Author Archives for Diran Yanikan
A 93-year-old’s lesson: It’s never too late to celebrate an extraordinary life.
December 22, 2019 5:51 pm Leave your thoughtsMattie once delivered a civilian’s baby while seeking shelter underground from a German bombing during World War II. Mattie helped... View Article
Connecting families in need to the resources that can help.
December 22, 2019 4:12 pm Leave your thoughtsJessica Hoskins grew up in rural Kentucky as one of four siblings. Her mother, a single parent working two jobs,... View Article
How the art displayed inside a hospital is helping to heal.
December 22, 2019 5:04 pm Leave your thoughtsChyela was eight years old when she first discovered the power in creative expression. She and a friend would often... View Article
For this boy, the best medicine against cancer was a golden retriever.
January 4, 2020 3:18 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen James was in the hospital battling Glioblastoma Multiforme Brain Cancer, he always looked forward to two things: going home... View Article
How health care workers are helping identify human trafficking victims.
December 22, 2019 5:02 pm Leave your thoughtsSo often, human trafficking is associated with faraway places and communities unlike our own. We might not realize it’s happening... View Article
A Sudanese refugee repays past kindness by helping others in need.
January 4, 2020 3:17 pm Leave your thoughtsDisplaced as a child in Sudan when his village was attacked, Jany Deng spent years moving from place to place.... View Article
When kidney disease could have held her back, she pushed forward.
January 4, 2020 3:15 pm Leave your thoughtsWhile her friends worried about homework and finding a homecoming date, Amy Frackowiak’s sophomore mind was far more concerned about... View Article
A community comes together to prevent youth violence.
December 22, 2019 5:02 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen Cynthia’s autistic family member was eight years old, he was handcuffed in an elementary school classroom. This is when... View Article
Volunteers: the unsung heroes of the hospital.
December 22, 2019 5:03 pm Leave your thoughtsAlthough Gene could never see or read sheet music, he learned to play piano as a child. Born with a... View Article