Suburban girl in need of kidney transplant after rare diagnosis
HELP ELIZABETH: A Joliet family is desperately searching for a kidney for their teenage daughter.
JOLIET, Ill. - April is National Donate Life Month and one Joliet family feels like they are on borrowed time as they desperately search for a kidney for their teenage daughter.
Life was a symphony for 14-year-old Elizabeth Reyes. The high school freshman was adapting to remote learning and soaking up family time.
Then, this past fall, she was suddenly diagnosed with a rare condition. Literally one morning, she woke up and she was limping, Stacey Reyes, Elizabeth s mom said. Her face fully started to change. It almost looked like her eyes were sort of bulging out of her face a little.
Written By: Lorie R. Skarpness | 4:42 pm, Feb. 18, 2021
Students earn Dean’s List honors
Several area students have been named to the Northwest Technical College fall Dean’s List by earning a 3.5 GPA or higher while enrolled for at least 12 credits. They are Angela Emmeck of Akeley; Kimberlin Fish, Lauren Foster, Adison Laust, Kayla Lewis and Kaitlyn White of Laporte; Michael Neis of Nevis; and Jaime Eischens, Erin Gonska and Abbey Kimball of Park Rapids.
Ruby Blake of Park Rapids was named to the Dean s List at Wheaton College for fall semester for carrying 12 or more credit hours and achieving a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.