Dawne Gee, WAVE 3 News anchor and beloved local philanthropic supporter, was preparing for a busy Thanksgiving week last year. Little did she know her life would hang in the balance as she suffered a stroke on live TV. The week of the stroke, Gee knew something wasn’t right. She visited her rheumatologist, orthopedic specialist…
Matt Murdock, 23, was nearing the end of this year’s Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon and went into a sprint. The race had been postponed due to rain for about an hour and a half, so Murdock, like all runners, was a bit hungry. He also didn’t have anything to drink until the first water stop….
Lara MacGregor is an endearing spirit — and enduring spirit. She has used her experience with cancer to be a light of hope for other women going through the same journey. MacGregor was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 at age 30, seven months pregnant with her second son. A woman she had never…
After finding a suspicious lump in her breast at age 24, Betsy Barefoot quickly got the diagnosis many in their 20s rarely even think about. She shares her journey of going through a scary journey at a young age. My name is Betsy. I am 25 years old and I am from Louisville, Kentucky. I…
I was the only kid in third grade without a sibling. My daily nagging must have worked because that year my parents finally revealed that I was getting a baby brother! My brother and I are nine years apart, so I’ve always been more of a mother figure to him than a sister. When we…
My mom was a four-year varsity starter in four different sports. The woman is no joke when it comes to athletic ability. She is a huge reason my sister and I played sports our whole lives. She is the one who passed on the athletic gene to us (don’t tell my dad). When we were…
Twins share a lot during their lifetime, but one thing newborns Adaline Rose and Emma Paige Decker won’t share is a birthday. The girls, delivered just four minutes apart, were born on different days — and different years. Parents Adonna and Trey Decker welcomed their daughters into the world at 11:56 p.m. on Dec. 31,…
On a day most of us set aside to be thankful for our many blessings, Dixie Howard was counting hers as she recovered from nearly losing her life to a stroke. She also was celebrating her 100th birthday. Two days before the holiday and major milestone, Howard became unresponsive and fell unconscious during an afternoon…
On Sept. 15, Give Local Louisville day, we shared 24 Hours of Courage on Facebook — a day highlighting the stories of courageous mothers, sons, husbands and friends who have fought or are currently fighting one of the most tragic diseases of our time — cancer. We’re now turning these stories of courage into tales…
If rain on your wedding day is good luck, what does being in the hospital on your wedding day mean? Good health? Susie Blanton has lung cancer and, even though she’s in the middle of chemotherapy, set a date to be married on Oct. 29, 2016. She and her fiancé, Bob Bailey, had been planning…
The 27th annual Festival of Trees & Lights is Nov. 11 to 13! Hosted by the Children’s Hospital Foundation, the weekend-long winter wonderland celebration would not be possible without the hundreds of volunteers who design and decorate holiday items and work behind the scenes to make it all happen. One of those volunteers is Lucas…
When Matthew Stone was 3, he had surgery at the children’s hospital to repair two holes in his heart and remove his pulmonary valve — both known as congenital heart defects. For 31 years he had no issues and simply saw his physicians for check-in visits. But that began to change. “Early this year, I…