Never Too Young to Have a Stroke: Dan Ortiz’s Story “This isn’t something I expected to happen at 33, but this experience has helped me reframe what’s important in life.” May 24
Amputation Isn’t Slowing Down Deputy Garrett Rifkin “I’ve always wanted to be a cop and this wasn’t going to stop me.” Apr 12
Kidney Transplant Patient Ricki Gets a Third Chance When Ricki’s first kidney transplant failed, doctors didn’t have high hopes for another transplant. Mar 13
Beating the Heart Failure Odds 25-year-old Garik Aleksandryan had 2 heart attacks before doctors knew what was wrong. Feb 4
From Homelessness to Healing: Felix Garcia’s Story Felix now helps others through The People Concern, the organization that helped him find permanent housing. Dec 14
Cancer Picked the Wrong Dude In 2017, Caleb Hinson went from being a healthy 35-year-old to someone in desperate need of medical attention. Dec 5
CSF Leak Patient Brianna Won’t Wait for a Cure to Be Happy Brianna Cardenas spent 3 years looking for the cause of mysterious neck pain. Nov 20
Brain Tumor Patient Rachel Brandt Tackles the NYC Marathon Rachel Brandt was a healthy 27-year-old who was planning her wedding when an unusual headache sent her to the ER. Nov 2
#LittleDodgerFan Alika Throws Out First Pitch Alika’s favorite Dodgers player, Yasiel Puig, caught her first pitch. Aug 6
A Fresh Start After Open-Heart Surgery When Jeff Baird’s wife pushed him to find a new primary care doctor, she may have saved his life. Jul 3
