By Laura McAlister Journal EditorFor the longest time, Ilse Scheuer Nathan covered up the small numbers tattooed on the inside of her left wrist. Though time has now faded those numbers, she’s much more apt to talk about them now.Ilse is one of about a dozen surviving Holocaust victims in the Birmingham area. Her story was one she didn’t always want to discuss. But at … [Read more...]
Second Time Around
By Matthew Terwilliger Journal InternFor the second time in three years, volunteers from Vestavia Hills have given Michelle Hunt and her family an opportunity she otherwise couldn't afford: a house of her own.Michelle, along with many others in Birmingham’s North Smithfield neighborhood, lost her home to the April 27 tornados that tore through the area. After the … [Read more...]
Portable Pet Care
By Laura McAlister Journal EditorAfter running their practice in a small office for more than 20 years, Dr. Hugh Washington and wife Patti decided it was time to hit the road – literally.About a year ago, the team – Hugh is a veterinarian and Patti a pet groomer – decided to get rid of their Hoover office and trade it in for a van full time. Instead of patients coming … [Read more...]
Building BRIDGES
By Laura McAlister Journal EditorA childhood illness can take its toll on the entire family. Dr. David Askenazi knows. He’s fortunate that his own three children are healthy, but those he spends time with on a daily basis as an assistant professor of pediatrics with Children’s Hospital Division of Nephrology and Transplantation aren’t so lucky.David’s patients come … [Read more...]
Casting Their Purls
By Laura McAlister Journal EditorWhen Roz Feigelson helped start a knitting group at Levite Jewish Community Center, she was doing it more to help herself. But five years later, she and members of the Circle of Life Knitting Society have helped countless others.The Circle of Life meets once a week at the LJCC in Mountain Brook to knit scarves and shawls for cancer … [Read more...]