Wearing the Scarlett Letter H Everyday

Wearing the Scarlett Letter H Everyday

By Carrie Vittitoe Once you’ve had a cardiac event, you are branded by the experience; you wear the “H” of heart disease in everything you do. Francine Bednar, 38 of Crestwood, Kentucky, was only 29 years old when she suffered a spontaneous coronary artery dissection...
Finding Joy

Finding Joy

“Drowned out by the noise of entitlement, joy hasn’t a chance.”By Bob MuellerI have often heard people make the following remarks:“Why do I seldom feel joyful?”“Something always nags at feeling joyful. I wonder ‘what next?’ or ‘maybe it won’t last.’”“I know about...
Heart Disease Didn’t Treat Her With Kid Gloves

Heart Disease Didn’t Treat Her With Kid Gloves

By Carrie Vittitoe When it comes to donning fighting gloves, Marquita Busby (32) of Okolona has years of experience. As both a competitor in mixed martial art fights and a survivor of Hodgkin’s lymphoma as a teenager, she has faced her share of physical challenges,...
My New, Improved Brain

My New, Improved Brain

By Mary CartledgehayesFunctioning with an ADHD brain is like trying to forge a path through a rain forest. You have to chop back the vines of thought that threaten to trip you up, fight off the mosquito-swarms of ideas that pester you, conquer the black mambas of...
“I’m the least qualified and least likely person to succeed, but I put one foot in front of the other, no matter what,” says this local owner of two businesses. She gives her 10 rules of survival.

“I’m the least qualified and least likely person to succeed, but I put one foot in front of the other, no matter what,” says this local owner of two businesses. She gives her 10 rules of survival.

By Megan S. Willman When I walked into DBS Interactive, a Louisville company specializing in web design and programming, to meet with CEO and Founder Cyndi Masters, I was greeted by both Cyndi Masters and her dog Super Cooper Masters. This warm welcome set the tone...