God had unexpected plans for Iraqi refugee, turned Christian, MBU doctoral student ST. LOUIS – Some people light up a room when they walk into it. Dr. Mwafaq Haji doesn’t even need to be in the room; a phone call, an email, or a video conference shows his warm personality and genuine kindness. With such an attitude, one would never guess the ups and downs Haji has gone through in life. Haji’s journey starts in Iraq. He completed the necessary training to become a veterinarian, but Haji … [Read more...]
‘They thought I was going to die’ – Teenage stroke leads Greminger to study nursing at MBU
ST. LOUIS – It was just another headache. Or so she thought. This head pain would eventually lead her to the neuroscience floor of St. Louis Children’s Hospital. First as a patient, and, beginning this June, as a nurse. For Samantha Greminger, head pain from migraines was a common occurrence. But one morning during her sophomore year of high school, she had a headache that was a little different. “It felt like an ice pick was stabbing my head,” she recalled. She tried to treat her … [Read more...]