History’s heroes

One New Hill family’s journey to bring the past to light

by Anthony Majewski

The title evokes what this story might be about, but a rethink might be in order. Yes, the mind conjures up the families of Lincoln, Edison, Washington, von Trapp, Alcott, Jefferson or Franklin. Yet these heroes of history may well be inquisitive to learn about the Demers family from New Hill, a small community located in the southwestern tip of Wake County.

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Reader Essay: A word without envy

One year, one family, one illness

by Steve Gilbert

A few hours after our eight-year-old daughter, Lia, had been moved to the pediatric intensive care unit at WakeMed Children’s Hospital late on the evening of Dec. 23 — the same day she’d been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, a debilitating autoimmune disease impacting her ability to convert food into energy — the nurse working the night shift came in on her rounds while my wife and I sat dozing and asked how were we doing.

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