Coping With Depression

Coping With Depression

By Carrie Vittitoe For some women, depression is profound sadness that pours into a waterfall of tears. For others, depression is rage that spews forth as a result of minor irritations. Depression may be the dull pressure of emptiness that makes being among friends...
Cured of a Rare Disease

Cured of a Rare Disease

Kelly Tabor has had a challenging journey since being diagnosed with a rare disease of the lymph system when she was 21 years old.By Mary Ellen Bianco In March 2011, Kelly Tabor was a student at the University of Louisville and was working part time. She had been...
Using Boxing to Fight a Movement Disease

Using Boxing to Fight a Movement Disease

Parkinson’s disease weakens the body – causing trouble with walking, tremors, and other limitations — what should a person do? Should they be more careful and move less? Or should they put on boxing gloves? We think you might agree after reading this...
Three Things She Learned from Cancer

Three Things She Learned from Cancer

If you suspect something, keep pushing… By Mary Ellen BiancoPhotos by Patti HartogMelissa Draut speaks calmly about being diagnosed in 2014 with soft tissue sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Initially hesitant to share her story, Melissa, 57, weaves gratitude...
I Don’t Let Type 1 Diabetes Get in My Way

I Don’t Let Type 1 Diabetes Get in My Way

By Mary Ellen BiancoVictoria Vorholt, age 22, will graduate this month from Emory University in Atlanta with a bachelor of science in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology. The Louisville native is applying to medical schools for entry in the fall of 2017. But she’s had...