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Meet JB Price

For J. Brandon Price Jr., giving to Mercy Health Foundation Lourdes is personal. After watching family members receive compassionate care, supporting the Greatest Needs Fund became a meaningful way to give back. JB trusts Mercy Health to direct his gifts where needed most, viewing every donation as an investment in the whole community.

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Alex’s Story

At just 32, Alexandria Reno was a stay-at-home mom of two when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. As treatment demands grew, so did the financial strain on her family. Your gift helped cover travel and grocery costs, giving Alex the stability to make every appointment and focus on healing. Today, she is cancer free.

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Terry’s Story

Two fast-growing tumors left Terry Bunting unable to swallow food during cancer treatment. Your gift helped provide the feeding tube formula that kept him nourished through months of intensive radiation. Terry lost nearly 70 pounds during his battle, but with the right nutrition and a compassionate care team, he regained his strength and found hope again.

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Meet Anna Davis

When Anna Davis experienced a miscarriage in 2019, she knew how isolating pregnancy loss could feel. Rather than carry that grief alone, she partnered with Mercy Health Foundation Lourdes to create the Blessing Box program, offering keepsake boxes filled with comforting items to women facing miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss.

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Mary Ann’s Story

When Mary Ann Bradbury got the call that something was detected on her mammogram, your gift helped make the scans, genetic testing, and biopsy possible that guided her care team to the right treatment. Because of donors like you, she never had to choose between staying close to home and receiving excellent care.

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MacKenzie’s Story

When Mackenzie Murley arrived at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital in active labor, a donor-funded birthing ball helped her daughter move into position for delivery. Thanks to your generosity, every labor room now has this essential tool available, giving new moms more options and more confidence when it matters most.

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Becklyn’s Story

When Max Curry’s daughter, Becklyn, got very sick, the donor-funded ultrasound probe helped get her IV in on the first try. It showed how gifts help kids and their families.

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Caroline’s Story

Caroline Frazier welcomed baby Sheppard in the newly renovated Little Miracles Birthing Center. Thanks to donor support, the updated space allowed her whole family to celebrate together in a great environment.

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Meet Mary Grinnell

Mary Grinnell’s passion for giving is rooted in a lifetime shaped by faith and service in Catholic health care. Today, that experience continues to guide and reinforces Mary’s support of the Mercy Health Foundation Lourdes.

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Meet Blake Summarell

Blake Summarell and his wife Taylor may only be in their 30s, but they’re already making a lasting impact. Blake is a donor to the Mercy Health Foundation Lourdes and Taylor is a nurse practitioner at Mercy Health — Midtown Pediatrics. Blake is inspired to give because of his wife.

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