Patient Stories

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Patient Story

Pedaling again

After injuring his spinal cord in a cycling accident, Dave Medema retakes the trail in pursuit of his 100,000-mile lifetime riding goal.

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Hope on the horizon

Gender-affirming top surgery changes one patient’s outlook on life.

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Corewell Health’s 300th transgender top surgery

Surgery changes adult nonbinary patient’s outlook on self and life.

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A bell rings, and she’s cancer free

Young girl celebrates the end of a long journey with cancer.

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‘Like night and day’

Struggling against hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, Sarah Bentley finally found relief when she connected with a specialist.

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Chasing the sunrise

Family overcomes obstacles of living with a rare condition called Au-Kline syndrome.

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Navigating the high cost of diabetes medications

Insulin prices have tripled in the last 20 years, and newer drugs are costly–here's how patients can cope.

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107 years young

Hospice patient shares the secret to living a long and happy life.

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The night shift

K9 team works around the clock to protect the hospital, patients and team members.

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Tiny superhero triumphs over heart defect

When baby James was born with a rare congenital heart defect called pulmonary atresia, doctors knew what to do to help him thrive.

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10-year survivor on to new adventures

A decade after facing pancreatic cancer, Karyn Wolschleger celebrates life at home and away.

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Dad’s gift to daughter: A new kidney

"I would do it a thousand times over,” he says.