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Debbie Schrader was a young polio patient on isolation at St. Louis Children's Hospital in 1958. At the time, parents were discouraged from staying with children on infectious disease wards.

Shocked by her breast cancer diagnosis, Annie Gottesman considered rejecting lifesaving treatments at every point along the journey.

Martha Williams checked off a goal on her bucket list in April 2019. She qualified for, and ran, in the Boston Marathon. Although it's an accomplishment only a small percentage of runners can claim, Williams' story might not sound particularly extraordinary -- that is, unless you begin the story in December 2010.

Once a star athlete in high school and college, Cortez Ward has faced a number of serious medical challenges over the past several years -- and, today, he uses a wheelchair to get around.

At a small-town rehabilitation facility like Missouri Baptist Therapy and Wellness in Sullivan, Missouri, therapists are used to being on a first-name basis with their patients.

Kailey Custard is an artist. The 33-year-old housekeeper from St. Louis expresses her love for art on Barnes-Jewish Hospital oncology unit 12800 daily by contributing to art projects that make patients smile.

Tanya English was physically fit and led an active lifestyle. Having a heart attack seemed an unlikely event for her. But when the warning signs were there, she knew to seek help.

For people battling obesity, it can be difficult to find a weight loss solution that works.