Jan 2, 2025 | Cancer, Patient Stories
In 2021, severe stomach pains sent Geralynn Brown to the hospital, where she received life-altering news: stage 4 cervical cancer. In a matter of days, her life transformed from long work hours to a grueling regimen of radiation and chemotherapy. Geralynn underwent...
Dec 18, 2024 | About Us, Research
Stress, physical limitations, emotional struggles — these are challenges that patients face every day. But what if the solution wasn’t a pill or a procedure but a melody? That’s the idea driving Mandy Creekmore, a music therapist whose work at LSU and Our Lady of the...
Dec 18, 2024 | About Us, Research
Stress often gets a bad reputation, and for good reasons. Chronic stress can take a toll on physical and mental health, weakening immune function and slowing recovery. But what if certain types of stress could actually make us stronger? That’s exactly what Guillaume...
Nov 26, 2024 | Patient Stories
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 laughter turned to tragedy when a pontoon boat struck Blaise, then 14, leaving him with severe injuries to his feet. What followed...
Nov 5, 2024 | Patient Stories
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. But his arrival marked the beginning of a complex health journey they never anticipated. During Amelia’s pregnancy, doctors had...
