Family Portraits | Sanford Health News Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:20:29 -0500 https://www.sanfordhealth.org/ en-us © 2026 Family Portraits | Sanford Health yes d09253ba-8ee7-53ff-97d6-61a6ab87bb62 Sanford Health News episodic false Family Portraits explores the many ways people come together to become a family - and the obstacles and triumphs they encountered along the way. You will hear true stories from Sanford Health patients as they talk about the ways that becoming a family challenged them, changed them, and brought them joy. 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) healthcare, health news, Sanford, Sanford Health, equity, LGBTQ+, family, IVF, NICU, reproductive, women's health Sanford Health News https://storage.buzzsprout.com/zu0w3v5avnpgjvyy5vrl9gfkff3m?.jpg Family Portraits | Sanford Health News https://www.sanfordhealth.org/ Colon cancer sets a new course for family life Colon cancer sets a new course for family life In this episode, Denise DiPaolo and Jan Orton talk about the impact that their father and husband's death has had on them and their family, and how it affects their choices todays. In their journey, they have become passionate advocates for preventive screenings and especially colorectal cancer screenings. 

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]]> In this episode, Denise DiPaolo and Jan Orton talk about the impact that their father and husband's death has had on them and their family, and how it affects their choices todays. In their journey, they have become passionate advocates for preventive screenings and especially colorectal cancer screenings. 

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]]> Sanford Health News Buzzsprout-18165039 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0600 2086 1 4 full false ‘While the kids are with you, they’re safe’ ‘While the kids are with you, they’re safe’ Get to know Taunya and her husband Todd and how they followed their heart and their calling to foster, and then adopt children. You’ll hear a story about what it means to be in the corner for someone and to fight for them when they can't do it on their own. (We are only referring to them and their family members by first name for their privacy.) 

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]]> Get to know Taunya and her husband Todd and how they followed their heart and their calling to foster, and then adopt children. You’ll hear a story about what it means to be in the corner for someone and to fight for them when they can't do it on their own. (We are only referring to them and their family members by first name for their privacy.) 

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]]> https://news.sanfordhealth.org/podcast/while-the-kids-are-with-you-theyre-safe/ Sanford Health News Buzzsprout-16288794 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:00:00 -0600 2012 3 full false Fertility nurse inspires change after own miscarriages Fertility nurse inspires change after own miscarriages In this series, we focus a lot on family, but the word family can bring varying emotions. Families come in all colors, shapes and sizes. Family units are dynamic, never perfect, but always evolving.

Growing a family is easier for some than it is for others. Couples who dream of bringing new life into the world spend years of their life struggling to do so.

That brings us to infertility, which can be really hard to talk about. One in six people around the world have a hard time getting pregnant after trying to conceive and grow their family. Unfortunately, so many of them experience miscarriage. It’s a heartbreaking reality. And for some, that painful feeling of loss never goes away. In this episode, we hear Alli Harrison tell her story and how she inspired change.

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]]> In this series, we focus a lot on family, but the word family can bring varying emotions. Families come in all colors, shapes and sizes. Family units are dynamic, never perfect, but always evolving.

Growing a family is easier for some than it is for others. Couples who dream of bringing new life into the world spend years of their life struggling to do so.

That brings us to infertility, which can be really hard to talk about. One in six people around the world have a hard time getting pregnant after trying to conceive and grow their family. Unfortunately, so many of them experience miscarriage. It’s a heartbreaking reality. And for some, that painful feeling of loss never goes away. In this episode, we hear Alli Harrison tell her story and how she inspired change.

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]]> https://news.sanfordhealth.org/podcast/fertility-nurse-inspires-change-after-own-miscarriages/ Sanford Health News Buzzsprout-15664954 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:00:00 -0500 1548 Courtney Collen, Alli Harrison, reproductive medicine, Bill Gassen, Sanford, Sanford Health, miscarriage 2 full false Growing the Gill family comes with help from Sanford Health Growing the Gill family comes with help from Sanford Health This is Family Portraits. In this episode, our family portrait begins with the story of Nikki and Polly Gill. Their story is one of filled with struggles as they start a family. Hear from Polly and Nikki and how these challenges can can come with the power to tear things apart or provide the strength to transform. 

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]]> This is Family Portraits. In this episode, our family portrait begins with the story of Nikki and Polly Gill. Their story is one of filled with struggles as they start a family. Hear from Polly and Nikki and how these challenges can can come with the power to tear things apart or provide the strength to transform. 

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]]> https://news.sanfordhealth.org/podcast/growing-the-gill-family/ Alan Helgeson Buzzsprout-15270568 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0500 1293 IVF, LGBTQ+, same-sex marriage, Sanford, Sanford Health, gay, NICU, PCOS, invitro fertilization, Polly Gill, Nikki Gill, Alan Helgeson 1 full false