
Think your insurance has you covered? Just wait till you need it most.
By Kerry Howley in Reader's Digest - April 2006
A Brave Battle Against Leukemia and a Mother's Promise
After Michael learned he had leukemia, he asked his mother to promise one thing -- that she become a nurse.
By Cynthia Dermody in Reader's Digest - January 2008
A Father's Brave Battle With Throat Cancer
I never smoked cigarettes. My stage IV throat cancer was caused by HPV.
By Stephen Reynolds in Reader's Digest - August 2008
With his life drawing to a close, Randy Pausch reveals in an interview and a book excerpt what matters most.
By Jesse Kornbluth in Reader's Digest - May 2008
She lost her daughter to liver cancer and her husband to a heart attack, but Anna Ling Pierce turned tragedy into a celebration of life by raising money for pediatric cancer research.
By Lynn Waldsmith in Reader's Digest - February 2000
The single mom from Texas was dying. But the procedure that could cure her could also kill her.
By Lisa Collier Cool in Reader's Digest - June 2007
Amazing Stories of Lifesaving Organ Donors
Read about strangers and loved ones who reached out to provide a new lifeline for someone special.
They may as well be drunk. How to spot a deadly driver.
By Mandy Matson in Reader's Digest - April 2007
The diagnosis was grim. Two athletic young women could lose their legs. Read about how bionic bones gave them back their lives.
By Cynthia Dermody in Reader's Digest - December 2007
Remarkable innovations in treating injured soldiers will ultimately benefit us all
By Michael J. Weiss in Reader's Digest - March 2007