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Shirley

Shirley Kearney was first diagnosed with a mild heart murmur 40 years ago. Despite her condition, Shirley was able to live an active life, walking at least three miles a […]

Kevin

The last thing Kevin Donnellon expected on his vacation was a trip to the emergency room. But earlier this year, when he flew to Pasadena to watch the 2025 Rose […]

Marlene & Liam

Marlene Romo Franco was nearing the end of a normal, healthy pregnancy. Even so, as she prepared to celebrate the arrival of her first baby with family and friends, she […]

Jeannie

Helping care for her two young granddaughters is something that has always given Jeannie Baderscher immense joy. “After my husband died a few years ago,” she says, “it was especially […]

Manling

In 2022, Manling Wu was struggling. At the time, she was 84, coping with Parkinson’s disease and living in Monterey Park with her daughter, Emily Lin, and son-in-law, Wai Li. […]

Michelle

Having received a lupus and rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis at the young age of 16, Michelle Usher was no stranger to doctor visits and medical tests. When she started to feel […]

Brown Family

Pregnant with their first child, while also settling into a new house and hometown, Lisa and Michael Brown were excited about the next phase of their life, which would expand […]

Lemon Family

After two healthy pregnancies with her boys Luca and Joaquin, and a stillbirth with her angel baby Soleil, Celina Lemon experienced secondary infertility. So, when she and her husband, Juan, […]

Sallianne

Sallianne Acosta has a family history of breast cancer, so she began getting annual mammograms in 1998 at the age of 33 — the same year she married her husband, […]

Cathy

Cathy Medina’s hip pain had taken over her life. Over the course of a year, it seemed like she tried everything: pain relievers, walking with a cane and even a […]