Sue Thoms is a writer and storyteller who joined Health Beat after a 30-year career at The Grand Rapids Press. She loves writing stories that shine a light on the resilience and beauty of the human spirit. In addition to medical features, she writes fiction and has published six picture books for children. Michigan born and raised, Sue enjoys exploring the state with her family―especially the lakes, sand dunes and ski hills. Contact her at susan.thoms@spectrumhealth.org.
A 104-year-old woman and a 75-year-old former hospice patient share their delight at receiving COVID-19 vaccines at home.
256 250 personas de la tercera edad reciben la vacuna contra el COVID-19 en una clínica comunitaria instalada en Wyoming Senior Center.
10 Residents of independent living facilities in Ottawa County receive COVID-19 vaccines at on-site clinics.
181 Singing playful versions of childhood classics, a respiratory therapist entertains and educates vaccine recipients.
309 As Renee Teeple undergoes cancer treatments, she finds emotional and spiritual strength in music therapy.
653 Two sisters, 100 and 85, recall past health crises and celebrate their second COVID-19 vaccinations.
2.5k With a variety of attachments, the TytoCare device allows providers to examine a patient’s heart rate, ears, throat and lungs during a video visit.
107 Patients at high risk for developing severe illness turn to a new type of treatment at an outpatient clinic.
447 The West Michigan Vaccine Clinic opens at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids.
1.3k At a community clinic at the Wyoming Senior Center, 250 residents receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
200 At a clinic at New Hope Baptist Church, 250 people received COVID-19 vaccinations.
585 When an 80-year-old retired teacher got her COVID-19 vaccine, her granddaughter delivered the shot.
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