Her birthday present: a new liver
“They called on a Saturday morning. My husband had just gotten off working nights, so I didn’t answer the phone. Then they called him. He didn’t answer his phone. They called my daughter. She didn’t answer...
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Dad overcomes to dance with his girls
“Two years ago, I took my daughters to the Daddy and Me Dance. I rented this big Mercedes limousine. I went all out for my girls, and they had a blast. I couldn’t do it last...
‘I felt like I was having to say goodbye’
“When we arrived at the hospital in Baytown, they rushed me into the emergency room. One of the doctors said they would need to run some blood work and also do a spinal tap. But based...
Volunteer feels like ‘very important person’
“When I graduated from Baytown Sterling High School in 1977, I had no idea what I was going to do. I’m just so thankful that a doctor who was a neighbor came to my door and...
‘All these kids deserve a chance to live their lives’
“Learning that he would need a bone marrow transplant was probably just as scary as finding out he had leukemia. Not because of the procedure, but because you don’t know if you’re going to find a...
‘It’s one of the worst feelings you can ever imagine’
“It began with strep throat, and it just wouldn’t go away. The doctors thought it was my kids passing it back and forth. Then he started having bloody noses. It got to the point where his...
Jeannie Wood: rebounding from pit bull attack
NameJeannie Wood Age58 How long have you lived in Baytown?Since 1987 Most interesting fact about youI was attacked and nearly killed by two pit bulls last August. BackgroundI had gone to my son’s house, where his...
Sickle cell disease key factor in his lonely life
“I have sickle cell disease. I’ve had it my whole life. My earliest crisis was when I was 9 or 10. My red blood cells aren’t shaped circular. They’re shaped like a sickle. When they get...
Noodles the clown makes connection with patients
“We do hospital clowning in Houston through Cheerful Clown Alley. One group goes to Texas Children’s Hospital, but I go to St. Luke’s. “I feel more drawn to the older adults. I think adults need to...
