{"id":10164,"date":"2024-01-05T01:53:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T01:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/?page_id=10164"},"modified":"2025-04-03T16:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:00:35","slug":"stories-from-our-patients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/stories-from-our-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories From Our Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.elementor-10164 .elementor-element.elementor-element-28dc3c7:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .elementor-10164 .elementor-element.elementor-element-28dc3c7 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/team-parallax-1.jpg\");background-position:center center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;}.elementor-10164 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.elementor-divider{padding-block-start:15px;padding-block-end:15px;}.elementor-10164 .elementor-element.elementor-element-90c847a{overflow:visible;}.elementor-10164 .elementor-element.elementor-element-3f546b4{overflow:visible;}.elementor-10164 .elementor-element.elementor-element-b4cdced{color:#000000;}.elementor-10164 .elementor-element.elementor-element-edd6f5a{overflow:visible;}.elementor-10164 .elementor-element.elementor-element-750f2df{color:#000000;}@media(min-width:1025px){.elementor-10164 .elementor-element.elementor-element-28dc3c7:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .elementor-10164 .elementor-element.elementor-element-28dc3c7 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-attachment:fixed;}}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10164\" class=\"elementor elementor-10164\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28dc3c7 elementor-section-full_width page_banner_section elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left mkdf-elementor-row-grid-no mkdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"28dc3c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13597ad\" data-id=\"13597ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c73e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15c73e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h1 style=\"font-family: Poppins, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2;font-size: 2.5rem\">Stories from our Patients<\/h1><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62dc364 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left mkdf-elementor-row-grid-no mkdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"62dc364\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bc8488\" data-id=\"4bc8488\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef80f58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left mkdf-elementor-row-grid-no mkdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"ef80f58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d62d49a\" data-id=\"d62d49a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f67858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f67858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Story of Grace<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa0a6c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left mkdf-elementor-row-grid-no mkdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"fa0a6c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-868165a\" data-id=\"868165a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a561f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0a561f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/story-of-grace-image-mdpa-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbrelated size-thumbrelated wp-image-10008\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/story-of-grace-image-mdpa-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/story-of-grace-image-mdpa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/story-of-grace-image-mdpa-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/story-of-grace-image-mdpa-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/story-of-grace-image-mdpa-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f776d8\" data-id=\"2f776d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f0b70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73f0b70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Grace Stoudt underwent a bi-lateral mastectomy 11 years ago, but because of a lack of health insurance, she hadn\u2019t been to a doctor in five years. Yet it wasn\u2019t concerns related to her cancer diagnosis that finally brought her to Mission of Mercy\u2019s clinic at the Brethren in Christ Church in Harrisburg.<\/p><p>\u201cI had been having some ear problems, so I decided to try Mission of Mercy,\u201d she recalls. During her exam, however, the Mission of Mercy medical team uncovered something more troubling than her ear pain: Grace had dangerously high blood pressure.<\/p><p>Before she left the clinic that day, Grace had received prescription medications to bring her blood pressure under control, as well as orders for complete blood tests that would enable doctors to better assess her overall health, which is especially important for cancer survivors.<\/p><p>Each time Grace returns to Mission of Mercy for check-ups and monitoring, she is struck by the kindness and compassion of the medical staff and volunteers. \u201cThey are so caring and there is no judgment,\u201d she said. \u201cThey don\u2019t care what your situation is. They just want to take care of you.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fae183e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left mkdf-elementor-row-grid-no mkdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"fae183e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e506c61\" data-id=\"e506c61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9a639 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ac9a639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-625461e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left mkdf-elementor-row-grid-no mkdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"625461e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5efaabb\" data-id=\"5efaabb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca2ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ca2ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tracy\u2019s Story<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e34ce24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left mkdf-elementor-row-grid-no mkdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"e34ce24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8792d0e\" data-id=\"8792d0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75621d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75621d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/story-of-tracy-image-mdpa-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbrelated size-thumbrelated wp-image-10007\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/story-of-tracy-image-mdpa-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/story-of-tracy-image-mdpa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/story-of-tracy-image-mdpa-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/story-of-tracy-image-mdpa-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/story-of-tracy-image-mdpa-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2720f7\" data-id=\"f2720f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a91bbec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a91bbec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tracy M. had terrible tooth pain that led to severe, debilitating migraines. She was uninsured and unable to work for almost a year. Not having the funds to go to a private dentist, she tried to take care of the problem herself, going through nearly an entire bottle of over-the-counter tooth pain medication a day. Her pain led to trouble with her equilibrium. She couldn\u2019t bend over to do basic tasks around the house, including getting her daughter ready for school.