Press Releases for Patient Stories

1. Battling Cancer Hand in Hand, Heart in Heart
   August 13, 2018
   Born and raised in Ireland, Matthew and Eilis McLoughlin touched down in the United States just two days after saying “I do.”
2. Surviving sarcoma: a bump in the journey
   August 2, 2018
   It all started with a small, painless bump on Macgill Fruthcey’s shoulder
3. Groundbreaking clinical trial helps local woman become cancer free
   May 22, 2018
   To 50 year-old Kristen Hirst, she was the healthiest person in the world. She has been active her entire life from lifting weights to running long distances
4. Finding a Cancer “Network” of Hope
   May 18, 2018
   Suddenly, I wasn’t ‘alone’ anymore
5. Sonia Ray holds nothing back about her “bold and breastless” days when she tells her story to a room full of strangers
   May 18, 2018
   In 2011, she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of stage three breast cancer and endured six different surgeries over the course of the next two years
6. McDermott Family Welcomes New Baby, Gets Surprise College Savings Contribution as Northside Hospital’s First “Tax Day Baby"
   April 18, 2018
   One Georgia Baby Born in 2018 to Win $5,529 College Savings Contribution
7. Vidalia resident and cancer patient repays doctor with hometown’s famous crop
   March 8, 2018
   "To me, it spoke volumes about who he was as a doctor, and a person."
8. Local judge chooses to fight cancer (and win) before it has a chance to start
   March 6, 2018
   “The truth is, there is never a good time to fight cancer. I chose now.”
9. Mother and melanoma survivor is tackling life after cancer
   March 6, 2018
   Is there such a thing as a normal life after beating cancer? Today, local Georgia resident Julia Norton is finding out for herself
10. New mother has genetic testing to reduce her cancer risk
    March 6, 2018
    Jessica Linn, a 33-year old Special Education teacher from Calhoun, knew from an early age that her chances of developing breast or GYN cancer were high
11. Jeff, a young colon cancer survivor, shares his experience and why it’s important to be your own health advocate
    June 2, 2017
    My story starts off like so many other young cancer patients in their early thirties. I could tell something was wrong, but I didn’t want to admit it
12. Pelvic pain leaves women suffering in silence
    August 3, 2016
    I started to think, It might just all be in my head. Maybe it's just me
13. Lung Cancer Survivor Shares Her Outlook on Life and Lipstick
    June 18, 2016
    In September of 2011, Gail collapsed on the floor of her office and her life was changed forever
14. Identical Triplets Help Family Believe in Miracles
    June 11, 2016
    “I went in because breast cancer runs in our family and I had a lump in my breast,” Joani said. “That’s when [the doctor] told me that was a milk gland.”
15. Five-time Cancer Survivor Says Early-Detection Screenings Saved His Life
    June 9, 2016
    Local Sandy Springs resident, Michael Levin, is a Lung Cancer Alliance activist, a two-time lung cancer and three-time brain cancer survivor