Monthly Archives: November 2018

Getting back on her feet — and deeply humbled during recovery

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

BY JACKIE WARREN-MOORE It was surreal. I remember the dark, almost slow-motion fall. The scream, mine. Then the confusion, pain, red lights, movement and assurances that I would “be fine.” I was in Upstate University Hospital downtown. I had tripped … Continue reading →

Posted in bones/joints/orthopedics, health care, patient story, physical therapy/rehabilitation, surgery

7 facts about stroke you probably didn’t know

Posted on November 27, 2018 by

Are you aware of the following facts about stroke? People having strokes usually are able to hear and comprehend what’s happening around them. That’s because the parts of the brain responsible for hearing and comprehension are rarely affected by stroke, … Continue reading →

Posted in brain/neurology, emergency medicine/trauma, health care, stroke

‘A perfect example of why we became doctors’: Survival depended on a medical team, skillful surgery and a patient’s will to live

Posted on November 20, 2018 by

BY AMBER SMITH Pat Graham of Lansing wasn’t feeling well the evening of Aug. 31, 2017. A self-described borderline diabetic, he asked his wife to bring a glucose test kit when she came home from her job at Rite-Aid. By … Continue reading →

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