During a routine physical, Kayla Griffiths nurse was listening to her heart when she heard a murmur.

Griffith never had a heart murmur before. She was an athlete, a three-time All-America defenseman on the Lake Forest (Ill.) College womens hockey team. Griffith, who went to East Ridge High ...

Greyson Kapes was a miracle, said his mother, Amanda Kapes.

Born by emergency C-section on Jan. 5, the preemie battled against all odds.

Not only did he have a congenital heart defect that would require open heart surgery, he had leukemia and Down syndrome.

He would face more ...

TORRINGTON — When the leadoff hitter looks out next week at Brian Bassler, whether he’s from Holy Cross or Oxford, he is going to see eyebrows. Yeah, a full pair of eyebrows.

“The eyebrows were the last to go,” Bassler said. “And the first to come back.”

The Torrington High senior ...

Working in an animal shelter is consistently inconsistent. From the heartbreak of neglect cases to the joy of seeing our favorite pets find a home, we never know what challenges and successes each day will bring.

The homeless pets we receive as strays or owner surrender are as ...

In 2013, UNC Women’s Basketball Coach Sylvia Hatchell was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. She thought she would need to receive a bone marrow transplant as a form of treatment for her cancer, so Hatchell organized multiple “Be the Match” events.

Her family, from all sides, took a ...

When Amy Cheese came to the Nebraska Medical Center in October 2016, she had a tumor the size of a grapefruit in her chest, next to her heart and lungs.

She’d already been through three rounds of chemotherapy over the course of a year, but her non-Hodgkin lymphoma had ...

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Several organizations and community leaders partnered on Saturday to put on the the second annual benefit concert for the fight against leukemia and lymphoma.

The event, held at the Darlington Music Hall, featured an auction in which items such as a three-night vacation ...

When everyone else rushes away from an emergency, firefighters are often the first ones rushing in to help.

“Firefighters do so much for others and they don’t ask for anything in return,” said Aja Estrada, with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Estrada is gearing up for the Leukemia and ...

Students at Lincoln Elementary School in Gering are donning super hero capes and coming to the rescue. During the month of February, the students are holding the school’s annual Pennies for Patients fundraiser.

The Lincoln Elementary Student Council is leading the way in the fundraiser by ...

STAMFORD — When Mary Pat Caldwell and her 5-year-old twin boys Zach and Teddy pulled into their driveway last week for the first time in six months, the first thing she did was get out of the car and kiss the ground.

Met by cheers and hugs from approximately 25 friends and family who had ...

Jacob Munoz has gone from being a teenager in the locker room surrounded by football gear and friends to dealing with IV bags in a hospital room.

The 16-year-old Klein Cain High School student from Spring is in for the fight of his life as he battles leukemia for a second time. Now, Jacob ...

DeKALB – Marissa Dobie said the outpouring of love and support from St. Mary Catholic School in DeKalb and the community has been overwhelming after her son Jake’s leukemia diagnosis last year.

From the gifts and cards to the donated meals to a signed photo and letter from Chicago Cubs ...

Greyson Kapes isn’t yet a month old, but he’s already battling for his life.

The son of Amanda Kapes, Greyson came into the world with a congenital heart defect, leukemia and Down syndrome.

It’s been touch and go since his premature birth Jan. 5 — and his health isn’t ...

There are stories in sports that are easy to get excited about when it comes to matchups of intriguing players, coaches and teams.

Then there are stories that just tug at your heart make you want to root for someone, support them as they go through something nobody should ever have to ...

ST. LOUIS -- Christmas Day marked exactly one year since Auggie Powers, 4, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cancer of the blood and bone marrow.

Auggie’s body doesn’t fight infection very well. He can’t afford to get sick: A high fever will send him to the hospital. In the ...

HARLINGEN — Scott Swinnea remembered how his young student would breeze into class right before noon.

“Good morning,” Juan Palacios, 17, would tell him before taking his seat.

Swinnea, Juan’s history teacher, would look at his watch.

“Yeah, you’re right, it’s 11:58,” he’d tell ...

Christmas is a special time for children, but one Harnett County 8-year-old got the surprise of his life on Tuesday, thanks to Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina and the Durham Police Department.

Noah thought he had arrived at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill for a routine ...