F.A.S.T. Friday – Survivor Spotlight

I’m A Survivor It was April 11, 2009, a normal Saturday morning.  I lived alone and had just gotten up to let my two dogs out.  My brother worked close by on the weekends and he had just called me to ask a favor.  I told him I would go brush my teeth then do … Read more

After heart failure sidelined his basketball career, Boston man makes off-court comeback

On the basketball court George Boakye-Yiadom was a force. Standing 6 feet, 7 inches and weighing 250 pounds, he was an imposing presence to the teams he faced on a nightly basis. He was big, yet quick; strong, yet agile. The quintessential power forward. Then, in 2015, Boakye-Yiadom met an opponent that was too much … Read more