Pecola Hunter’s Story

An older woman sits outside in the shade on a sunny day, smiling.

Pecola can get her diabetes medications to stay healthy because of you Pecola Hunter runs a daycare program in her home. With nine children around every day, it’s enough to keep her feeling young. But she needs three insulin medications to stay healthy and control her diabetes. Because of your donation, Pecola benefits from Mercy…

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Meet Flight Clinkscale

A young dad holds his baby and smiles at the camera.

Thanks to you, the Fatherhood Support program helps Flight learn good parenting skills Flight J. Clinkscale was a bit insecure about being a new father. He grew up without a consistent male role model in his life, but he knows one thing. He wants to be the best father he can be for his children.…

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Meet Bethany Porter

Two women hug in the hallway of a medical center.

Your gift to the Peer Recovery Program helped Bethany get into recovery and stay sober Bethany Porter grew up in an environment where substance abuse was common. She saw many of her family members living with addiction. “I’ve been in the scene my whole life—I didn’t know normal,” she says. In her late teens, a…

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Louie Free’s Story

Talk radio host, Louie Free, stands in his studio, smiling.

You provided the dental care Louie desperately needed Talk radio personality Louie Free can smile spontaneously and without embarrassment because of your generosity. “My teeth were a mess, and I was always very self-conscious about it,” Louie says. “I would talk with my hand over my mouth.” Because many of his teeth were loose, Louie…

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Care for Those in Need

Cause Care for Those in Need Make an Impact Everyone needs life-saving health care for a better life. You can help. Donate Nobody should have to choose between paying their bills or getting their medications Donations to the Foundation help people get the health care services they need At Mercy Health, our Mission isn’t a…

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Jennie Helmick’s Story

You’re helping Jennie stay healthy and active at age 80 with your support for St. Joe’s at the Mall For more than a decade, Jennie Helmick has spent time five days a week at St. Joe’s at the Mall. Three days a week she’s moving in a cardio class and the others, she grooves at…

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Care for Those in Need

Cause Care for Those in Need Make an Impact Everyone needs life-saving health care for a better life. You can help. Donate Nobody should have to choose between paying their bills or getting their medications Our Med Assist programs help people afford the things they need to get well, even if they don’t have insurance…

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Care for Those in Need

Cause Care for Those in Need Make an Impact Everyone needs life-saving health care for a better life. You can help. Donate Nobody should have to choose between paying their bills or getting their medications Our Med Assist programs help people afford the things they need to get well, even if they don’t have insurance…

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Suzanne Hammel’s Story

A middle-aged woman with curly hair stands outside in a hospital garden.

Suzanne gives to Mercy Health Foundation Greater Lima because giving is what disciples of Jesus do Suzanne Hammel’s childhood ingrained in her the reasons she supports the Mercy Health Foundation Greater Lima, today.   “I see how the Foundation helps people, and I think it’s beautiful. Together we help people out and make sure that…

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Melanie’s Story

Melanie stayed in a hotel close to her doctors after a critical transplant, thanks to you After Melanie Rose was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), she spent months waiting for a bone marrow donor. After finally receiving a transplant, doctors needed to keep a close watch on her with daily appointments to track her progress…

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