Archive for 2023

Angie Hernandez has worked for HCA Healthcare in Houston for many years, starting as a housekeeper and becoming a Patient Safety Attendant. She began experiencing strange symptoms, including unexplained pain, and decided to get checked out. She learned she had uterine cancer. As frightening as this diagnosis was, she was also deeply concerned about her…

At just 30 years old, Vicki, an RN Quality Coordinator, experienced some concerning neurological symptoms and decided to get checked out. To her surprise, she discovered she had experienced multiple strokes without even realizing it. Vicki was immediately admitted to the hospital and began consulting with a team of specialists, including neurologists and hematologists. The…

Melissa is a Medical Office Coordinator who originally learned about the Hope Fund through the stories she received in her email. She applied for help when difficult circumstances in her personal life turned from bad to worse. She experienced domestic violence, and with a great deal of courage and strength, she was able to get away…

Rebecca Boyd is an RN lactation consultant at Mission Hospital in North Carolina. She and her husband Randy had just returned from a trip to Colorado to see their grandchildren when they were both diagnosed with COVID. Rebecca got really sick. “I got what they call long-haulers,” she said. With hardly any PTO left following…

Our colleague Lisa needed help after she was diagnosed with a rare condition called skeletal sarcoidosis. After losing her husband last year, she was already living on a tight budget. Expenses related to her care piled up quickly, and eventually she wasn’t able to keep up with them and her normal household bills. She received…