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Finding Hope Outside The Box

Contributed by Brad Levin

My mother sits in a cold, dimly lit room. She watches the people sitting beside her rise and follow...

April 02, 2019

#MyDukeCancerStory: Devoted Mother Creates Meaning From Mourning

We all hope our lives will count—that in some way we will make an indelible mark within our circles, our society and, perhaps, even beyond. But...

May 01, 2018

With New Center, DCI Tackles Brain Metastasis Head-On

During the summer of 2016 Dave and Lisa VanTress retired from their jobs in Syracuse, New York, and headed south to the sunny shores of South...

February 16, 2018

Joan Tisch Passes Away At 90

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joan Tisch, wife of the late Preston Robert Tisch. Joan donated a transformative gift to...

November 06, 2017

Sons Know Dad Is With Them

Brothers Host 18th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament

Shawn McCall, 52, was just four years old when his father, Melvin McCall, taught him...

September 29, 2017

Knowing Hope is the Only Thing Stronger Than Fear, Local Man Resists His Kryptonite

Tom O’Donnell, 53, might be proof that not every superhero wears a cape.

A manager at Walgreens by day, he appears to be your average,...

August 01, 2017