Seconds That Matter: How the Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit Saved Lara’s Life
First things first: Wake up and open all the blinds. This was Lara Mehta’s morning routine. However, on one particular morning in August 2024, it felt…
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Dave’s 12-Year Test of Strength
On a Friday in November 2011, 67-year-old Dave Hwalek noticed blood in his urine, which prompted him to schedule a doctor’s appointment. He remembers watching…
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Danny's Double-Lung Transplant at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ
Imagine having the opportunity to save someone’s life by making a simple decision. In 2021, Danny Sams faced the harsh reality of pulmonary fibrosis, a lung…
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Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit Comes to ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Surgeon’s Rescue
Emergency personnel arrived at Paul Dell’s home, where his wife led them upstairs. They found him sitting upright in a chair, unable to say his name, age or…
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‘I’m Alive’: Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit Makes Miracle Happen for Patricia
"We identified Ms. Carrico’s large vessel occlusion stroke on the MSTU and took her directly to the OR for emergent mechanical thrombectomy. This certainly…
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Savannah Has No Time 'Fore' Cancer
As a young teenager, Savannah was an accomplished student-athlete who played on her high school’s girls golf team. She had been practicing with the team and…
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Sherry Reclaims Mobility Through Self-Care and Exercise After Spine Injury
Sherry Jennings and her husband, Mike, relocated to Florida from Tennessee. Looking for a change of scenery to kick-start their retirement, they scoured the…
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Kiersyn Survives Scary Trampoline Fall With Help of ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Shands Children's Hospital
It was a typical March evening in Florida. The Stone family’s six children were playing outside, bouncing on their trampoline and enjoying the extra daylight…
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Brain Cancer Awareness Month: Marissa vs. the Worst of the Worst
Marissa Valencia suddenly felt sick. Then, when she tried to speak, nothing that came out made sense. Her friend sitting across the table from her over lunch…
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Kidney Cancer: Decrease the Temperature, Raise Awareness
From kayaking through the Everglades to backpacking around the Grand Canyon, 61-year-old Bob Wisneski enjoys adventuring around the country and embracing the…
