Catholic woman who faced death starts ministry to help those in pain

Submitted on November 06, 2009
Jennifer Brinker
Julie Hereford, founder and president of CORE Rehab Services Inc. worked with Sister Marian Cowan, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet for nearly 60 years. The woman religious has been coming to Hereford to physical therapy treatments after being diagnosed with spina bifida occulta.
Julie Hereford, founder and president of CORE Rehab Services Inc. worked with Sister Marian Cowan, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet for nearly 60 years. The woman religious has been coming to Hereford to physical therapy treatments after being diagnosed with spina bifida occulta.
Jennifer Brinker/Review

Twelve years ago, Julie Hereford received the news no one hopes to get — a diagnosis of lymphoma, a cancer that originates in the lymph nodes. After a period of unsuccessful treatments, she eventually was given six months to live.

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