Category: Stories of Courage

Tessa Update: Tessa will be going into the o.r. around 5pm today

Tessa will be going into the o.r. around 5pm to try and get that fluid drained around her lung. She had an ultrasound to...

Tessa Update: “Our little fighter needs to catch a break soon.”

Tessa has had a great couple of days. We have seen huge improvements with her and were finally starting to catch our breath.. until...

Tessa Update: What is necrotizing fasciitis?

Necrotizing fasciitis is an infection caused by bacteria. It can destroy skin, fat, and the tissue covering the muscles within a very short time. The...

Tessa Fundraiser: Never Miss The Chance To Dance!! Come out to Nordonia High School this Sunday!

Hi Everyone! by now I'm sure some of you have heard about 6 year old dancer, Tessa Puma who had to face a leg amputation...

Tessa Update 5-3 “Check out her burn center bow Nurse Adam made for her

Check out her burn center bow Nurse Adam made for her today!! Tessa is doing better and better each day. She still has her...

Tessa Update 5-1 “Can I buy something for Tyler?”

Tessa had a busy day today! She even got in a wheel chair and we got to go down and show her the ball...

Tesse Update: Saturday 4-29

First I want to thank everyone who came out to the race today to support our tiny dancer! We are so lucky and proud...

Tessa 5k Walk/Run (Photo Gallery)

By Julie D'Aloiso The rain held off just long enough to get the walk/run in. The outpouring from the community for Tessa was overwhelming. Tessa's...

Tessa Friday Evening Update

Never in a million years did i see our lives going in this direction. It has been full of mixed emotions. We are mentally...

Tessa Update

Tessa did great in her dressing change bath today!! She has less bandages on too, and the only reason they left her back and...

Sarah’s Leukemia Journey

Dear Nordonia Family, It pains me to report that Sarah Bush, a Nordonia High School freshman who was diagnosed with leukemia over spring break, died...

Tessa Update: Light at the end of the tunnel!!

By Tina Puma Tessa did great in her FINAL o.r. visit!!!! Both her legs (graft and donor spots) are 100% healed!! Her upper body is...

Freestyle Skiing: Sagamore Hills Native Kyra Dossa Qualifies for 2026 Winter Olympics

Starting a business in Northeast Ohio? Start here. From the gymnastics mats of Brecksville to the snowy peaks of Italy, local athlete Kyra Dossa is...

Student Launches Nonprofit to Help Those with Celiac Disease

By Julie D'Aloiso Junior Creates "Celiac Support Collective" to Address Food Insecurity for Gluten-Sensitive Individuals Claire Leland, a junior at Laurel School in Shaker Heights, is...

Paper Cuts Hurt – Nina Update

Editor’s note: Nina is a former resident of Sagamore Hills. Her family reached out to us to share their story and is asking the...

They Invaded Me, and Never Left.

Editor's Note: Alysa is a Junior at Nordonia High School By Alysa Kozar Black. That’s all  I see. I know the world is going on around...

Nina Messina’s brave story

Editor's note: Nina is a former resident of Sagamore Hills. Her family reached out to us to share their story and is asking the...