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‘It’s so joyous’

For Dixie Schultz, 85, the diagnosis of a rare autoimmune disorder finally opened the pathway to a dramatic recovery.

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‘The best sleep I could remember’

Linda Cole suffered from sleep apnea for years—until a tiny device changed her life.

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How Kathy got her smile back

Amid her fight against cancer, a Muskegon woman restores her hope—and her hairstyle—in a visit to a special salon.

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Tiny babies in ugly sweaters

Premature babies in the NICU get dressed up for the holidays.

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‘Moving and grooving’

After spending his first months of life in the NICU, Axle Lensky and his family celebrate his first year at home in trademark fashion—a luau-themed dance party.

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‘There was so much help available’

After her daughter's birth, Kendra Moffett partnered with the Maternal Infant Health Program to help her shape a new life for her family.

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‘I’ll be able to beat this’

A year after his surgery for appendix cancer, Gene Barnard marks the occasion with an ambitious 100-mile bicycle ride.

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‘You can’t let this get you down’

Confronting an aggressive blood cancer, Colleen Ransome persevered with fast-acting treatment—and an enduring positivity.

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‘The best feeling in the world’

Advanced brain-mapping technology and brain surgery give a Michigan boy, 6, hope for a life without seizures.

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‘It was urgent’

Jim Boismier wasn't especially worried when he underwent heart tests at a care campus near home. But then his doctor identified an obstructed artery.

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‘I’m not one for being laid up’

New hips—with two different surgery approaches—help a 76-year-old Belding woman spend active time with her grandkids.

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‘Don’t quit quitting’

After many failed attempts to quit, Janet Hale found success when she connected with the Lifestyle Medicine smoking cessation program.