John Dettori hasn’t had the easiest of lives, but the COPD sufferer is grateful for every breath he takes. When the disabled veteran needed emergency medical care, St. Joe’s saved him both physically and financially, and even though he often struggles to make ends meet, he’s been a St. Joe’s supporter ever since.

Although John Dettori remembers being at St. Joe’s as a child for adenoid surgery, it wasn’t until decades later that he truly came to appreciate how fortunate he was to have a place like St. Joe’s close by.