A young girl sits in a chair in the corner of a hospital room. She watches as a nurse quietly adjusts her grandfather’s oxygen tube and smooths the blanket at his side. A physician kneels to explain the next steps to her worried parents, his voice calm and measured. A nurse offers a reassuring hand and a few words of comfort that seem to ease the moment. From her seat, Meredith Flamm sees how small gestures of compassion can bring strength and calm into a room heavy with uncertainty. This was her realization: she wanted to help others like the healthcare providers who helped her grandfather.

A young girl sits in a chair in the corner of a hospital room. She watches as a nurse quietly adjusts her grandfather’s oxygen tube and smooths the blanket at his side. A physician kneels to explain the next steps to her worried parents, his voice calm and measured. A nurse offers a reassuring hand and a few words of comfort that seem to ease the moment. From her seat, Meredith Flamm sees how small gestures of compassion can bring strength and calm into a room heavy with uncertainty. This was her realization: she wanted to help others like the healthcare providers who helped her grandfather.

A young girl sits in a chair in the corner of a hospital room. She watches as a nurse quietly adjusts her grandfather’s oxygen tube and smooths the blanket at his side. A physician kneels to explain the next steps to her worried parents, his voice calm and measured. A nurse offers a reassuring hand and a few words of comfort that seem to ease the moment. From her seat, Meredith Flamm sees how small gestures of compassion can bring strength and calm into a room heavy with uncertainty. This was her realization: she wanted to help others like the healthcare providers who helped her grandfather.

A young girl sits in a chair in the corner of a hospital room. She watches as a nurse quietly adjusts her grandfather’s oxygen tube and smooths the blanket at his side. A physician kneels to explain the next steps to her worried parents, his voice calm and measured. A nurse offers a reassuring hand and a few words of comfort that seem to ease the moment. From her seat, Meredith Flamm sees how small gestures of compassion can bring strength and calm into a room heavy with uncertainty. This was her realization: she wanted to help others like the healthcare providers who helped her grandfather.

A young girl sits in a chair in the corner of a hospital room. She watches as a nurse quietly adjusts her grandfather’s oxygen tube and smooths the blanket at his side. A physician kneels to explain the next steps to her worried parents, his voice calm and measured. A nurse offers a reassuring hand and a few words of comfort that seem to ease the moment. From her seat, Meredith Flamm sees how small gestures of compassion can bring strength and calm into a room heavy with uncertainty. This was her realization: she wanted to help others like the healthcare providers who helped her grandfather.

A young girl sits in a chair in the corner of a hospital room. She watches as a nurse quietly adjusts her grandfather’s oxygen tube and smooths the blanket at his side. A physician kneels to explain the next steps to her worried parents, his voice calm and measured. A nurse offers a reassuring hand and a few words of comfort that seem to ease the moment. From her seat, Meredith Flamm sees how small gestures of compassion can bring strength and calm into a room heavy with uncertainty. This was her realization: she wanted to help others like the healthcare providers who helped her grandfather.

When you’re a referee, you’re trained to keep your eye on the ball. For Jackie Slayback of Heyworth, Ill., that focus shifted from the court to her own body as she struggled with pelvic discomfort that affected her daily routine and confidence. Then Jackie found support from the team at SIU Medicine's Pelvic Wellness Center. Now she feels empowered and grateful to have her quality of life back.

When you’re a referee, you’re trained to keep your eye on the ball. For Jackie Slayback of Heyworth, Ill., that focus shifted from the court to her own body as she struggled with pelvic discomfort that affected her daily routine and confidence. Then Jackie found support from the team at SIU Medicine's Pelvic Wellness Center. Now she feels empowered and grateful to have her quality of life back.

When you’re a referee, you’re trained to keep your eye on the ball. For Jackie Slayback of Heyworth, Ill., that focus shifted from the court to her own body as she struggled with pelvic discomfort that affected her daily routine and confidence. Then Jackie found support from the team at SIU Medicine's Pelvic Wellness Center. Now she feels empowered and grateful to have her quality of life back.