Author Archives: IANDS Utah

The speaker for Friday September 22, 2017 will be Janet Crawford.  Janet Crawford is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Utah College of Nursing.  She first spoke to IANDS of Utah in the early 1990’s when she was … Continue reading →

The speaker for Friday August 25, 2017 will be Russ Horman. On the evening of October 8, 2001 Russ’s life changed profoundly after being targeted in a home invasion robbery. Russ had been setup by the girl he was dating … Continue reading →

Gifts from a Traumatic Brain Injury In 2011, a motorcycle accident left Greg Nordfeldt with a traumatic brain injury and multiple broken bones.  When he rejoined the world after 11 days in and out of a coma and nearly a … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce that our speaker for June is Sally Firmage.  In September of 2013 Sally, while hiking, experienced a life-threatening electrolyte imbalance and ended up in the hospital very near death.  As she came close to death, … Continue reading →

Heather Smith Woolsey will be our speaker for May 26, 2017. Heather’s husband wanted to kill her.  He succeeded.  But then Heather came back, and with what she had learned in the darkness of death, she began to change her … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce that our speakers for Friday, April 28th will be Debra Martin and Sheri Getten.  In 1997, Debra Martin was in a horrific car accident where divine intervention saved her life. This was her first door … Continue reading →

Marlena Tumlin will be our speaker for March 24,2017. At the age of 23 pregnant with her second child, Marlena had traveled to Boulder Colorado to be with her mother during the period her husband was traveling for work. Marlena … Continue reading →