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Featured Saint Alphonsus Healing Stories
Four Leaf Clover:
The Finken Quads Story
Rich
and Tracy’s their chemistry was right – marriage soon followed. But
their chemistry for procreation was not as successful. After two years
of trying to have a child, they sought medical intervention to help fulfill
their parenthood dream - the results far exceeded their dreams.
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Cowgirl Up:
The Amanda Jo Coats Story
It
was a Friday evening and Amanda was on her way to cheer camp. Her eyes left
the road for only a couple of seconds and when
she looked up, her car had crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic. Amanda
lost control of the car as it left the road, bounced through a ditch, and
then stopped by a telephone pole.
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Changing Lives:
The Allison Powell Story
Allison was an upbeat and motivated 19 year-old, living on her own. She had a plan for her future and was ready to put that plan into action. But her plans were changed, and her life changed forever when a casual party ended in disaster.
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Man of Mystery:
The Chris Bounds Story
It
was a Saturday morning during spring break and Chris was home alone. He started
his day with a quick four-mile run. A feeling of nausea and dizziness suddenly
hit him. Chris made it to the lawn before he lost his balance and dropped
to the grass. He was conscious, but weak and dizzy with a pain in his neck.
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Christmas Gift:
The Ashley River’s Story
Ashley
and her mother Lynn were chatting on their cell phones as Ashley
was leaving work, and as Lynn was driving home. But the conversation came
to an abrupt end when Ashley squealed and the line went dead. When Lynn
approached an intersection blocked by police and fireman, fear began pounding
in her heart.
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Opportunity Lost:
The Doug Scott Story
It
was around 10:00 p.m. on a July night and Doug was driving home. His work
day in Ontario was over and he was returning to Boise. The self-employed
auto upholsterer was only a few minutes from home when his trip, and his
life, was interrupted. Two tragedies were about to change Doug’s life
forever – one was preventable.
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Never Give Up:
Claire and Julia Gambassi Story
Born
at 31 weeks, the twins were characteristically small for twins. Both sisters
had an irregular heartbeat and apnea, which kept them in the NICU for nine
weeks. Such problems are not uncommon for preemies. When the girls were
breathing on their own, they were sent home, within a day of their original
due date.
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Gathering of Saints:
The Jim Crouch Story
It
was late afternoon on St. Valentine’s Day, 2009, and it had been a perfect
day of skiing on Idaho’s Brundage Mountain. Jim and Duane were both expert
skiers with years of experience on back-county powder snow. In an instant,
their day changed for the worse. Pleasure skiing turned torescue skiing -
one friend trying to save the other.
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Awareness:
The Julia Shoemaker Story
It
was late January and the family was at home one morning. Leaving the boys
behind, Julia went to the gym. She started her normal work-out routine
on the treadmill. She was about twenty-minutes into her run when suddenly
veered off the left side of the treadmill; grabbing the rail to keep from
falling off. She stood on the sides and regained her balance.
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Twenty-Four Week Miracle:
The
Micah Plimmer Story
When
their first child Maddox was born, everything went just as planned. So, when
Jodi became pregnant again two years later, she and her husband Shawn
expected a similar experience. They couldn’t have imagined how different
it would be.
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