Patient Story
‘You do whatever magic you can do’
Child Life team members brighten the days of young patients.
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- June 15, 2018
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Patient Story
‘Living a better life’
Football coach and pastor Matthew Stone's regimen leads to 150 pounds of lost weight and worries.
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- June 6, 2018
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Patient Story
An early catch
A patient’s girlfriend helped create the screening program that later played a key role in saving his life.
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- June 1, 2018
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Patient Story
‘It is such a joy’
Nurse midwives focus on empowering women through pregnancy and childbirth.
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- May 28, 2018
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Patient Story
A tale of two strokes
After back-to-back strokes, each reversed with a thrombectomy, Gary Cole, 74, feels ‘darn lucky’ to be getting back to life as usual.
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- May 25, 2018
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Generation ‘GO’
At school districts throughout Newaygo County, Michigan, a new wellness plan teaches youngsters to commit daily to healthy eating and active living.
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- May 22, 2018
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Patient Story
‘They call me the million-dollar head’
His right side once paralyzed by a life-threatening brain hemorrhage, Fabian Vasquez is now back at school and riding a bike.
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- May 18, 2018
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Patient Story
‘Is he going to make it?’
The Ramirez children are all impacted in some way by hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. Through a 17-year relationship with their doctor, they've learned to thrive.
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- April 30, 2018
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Patient Story
‘This was a big wake-up call for me’
Michelle Jones stared down her mortality when diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, she looks toward the present—and the future.
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- April 16, 2018
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Patient Story
Prescient advice: Get your mammogram
‘You never know how people are going to touch your life,’ says Paula Bowen, who followed wise words from a former president's daughter.
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- March 31, 2018
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Patient Story
‘Time is brain’
David McIntee is a competitive athlete, but a genetic heart condition led to a stroke. Quick action saved his cognition—and his life.
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- March 26, 2018
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