommended a colon cancer screening even though she was younger than the recommended age for such a screening. It was then that she decided to ...

Angela Horton Gets Her Heart Back On Track With Healthy Habits

Angela Horton, 44, was feeling run down. But she thought she may need to see a doctor after having to call her mom to help her stay awake one evening while she drove home from work. She wondered if a poor diet and lack of exercise may be why she was feeling so tired. As she put on weight and started having difficulty breathing, her co-workers pulled her aside and suggested she take some time off. ...

Woman to Woman Advice: Don't Ignore Signs of a Heart Attack

When Monica Hopkins was 69, she began feeling breathless and experiencing pain that radiated through her back and neck, she thought it was due to the stress in her life. At the time, she had been caring for her husband who had been involved in a motorcycle accident. Caring for him was her focus and she was determined to offer her support despite her pain and fatigue. But even as he recovered from ...

FaithHealth Volunteer Vickie Scott Receives United Way Giving From The Heart Volunteer Award

FaithHealth Catawba volunteer Vickie Scott, now in her sixties, has always had a passion for giving back. Recently she received the United Way’s Giving from the Heart Volunteer Award recognizing her many contributions to those most in need throughout our community. In addition to making home visits, providing emotional and spiritual support to adults as a FaithHealth Catawba volunteer, she ...

Meet Kathy Rector & Cheryl Kiser: Co-founders of Chemo Country Club

When nurses noticed the uncanny similarities between breast cancer patients Kathy Rector and Cheryl Kiser, they decided to seat the women together during a chemotherapy (chemo) treatment at Carolina Oncology Specialists in Hickory. Kathy and Cheryl became fast friends, forming a bond over battling the potentially fatal disease and coining a name “Chemo Country Club” with tagline - now ...

An Unexpected Diagnoses Leads to a Successful Outcome, a Happy Family Experience and a Glowing Google Review

Samantha Berry is very close to her grandparents, Regina and David. But the bond between her and David is a bit special, she says, “Of all the family members, my grandfather seems to feel something different with me, he listens to my advice and he trusts me to have a good perspective.” Because of this relationship, Samantha stays very close him when he is having health challenges, like ...

Scott Brittain's 5-Star Review Following Gallbladder Surgery

Scott Brittain, 40, began having occasional abdomen pain that he said would “come and go” in the months leading up to late April when his pain became excruciating and started radiating across his back. This made it impossible for him to sleep or go to work delivering packages as a courier for DHL Express. “I tried to walk it off, but my abdomen was swollen and hurt to ...