7 s Hero: Emmett first-grader inspires an accessible path at his school
Pete Goers was having a hard time getting to the playground at Kenneth Carberry Elementary, so the community came together to build him Pete s Path. Author: Maggie O Mara Updated: 6:22 AM MST January 18, 2021
EMMETT, Idaho 7-year-old Pete Goers of Emmett had a difficult start in life. When he was born, he had to undergo his first brain surgery within 24 hours.
His official diagnosis is Rhombencephalosynapsis (RES), which has caused hydrocephalus and global developmental delays.
“We knew when I was pregnant that there were going to be problems. We had a 19-week scan that showed severe hydrocephalus,” Pete’s mother Lara Goers said. “We didn t know what to expect, but what he has done so far has already beat the expectations of what was laid before us.”
7 s Hero: Treasure Valley nurse practitioner shares his battle with COVID-19, calls his medical team his heroes
49-year-old Jeff Robbins contracted COVID-19 in July. Within a matter of days he was hospitalized and put on a ventilator. He calls his recovery a miracle. Author: Maggie O Mara Updated: 10:24 PM MST December 20, 2020
BOISE, Idaho 49-year-old Jeff Robbins is a nurse practitioner in the Treasure Valley. In July 2020, he was practicing in Caldwell when he contracted COVID-19.
Robbins believes he contracted the virus at work. I was working nearly 90 hours a week between seeing patients and charting, he said. I do know that several other providers where I was working got it as well.
Just for Jake - Idaho man s tragic death starts movement of kindness
Jake Ash, 31, was registered as an organ donor. On the day he donated his organs, his family started a movement of kindness using the hashtag #justforjake. Author: Maggie O Mara Updated: 9:27 PM PST December 13, 2020
MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho You may have seen #JustforJake circulating on social media. That hashtag is in honor of Jake Ash, an Army veteran raised in Mountain Home, Idaho.
Ash tragically died in October 2020 at the age of 31. He choked on a piece of hard candy and unexpectedly passed away, leaving his parents devastated. Jake has always been my hero, he was my firstborn, said Danielle Hillman, Jake s mother. He was strong for me, he was always my little man.