For Jackie Montag, her passion for children’s healthcare stems from a personal experience. She remembers well her time at Egleston Children’s Hospital when her son Ned was admitted for a minor procedure. At the time, ...

Through their organization, Brother to Brother, Coach Carter and his brother work with student athletes in Vine City, Bankhead and the Herndon Home area teaching them adaptive life skills as they transition from middle school ...

For 13 years Judy Thomas practiced critical care nursing. In the intensive care units and emergency rooms, she responded quickly to restore health to those fighting to stay alive. Imaginative and innovative since childhood, Judy ...

Just over four-and-a-half years ago, I received a diagnosis of a leukemia called CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia). Some people can live for two decades or more without any problems, thus the description — chronic. But ...

The skies over Atlanta have been especially noisy in recent days as news helicopters hovered over two ambulances making their way from Dobbins Air Reserves to Emory University Hospital. On board were two patients from ...

Last November I wrote about our 6-year-old cousin Rose who had recently been diagnosed with a tumor on the stem of her brain. Little Rose Sugarman died a peaceful death last week. She would have ...

The month of Ramadan begins next week for the 1.5 billion Muslims throughout the world. One-fifth of the planet’s population will recalibrate and re-focus their lives for 29-30 days of fasting from food and drink, ...

Remember the old TV commercial that used the phrase, “Help! Help! I’ve fallen!” to advertise a device to help seniors notify someone if they were in trouble? Well, I didn’t have the device, but I ...

If my memory serves me correctly those were the last words at the end of each radio Lone Ranger show just before the concluding words “Hiyo Silver and away!” How, as a youngster, I used ...

Welcome, royal baby! I know that British royalty is really old school, but let’s face it: the July 22nd arrival of Kate and William’s first born has reawakened tenderness in the hearts of millions of ...