HOPE TOWNSHIPS, Michigan ‒ Lori and Richard Stade built their dream retirement home off a canal where they fished for bass and bluegill and took their grandchildren boating in what was known as ...

It’s a vacation spot. It’s agricultural. It’s family oriented,” she said of Hope, a 24-square-mile town of about 1,300 people in mid-Michigan, where cottages sit beside acres of farmland.

“There’s always hope. Never diminish ... Soon, she was visiting area churches and community events, sharing her story and signing people up on the Michigan Organ Donor Registry.

HOPE TOWNSHIPS, Michigan ‒ Lori and Richard Stade built ... Three years ago, Hope and other area bikers created a charity motorcycle ride for a friend in nearby Prairieville who was about ...