Family Portraits | Sanford Health News

Colon cancer sets a new course for family life

In this episode, Denise DiPaolo and Jan Orton talk about the impact that their father and husband's death has had on them and their family, and how it affects their choices todays. In their journey, they have become passionate advocates for preventive screenings and especially colorectal cancer screenings.  Learn more about Sanford Health at: http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org [http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org/] Connect with us on social: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sanfordhealth/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/SanfordHealth] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sanfordhealth/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/sanford-health/]

Mom with cystic fibrosis beats odds with every birthday

Once a deadly childhood disease, cystic fibrosis now possible to manage medically.  Learn more about Sanford Health at: http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org [http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org/] Connect with us on social: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sanfordhealth/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/SanfordHealth] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sanfordhealth/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/sanford-health/]

‘While the kids are with you, they’re safe’

Get to know Taunya and her husband Todd and how they followed their heart and their calling to foster, and then adopt children. You’ll hear a story about what it means to be in the corner for someone and to fight for them when they can't do it on their own. (We are only referring to them and their family members by first name for their privacy.)  Learn more about Sanford Health at: http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org [http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org/] Connect with us on social: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sanfordhealth/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/SanfordHealth] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sanfordhealth/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/sanford-health/]

Fertility nurse inspires change after own miscarriages

In this series, we focus a lot on family, but the word family can bring varying emotions. Families come in all colors, shapes and sizes. Family units are dynamic, never perfect, but always evolving. Growing a family is easier for some than it is for others. Couples who dream of bringing new life into the world spend years of their life struggling to do so. That brings us to infertility, which can be really hard to talk about. One in six people around the world have a hard time getting pregnant after trying to conceive and grow their family. Unfortunately, so many of them experience miscarriage. It’s a heartbreaking reality. And for some, that painful feeling of loss never goes away. In this episode, we hear Alli Harrison tell her story and how she inspired change. Learn more about Sanford Health at: http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org [http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org/] Connect with us on social: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sanfordhealth/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/SanfordHealth] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sanfordhealth/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/sanford-health/]

Growing the Gill family comes with help from Sanford Health

This is Family Portraits. In this episode, our family portrait begins with the story of Nikki and Polly Gill. Their story is one of filled with struggles as they start a family. Hear from Polly and Nikki and how these challenges can can come with the power to tear things apart or provide the strength to transform.  Learn more about Sanford Health at: http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org [http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org/] Connect with us on social: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sanfordhealth/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/SanfordHealth] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sanfordhealth/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/sanford-health/]