Patient Stories Articles

Geaux Hero: Choosing Joy During Pediatric Cancer Journey

When you meet 12-year-old Kinley Spencer of Youngsville, the first thing you notice isn’t her diagnosis. It’s her personality.   “She is as funny as they come,” her mom, Megan, says. “She’s witty, artsy, outdoorsy and has a ton of personality. Volleyball, hunting,...

Advancing Innovation and Clinical Excellence: HF’s Story of Vibrio, Sepsis and Survival

Sometimes, how we healthcare is by changing the game and redefining what’s possible.   For more than 36 years, Herman “HF” Middleton and his wife, Regina, have shared life side by side. They married in 1989, the same year Regina began her career as a nurse at Our...

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,...

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...