Laura Dorn is an active person. A 58-year-old from Keizer, Oregon, she loves walking, running, swimming and anything else that keeps her on the go. Like most active people, her…
In his early thirties, 39-year-old father of three Thomas Slawson started running in an effort to get into better shape and to spend more time with his wife. But he…
Dottie, a 79 year-old wife and mother, had grown accustomed to feeling fatigued all the time. Tired was her normal. In late 1999, while traveling with family, her sister mentioned…
In early spring of 2012, Jacob was taking care of some yard work when he suddenly noticed his right ear felt clogged. As a lifelong guitar player and music enthusiast,…
Most people only think about the bathroom when they have to go. But for Pamela G., a 69 year old Portland native, bathrooms were all she could think about. Four…
After a week-long yoga retreat this summer, 67-year-old Patricia, an avid gardener and grandmother, was excited to tell her husband and daughter that she’d done a head stand. “Yoga, goats,…
Katie shares her story of battling colorectal cancer at a young age. “I am not your typical colorectal cancer survivor.” At 34 years old, I am not the typical face…
Meet Dixie. Since her early twenties, Dixie has struggled with painful, unflattering varicose veins. Her condition, a result of frequent bruising to her calves, worsened over time. Over ten years,…
When Angie M. was diagnosed with a fast-growing type of breast cancer on Jan. 3, 2008, she did what most of us would do: She cried for the better part…
Procedure combines minimally invasive cardiac bypass surgery with stenting; may be performed with or without robotics Dr. Owen Miller, a 93-year old retired dermatologist loved playing golf and walking three…
