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Real Miracles, Healing Stories
| Latest Healing Stories from Saint Alphonsus | ||
 Helen
Leeper—A New Hope Helen Leeper experienced that confusion and hopelessness as she wandered through the maze of mental health problems, throughout most of her adult life. This is Helen’s story of how she found hope. READ MORE... |
 Sherri
Lake—Into the Light Healing comes in all forms; dramatic, subtle, and in some cases sublime. The story of Sherri Lake is one such inspiring account, though it doesn’t begin as an uplifting anecdote—quite the contrary. READ MORE... |
 Tom
Jones—Life Interrupted in Tom Jones’ case, there were no stroke warnings and in an instant his life changed dramatically. So why does he consider himself “lucky”? READ MORE... |
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| Birth/Obstetrical Care Healing Stories |
 Isolette Dwelle Vega—NICU Miracle BabyRead a poem from her mother about Isolette and her family’s journey. READ MORE... |
 Nayeli Alvarado—A Miracle of LifeFor her parents, the news from the first pre-natal ultrasound and subsequent tests confirmed their worst fears: that their baby may not survive the pregnancy or the impending birth. Doctors feared for Nayeli's survival based on the tests that noted medical problems that jeopardized her young life. READ MORE... |
 Emily
Graff—Tiniest Baby Ever Born at Saint AlphonsusEmily May Ruth Graff celebrated her first birthday on Dec. 31, 2005. She is a special baby for a number of reasons, one of them being that she is the tiniest baby ever born at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. READ MORE... |
 Kalli
Hancock—Miracle Baby The term miracle is often used loosely. But in the case of Boise infant Kalli Hancock, there's no better word to describe her life. READ MORE... |
| Behavioral/Mental Health Care Healing Stories |
| Helen
Leeper—A New Hope Helen Leeper experienced that confusion and hopelessness as she wandered through the maze of mental health problems, throughout most of her adult life. This is Helen’s story of how and where, she found help and hope. READ MORE... |
| Sherri
Lake—Into the Light Healing comes in all forms; dramatic, subtle, and in some cases sublime. The story of Sherri Lake is one such inspiring account, though it doesnít begin as an uplifting anecdote—quite the contrary. READ MORE... |
| Neurosciences/Stroke Care Healing Stories |
| Tom
Jones—Life Interrupted in Tom Jones’ case, there were no stroke warnings and in an instant his life changed dramatically. So why does he consider himself “lucky”? READ MORE... |
 Sarah
Hitch—Stroke SurvivorSarah Hitch had plenty of reasons to live. The 45-year-old English teacher had just been named teacher of the year at Parma High School. READ MORE... |
| Heart Care/Cardiology Care Healing Stories |
 Richard Pew—Not the Typical
Heart Attack VictimRichard Pew did not fit the mold of the typical heart attack victim. He didn’t spend time in the gym, but his lifestyle kept him active. But on January 20, 2007 his life would change. READ MORE... |
 Gary
Arambarri—Getting it Right, and FastSurgery on the aorta, the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the core of the body, is an unusual and risky procedure. READ MORE... |
| Cancer Care/Oncological Care Healing Stories |
 Diane
Schooley-Pettis—Never Give Up Diane Schooley-Pettis was looking forward to a basketball game in San Antonio more than five years ago. However, pain marked the beginning of a tough road ahead for Schooley-Pettis. Upon her return to Boise, the 41-year-old was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer. READ MORE... |
 Janelle
Sweaney—Looking Back, Looking ForwardYou've heard them called “the good old days.” Maybe they're those idyllic, childhood moments spent playing in the afternoons. For Janelle Sweaney, the good old days weren't that long ago. READ MORE... |
 Trini Parsons-Cancer Scare Strengthens Connection to GodTrini Parsons has seen her share of women with breast cancer. As an x-ray technologist at SARMC, that's hardly surprising. But in the summer of 2005, she came across a cancer patient in an unusual place—her own mirror. READ MORE... |
 Carl
Engle—A Modern MiracleAmazingly, two weeks after surgery for prostate cancer, Carl Engle hiked five miles in the Boise foothills. To his buddy, who also had prostate cancer surgery, and has a 4-inch scar across his belly to prove it, that was a miracle. READ MORE... |
| Trauma/Emergency/Life Flight Care Healing Stories |
 David Trumbo—An Unexpected SurvivorThe phone rang at 2:00 a.m. on May 11, 2003. It seemed like a nightmare unfolding for David Trumbo’s grandparents, as they answered the chilling call and listened as a Saint Alphonsus' Emergency Department nurse explained that David was there – desperately fighting for his life. READ MORE... |
 Mary
Lynn Matlock—Life Flight
Gave Her a Second Chance When a helicopter passes overhead most of us don’t give it much thought. But for Mary Lynn Matlock, that distinctive sound is a reminder she is living out her second chance at life. It’s been 20 years since Life Flight gave her that chance. READ MORE... |
 David
Cole—Sixteens-Year-Olds Are Not Immortal When you’re a sixteen-year-old boy you’re immortal. You have no fears, no boundaries and no doubts. But something almost stopped David Cole, and it came from an unlikely source. It was the bite from an unseen mosquito infected David with West Nile virus, and he nearly died. READ MORE... |
 Katie
Juker—Trauma Healing Story Katie Juker was a senior at Twin Falls High School and the only girl accepted into the small engines and fabrication class. READ MORE... |
 Jay
Reinke—Off-Road RescueSnow was glistening in the morning sunshine as Jay Reinke rode his snowmobile through the Magic Mountain region near Burley on March 31, 2005. READ MORE... |
| Family Medicine Care Healing Stories |
 Shawn
Lloyd—Back from the Brink Imagine being a healthy man in your 30s. Next picture over a period of six months regressing into barely walking the 12 feet to the bathroom, using a wheelchair, then only being able sit up in bed for an hour each day. READ MORE... |
| Back, Knees and Joint Care Healing Stories |
 Karine
Aebi—The Never Ending Ladder—Reaching New Highs Now in her eighth year as a firefighter, including three years with the Caldwell Fire Department, Boisean Karine Aebi was not about to let three back surgeries stand in the way of her beloved profession. READ MORE... |
