Kootenai | Kootenai Health | Issue 3, 2019

8 TO SAY THAT MARY JONES, of Lewiston, loves her family is an understatement. In fact, she recently completed a long-term goal of purchasing a home in which she and her husband, their adult children, and her two grandchildren can all live. “I have always been family- focused and love being able to care for them,” she said. “It’s been a goal of mine for a long time to have a home large enough to accommodate everybody. Taking care of others is my thing.” It is this same love of family and home that helped Mary recover from lung surgery and then cancer treatment. Earlier this year, Mary began experiencing some discomfort in her chest and turned to her primary care provider for answers. Her imaging results showed a mass in her right upper lung—a mass that needed to be removed. SOMETIMES THE MOTIVATION FOR A SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY COMES FROM HOME By Andrea Nagel FOR THE LOVE OF FAMILY