Patient Story
‘I need a miracle team’
Football referee battles back from a critical knee injury.
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- July 19, 2019
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rehabilitation
Patient Story
Visions of better tomorrows
Not all strokes happen quickly. But quick action still makes all the difference.
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- May 1, 2019
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Patient Story
Adding momentum
After a broken foot slowed her pace, a 93-year-old Michigan woman found renewed health in a customized fitness program.
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- March 31, 2019
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Patient Story
Eric Wild’s wild ride
Martial arts practitioner who ‘died three times’ credits his medical team and the love of his life with saving his life.
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- March 25, 2019
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Patient Story
A melody for recovery
At age 17, Shawn Wieland suffered a traumatic brain injury in a winter car crash. Twenty years later, he's back to walking and playing guitar.
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- December 17, 2018
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Patient Story
‘They knew what worked’
After a fall from a 16-foot ladder, physical therapy is helping Carl Prowant get his elbow back into commission.
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- December 7, 2018
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Patient Story
A concert of hope and healing
The Grand Rapids Symphony and Spectrum Health music therapists perform in a special event for nursing and rehabilitation residents, family and friends.
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- August 2, 2018
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Heads up: Beware of text neck
Your phone may be smart, but how you’re using it may not be.
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- May 5, 2018
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Patient Story
From the flu to 50 days in the ICU
After seven years, lung failure patient asks her doctors, “Am I still the sickest patient you ever had that lived?”
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- February 28, 2018
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Patient Story
PT helps Ironman test his mettle
At age 56, Kevin Rupp aims to compete in triathlons as long as his body will let him.
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- January 12, 2018
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Patient Story
Giving up ‘was never an option’
Six years after battling back from a ruptured brain aneurysm and month-long coma, Todd Abbott offers hope to other patients coping with brain injuries.
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- January 3, 2018
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‘Why did I wait?’
After overcoming her fears, a Michigan woman undergoes successful knee replacement surgery—and it changed her life.
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- December 22, 2017
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