


Teen triumphs over obesity Enterprise-Record Megan Acaccia, 18, rides her bike near her San Jose, California home Wednesday, May 16, 2012. After struggling with obesity, she has lost a record 150 pounds after undergoing gastric surgery at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto. |
For Earthquakes forward Alan Gordon, soccer turned his life around San Jose Mercury News The teen experience has helped him endure difficult times in an injury-riddled Major League Soccer career that is on an upswing as San Jose plays host to the Columbus Crew on Saturday night at Buck Shaw Stadium. Gordon, 30, expects to play a reserve ... |
Joined at birth, separated through surgery, San Jose twins relish independence San Jose Mercury News On the drive from San Jose to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital on Monday, Ginady Sabuco asked her twin 2-year-old daughters if they missed the closeness they used to share when they were joined at the chest. "No!" the girls shouted back in unison ... |