Recent Posts in Patrons Open Mind; Open Heart Posted on May 23, 2018 Written by Michelle Abt Jessie Savolt of Torrance was only 36 when she developed acute mitral valve regurgitation, a condition that occurs when the mitral valve doesn’t close properly and allows ... Read More Planting a Seed for the Future Posted on May 23, 2018 Written by Tabitha Hogue For the newly retired local psychiatrist, Dr. John Sealy, there’s no greater thrill than watching a gift—whether financial or simply the gift of time, effort and ... Read More Play Together; Stay Together Posted on May 16, 2018 Written By Colleen Farrell | Photographed by Lauren Pressey It’s 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday and there’s a school assembly vibe in the air. Hundreds stride quickly across Lakeshore ... Read More Putting the Fun in Philanthropy Posted on May 16, 2018 Written by Michelle Abt, Photographed by Peter Cooper Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s Young Physicians and Professionals Alliance (YPPA) began as the brainchild of the late Richard Hoffman, ... Read More Stroke of Luck Posted on May 16, 2018 Steve Baker is a creature of habit—bedtime at 10 p.m., morning alarm at 6 a.m. and in the shower 15 minutes later. That’s why when Steve was awake and agitated at 5:15 on the morning of ... Read More All in the Family Posted on May 16, 2018 The Hunt family’s support of Torrance Memorial Medical Center is three generations in the making. It’s where Donald George Hunt received care before he passed away at age 96. It is where ... Read More Staying Connected Posted on Nov 20, 2017 We live in a wired society. Most people use cell phones and tablets throughout the day to conduct work and school-related business and to stay connected with cherished family and friends. Donor and ... Read More A Family Affair Posted on Nov 20, 2017 Joseph Hohm and Steven Spierer have been friends for nearly 40 years. Their friendship has led to a partnership in real estate investments and joint family vacations. Hohm and Spierer are also aligned ... Read More An Integrative Approach Posted on Nov 20, 2017 Louis Graziadio vividly recalls attending a meeting as a young boy in the early 1960s, with his dad, noted philanthropist and longtime Palos Verdes Peninsula resident the late George L. Graziadio, Jr. ... Read More Planned Gift Gave Couple Peace of Mind Posted on Nov 20, 2017 Alfred and Rozelyn Redisch had three passions in life: family, philanthropy and travel. The couple, who passed away in 2012 and 2015 respectively, never did anything by halves. Their enthusiasm for ... Read More A View from the Green Posted on Nov 20, 2017 Back in 1987, as a promising young banking executive at Inglewood-based Imperial Bancorp, Don Douthwright rarely played golf. But his boss, Imperial’s co-founder, the late George Graziadio, was ... Read More Five Is the Lucky Number Posted on Nov 20, 2017 Torrance Memorial Foundation board member David McKinnie and his wife, Kak, tested their luck at the 2016 Holiday Festival Gala. With no strategy in mind, they purchased five Holiday Festival ... Read More Torrance Memorial Makes the Honor Roll Posted on Nov 20, 2017 Recognized For Cardiac Care Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s Lundquist Lurie Cardiovascular Institute received the Get With The Guidelines® Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement ... Read More Local Mover Proves Unlikely, Holiday Festival Elf Posted on Nov 15, 2017 Coaches often advise team members to keep a stiff upper lip. But for Greg Halvorsen, a former star quarterback at Rolling Hills High School, with a long history of coaching area kids in t-ball, little ... Read More Jespa's Journey Posted on May 18, 2017 By Colleen Farrell Jespa Awomah was used to seeing children start to cry or run away when they would first see him. In his small, mostly pagan village in Cameroon, Africa, his condition was viewed, ... Read More A Heart for Babies and Children Posted on May 18, 2017 Blessed with the birth of four 9-pound children more than two decades ago, with the youngest now finishing college, it would be reasonable to expect that Kim and John Whitcombe’s thoughts and ... Read More PAC Member Offers Tax Planning Tips Posted on May 18, 2017 1. Record Keeping Maintaining updated records throughout the year can make income tax return preparation less painful. If you maintain multiple accounts at vari- ous financial institutions, keep one ... Read More Bequest Helps Jim Andrews Put Others in "Good Hands" Posted on May 18, 2017 Jim Andrews’ first encounter with Torrance Memorial Medical Center was in the 1980s. After being diagnosed with cancer—a long story he says—he was in the hospital for four full ... Read More Cardio Exploration Posted on May 18, 2017 Medical research is essential in delivering optimum health care as physicians and nurses learn more about the best evidence-based treatments for various diseases to improve patient outcomes. While ... Read More A New Rhythm Posted on May 18, 2017 While living with AFib for 26 years, Redondo Beach resident Barbara Hancock never lost hope that she would find an alternative remedy for her chronic disease. At age 79, her persistence paid off. Last ... Read More Innovation is at the Heart of the Cardiology Team Posted on May 18, 2017 People often don’t give much thought to the exhaustive work of the heart—the muscle that pumps every second of every day for an entire lifetime. That is, until something goes wrong: their ... Read More Second Chance at Life Inspires Giving Tuesday Gift Posted on Nov 22, 2016 After experiencing nights of no sleep and extremely swollen feet, William Mulien knew something was wrong with his health. He slid on his slippers, the only shoes that would fit, and drove himself to ... Read More Hospitalist Thanks Lady Luck Posted on Nov 16, 2016 Roy Fu, MD, hospitalist and physician advisor, has worked at Torrance Memorial Medical Center since June 2009 and has attended the annual Holiday Festival Gala with his wife, Denise, for the past five ... Read More Healthy, Humble, Relentless Posted on Oct 25, 2016 It’s just past 8 a.m. and Jarrod Dogan rolls over the wood floor of his modern, minimalstic-style Hermosa Beach home atop a skateboard covered with several-inch-high artificial grass. His ... Read More Stage 4 to Center Stage Posted on Oct 25, 2016 After surviving cancer, Mike and Nancy Hebson are no longer “saving a dance.” Nancy Hebson had danced through most of her life. 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