Stories That Lift Us
Health isn't only about diet, exercise, medications and laboratory numbers.
Sometimes a story about kindness, friendship, resilience or generosity can change how we feel about the world—and about one another.
This is a collection of short videos and stories that I simply found worth sharing.
Steve Hartman tells the story of a health care provider who found an unexpected way to help patients struggling with medical bills.
Steve Hartman tells the story of Hody Childress, an Alabama farmer and Air Force veteran who quietly helped pay for prescriptions for people who couldn't afford their medicine. After his death, his generosity inspired others to continue what he started.
Steve Hartman tells how a weekly breakfast helped a group of students come together and support one another after the death of a classmate.
Steve Hartman tells the remarkable story of a doctor who adopted a boy who came to surgery without a parent—and then helped find homes for his five siblings.