Tashika Varma

Football Pro Devon Still Surprises New Dad at Hospital

This Father’s Day was already guaranteed to be extra special for Ibrahim Khawaja. Nestled in a room with his wife on the sixth floor of Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, the Houston attorney was still celebrating the birth of his third child and first son, an occasion so momentous that Khawaja brought a box of monogrammed [Continue Reading]

Tashika Varma

Breast Cancer in Men

When 54-year-old Realtor Vern Oakum first noticed a pebble-size lump near his left armpit, he disregarded it. “But it never went away,” says Oakum. Over six months, the lump grew to golf-ball size and was sore when he lay on his side. “I was a typical man,” he admits. “I procrastinated about going to the [Continue Reading]

Tashika Varma

The dance that almost wasn’t

Nearly three decades ago, David Teverbaugh stood on a beach in Belize with his sun-kissed new bride and made one more vow: For the rest of their lives together, he would celebrate their marriage by dancing with her on beaches around the world. Over the years, Christina and David Teverbaugh have slow-danced on the sands [Continue Reading]

Tashika Varma

Tashika Varma

Tashika Varma