Hope Soars: Rachel Isons
February 13, 2012 by Maggie Worth
Filed under Rachel Isons
Imagine that you’ve suffered a massive stroke at age 77 and been admitted to the hospital. The very next day, a 7.0 earthquake rocks your country and levels the hospital. You’ve been lucky, though; a nurse was able to push your wheelchair into the street before the building collapsed. You’re alive, but helpless. Around you [...]
Jane Langford – The Art of Making A Home
December 2, 2011 by Maggie Worth
Filed under Jane Langford
Their names are legend: Vesta, Roman goddess of home and hearth. Demeter, Greek goddess of the harvest. Jane Langford—Brooks, Georgia goddess of…wait, who? Okay, so she doesn’t wear a flowing white robe or spend her spare time chasing down errant demi-gods. And she’s unquestionably real. Yet Jane is something many of us have only read [...]
Time Is Really of the Essence When Treating Stroke
November 14, 2011 by Maggie Worth
Filed under Health
What exactly is a stroke? According to the American Stroke Association (a sister entity to the American Heart Association), “A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a blood clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood (and [...]
Seeing Possibility
July 19, 2011 by Maggie Worth
Filed under Good Stories, Inspirations
Audrey Demmitt is a school nurse. Every day, she treats injured, ill and upset children. At J.C. Booth Middle School in Peachtree City, her principal, Ted Lombard, estimates that she averages 1,000 visits every month. School nurses all across the country do the same thing, but Audrey is special. Unlike most other school nurses, Audrey [...]
Connie Fox: You Have to Change to Get Ahead
July 19, 2011 by Maggie Worth
Filed under Connie Fox, Cover Girls
Life is a funny thing. It takes twists and turns you wouldn’t expect, and sometimes you end up somewhere very different than where you meant to go. But if you learn to expect change and embrace opportunity, amazing things can happen. Connie Fox is a perfect example. Thirty-two years ago, she planned to become a [...]
Leadership Fayette Supports Cancer Wellness
May 15, 2011 by Maggie Worth
Filed under Good Stories
Local Business Leaders Step Out in Support of Cancer Wellness Most residents of Fayette County have heard of the Cancer Wellness Center at Piedmont-Fayette Hospital. Yet not everyone is aware of what it does or that services are free and are not restricted to those being treated at Piedmont. In fact, Piedmont’s Wellness Center is [...]
Bright Lights, Big City, Bridal Belle
March 10, 2011 by Maggie Worth
Filed under Bethany Phillips Dubie
Ah, weddings! Months of planning, a million decisions, days of butterflies. Finally the big day arrives and the bride walks down the aisle with her friends and family watching from the audience. Unless you’re former Fayetteville resident Bethany Phillips Dubie, that is. Her wedding was planned in fewer months than you’d believe possible, most of [...]
For Jamie Smith, Losing Weight Meant Finding a New Life
January 11, 2011 by Maggie Worth
Filed under 2011, Jamie Smith
Jamie Smith loves going out to eat, shopping for clothes and playing with her grandkids. Five days a week, she drives a school bus for the Fayette County schools. The rest of the time she drives a Ford Expedition with the seat pushed all the way forward. She enjoys hiking. On vacation, she’s the first [...]