Together, mother and daughter lose almost 140 pounds
Talk about a Happy Mother’s Day… Karen Reed just wanted to feel better. Emily Reed was tired of being heavier than her friends. “I was obese,” she said. “My clothes didn’t fit well. I dreaded summer. I...
View ArticleStroke victim finds motivation at Immanuel Rehabilitation Center
May is National Stroke Awareness Month When Kari Cleveland spotted the ladder blocking two lanes of southbound I-680, she, slammed on the brakes and successfully swerved off to the shoulder. “I can’t...
View ArticleNo Longer Depressed
Imagine going through life with a dark cloud hanging over your head. The sun never seems quite bright enough, getting out of bed is a chore. Cindy McIntosh spent years seeing grey skies – diagnosed...
View ArticleFrom Heart Attack to 150-pound Weight Loss
At Alegent Creighton Health, the difference in our cancer care is the way we deliver it. There is something very personal about the way you’ll be treated here. One difference is our financial...
View ArticleBeating Breast Cancer
“I think about it every day” Susan McArdle feels like she dodged a bullet. The 40-year-old mother of two young sons hadn’t had an annual physical for five years so when her primary care physician...
View ArticleFinancial Assistance Allows Cancer Patients to Focus on Getting Better
At Alegent Creighton Health, the difference in our cancer care is the way we deliver it. There is something very personal about the way you’ll be treated here. One difference is our financial...
View Article3-D Mammogram Catches Breast Cancer Early
When Carmen Campisi called to schedule her mammogram, she hadn’t heard of the new 3-D technology, or tomosynthesis, at Alegent Creighton Health Lakeside Hospital. A spur-of-the-moment decision to try...
View ArticleThree-time Breast Cancer Survivor
photo courtesy of Bell Photography Vira Brooks had three sons in high school. And she had newly-diagnosed breast cancer. “I remember hearing the words, ‘You have cancer,’” she said. “Those words set...
View ArticleSecurity Officers Come to the Rescue of Homeless Mom and Her Six-Year-Old
From left to right: Jeff Kane, Marciano Gutierrez, Corey Collmann The wind chill was 30 degrees below zero and the mom had just run out of gas. She and her six-year-old son trudged to the nearby...
View Article14-year-old Survives Serious Sledding Accident
Sledding accidents land about 20,000 children in the emergency department each year. Researchers found those ages 10 to 14 were more likely to sustain fractures while those 15 to 19 were more likely to...
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