Betty and Matthew Gemmill first learned about the Sunshine Hospitality Home when their fourth child, Robert, was born. “We found out about the Sunshine home when I was delivering Robert…
The Gowan’s welcomed their miracle triplets, Myer, Luca and Beck on May 27th, 2019. Unexpected News Katie Gowan and her husband, Jay, were overjoyed when they received a positive pregnancy…
Born and raised in Pembina County, Kallie Christenson always dreamed of planting roots with her high school sweetheart, Brett, in Drayton, North Dakota. An hour north of Grand Forks, the couple settled into…
One day before Thanksgiving of 2018, Kayla Spilde received the worst news of her life. “You have breast cancer.” Her worries started a couple of months prior, as she noticed…
Kari Rivard’s first pregnancy was pretty smooth sailing. Following some blood pressure concerns around week 36, baby girl, Kenzley, entered this world at 5 pounds, 5 ounces after 28 hours…
I started talking to Dr. Makarem in March of 2018 about Altru’s Weight Management, an HMR Program. The program hadn’t launched yet, and Dr. Makarem was still conducting research on…
Three months shy of her 50th birthday, Pam Bernhardson received news no one wants to hear: You have colon cancer. “We were planning to go on vacation,” shares her husband,…
With just over one month of her eighteenth year of life under her belt, Heidi Anenson was full of energy, spunk, creativity, and a love for all people and all things. Heidi…
When Raymond hooked up his camper and boat in Ohio, embarking on a fishing adventure in Devils Lake, his children never imagined they would be making an emergency cross-country trip…
In October 2016, Lucas Iverson, information technology supervisor at Altru Health System, stepped on the scale at a regular doctor’s appointment. “It said 3-0-1,’” he shares. “I got a little…
