Kelly Harden's life was saved by a lung transplant. Exactly four years later, she was saved again with a kidney transplant.
Virginia and Tommy Stevens, both 91, have been married 69 years and this was the time they needed each other the most. Compassionate problem-solving by the Palliative Care Unit and the Trauma Intensive Care Unit teams brought the loving couple together one more time.
The clinic building faces the hospital building, and when Katy Rose was in the hospital, she began posting signs for her clinic nurse to see. It kind of grew from there.
The first chance he got to leave his hospital room, Gabe Gingerich made his way to the keyboard
Coming up: going fishing with his grandchildren
“I think Kevin’s story really shows that if you can get people through that early sick period with the best management, the patient can do very well.”
Kendra's experince helped her daughter Carissa: "I was able to explain to her from a first-hand view what it was like, not as a nurse, but as someone who went through it."
The extended family has grown closer as a result of Capri's generosity. She says her faith led her to the decision.
Without the lung transplant, the cancer may never have been detected.
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