Press Releases for Patient Stories

1. Lung screenings saved Bruce Simmers’ life
   December 11, 2019
   A routine X-ray following Bruce Simmers’ hip surgery in 2013 revealed first signs of COPD.
2. An emotional recovery
   December 9, 2019
   Lisa Crowe, a 38-year-old mother of two, began scheduling mammograms every six months after developing frequent cysts for many years in her adult life.
3. New mom shares her experience to shed light on maternal heart health
   December 9, 2019
   When Charlotte Few got pregnant for the first time in January 2019, she was overjoyed.
4. Searching for a hospital that cared, he found Northside
   December 9, 2019
   In 2013 Eddie Robinson, the assistant fire chief at the Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services, had been feeling fatigued for months and was waking up with night sweats.
5. Unexpected cancer inspires a career change
   December 9, 2019
   In Early 2017, Lisa Walters, age 45, noticed a small lump in her breast and visited her gynecologist for an exam.
6. Couple finds support, healing after heartbreaking loss of twins
   November 19, 2019
   Stacey and Joe Yeager of Atlanta have their hands full with 4-year-old Kara and 2-year-old Everett. Life is amazing," Stacey Yeager says. "It's busy, it's full, it's colorful."
7. Cancer survivor’s journey proves every mammogram is important
   October 24, 2019
   At age 35, Darla Hansen’s general practitioner recommended she begin 5-year, baseline mammograms...
8. Life-long athlete faces full knee replacement at 29
   October 21, 2019
   While most kids were outside playing, 13-year-old Jenny Johnson often found herself limited by pain and swelling in her knee.
9. Parents support others through pregnancy loss of their own
   October 18, 2019
   In 2014, Stacey and Joe Yeager were pregnant for the first time and expecting twins. It was a normal pregnancy until it wasn’t, Stacey says.
10. New mom’s chronic fatigue points to leukemia diagnosis
    September 11, 2019
    Working in the film industry, Mabel Barba was used to working 18-hour days. During summer 2016, she began feeling more tired than usual and visited her physician for a checkup.
11. An annual exam caught this survivor’s cancer early
    August 21, 2019
    It was summer of 2015 when Dr. Harry McCarthy went in for an annual checkup with his general practitioner.
12. Georgia woman uses tragic incident to advocate for others
    August 20, 2019
    Meredith Forrester was just seven weeks into her new job as a marketing associate when she and numerous colleagues were shot at work – an attack known today as the Atlanta Day Trader Shootings.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.