When Kelly Kelly thinks back to early 2024, she remembers feeling unusually tired and disconnected. She kept pushing through her days,...
Finding Hope After Stage 4: Kelly’s Lung Cancer Journey
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Patient Stories Articles
Finding Hope Through Difficult Days: Cathey’s Pancreatic Cancer Journey
Cathey Chustz has lived in Louisiana her entire life, rooted in the community she loves. So when she retired from the Livingston Parish...
Ja’Kayden’s Journey from Wheelchair to the Marching Band
After four years in a wheelchair, 14-year-old Ja’Kayden is walking again. And not just walking. He’s marching across the field with his...
Geaux Hero: Robert’s Second Chance
On March 31, 2025, Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Deputy Robert Williams was directing traffic at a large oil tank fire in Livonia. As...
Pancreatic Cancer Patient Overcomes Obstacles to Get Back on the Tennis Court
Tennis is life to Shelby Dufrene. She played tennis in college at University of Louisiana – Lafayette and has taught tennis in Baton Rouge...
Geaux Hero: Team Scarlett Cheers Through It All
When Scarlett Phillips, a sophomore at LSU’s University Laboratory School, first felt a pain in her knee last fall, she thought it was...
A New Lease on Life: Larry’s Journey Through Esophageal Cancer Surgery
At 80 years old, Larry Boudreaux thought he had his health figured out. So when he began feeling unusually tired, the Thibodaux native...
Geaux Hero: A Young Mom Battles Breast Cancer with Strength and Support
At just 27 years old, Katelyn Carmouche’s world shifted in a moment she never saw coming. Two weeks before her daughter Ellianna’s second...
A Life-Saving First: Mississippi’s First TAMBE Patient at St. Dominic Hospital
When 76-year-old farmer Dan Branton thinks about his care at St. Dominic Hospital, one word rises above the rest: grateful. Dan, who has...