In Every Issue: A Unique Case
In summer 2018, Tommy Douglas went on a camping trip with his friends and enjoyed fishing and swimming in Lake Marion. He swam with an open cut, which opened an unimaginable nightmare. “I woke up Sunday morning and my arms were swollen, felt like it would explode,” Douglas told WCBD-TV. “They had to emergency surgery and … Read more
“I don’t know how people who don’t have faith get from one day to the next. Whether I’m healed in this life or the next, I must live with hope. I have to live expecting that my life still has good and that it matters.” Donna Carole Kitchens, mother and grandmother, or Bibi as she … Read more
Birthdays for Columbia resident Keith Lauer are all about the gifts: the gift of life he received from a South Carolina woman who anonymously donated her liver to him in November 2018 and the gifts he continues to give back in her honor. Lauer was two months away from hospice care when he was diagnosed … Read more
At 51 years old and more than 50 pounds lighter, Charleston resident Ginger Scully is shattering all odds. Only 1 in 5 adults exercise each day, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Scully can boast that she is “the 1.” A mere 23% of American adults get the recommended amount of … Read more
Perry Davis Jr. was on the 18th hole on a gorgeous day early this summer. He failed to par the hole, but he is upbeat nonetheless. A Fort Mill resident with fond memories of Charleston, he tends to be in a good mood all the time, in part because of his nature but mostly because … Read more
Primary angiitis of the central nervous system is a rare and possibly fatal inflammatory disease that affects a person’s brain and spinal cord. According to the National Institutes of Health, without “prompt recognition and therapy,” the disease, which affects fewer than 5,000 people in the United States, can be a killer. Pam Greenberg, who was … Read more