Article: Octo Design Group Cultivates Success, Creativity Amid Chaos; Serious Illness Didn't Upset Award-Winning Company.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Like many, Octo Design Group owner Wendy Verna didn't expect the call that her father was in a car accident. Worse, his injuries were life-threatening and required a helicopter evacuation followed by emergency brain surgery.

"The surgeons told us he would be unconscious for days and that we should go home and pray," recalls Verna. "He was in a coma for four weeks with few options. As a family, we were told he was not coming back. I sat at his bedside. My business was not my concern."

Fortunately, Octo Design's business wasn't left on life-support. "Wendy had never been out of the office for more than five days," said Eileen ...

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