*An article in the May 17 edition of the Over the Mountain Journal, "In Memory: Support Our Soldiers Dinner Will Fund Care Packages for Troops Abroad," has the wrong photo for Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas Rivers Jr. The photo printed was of the late Ryan Winslow of Hoover, who was killed while serving in Iraq in 2006.Just more than one year after their son Marine Lance … [Read more...]
Like Mother, Like Daughter: Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Founder Creates Legacy for Late Mother
By Emily Williams Lori Livingston’s mother, Norma, was 65 years old when she was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer. After seeing an internist for minor symptoms, Livingston’s mother was given the diagnosis and went on to endure a nine-hour surgery, experimental drugs and numerous rounds of chemotherapy over the course of 13 months before passing away. Livingston left … [Read more...]
St. Jude Field of Dreams Celebrates Local Patients’ Successes and Their Families
By Emily Williams Though the hospital is in Memphis, Tennessee, St. Jude Hospital’s reach can be felt in Alabama through the patients and families who have been treated there and the discoveries they share with the world of pediatric cancer research. To give back to the hospital that gave their children a new lease on life, mothers in the Birmingham area and community … [Read more...]
Science Rules: McWane Science Center Celebrates Two Decades
By Emily Williams For the past 20 years, the McWane Science Center has strived to spark wonder and curiosity in the people who visit. With the city evolving around it, the center has become not only an asset to the education of children, but an asset to the downtown revitalization process. “We have been waiting for neighbors for year," said Katie Baasen, McWane's director of … [Read more...]
Fiesta for a Cure: UAB Cancer Center’s Fiesta Ball Benefits Young Cancer Researchers
At the annual Fiesta Ball on May 4, the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Young Supporters Board will celebrate the May 5 Mexican holiday alongside a celebration of the center’s research efforts. Cinco De Mayo, the annual holiday that celebrates Mexico’s 1862 victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla, will be the theme for the evening, with Happy Catering serving up … [Read more...]