Turning Agony Into Action: One Man’s Quest To Cure Facial Pain
As a corporate executive, Michael Pasternak was leading a retreat for 55 employees when, suddenly, he felt a jolt of searing pain stretching from his ear to…
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‘Keep Believing’: Gainesville Cancer Survivor Shares Message of Hope
Gainesville resident Chronda Nicholas has been a breast cancer survivor long enough to have her oncologist once tell her he’d bet his own garage her cancer…
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Five Years After Receiving Transplant, Cole Is Empowering Patients at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Ocala Neighborhood Hospital
All his life, Cole Tumey has lived with end-stage renal disease, a chronic kidney condition where the kidneys lose the ability to remove waste and balance…
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Lightning Strikes Again: Aniesia’s Kidney Transplant
It’s often said that lightning doesn’t strike twice, but in Ben and Felicia Morris’ life, it sure did. Ben and Felicia are the parents of three daughters…
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Lilly’s Path to Better Hearing Through Ear Tubes
In February, Meaghan and Matt found themselves navigating a challenging chapter in their lives as parents. Their daughter, Lilly, then 23 months old, was…
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Easing the Burn: Erin Finds GERD Relief at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ
Erin woke up and felt a sunburn in her throat. However, the source of her discomfort was not visible and had little to do with the beating Florida sun. Still,…
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Pelvic Organ Prolapse: One Woman’s Journey to Improved Quality of Life
Linda Butcher loves traveling, gardening, attending Florida Gators sporting events and shamelessly spoiling her four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.…
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Walk with Gratitude: Sam’s Story
In January 2021, Sam loaded his wheelchair and himself into his Ford Econoline handicap van and drove the 1,749 miles from Colorado to Florida, hoping to find…
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Peggy’s story: Finding relief from chronic pain
A former nurse practitioner at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ, Peggy had severe osteoporosis and was no stranger to chronic pain. A car crash in July 2017 exacerbated her distress.
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Christina’s Liver Transplant Journey
The first things Christina Hall noticed were her yellow eyes. Typically, Christina’s eyes are a deep brown. But one morning in late August 2020, she awoke to…
