Success Stories
Decorated Veteran Fought at Iwo Jima
Jesse is a talker, and at age 83 he has plenty of stories to share. He is a decorated veteran. He fought at Iwo Jima and earned five combat medals…
Read More about Decorated Veteran Fought at Iwo JimaSamantha Proves Doctors Wrong
Life can change in an instant. Sixteen-year-old Samantha Allen and her family learned this painful lesson nine years ago when Samantha was struck by a car after stepping off of…
Read More about Samantha Proves Doctors WrongPositive Attitude and Love Sustains Couple
Beverly and James have been married for 36 years and have a home filled with love and laughter. Beverly was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1989, but faith, a positive…
Read More about Positive Attitude and Love Sustains CouplePearl Remembers Her Hymns
Lee, age 90, met his future wife Pearl at the Indiana State Fair. “I was a freshman and she was a senior,” he recalls. “I thought she was just being…
Read More about Pearl Remembers Her HymnsMarian Prevents WWII Raid on New York
In 1943, Marian was working in the original L.S. Ayres Tea Room when she met an Army recruiter having lunch. As a result, Marian decided to enlist in the Women’s…
Read More about Marian Prevents WWII Raid on New YorkMary Still Enjoys Cooking, Gardening
For 81-year-old Mary, staying active is not difficult. She’s soft-spoken and sweet, and greets people with a warm hug. Every day she calls members of her St. John Missionary Baptist…
Read More about Mary Still Enjoys Cooking, GardeningFive-year-old Hope Parker finished the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in 3 hours, 34 minutes and 23 seconds. She didn’t run or walk. Her parents, Jennifer and Andrew Parker, carried her…
Read More about Carrying Hope – How One CICOA Family Finished the Mini-MarathonCICOA Clients Help U.S. Team Clinch Second Powerchair Football World Cup
Case Calvert and JC Russo, members of the U.S. National Power Soccer Team and CICOA clients, recently brought home the FIPFA 2011 Powerchair Football World Cup. The U.S. team competed…
Read More about CICOA Clients Help U.S. Team Clinch Second Powerchair Football World CupMoving from Hospital to Home with Care Transitions
In July 2010, Johnnie, then 68, was admitted to Wishard Memorial Hospital with chest pain. She had been in and out of the hospital six times over a period of…
Read More about Moving from Hospital to Home with Care TransitionsCycling Accident Changes Life
Stephen, 62, once held a successful career in commercial real estate with Marsh Supermarkets. He enjoyed travel, history, architecture, anything in the Country French style, and music. All that changed…
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