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By Benjamin Castells As nurses, what we do matters to someone, even if we don’t notice it right away, or at all. As a nurse in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Ill., I was on call and received a page in the middle of the night. Someone…...

June is National Cancer Survivor Month and is dedicated to honoring survivors for their fight, inspiring others and celebrating life. We asked friends and family members to share letters, words of encouragement and special messages to the survivors in their lives. Watch their incredibly touching video submissions....

By Jennifer Benson Last August, Sharry Herritt Spencley noticed a swelling on her right breast when she was taking a shower. As a financial counselor at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Ill., she did not waste time calling her primary physician the next day and scheduling an appointment. No lump was found,…...

By Jennifer Benson Lisa Selby is not a hero. She will be the first to say it as she battles cancer. Selby says the nurses at Advocate Sherman Hospital’s Cancer Care Center are the true heroes. They are what makes this hospital what it is in her eyes; without them, it…...

A recent retiree and avid water skier, life was pretty good for 70-year-old Richard Blassick. But that all changed in February of 2017 when Blassick started noticing subtle signs that something was wrong. “It all began when I noticed I was getting dizzy in the morning as I got out…...

I grew up in central Illinois, in a town of about 2,000 people. My mom was a stay-at-home mom and eventually, a teacher’s aide. My dad worked in maintenance at the local nursing home. No one in my family had ever graduated with more than an associate’s degree. Since I…...

April is National Donate Life Month. According to Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network, every 10 minutes, a new person joins the national transplant waiting list, and on average, 22 people die every day waiting for an organ donation. Robert Reyes knows all too well the magnitude organ donation…...

My name is Victoria Navarro, and I have been a manager for Advocate Health Care in the Planning, Design, and Construction department in the south region for the past seven years. I am proud to say I will be competing in the Dancing with the Brokers event on May 23…...

I’m a structural heart disease cardiologist and father of one (soon to be two) sons. Looking back, I believe that my mom was a big influence in the position I am in today. Growing up she volunteered her time to read to children and showed me how important it was…...

Watch six-year-old Lilianna celebrate her last in-house chemo treatment with her family and care team at Advocate Children’s Hospital! She was diagnosed with pre B acute lymphoblastic leukemia back in January of 2016. Her next step is power port removal. Lilianna loves the ocean, playing outside, Disney movies and country music…...