Patient Stories Articles

A Lifeline After the NICU in Baton Rouge: The Neurodevelopmental Clinic

When a baby graduates from the NICU, the journey isn’t over. Life has just begun. That’s why the Neurodevelopmental Clinic, a collaboration between Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health and Woman’s Hospital, exists: to give NICU graduates the specialized care and...

‘Like My Chest Exploded’: Cassie’s Story of Surviving an Aortic Dissection 

It was supposed to be an ordinary summer day in Vacherie. Cassie Falgoust, 55, was outside doing yard work while her husband mowed nearby. She started weed eating when she was hit with a sudden pain. “I felt this enormous pop in my chest,” Cassie recalls. “It was like...

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...