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FEB 05, 2014 | Patient Stories

Sledding accidents land about 20,000 children in the emergency department each year. Researchers found those ages 10 to 14 were ...

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Three-time Breast Cancer Survivor
By CHI Health JAN 14, 2014 | Women's Health, Cancer Care, Patient Stories
Vira Brooks had three sons in high school. And she had newly-diagnosed breast cancer. "I remember hearing the words, ‘You have ...
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3-D Mammogram Catches Breast Cancer Early
By CHI Health NOV 08, 2013 | Women's Health, Cancer Care, Patient Stories
When Carmen Campisi called to schedule her mammogram, she hadn't heard of the new 3-D technology, or tomosynthesis, at CHI ...
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Beating Breast Cancer
By CHI Health OCT 01, 2013 | Patient Stories
“I think about it every day” Susan McArdle feels like she dodged a bullet. The 40-year-old mother of two young sons ...
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From Heart Attack to 150-pound Weight Loss
By CHI Health SEP 28, 2013 | Patient Stories
He survived Hurricane Katrina. Now Charles Gonzales is determined to survive colon cancer. "I've never been sick in 41 years," said ...
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No Longer Depressed
By CHI Health JUL 25, 2013 | Patient Stories
Imagine going through life with a dark cloud hanging over your head. The sun never seems quite bright enough, getting ...
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Stroke victim finds motivation at Immanuel Rehabilitation Center
By CHI Health MAY 15, 2013 | Patient Stories
May is National Stroke Awareness Month When Kari Cleveland spotted the ladder blocking two lanes of southbound I-680, she, slammed on ...
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