<\/p><p>The situation became so bad that she had to leave her daughter in the care of her sister.<\/p><p>Then, Tracy heard about Mission of Mercy\u2019s dental care. She arrived early to ensure she could be seen that day.<\/p><p>After her initial exam, the dentist could tell she had a raging infection that prevented him from doing any extractions that day, so he gave her medications to clear up the infection and asked her to come back in 14 days. Tracy returned and received the dental care she so desperately needed.<\/p><p>Tracy was so relieved and happy at being able to stand up straight again and to wake up each day without a raging headache. Best of all, she\u2019s happy to be able to care for her little girl again! Tracy has since found work as a nursing home assistant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3964228 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left mkdf-elementor-row-grid-no mkdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"3964228\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bea9c5c\" data-id=\"bea9c5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e21608 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1e21608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90c847a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left mkdf-elementor-row-grid-no mkdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"90c847a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4b7f00\" data-id=\"d4b7f00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53de5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b53de5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Mission of Mercy Miracle<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f546b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left mkdf-elementor-row-grid-no mkdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"3f546b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dc0f3e\" data-id=\"8dc0f3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc79ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7dc79ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/a-mission-of-mercy-miracle-image-mdpa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10006\" alt=\"a-mission-of-mercy-miracle-image-mdpa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/a-mission-of-mercy-miracle-image-mdpa.jpg 476w, https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/maryland-pennsylvania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/a-mission-of-mercy-miracle-image-mdpa-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e23a93c\" data-id=\"e23a93c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4cdced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4cdced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On a blustery, bone-chilling, December morning, nurse Glenda Fuller faithfully arrived for her volunteer duties at Mission of Mercy\u2019s free clinic. Her smiling face and energetic persona masked the fact that that she just completed an overnight shift at the local hospital. It was a blessing that she had energy to spare, as she was to experience a \u201cMission of Mercy miracle\u201d.<\/p><p>As patients began arriving, a young boy presented at the clinic in the arms of his father. Glenda recognized the boy as Bryan, the 11-year-old that was seen a few months previously for an upper respiratory infection; but this time was different. He was pale, unresponsive and had no energy to navigate on his own. Glenda triaged him immediately and he was then rushed onto the mobile, medical unit. Our Chief Medical Director, Dr. Sullivan, and a volunteer physician from the emergency room of the local hospital jumped into action. They collectively determined that Bryan was in dire need of hospitalization and might possibly have leukemia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edd6f5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left mkdf-elementor-row-grid-no mkdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"edd6f5a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8abd52d\" data-id=\"8abd52d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750f2df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"750f2df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The volunteer hospital emergency room physician dialed Children\u2019s Hospital in D.C. and called upon the expertise of one of his colleagues. He explained Bryan\u2019s symptoms, adding that he had no insurance and was not fluent in English. His colleague suggested getting Bryan to Children\u2019s Hospital as soon as possible. To expedite the process, Glenda, who also spoke the family\u2019s language, agreed to transport Bryan and his father in her own vehicle. The emergency room physician quickly jotted down the directions (Glenda did not have a GPS), and off she went. Shortly into her drive, she cracked her window with the directions in hand and of course \u2013 out they flew! Frantically, she called back to Mission of Mercy. As she was again receiving directions, she was cut off by an ambulance. As she was recounting this experience, the emergency room doctor said, \u201cdoes the ambulance have a teddy bear on the back of it\u201d? Checking, she said, \u201cit does\u201d! The doctor responded by saying, \u201cfollow it, it is going to Children\u2019s\u201d. She did and they all arrived safely to be seen by the specialist who, after running tests, determined that Bryan did not have leukemia. But another specialist from NIH, who was on rounds that day, determined that Bryan had aplastic anemia and accepted him into his study group! Bryan\u2019s life was saved through the love, caring, compassion of Glenda and those physicians who \u201canswered the call\u201d to help a young boy who was gravely ill and disenfranchised.<\/p><p>So, on this cold, blistery December day our hearts were warmed by one of God\u2019s miracles, Bryan\u2019s healing through Mission of Mercy!<\/p><p>p.s. 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