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impact | Mercy Health – Lorain, OH

Elizabeth’s Story

As a wife, mother and grandmother without health insurance, Elizabeth depends on the annual mammograms provided at the Mercy Health — Northern Ohio Imaging Center.

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donor | Mercy Health — Lorain, OH

Meet Darin Wiswell

Darin Wiswell lives by the motto: “It is better to give, than to receive.” He shows it with his contributions to the Mercy Health Foundation Lorain.

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impact | Mercy Health – Lorain, OH

Dale’s Story

You don’t hear many people say that having a heart attack is the best thing to ever happen to them. But that’s exactly what Dale says. And he gives a lot of the credit for his attitude to you and the Cardiac Rehabilitation services at Mercy Health — Lorain Hospital.

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Meet Kathy Koepp

In the wake of her breast cancer diagnosis, Kathy needed help thinking clearly. Thankfully, Mercy Health - Lorain Hospital connected her with a nurse navigator—a crucial program supported by donors.

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donor | Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation

Meet Art Collins

Art and his wife believe in giving back. They want their community to have the best health care. So they made a planned gift to the Foundation by using a Qualified Charitable Distribution from Art's IRA.

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Ethelia Bryant’s Story

Thanks to donors, Mercy Health - Lorain Hospital can offer music therapy to patients. For Ethelia and her family, it was medication for the soul.

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Manimone’s Story

Thanks to donor support, the Rising Stars program is helping Manimone prepare for a future in medicine.

A young mom and her new baby lay in the meadow of a park together.

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Meet Sherrhia Braggs

From the beginning, your support of mothers in Lorain has meant a lot to Sherrhia and her expanding family.

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impact | Mercy Health - Lorain, OH

Meet Krista Jones

Because of you, Krista and her family had the support they needed to say goodbye to her mother.

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donor | Mercy Health - Lorain, OH

Ryan Brady’s Story

Lorain businessman, Ryan Brady, took his client-vendor relationship with Mercy Health and turned it into a philanthropic one with his local Foundation.

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