Success Stories
Facing the Holidays Alone
For Nancy, 71, this Thanksgiving and Christmas will look different than in years past. She is facing the holiday season alone without Steve, her husband of 47 years, a career…
Read More about Facing the Holidays AloneAn Ordinary Instant and a New Life
July 26, 2014, began as an ordinary, beautiful summer day. But in an ordinary instant, our lives changed dramatically. It was about 4:00 p.m. that Saturday when I received a…
Read More about An Ordinary Instant and a New LifeIndy Millennial Helps Grandmother Live Safer at Home
Mae has lived in the same home on Indianapolis’ northeast side for the last 50 years. While the 88-year-old grandmother is still able to cook and do some light housework,…
Read More about Indy Millennial Helps Grandmother Live Safer at HomeHonoring Mom’s Wishes
Jewell always told her family she wanted to die at home. Her family promised her that she would not have to worry about that; they would take care of her…
Read More about Honoring Mom’s WishesWhen Tamara France first met Sallie Preston five years ago, she felt sorry for the woman. At only 67, Sallie is blind in one eye and losing vision in her…
Read More about CICOA Client Perseveres After Death of Husband, COVID and Health SetbacksKeeping a Promise to Keep Her at Home
“Mike, honey, I don’t know where I am or how to get home.” Sitting in the parking lot of a local store, Corinne called her husband, confused. They both realized…
Read More about Keeping a Promise to Keep Her at Home91-year-old woman survives COVID
“She is titanium,” Gregory Porter says of 91-year-old mom who survived COVID. CICOA supporting nearly 300 clients believed to have had coronavirus Sidney Carmen Porter is a fighter. How else…
Read More about 91-year-old woman survives COVIDTeen Teaches Others About Beating the Odds
Joel was a happy, healthy baby, born full term at nearly eight pounds and thriving. But in what seemed like an instant, everything changed. Instead of thinking about what their baby…
Read More about Teen Teaches Others About Beating the OddsDesperate Times Call for Creative Measures
When Donna Weimer couldn’t be with her husband to celebrate their 28th wedding anniversary on March 21, she knew she had to get creative. So, she put on a white…
Read More about Desperate Times Call for Creative Measures346 Surgeries Later, Sean Still Follows His Passion
For some, just one surgery can change a life forever. For Indianapolis native Sean Toth, surgeries are normal and frequent. The 51-year-old has had 346 surgeries in his life, many…
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