Press Releases for Patient Stories

1. Blood platelet donor reaches 300 donations in Atlanta
   August 12, 2019
   In 2001, Jim Arnett answered a call for local blood platelet donors to help a family friend battling cancer, his son’s middle school science teacher.
2. From scheduled foot surgery to unexpected lung surgery
   August 12, 2019
   In October of 2006, Geri Harkins and a friend decided to schedule appointments to get their bunions removed.
3. Keeping the memory of his son alive, one donation at a time
   August 12, 2019
   For ten years, David Chesnut has donated blood platelets. But his donation journey began in 2009, when his 19-year-old son, Logan, was diagnosed with AML leukemia.
4. Surviving sarcoma a day at a time
   August 12, 2019
   When Jonathan (Beau) Garrett was 26 years old, he noticed a small bump on his upper right leg.
5. Northside family wins $5,529 College Savings contribution in sweepstakes
   July 19, 2019
   Jessica Yonatan of Marietta was selected as the 2018 Path2College Newborn Sweepstakes winner and was awarded $5,529 for her daughter Miriam’s Path2College 529 Plan account.
6. Mom of NICU twins shares her pregnancy journey
   July 17, 2019
   Twenty-two weeks into her pregnancy, Jourdan Adams began experiencing contractions. It was early summer of 2018, and Jourdan had so far experienced a normal pregnancy with her twin boys.
7. Weight loss surgery inspires Peachtree Road Race first-timer
   July 2, 2019
   If you would have told 30-year old Nancy Sanchez a year ago that she would be running the Peachtree Road Race on July Fourth, the Fairburn mother of 3 says she would have laughed at you.
8. Miracle Baby Ryleigh Goins
   June 10, 2019
   During her first trimester, Brittany Goins was having an easy, uneventful pregnancy.
9. Breast cancer survivor on the power of positivity
   May 29, 2019
   During a regular self-exam, Jackie noticed that something didn’t feel normal in her left breast. A little over a month later, Jackie was having a physical when she explained her concern to her doctor.
10. Discovering and treating a local Atlanta man through his multiple myeloma diagnosis
    May 29, 2019
    John’s battle with cancer started when he injured his back while helping someone off the bus.
11. Local woman battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma found treatment for cancer radiation damage at Northside Hospital
    May 29, 2019
    A college student at Texas Tech and six hours from home, Jenifer found herself coping with the daunting challenge of battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at 19-years-old.
12. Local woman thanks blood donors during her leukemia treatment
    May 29, 2019
    April 11, 2016 was a normal work day for Marti Hand, until she began to feel ill. Concerned it might be the flu, she left early, went home and went straight to bed.
13. Now cancer free, local woman discusses her breast cancer treatment at Northside
    May 29, 2019
    Visiting her gynecologist in early 2013, Belinda was made aware of an anomaly in her breast and promptly scheduled a mammography.
14. Weight loss patient readies for her first Peachtree Road Race
    May 29, 2019
    Nancy Juarez began to consider bariatric surgery after the birth of her son in 2015.
15. Atlanta woman turns Triple Negative breast cancer diagnosis into patient advocacy movement
    May 14, 2019
    Tiah was only 38 years old, nearly 10 years under the recommended age for a mammogram, when she felt a lump in her breast. Out of an abundance of caution, she thought it best to get it checked out.