by Shannon Lamoureax, Volunteer Services & Gift Shop Supervisor | Jul 13, 2023 | Ask an Expert, Stay Well, Stories of Hope
Volunteering is an act of kindness that can never be underestimated. It’s an opportunity to give back to the community and make a positive impact on the lives of others. Volunteering at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy, Tennessee, for Marilyn Brown has...
by Allyson Cole | Apr 11, 2022 | Stories of Hope
Victor Bryant is a proud Erlanger employee who became a patient of the Erlanger Kidney Transplant Center. In 2010, Victor visited an Erlanger Community Health Center, where his provider discovered a problem with his kidney function. He was referred to a nephrologist...
by Erlanger Health System | Jul 28, 2021 | Child & Family Health, Stories of Hope
Like any parent, Kelly Moore and her husband grew concerned when they noticed a malformation of their son Turner’s skull just a couple of months after his birth. Diligently, they monitored his progress and eventually received a diagnosis: craniosynostosis. Read...
by Erlanger Health System | Apr 7, 2021 | Stories of Hope, Transplant
After playing a “pick-up” basketball game at the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC) at Harvard College, I returned to my freshman dormitory room with swollen ankles. I was concerned because both were swollen, there was no pain, and I had not twisted either ankle during...
by erlangerhealth | Jan 31, 2020 | Men's Health, Stories of Hope, Weight Loss, Women's Health
In 2017, my dad and I both made the decision to have gastric bypass surgery. At 24 years old I was at my heaviest weight of over 300 pounds, and at age 48, dad weighed almost 400 pounds. Dad visited Dr. Sanborn and began his surgery preparation, and I scheduled my...
by erlangerhealth | Oct 1, 2019 | Men's Health, Stories of Hope, Weight Loss, Women's Health
As she was nearing the age of 40, Jenny Davis decided to change her life for the better through weight loss surgery. She was tired of being “trapped” by her current weight. “My life was just very boring and sedentary,” said Jenny. “My life was ruled by my food, and I...
