By Keysha DrexelAt a time when most her peers were retiring from the everyday grind, Frances Gorrie embarked on a second career.And the retail veteran who has owned and operated Blackjack Gardens and Blackjack Farms for the last 15 years said she has no plans to retire anytime soon."I was retirement age when I started this, but I think if I had gone the traditional … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook Father, Son Aim to Draw Awareness to Dyslexia
By Keysha DrexelDr. Billy Cornay of Mountain Brook said he never understood why reading notes while giving a lecture to other physicians always made him, literally, sick to his stomach.It wasn't until his son Will, now a senior at Spring Valley School, was diagnosed with dyslexia that Billy began to suspect that he, too, was dyslexic."I would try to read from … [Read more...]
Staying Strong
By Keysha DrexelKaren Burton, 48, of Hoover thought she was doing everything right to take care of her health.Burton lost her mother to breast cancer, and so she started getting mammograms when she was just 26 years old to make sure any potential problems were detected early.Despite her vigilance, Burton was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009."I thought … [Read more...]