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Emily, Ryan and their two sons next to a Cuddle Cot they donated in memory of their daughter, Charlie In 2012 and Ryan and Emily Thomas were about to expand their family with a new baby girl named Charlie. The plan was to have their baby at Advocate Condell Medical…...

Julia flashes her beautiful new smile after receiving dentures from the Mobile Dental Program. Julia Ordonez has gone without teeth for 20 years. She is 79 years old and didn’t have regular dental insurance. She thought there was nothing that could be done. “I went to three different dentists and…...

Evelyn and Ray at their 50th anniversary celebration Ray and Evelyn Lucivansky lived in several places after they got married in 1956, but they always called Lake Geneva home. It was where they met when they were young and where they decided to retire. They even lived in Evelyn’s childhood…...

It’s hard to imagine that a health care hero working on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic would have much to feel grateful for this holiday season. But you should meet Cheryl Breitlow, a registered nurse who began her medical career 38 years ago with Aurora Health Care and…...

Dr. Geis, his wife, Donna, and two of their kids in Grand Cayman. This vacation was not long after he left the rehab facility and was still using a cane. It was early in the morning on Nov. 22, 2014. A day George Geis, MD, almost didn’t survive. As an…...

Nina was a young teenager when she started receiving care at Advocate Medical Group’s Adult Down Syndrome Center (ADSC). Located on the campus of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, the ADSC provides patients with everything from holistic care and support to education and resources. (L-R) Nina and her parents, Meg and…...

Crispin, who’s 2 years old, is being treated for leukemia. Crispin is 2 years old and the youngest of four siblings. In mid-July, he started getting sick all the time. “We were going to our pediatrician every week,” explained his mom, Erin. “He’d have hand foot and mouth disease, an…...

Danniel, a retired farmer, received care in the comfort of his own home thanks to the generous support of donors. Danniel DeGrave, a 70-year-old retired Wisconsin farmer, hoped the symptoms that brought him to the hospital would lead to a diagnosis of “simple” pneumonia and not COVID-19. “But it turned…...