Aneurysm Survivor Raises Awareness About High Blood Pressure in Women
Lisa Henry is raising awareness about the risks of untreated high blood pressure after experiencing an aneurysm last year. An elementary...
LSVT LOUD Therapy Restores Patient's Speech
Before she retired, 65-year-old Diane Pence worked as a case manager and loved it. She regularly spoke with colleagues at hospice and...
Breast Cancer Survivor Survives SCAD Heart Attack
Sally Fields, a 51-year-old human resources worker who lives in Lee's Summit, Missouri, was accustomed to working long hours with more...
Snowstorm Saves Man From Stroke
Marlin and Trudy Kinman planned to head home after Marlin’s successful heart surgery—but a snowstorm had other plans. The storm forced...
Young Woman Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis as a Teenager Finds a Way to be Symptom-Free
Sicily Mathenia loves to act, sing, and dance. Both her parents are musicians who introduced her to performing arts at a young age. She...
Emergency Room Nurse Suffers Stroke While on Duty, Saved by Fast-Acting Coworkers
Emergency Department nurse Kathi Tolly was working the night shift at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton, Missouri, completing a virtual...
Heart Failure Patient Gets Lifesaving Second Opinion from Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
Gary Petrozz was already taking medications for heart failure, yet he could still feel that something wasn’t right in his body. Doctors...
Woman with Type 2 Diabetes in Heart Failure Regains Health at Saint Luke’s Cardiometabolic Center of
64-year-old Carmon Hamilton from Kansas City, Missouri is a former personnel specialist for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
Church Member Receives Kidney Transplant from His Pastor
Jeremy Whitham regularly attends church with his family near their home in Osceola, Missouri. Despite his autism and diabetes, he is...
Donor of Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute Becomes Patient Himself
Tony Torchia, an 84-year-old grandfather in Overland Park, has been a loyal Saint Luke’s patient for many years. His wife, Ginny, is a...
