Archive for 2015
Deidre Traylor – Hope Fund helps when surgery complications delay return to work
Deidre Traylor is a familiar face at Medical City Dallas Hospital. The surgical nurse has been there for more than 25 years, making sure patients get everything they need before, during and after surgery. When her own procedure for breast cancer resulted in complications that kept her out of work for an extended period of…
Read MoreFrom a grateful employee
I wanted to take a second to say thank you to the Hope Fund for approving a grant for me and my daughter. I am a single mom and have really struggled this last year to make ends meet. When I got this job with HCA about 6 months ago I was so excited and…
Read MoreAshley Thevenot – Hope Fund steps in when special-needs child’s medical bills pile up
Having several children was always a dream for Ashley Thevenot, who now has three beautiful children. Two of her three pregnancies went along as planned, but with Remy, her middle child, things took a serious turn even before he was born. “We knew something was wrong in the third trimester, and we still don’t have…
Read MoreJean Jimeno – A message of thanks
Jean Jimeno, an RN at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center gratefully sent the Hope Fund her appreciation for the help of so many. “I just opened your letter yesterday and was indeed in tears reading it. I called you to let you know of my deep appreciation of your generosity. This amount will help me…
Read MoreFabiana McCranie – Time to heal
“When life happens, you don’t have time to think; you just have to do.” When her father was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer that had already metastasized to the liver and brain during the summer of 2014, that’s where Fabiana McCranie found herself. An only child, she was thrust into the role of caregiver…
Read MoreDanny Rincon – After major accident, Hope Fund helps nurse get back on his feet
It was a beautiful October day, and Danny Rincon was out riding with his motorcycle club. As they rolled through the High Desert on their way back to Westlake Village, just northwest of Los Angeles, everything changed in an instant. “There were seven bikes, and I was second to last,” Danny recalls. “A guy came…
Read MoreAnita Butruce – Hope Fund eases employee’s mind during recurring health problems
After Anita Butruce spent nine days in the hospital battling a spinal infection, she hoped that the worst was past. Instead, she found herself dealing with some ongoing complications, including a blood clot, multiple MRIs and surgery. All told, she spent several months in and out of her doctor’s offices, when she would much rather…
Read MoreSussana Howard – We Lost Everything
“This is My Story” We lost everything in a fire. The only things salvageable were a bed, the pajamas we were wearing and Gabriel’s crib. With money from the Hope Fund, we were able to make a deposit on a new apartment. Maybe you can’t give a lot. Just give what you can – because…
Read MoreKim Durham – Cancer treatments took a toll on the family income
Kim Durham had always contributed to The Hope Fund but had never really understood how it could help her family until her husband Keith had one of the unexpected accidents that can happen only on a farm. Keith was loading Clyde the bull onto a trailer when the bull kicked the gate and hit Keith…
Read MoreLora Gregory – Family trip ends with a long-term illness
When Lora Gregory went to Washington, D.C., in June 2014 for vacation, she had a great time. When she got home, however, her plans to get back to work were derailed. “Just after we got back on the train, I had terrible pain in my leg and went to the ER,” Lora recalls. “I had…
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