One day in March 2011, Jenny Joyner went shopping for the baggiest clothes she could find. She was...
Author - Alison Johnson
Mike Dunphy: Professional Surfer
The life of a pro surfer is pretty sweet, but it’s not easy. Michael Dunphy has worked hard at...
Teen Drivers and ADHD
Teenager-plus-car already can equal trouble. Add in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—an...
Explaining Memory Loss to Children
Understanding Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia is complicated enough for adults...
10 Foods Your Dog Should Avoid
Dogs would gobble up just about any “people food” tossed their way. Trouble is certain foods can be...
As Serious As A Heart Attack
No crushing chest pain came with Lani Barao’s 2008 heart attack. When a doctor asked her to rate...
Nothing Will Stop Rick Small’s Love of Baseball
Nothing that life has thrown at 56-year-old Rick Small has been stronger than his love for baseball...
John Randolph’s Memorable Fight Against Cancer
He was a Marine captain, a Vietnam veteran whose never-quit energy and strength made fellow...
The Blue Light Plague
Know that smart phone or computer you can’t put away, even long after the sun goes down? There’s a...
Save the Elephants by Walking 100 Miles
A future Africa with no elephants: that was the image that kept Sheryl Mays walking—through heat...
Pink Power, Pink Problems
These days, most people who spot a looped pink ribbon know exactly what it symbolizes. Even young...
Dr. Harry Kraus: Surgeon and Author
Surgeon and author Dr. Harry Kraus Jr. chose the road less traveled in his medical career...
Surf School for Cancer Patients & Survivors Changes Lives
At first, Robert “Farmdog” Farmer simply wanted to share the sport that has given him the life of...
From Georgia to Maine: Hiking the Appalachian Trail
Nothing feels light enough when you’re trying to walk over 2,000 miles full of steep hills...
Jim White – Scrawny to Brawny
As a young teenager, Jim White stood 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighed just 135 pounds. Classmates...
Eagle Scout Brings Comfort, Smiles to Children in Hospice Care
When Dillon Wilbert’s brother was dying of a brain tumor 11 years ago, Dillon loved to make...
I’m Not Lazy, I’m Sleepy
Sleep Disorders in Children and Teens Lazy, disrespectful teenager. That was the first assumption...
Taking Center Stage: Darrell Wood Beats Cancer
Darrell Wood Beats Cancer at CHKD, Gives Back Through two chemotherapy rounds and two surgeries...
The Amyloidosis Enigma
For months, nobody could figure out what was wrong with Roland “Buddy” Hargrove. At 63, Hargrove...
Queen of Hearts
Written by Alison Johnson — Patricia Coward-White opens her home to give kids what they don’t...