Tashika Varma

An Unlikely Friendship Forged

C.S. Lewis once said, “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” No words ring more true for two young men at TIRR Memorial Hermann. Bryce Sauser lives in League City; he’s 31-years-old and an account representative for an international oil [Continue Reading]

Tashika Varma

“I love life again” after joint replacement surgery

Teacher Pamela Bah is not one to sit around.  “The word go has always been my middle name,” explains Pamela Bah.  “I took for granted all the fun things I did with my six sisters and grandkids, whether it was going on cruises or enjoying rock climbing or zoo visits.” Her fun continued until excruciating [Continue Reading]

Tashika Varma

Families of NICU Babies Forge Special Bonds

His given name, according to his birth certificate, is “Ivory Mayhorn IV.” But this energetic toddler with a wide smile and sweet singing voice answers to one name only – “Champ” – a moniker bestowed on him during the first few months of his life when every moment was a struggle to survive. Champ’s mother, [Continue Reading]

Tashika Varma

Tashika Varma

Too Young to Have Breast Cancer.

Leigh Rozelle found the lump purely by accident, just three days before Christmas in 2015. As she crossed her arms, she felt a golf ball-size knot on the outer side of her left breast. “My family practitioner was able to squeeze me into her schedule the very next day,” says Rozelle, who is only 37. [Continue Reading]

Tashika Varma