Posted in Brain Injury, spinal cord injury, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury on Jan 7th, 2012
It was the click she didn’t hear that turned Tammy Helton’s life upside down. Last July 9, Tammy hopped into her Jeep to head to the home in Twin Lakes that she shared with her husband, Mike, and the youngest of their three children. The music was cranked, and Tammy doesn’t remember hearing the click [...]
Posted in Brain Injury, Cancer, Patient Stories on Jul 14th, 2011
by Mary Free Bed intern, Molly Cartwright Mike Patterson and his wife, Cecilia, know that Mike was able to make as much progress as he did during his time at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital because of his positive attitude. In May, doctors discovered and removed a malignant tumor in Mike’s brain. Without the surgery, [...]
Posted in Brain Injury, Patient Stories, Pediatric Rehabilitation on Jun 23rd, 2011
by Mary Free Bed writer, Kate Snider Fifteen-year-old Brenden Haas had been vomiting regularly for 7 months when he collapsed at his home. At the beginning of his illness, Brenden’s stomach didn’t feel right and he began vomiting in the morning. When it became apparent that his vomiting wasn’t because of the flu, his parents [...]
Posted in Brain Injury, Patient Stories, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury on Jun 16th, 2011
By Mary Free Bed intern, Molly Cartwright For Eric De Ryke, learning to drive again was a triumph. His family and doctors thought so, too, since just five months ago they expected him to be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Today, Eric is able to walk, drive, and do his own [...]
Posted in Brain Injury, Neurological Complications, spinal cord injury, Stroke Program, Technology, Traumatic Brain Injury on Mar 3rd, 2011
Twenty-year-old Nicole has a history of cerebral palsy. In 2007 she underwent surgery for a brain hemmorage, which caused severe weakness and increased spasticity in her right leg and arm. Nicole has participated in therapy for the past three years at Mary Free Bed and at home. Part of her therapy includes the SaeboFlex to [...]
Posted in Brain Injury, Patient Stories on Feb 17th, 2011
On a July day in 2009, 48-eight-year-old James (Tom) Boyett was riding his all-terrain vehicle around his Otsego property. He had gone out by himself and wasn’t wearing a helmet. On his way home, the ATV rolled unexpectedly and Tom was ejected. “It was getting late and I started to worry,” says his wife, Tammy. [...]
Posted in Brain Injury, Orthopedic on Jan 26th, 2011
When George realized he was in a car with a dangerous driver, he put his safety second by cradling a baby who was also in the car. After the car accident, George came to Mary Free Bed for rehabilitation. With the things he’s learned in therapy, George is looking forward to living life independently.
Posted in Brain Injury, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury on Dec 3rd, 2010
by Linda Truong, Mary Free Bed writer In 1999, a propane truck smashed into Pete Cook’s car leaving him with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). An emergency medical technician witnessed the accident and came to Pete’s rescue, caring for him until a trauma team arrived. Pete was airlifted by helicopter to Spectrum Hospital in Grand [...]
Posted in Brain Injury, Patient Stories, Post-Concussion Program, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury on Nov 17th, 2010
In January, Jan Levering took her kids sledding after working two 12-hour shifts as a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse. Exhausted, she decided to take one run down the sledding hill before sleeping in the car. Half-way down the hill, the sled turned 90 degrees and launched Jan 3 feet in the air. She [...]
Posted in Brain Injury, TBI, Wounded Warriors on Nov 11th, 2010
The Wounded Warriors Project provides rehabilitation toward community integration for those who served and who sustained a traumatic brain injury in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars. Who is running the Wounded Warriors Project? This is a collaborative effort between Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital (MFB) and Grand Valley State University (GVSU), with funding from [...]
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