Texas Health 2018 Top Ten Stories
As 2018 draws to a close, the Texas Health communications team has taken a look back at our favorite stories from the last 12 months. From the tragic to inspiring, these stories have raised awareness
Active Grandad Returns to Play with Assist from Texas Health Fort Worth
“Family is very important to me,” explains George Humphrey, a 60-year-old grandfather from McKinney. “God and family — that’s my life.” That life had the potential to look very different for Humphrey and his family
Good Follow-Through Puts Retiree Back in Game
Any baseball player knows a good throw or hit also involves careful follow-through. For one Granbury man, he found that follow-through is just as important in medical care as it is in sports. Tim Hatch
Right Balance for a Better Life
Kathy Fitzpatrick is an active 42-year-old McKinney woman who loves to do things with her family, work in the yard, go on walks, and take fitness and yoga classes. Finding a healthy balance is important
Sidelined No More
Claire McKibben, an 18-year-old from Arlington, has big dreams and aspirations for her future. But one thing this lifelong soccer player never expected was a future without sports or physical activity. That nightmare threatened to
Committed Orthopedic Surgeon Brings New Hope to Sidelined Soccer Player
For the past year, 17-year-old Karsyn Kimbrough has been on the sidelines recovering from a debilitating ACL injury, the longest she’s gone without playing soccer since she was four years old. An estimated 200,000 ACL
Texas Health 2017 Top Ten
As 2017 draws to an end, Texas Health is taking a look back at our top ten favorite stories throughout the year. From babies dressed for Halloween to a nurse making the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading
Grand Prairie-Born Celebrity Highlights Importance of Living Donation
When news broke that Grand Prairie-born celebrity Selena Gomez had undergone a kidney transplant earlier this year, many people were shocked since she had managed to keep it a secret for months. Something Gomez is
Piano Keys and Parkinson’s: A Story of Determination Against Disease
A tremor, slowed movement, rigid muscles, impaired posture or balance — all characteristic signs of Parkinson’s disease. But all of those telltale symptoms simply melt away once classically-trained concert pianist Lucien Leinfelder’s fingers hit the
How Pastoral Care Helps Families Keep Faith Alive
They are there when families and patients need comfort beyond the valuable treatments a medical team can provide. They hold hands, they pray, they listen — and they provide the compassionate voice of health care.