Mom’s research leads to cure for miserable pain
Jennifer Dyer manages a household of eight people. That takes a level of knowledge and skill similar to running a successful small business. So when her back pain reached a point where surgery was the next care option to consider, Jennifer took the steps to make an informed decision.
Get The Door, The Doctor's Here
The COVID-19 virus has brought a medical tradition back into style: The house call. Tim Beth, DO, Family Medicine, Blessing Health System, has conducted several house calls with his older patients since the disease made its appearance in the region.
Mending a broken ankle and bruised heart
Through the course of human history the baby shower evolved into a significantly symbolic step on the path to parenthood, particularly for first-time moms and dads. When Denise Sangoi learned one of her patients, Sarah Rzyski, had not experienced a baby shower for her newborn, she set out to change that.
Taking Back Control of Life
Leah Heming finished graduate school with a Master’s degree as a nurse practitioner and a big problem – a very busy schedule over the course of her education and clinical training had ruined her previously healthy lifestyle, leading to weight gain.
Free colon cancer screening kit saves a life
Diane’s free colon screening kit came back positive, meaning she should follow up with a healthcare provider to determine why it was positive.
Getting Back To Work
Thirteen hours on your feet wearing a protective lead vest sounds a bit like torture. But no longer being able to do the job she loved was a possibility earlier this year when back pain crippled Candi Ludwig
Watch for the rare, green Lily
Lily was bouncing around the house like most 3 year olds do, fell, and fractured both bones in her left arm. Also damaged in the mishap were Lily’s Halloween dreams, until we met someone who understood the magic of day to my little girl.
A World of Difference
Penny Sue Nobel knows more about healthcare than the average 48 year old because she has been through so much. That’s why she is a patient of the Blessing Cancer Center.
It Takes Teamwork To Treat Cancer
Shari Kirtlink loved her career as a pre-kindergarten teacher at Carpenter’s Kids, a program of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Hannibal. She worked there for 12 years. All of a sudden, it was her students and their families making a difference in the 57-year-olds life, wearing “Team Shari” shirts and praying for her regularly after she had to leave teaching because of lung cancer that spread to her brain.