Posted in Outpatient Rehabilitation, Patient Stories on Aug 13th, 2011
By Mary Free Bed writer, Molly Cartwright Jay Bessey, an over-the-road truck driver, is used to driving 45 weeks out of the year. So when injuries in 2009 and 2010 prevented him from working, Jay was restless. He wouldn’t accept that he would never be able to do his job again. In 2009, Jay was [...]
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 Adaptive Sports, Amputee, Mary Free Bed Orthotics & Prosthetics, Orthotics and Prosthetics, Patient Stories, Pediatric Rehabilitation, Rehab Technology Center on Jul 9th, 2011
by Mary Free Bed writer, Kate Snider Jess Sporte, 23, lost her leg to cancer when she was just 4 months old. Jess uses crutches for short distances and a wheelchair for longer distances. To help her live with a limb difference, Jess was an outpatient at the Center for Limb Differences at Mary Free Bed [...]
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 Adaptive Sports, Amputee, Mary Free Bed Orthotics & Prosthetics, Orthotics and Prosthetics, Patient Stories, Prosthetics, Support Group on Jun 9th, 2011
by Mary Free Bed writer, Kate Snider Melanie Johnson was just 5 miles from home when she was struck by a drunk driver. She was riding her motorcycle to her nephew’s football game in September 2004. “I knew it was really bad when I heard the helicopter. I remember thinking, if they had to call [...]
Posted in cerebral palsy, Patient Stories, Pediatric Rehabilitation on Jun 2nd, 2011
Vinnie Baker, 15, has cerebral palsy, which affected the way walked. After a complex sugery to help him walk more upright, Vinnie comes to Mary Free Bed for intense physical therapy (and has some fun, too!).
Posted in Patient Stories, Stroke Program on May 17th, 2011
by Amanda Larsen, Mary Free Bed writer Even a motivational speaker can get discouraged. Julie Scheving was very discouraged after a massive stroke. She lost 50 percent of her speaking ability and she lost the use of the right side of her body. After the stroke, Julie found herself at Mary Free Bed’s Stroke Program [...]
Posted in Fibromyalgia, Patient Stories, The Pain Center on May 8th, 2011
by Mary Free Bed writer, Kate Snider (www.KateSnider.com) Cindy Amante has unknowingly had fibromyalgia since she was 7 years old. She gets severe pains in her leg, and sometimes it even hurts to walk. When she was young, one doctor told her not to run because he thought she had arthritis. Since her childhood, Cindy [...]
Posted in Patient Stories, Stroke Program on Apr 28th, 2011
Father William Zink, the priest at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Marne, Mich., is in the business of caring for others. That changed on December 21, 2010, when Father Zink had a stroke. In a moment, the caregiver became the patient. After three days at Saint Mary’s Health Care, Father Zink was transferred to Mary Free [...]
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