‘They brought me back’
Following a brain cancer diagnosis, Polly Spence's family moved her from Florida to Michigan for surgery and rehabilitation.
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Following a brain cancer diagnosis, Polly Spence's family moved her from Florida to Michigan for surgery and rehabilitation.
A partnership between two Michigan hospitals proved instrumental in saving a Traverse City man who suffered a stroke.
A diagnosis of cancer—every parent’s nightmare. For the Hoffman family, it was a mountain to climb, but one they tackled with the help of everyday heroes.
For two years, prolapse brought Coleen Venema to a near standstill—but then she found a doctor who could put things back together.
When she went to a hockey game promoting stroke awareness, Nancy Weeks never imagined she would soon become a living example of early detection and treatment.
Two volunteers, 1,000 hours, lots of smiles. Add it up and you get nothing short of total joy.
Martial arts practitioner who ‘died three times’ credits his medical team and the love of his life with saving his life.
For Brenda Tuttle, unlocking the secret to her searing shoulder pain took persistence, an empathetic PA and a skilled neurosurgeon.
Doctors diagnosed Abigail Wenzlick with cancer as a toddler. Some 28 years later, she finds herself working as a medical resident alongside the physician who saved her.
A young family and a midwife bond through life and loss.
For a first-grader who stutters and has trouble using language to process the world around her, weekly speech therapy fosters breakthroughs.