Amber Russell’s laughter and bubbly spirit light up every room she enters, but what truly defines her is her incredible resilience. Amber,...
Patient Stories Articles
Geaux Hero: Geralynn’s Fight Against Cervical Cancer
In 2021, severe stomach pains sent Geralynn Brown to the hospital, where she received life-altering news: stage 4 cervical cancer. In a...
Baton Rouge Man’s Stroke Recovery Highlights Life-saving Local Expertise
After years spent working with senior citizens and seeing some of his own relatives deal with the aftermath of a stroke, Mark Calvit had a...
Routine Checkup Leads to Life-Saving Liver Cancer Surgery
When David Talmage received his liver cancer diagnosis late last year, he felt like things were grim. “I did a lot of research about liver...
Geaux Hero: Blaise’s Resilience Through Trauma Recovery
Father’s Day weekends at False River were always about making memories for Blaise and his dad, Rory. But last summer, a day of tubing and...
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...
Facing Breast Cancer with Humor, Hope & Personalized Care
This year has been unlike any other for Sasha Fogle. Fogle, 43, had always taken her routine mammograms seriously, particularly since her...
Geaux Hero: Maverick’s Exceptionally Specialized Pediatric Care
When Amelia and Casey Green welcomed their son Maverick to the world in January 2022, they were ready to bring home a healthy baby boy....
How a CT Scan Saved Henry Chase from Lung Cancer
Henry Chase was used to joining his wife, Judith, who has emphysema, for checkups with her pulmonologist, James L. Vermaelen, MD. As they...