Team Effort – Every Dollar Represents Hope

"A strong company culture of employee involvement in the community makes for a very motivated team." When Renee Carter joined Primerica in 2007 to work...

It’s here! The 2016 Best of Gwinnett.

Do your best. Remember those words from our younger days? Remember when "Do your best" was a universal mantra of encouragement? The mindset to do your...

Monica – ‘Everything is a Victory’

Just 14 when she was diagnosed the first time with Leukemia, Monica Sandoval received some advice that has shaped the way she handles her...

Corinne – A New Plan

An exciting weekend of family fun at Atlanta Motor Speedway turned into the start of a very different endurance race for Corinne Coning and...

Scott – One in One Hundred

Tracy Phillips jokes that she always knew her husband Scott was special. So special that he got not one, but two kinds of lymphoma—Hodgkin's...

Brittany – Finding Rewards When Life Throws You a Curve

Every newlywed expects some adjustments. Married life is different than single life. Maybe there's a new place to live, new responsibilities, new plans for...

Karen – ‘You Don’t Have to Stop Your Life’

Karen Bova has fought cancer twice and each time brought a different lesson. In 2006, she was diagnosed with cancer in the right breast—ductal carcinoma...

The Heroes Project 2017

We've been introducing you to Heroes in Gwinnett Magazine since 2009. Men, women and children. Our neighbors, our family, our friends. Remarkable individuals all....

Lisa – ‘God, Use Me’

When her surgeon called with the results of her biopsy, Lisa Roulhac was taking care of her two-year-old grandson. "I'll never forget that day. He...

Paulette – Too Busy for Cancer

The first time she had cancer, Paulette Zinkann was just too busy for it. It was 1995 and she was 39 years old, working...

Kim – ‘You Never Expect to Hear Those Words’

In retrospect, Kim Houston will tell you she should have acted sooner. "I was fatigued. I could never get rid of that lethargic feeling—like...

Michael – Dance On

When Michael Yi tells the story of his cancer journey, he sounds like a grateful man reciting the stories of a hundred blessings. As for...

Emily – A Saving Hug

The healing power of touch. It's a phrase we hear often. Maybe it's even cliché. But not to Stephen and Naomi Thornton. Not when...

OrthoAtlanta Gwinnett Expansion Brings Added Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Services

OrthoAtlanta orthopedic and sports medicine specialists has recently remodeled and expanded its Gwinnett office with additional exam rooms, convenient onsite magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),...

4 Simple Steps to a Lawn Mower Tune-up

You rely on your lawnmower to run all season long, and a little bit of time spent tuning your mower engine in spring can...

Greens and Grains

Dedicating more of your plate to fresh-from-the-garden produce as well as rice and grains can lead to a healthier lifestyle, according to Cheryl Forberg,...

‘Every patient. Every time.’ – Committed to the Care & Improvement...

If you're a patient at Eastside Medical Center these days, your care team might have a surprising member: Eastside CEO Trent Lind. Every morning,...

Relay Helps Support Gwinnett Patients

In 2016, the American Cancer Society provided cross-cutting information and services to 784 Gwinnett County residents. Of those, 434 were newly diagnosed cancer patients...

The Value of a Volunteer- Treatment Rides on Road to Recovery...

The value of a volunteer's time is an estimated $23.56 per hour nationwide, according to Independent Sector.But to Lilburn resident Lauren Bingham, the value...

Gwinnett Relay For Life Nurtures Next Generation of Philanthropists

There's no doubt, Gwinnett's Relay For Life is the worlds largest because of the contribution and commitment of volunteers and many of those volunteers...