Living daily with aphasia can be heartbreaking Editor’s note: News-Sun editor Blake Ovard’s wife, Kim, was diagnosed with FrontoTemporal Dementia (FTD) in 2015 and Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) in 2018. The related progressive brain diseases means Blake is not only the full-time editor for the News-Sun, but also a full-time caregiver for his wife. When the news about actor Bruce …

Living daily with aphasia can be heartbreaking Editor’s note: News-Sun editor Blake Ovard’s wife, Kim, was diagnosed with FrontoTemporal Dementia (FTD) in 2015 and Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) in 2018. The related progressive brain diseases means Blake is not only the full-time editor for the News-Sun, but also a full-time caregiver for his wife. When the news about actor Bruce …

Editor’s note: News-Sun editor Todd Bailey was diagnosed with an “aggressive Sarcoma” in his lower left leg in 2020. After chemotherapy and radiation treatments, it was determined having the leg amputated two inches above the knee on Oct. 12 was the best course of action. Hate is such a strong word. But I don’t know of another word to use …