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Landon’s Fight with Flu: Don’t Wait to Get Vaccinated

What began as a mild fever and cough quickly spiraled into a life-or-death emergency for 3-year-old Landon. Within just 36 hours of being diagnosed with the flu, he was on life support. When Prairieville mom Crystal Sawyer took her son to the doctor on December 13,...

All Things, Great Love: Jason Survives Heart Attack on ‘a Pulse and a Prayer’ 

Sometimes, how we healthcare is the strength of a community that never stops caring. On an ordinary Saturday evening, Jason Moore walked into work at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, just like he had countless times before. As a security guard assigned to...

Geaux Hero: From Playground Accident to Pediatric Stroke Survivor

When you think of a stroke, you probably picture an adult in their 60s or 70s. But for 11-year-old Cole Ditmore, it happened after an accident on a playground in Ascension Parish. Thanks to his mom’s quick instincts and the seamless response of multiple hospital...

We Are Part of Something Greater: Zion’s Incredible NICU Journey

Sometimes, how we healthcare is hospitals working together so one tiny fighter can make it home.   When Magan Darby and Damion Celestine welcomed their son Zion at just 25 weeks, he weighed only 1 pound, 5 ounces, small enough to fit in the palm of their hands....