Lisa Hughes

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Lisa Hughes

Rev. Liz Walker has devoted her professional life to writing, telling, and sharing stories as a former reporter at WBZ-TV in Boston. Now, in her first book, she crafts a true story of pain and healing. Walker has experienced both pain and healing in her personal life and as a minister at Roxbury Presbyterian Church.  In "No One Left Alone," Walker writes about trauma's toll on an individual, its stifling power to rob us of our joy and our health, and on a community.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Lisa Hughes

A nurse inspired to work at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital after they treated her father's brain injuries will be running for the hospital this Monday in the Boston Marathon. When Walter Rehak arrived at Spaulding in the back of an ambulance, he had recovered from the worst of his physical injuries. Rehak had survived a rollover crash in Peabody in January 2020. A medical helicopter lifted him from the highway to the hospital where he spent 10 days in a coma. Rehak broke his neck and his nose.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Lisa Hughes

Nico Calabria is a professional athlete, an educator, a coach, and an advocate for people with disabilities. He was born with one leg and, at five years old, permanently ditched his prosthetic. Since then, he's used crutches. Nico is the captain of the U.S. Amputee Soccer Team and a member of the New England Amputee Soccer Team; a fierce competitor working to grow the sport.

Mar 6, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Lisa Hughes

Four Massachusetts friends committed to bi-monthly platelet donation For most of Matt Dillis' life, the thought of giving blood was out of the question. "It was anxiety about the needle stick," the civil engineer from Hingham explains. "I couldn't fathom being able to do it." He laughs about that now as he sits in a chair-for two hours-donating platelets at the Kraft Family Blood Donor Center.

Feb 19, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Lisa Hughes

Salt Lick Incubator provides boost to emerging musicians A Boston nonprofit is making waves across the country by providing aspiring musicians with the money they need to make it big. Singer-songwriter Kyle Ray wants what every musician wants. "We want to be heard," he said, sitting on a local stage with his guitar on his lap. Provides money and opportunitiesBut at 23 years old and just starting his music career, Ray knew he needed help to find his audience.