By JAMES BROWN Glasgow News 1 Daryl Murphy was always prepared as a coach and school administrator, but he was not ready for a December afternoon phone call in 2023. "I had been battling a cough," Daryl said, but the cough wasn't responding to medication. "I had never been sick, man. So, my wife said, 'Y...

By GAGE WILSON For Glasgow News 1 One day at a time. For Carolyn Sue Carroll, that phrase took on a new weight in 2018, when she was diagnosed with cancer. A smoker for more than 42 years, Carroll had long dealt with respiratory issues. "I always struggled with bronchitis," she said. But after a routine visit...

By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 In September 2023, he had been fighting a cold for weeks and weeks. His immune system was depleted. "It got to the point that I was really struggling to breathe," Alex Jerome Hatcher said. When he went to see a doctor, he sent him for x-rays. Hatcher said that when ...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 It's the early months of 2024. The air has the cool, customary chill waiting to give way to those of spring and summer. Patti Page and her husband Randy sit, waiting, in the truck as their cows mill nearby. Just now Patti's phone rings: It's Dr. Florin Andreca. This is the phone call ...

By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 About a year and a half ago, John Shannon knew something wasn't right with his body. "I went to the doctor because I had severe swelling in my feet and hands," he said. After a scan, Shannon was diagnosed with lung cancer. "I've smoked most of my adult life, so I wasn't rea...

By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 In early 2022, a conversation started that led to the creation of the Breaking Barriers to Care initiative now offered to patients of the T.J. Regional Health Oncology Program. Amy Stephens, as the nurse navigator for the oncology program, has the role of helping cancer patie...