During her 16 years as a dialysis nurse, Mary Beth Rudy cared for hundreds of patients waiting for kidney transplants.Rudy left the dialysis clinic in Homestead in 2011 to work with the elderly, but she couldn’t shake the worry she felt for the struggles of patients whose lives depended on an ...
Forty years ago, at the age of 30, David Garrison had the first of three heart attacks.While he walked the hallways of St. Clair Hospital, the Canonsburg resident noticed some patients in the hospital were not as fortunate as he was to receive visits from friends and family.“I saw so many ...
Former college professor and philanthropist Brianne Mitchell has collaborated with her favorite storytellers – daughters Della and Lila – on a charming book series about Southwestern Pennsylvania that has allowed the trio to do something they love: help people.Mitchell, of West Brownsville, ...
In December 2016, Nina Thompson, 14, walked into the office of Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania with her grandmother, Mary, carrying some pillows and care packages she had assembled for the children of women who were staying at the agency’s shelter.The Bentworth High ...
Five years ago, Tracey Crompton volunteered for the first time at Angel Ridge Animal Rescue in Meadow Lands. Her assignment – to walk a three-legged dog – changed her life.“I cried all the way home because I found out who I was,” said Crompton, 49, of Eighty Four. “I found my purpose. ...
Denise Brna-Kusky’s coupons don’t just save money.They help save animals’ lives.The Canton Township resident has always had a knack for finding a bargain, but about 10 years ago she discovered extreme couponing.Now, Kusky uses her coupon-stacking skills to provide no-kill animal shelters ...
