Posts Tagged ‘donor story’
Renelle’s Journey of Battling Breast Cancer While Pregnant Led Her to Donate to St. Joseph’s Hospitals
In 2021, Renelle Narine and her husband were ecstatic with the news of their first pregnancy. After experiencing a couple of miscarriages, this baby was truly a celebration. Then at…
Read MoreA Remarkable Gift Inspired by Remarkable Women to Help St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
There was an elderly woman in the hospital nearing the end of her life. Her vision was failing, as was her memory, but her sweet disposition remained unchanged. The nurses…
Read MoreHow One Mother’s Heartache Led to Help for Others
Christen Gray’s life was the good kind of busy. A fulfilling career, a loving husband, and two young boys who seemed to have boundless energy meant her days were hectic…
Read MorePatient Spotlight: Baseball Executive Gets Major League Care
In the middle of the night, Howard Grosswirth, an executive with the New York Yankees, arrived at the emergency department of St. Joseph’s Hospital-North complaining of severe chest pains. He…
Read MorePhilanthropic Women Fund New Cardiac & Emergency Equipment
The Philanthropic Women of St. Joseph’s convened recently for their annual project selection meeting.
Read MoreDon and Nora Musselman
Nora Musselman has been an ambassador for St. Joseph’s Hospital for more than 25 years. Sister Marie Celeste may have had unique insights when in 1983 she invited Nora to…
Read MoreEugene and Norma Ymiolek
Cheval residents Eugene and Norma Ymiolek feel blessed that St. Joseph’s Hospital-North is so close to their home. Their long-standing trust in St. Joseph’s, and their admiration for St. Marie…
Read MoreHinks and Elaine Shimberg
Elaine Shimberg found the lump in her breast in 1981. She’d had cysts before, but this one was different. It was small, and it hurt. She wanted a biopsy. Her doctor…
Read MorePhil and JoAnn Lau
As a child, Kayla Lau had an erratic, rapid heartbeat. Her heart would race for a short period of time and then correct itself. Doctors were challenged to pinpoint the…
Read MoreRoland and Helga Hausmann
Roland and Helga Hausmann moved to Tampa four years ago to be here for the birth of their first grandchild. They now have two, Luke and Josh. “These kids are…
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