Featured stories from The Good Stuff Family
6/27/25
Pat Joyce Memorial 5K: Long QT, Prevention & Awareness Without any symptoms or warning, 18-year old Pat “Peanut” Joyce, a freshman at University of Kentucky passed away in his sleep from “Long QT Syndrome”. It’s a story that started in unthinkable tragedy and loss and led to other lives saved. Prevention is power and Peanut’s legacy is Hope. The 14th Annual Patrick Joyce Scholarship Fund 5K in Cleveland OH is bigger than the Joyce Family. It’s Family by blood and beyond. A huge network of friends growing in a common shared HOPE to prevent other families from having to walk through this grief. The Good Stuff out of the grief. It’s legacy that lives on beyond Pat’s last breath. Because they KNOW… We’re Better Together.
6/24/25
A perfect reason to check in with Ron Blue who has spent 40 years building up to Turtle World Of Medina. More than 100 turtles and tortoises in 14 outdoor enclosures, a barn and it's all FREE. The best part is the story within this story of community, kindness and a calling that's led to this platform to See The Good In Others and to BE THE GOOD FOR THEM. Check them out on Facebook.
6/16/25
Invited In Disability Ministry celebrates and creates spaces of belonging for adults with disabilities and their families and the people behind it are The Good Stuff to the bone! My friends Dan and Christine Boyle do this in a variety of ways through multiple ministries and foundations that currently support and encourage people with disabilities. In this podcast we talk about how we met years ago (God WEAVES! Now Watch Him Work:) and all the ways they’ve been Seeing The Good in others and BEING The Good FOR them. I love them so much. InvitedIn.org for all the info!
6/1/25
June 1st is officially National Cancer Survivors Day. So we're taking the opportunity to share Timmy Tusick's Survivor Story. The truth is, we're inspired by him every day. Why? Because Grit, Gratitude and God's Grace were a huge part of his recovery regimen out of a grim leukemia diagnosis at just 19-years-old. Timmy's story is inspiration for all of us who need a nudge to just. keep. taking. the. next. best. step. Like all Good Stuff stories, we find several layers of Good Stuff/God Stuff along the way. Scratch the surface of the Timmy Tusick story, and there is Pat Dunlap. Pat is the University Hospitals Environmental Services team member at Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland who is as much a part of Timmy's recovery as anyone in a white coat with a bunch of letters after their names. One of my all time favorite stories. Warrioring through cancer or not, here's inspiration for each of us how God Equips the CALLED beyond our careers. All He needs is a 'Yes'.
5/31/25
Today is the official day to honor RHIZO kids and their families. The Good Stuff Family celebrates them everyday. Why? Because they remind us Hope. Is. Everything. The rare and terminal disorder Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata (RCDP) affects 1 in every 100,000 live births worldwide, and a 5-year-old child is considered a long-term survivor. Within the diagnosis and treatment is an unwavering hope towards and work for a cure. In this podcast you’ll meet baby Lakelynn, just diagnosed a RHIZO kid and Jake and Jordyn Cirner beating all the odds doctor’s predicted. Jakester, in fact, is about to turn 23. Doctor’s told his parents he wouldn’t see 5. For our Ohio friends… A super fun opportunity to help in the fight for a cure is Roaring For Rhizokids Night At The Races. Saturday, October 4th 2025 St. Adalbert 66 Adalbert St., Berea, OH All the details and how to sponsor and get your ticket is on the new and improved awesome website. Thanks Ruthie Sprecher! Xo RHIZOkidsohio.com
5/21/25
There is a growing movement getting answers on what it looks like to live well in menopause. To lay bare misinformation masquerading as truth for too many years and to really understand what it means to now navigate through what is clearly no longer our mamma's menopause. More and more conversations among medical circles and patients are dismantling some of the dogma of days gone by. Dr. Victoria Mondloch, author of "Full Bloom" and Dr. Melissa Crawford, wellness mentor and inner work guide who is offering women "Another Way To Heal" are our guests on this episode of The Good Stuff Family podcast. So grateful for their insight. Because, of all the things we don't understand, of this much we're sure...We're Better Together, especially when tackling the hard stuff.
3/17/25
We grew up together. Pretty much as far back as I can remember, there was Kathy Oswald (now Hilgart) as my sister friend in crime. Right through every stage of life. Now it's menopause. Ugh. In a blink here we are. Feeling bad we laughed every time our mom's said "Is it HOT in here???" And 'Feeling Bad' in general some days. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally. Because, not so fun fact of life: Our hormones skip out long before we're done with them and long before we're finished living healthy, productive lives. In Kath's case, a severe hormone deficiency nearly COST her her life. But there is HOPE. For her, it came in the form of Menopausal Hormone Therapy. Maybe you've heard it referred to as Hormone Replacement Therapy, or HRT. It's not for everyone, but for Kath it was a life saver. This is her raw, vulnerable story of her journey through what she calls hell and back. Through it all, when her hormones took a hike, she felt God never left her side. Showed up, she says, in the form of family and friends who stood on faith and in a doctor who took the time to listen. Her hope is that God can use her story for His glory. Are you in the middle of menopause or love someone who is? This story is for you. This, is the Kathy Hilgart story.
3/13/25
Let's revisit the Nancy Miino story, shall we? This cancer survivor is up to more than 28 THOUSAND *HAND MADE* cards mailed to people who need them most. Most of them have never even met her. We'll start with what I just found in the mailbox...and then go back almost 2 years now to an interview that I personally NEEDED to see again today. WHOA!!! The inspirational downloads from Nancy Mino in this interview! THE REAL DEAL Good Stuff! Right Here!I hope it inspires you as well.
2/7/25
BMX Freestyle National Champion Huck Kurinsky and Mrs. Bogart: Their story. His Glory:) Can't stop smiling about this follow up to the Huck Kurinsky story we brought you last Friday. BE THE LIGHT:):):) We ALL have the power to DO just THAT...Right here. Right Now. Be a Huck Kurinsky...because We're BETTER TOGETHER. On your mark. Get set. Let's GOOOOO! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo