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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. 

Episodes

  1. Mar 20

    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.  Learn more about Sanford Health at: http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org Connect with us on social: Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn

  2. 11/24/2025

    Mom with cystic fibrosis beats odds with every birthday

    Once a deadly childhood disease, cystic fibrosis now possible to manage medically.  Learn more about Sanford Health at: http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org Connect with us on social: Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn

  3. 12/18/2024

    ‘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.)  Learn more about Sanford Health at: http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org Connect with us on social: Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn

  4. 08/29/2024

    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. Learn more about Sanford Health at: http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org Connect with us on social: Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn

  5. 06/21/2024

    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.  Learn more about Sanford Health at: http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org Connect with us on social: Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn

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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. 

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