April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. Awareness for Leslie Werries and her husband, Blessing orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon Dr. Barry Werries, came more than 20 years ago with the birth of their youngest son, Cal. The following is a glimpse into their life with autism.
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People exaggerate at times. Kids included. The mother of 12-year-old Isabella Shotts says her daughter can be a bit of a hypochondriac occasionally.
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Josie Amelia Edwards would have been 4 years old on March 25, 2022. Her family continued a tradition they began in Josie’s honor, who was stillborn, by donating baskets to Blessing Hospital to share with families who experience a stillbirth.
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There was a time not so long ago when Darla Hobson avoided healthcare. Now, she never misses an appointment thanks to the cancer team at Illini Community Hospital’s Casteel Center.
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Lexy Michl Orr, RN, Blessed Beginnings became the 70th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on March 24, 2022.
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Hospice staff members, Matt Hanlin, RN, Sarah Thornton, RN, Joanne Obert, CNA, and Ariel Mehochko, CNA, received Who’s Your Angel awards presented by the Blessing Foundation on March 23, 2022.
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Alan Hurd has his sights set on becoming a competitive archer. Rectal cancer has caused him to put down his bow, but Alan kept his target in sight. “No matter what, I was going to stay positive,” said the 40-year-old father of three from Bowling Green, MO, about the day in 2021 when he received his diagnosis. “Thinking negative can make you sicker.”
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In honor of World Down Syndrome Day, we share the story of Brady Neisen of Fowler, Illinois and his family. The date for World Down Syndrome Day being the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome.
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Medical science does so much, but it can’t do everything. Ask Diana Sullivan. She is fighting her cervical cancer with the all the tools you’d expect – radiation, chemotherapy and pain medication – with the help of her care team at the James E. Cary Cancer Center in Hannibal, MO.
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Volunteers and community leaders broke ground March 14 for construction of the Teresa Adams House in Quincy, the replacement to the 70-year-old Quincy Hospitality House.
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