Kim Lyon and Samantha Piety have a friendship that goes back to elementary school. They grew up together in Franklin Township and reconnected after they had kids. Their oldest daughters, Piper and Ruby, are best friends. Right after the girls started kindergarten together, Piper got a bad cold. “She had a chest cold and one […]
On Saturday, August 28th, the Carmel Lady Greyhounds swapped out their traditional blue and gold uniforms for pink. “It’s probably one of the most fun games of the year, because all the girls are excited to wear their pink and paint their hair and get out there and play hard,” said Jerilyn Roper, whose daughter, […]
The CompleteLife Program started as an idea – you don’t just treat the cancer, you treat the whole patient – body, mind, and spirit. Heroes Foundation Co-Founders Vince and Cindy Todd first heard about it from Dr. Larry Cripe at the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center when Vince was being treated for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma […]
Lately we’ve been asking, “What’s your cancer story?” We all have one – and most people have multiple. I certainly consider myself amongst the majority, with more stories than I care to think about. For the past 21 years, I’ve essentially worked a second job – adding stress and shedding blood, sweat, and tears to […]
For the Garvey family, the month of September carries a lot of weight. “It’s a month that we care a lot about. We wish that there were twelve of them, not just one,” said Kevin. “I think we place a tremendous amount of pressure on ourselves to fill the void that we feel.” It’s been […]
They lost their son. But the legacy of Mighty Mason has just begun. Heather and Kevin Garvey on their son, their journey, and how they’re taking their pain and putting it to work. “We said, ‘Something’s got to change. That can’t be the way that it is for other families.’” For more, tune into episode […]
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