Showing Stories tagged with: Patient Stories
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October 6, 2023
Things I Wish I Had Said to My Dad
Content Warning: This story references suicide, which may be distressing to some individuals. A health care worker reflects on her father’s suicide.
October 2, 2023
One Final Mission
Retired United States Air Force veteran Philip Smith honors his wife and those who cared for her, one gift at time.
September 27, 2023
‘Small, But Mighty’
How UVM Children’s Hospital helped save the life of an infant with brain cancer.
September 7, 2023
Patient With Swallowing Disorder Gets New Lease on Life
New device - first in the region - helps stroke, cancer and neuromuscular patients
September 7, 2023
eConsults Offer New Pathways to Specialty Care
Patients treated sooner with new program bringing specialist expertise into the primary care.
July 6, 2023
Solving Chronic Pain
The Comprehensive Pain Program is helping patients like John Killacky solve decades of debilitating chronic pain.
June 19, 2023
There's No Place Like Home
Why stay in the hospital when you have the choice to recover at home?
April 3, 2023
An Alternative to Surgery and a Colostomy Bag?
An innovative treatment leads to a better quality of life for 48-year-old with rectal cancer.
March 19, 2023
‘Being Home is So Much Better’
When you need help to live independently, the team at UVM Home Health & Hospice can be a lifesaver.
November 11, 2022
Hospice Care at Home Empowers Vermonters in their End-of-Life Journey
Program helps Vermonters and their families live well and cope with loss.
July 26, 2022
Care at Home Helps Children Thrive
Meet Henry. He’s two years old and his neurological condition is one in a million. Home health care is helping him beat the odds.
May 25, 2022
‘Minutes Matter When You’re Dealing With a Stroke’
It may sound unlucky to have a stroke while at cardiac rehab, but for Darcie Belisle, it was anything but.
May 25, 2022
‘I’m Not Going to Leave Your Side’
A nurse’s care changed Justin Hart’s life, and his career.
April 8, 2022
61st in Line for a Transplant: James’ Story
His 3- and 5-year-olds knew him only as someone hooked up to a dialysis machine several hours a day. Now, thanks to an organ donation, he’s free – and he’ll get to watch them grow up.
March 9, 2022
With Help from Young Survivors Group, Oncology Nurse Has Peak Experience
When Kelly Gernander began experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms, she went for a colonoscopy. The enterologist had an unwelcome surprise. She had bowel cancer.