Patient Stories

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Cancer survivors Keith Jewett and dog Winna share joy with patients

Therapy dog and volunteer give back at Susan P. Wheatlake Regional Cancer Center.

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A hundred pounds lighter

Working mom of twins loses over 100 pounds in a year, with support from Corewell Health Lifestyle Medicine.

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A visit from a princess and a fairy

Tinkerbell and Anna spread smiles at an enchanted visit to the children's hospital.

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‘He’s a tough kid’

A 13-year-old battles from not being able to walk back onto the baseball field and basketball court

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‘My life is a gift’

Judy Wekenman has taken a walk every day for 50 years—and she has no plans of slowing down.

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From relapse to recovery

Corewell Health nurse Sue Lokker never imagined she’d be on the receiving end of a call to prepare for a stem cell transplant.

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‘I have to be here for my kids’

Two years after life-changing bariatric surgery, Nic Weigel's only regret is not doing it sooner.

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A mother’s lifesaving gift to her son

Michelle Fletcher donates her own kidney to her son Isaac.

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A young heart in overdrive

Three-year-old Bethany, youngest U.S. recipient of a new heart device, adapts to her lifelong congenital heart condition.

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Living fully with lung disease

Asthma, COPD, cancer. Emily Seroka struggled for decades with lung problems—but the pulmonary rehabilitation program taught her how to breathe easier through it all.

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Surgical repair for heterotaxy syndrome

Asher Witteveen thrives despite being born with a complex congenital heart condition.

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‘It is worth everything’

A Michigan family is forever grateful to the emergency doctor who saved their 7-year-old from a life-threatening allergic reaction to a walnut.