Stories

In November 2022, Amanda Houlton was lying in bed when she felt God ask her to donate a kidney to a Veteran in need.

The day before the Super Bowl, Army Veteran Cashin Clay was walking to his car after having lunch with friends and felt shortness of breath and chest pain.

In early January, Army Veteran Alfred Robertson was feeling dizzy at his home in Houston and called 911.

Starting Feb. 17, Houston VA pharmacy will begin an upgrade of our automated dispensing system in an effort to improve Veterans care. This upgrade is anticipated to be complete on March 3.

Navy Veteran Greg Kelso was working as a dispatcher with the Humble, Texas Police Department when he started to get very sick.

Air Force Veteran John Graves is a self-described “beast” who has always been happiest when he is running, hiking or doing any kind of physical activity in the great outdoors.

Houston VA Social Workers are engaged in a battle against Veteran homelessness and their work is changing the lives of Veterans.

For many Veterans, purpose and meaning were easy to identify during their military service. It was service greater than self and looking out for the person next to you.

Army Veterans Christopher Williams and Daniel Kay were strangers until advanced heart failure and life-changing surgery at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center saved their lives and brought them together.

In 2018, Navy Veteran Luz Cervantes had her first mammogram and it came back normal. Several years went by and in 2021, she felt she needed to go back to the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center for another one.