Member Stories

Vision quest A Club member tells how a corneal transplant restored her sight and soul, thanks to the generous gift of a tissue donor. Cindy Christian Rogers XXXX August 23, 2002 When

Colleen Turner of Albany, Oregon, has been sidelined from athletics by injuries, but she’s working at getting back into shape. This former Special Olympian (she was born with spina bifida) has big plans for the future and wants to walk there on crutches.

Driven by the desire to make sense of Susie’s death, Club member Marsha Partington threw herself into creating  a feeding room for mothers near the neonatal intensive-care nursery.

Sleep experts helped Marie and Tim Navarro stop snoring. Mother and son are happier — and healthier.

I made the difficult decision to go back to the classroom myself.

Mary Madison and grandson Louis Cash, age 11, and granddaughter Alicia Cash, age 10, all have plans to  go to college.

Last fall, I ran the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., and achieved  a long-time personal goal.

Aerobics classes — with a hand-weights finish — have helped Clark Brooks control his cholesterol.

When Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen realized she would be playing with adults, not immature children, she was willing to give softball a second chance.