“Special needs.” It’s a term given to children who have just that: special needs due to a developmental delay or physical disability. While their needs are great, the effect they have on those around them is even greater, encouraging the growth and development of...
While Corey Majors might admit to not having felt at all prepared for kids when he and his wife started having them, fatherhood has actually come naturally to him. An endocrinologist at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, Corey has a heavy workload to balance; and...
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There are those couples who share the same interests and work together to become “power couples.” Jon and Jodie Luther have become just that, parlaying their combined expertise and passion for the housing industry to create a reputation for themselves throughout the...
Lifelong friendship is hard to find, but for Katie Desselle and Sadie Wilson, the close relationship they’ve had since infancy is something they hold out as a standard, taking their loyalty and commitment to one another and putting that same effort into their...
Holding a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Forensic Science from Loyola University, Tina Mauterer worked as a licensed Radiologic Technologist at both North Oaks and Our Lady of the Lake hospitals for five years before she had the Aha!...
While most people would expect 10- and 12-year-olds to be a number of years off from catching the entrepreneurial bug, sisters Mia and Ava Cresap of Mandeville used their creativity, ingenuity, and enterprising spirit to start their own tie-dye tee-shirt business in...
Anyone who knows 11-year-old Nina Johnson would say she sees the world through a different lens than most people. The lens fills Nina’s eyes with bright and vibrant colors, like a mesmerizing kaleidoscope with all sorts of colors and shapes. With her senses set...
For Jennifer King, the example her parents set for her is one she’s always tried to emulate as a mother, making sacrifices and working hard to support her children and give them the greatest possible opportunities. When circumstances changed and she had to rely on...
Being a working mother is always a juggling act, but Kevinnie Dreher takes all that to a whole new level. With three jobs in the mix as a registered nurse at Lakeview Regional during the nightshift, an Aetna Family Nurse Practitioner during the day, the owner and...
Carrying on the legacy that her grandfather started in 1944, Brandi Dalton proudly wears the title of owner and operator of Nowak Dental Supplies. While her work may take a great deal of hard work and long hours, it’s something that leaves her feeling fulfilled. Over...
While she may technically be a stay-at-home mom, former high school Spanish teacher and cheer coach Ashley Dragon is still a working mom…she just doesn’t have the paycheck that goes with it. Even so, she’s got a schedule that is demanding and keeps her on her toes,...