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Patient Stories Claire Christensen, her husband Quentin and daughter Iyla

Tiny treasures: NICU nurse helps families navigate loss with keepsakes
NICU nurse Claire Christensen delivered her son Wesley at 26 weeks, who passed at 10 days old. His memory is preserved through plaster molds of his hands and feet. This precious keepsake is extremely fragile. The team partnered with a 3D printing center to create better molds.
Patient Stories Medical illustration of diseased kidneys

What is polycystic kidney disease, and can it cause kidney failure?
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) can slowly damage the kidneys over many years, sometimes before a person realizes how sick they have become. For the Franson family, kidney disease is part of their family history.
Patient Stories Shan Acharya playing football for Augustana University

College athlete to brain surgery patient: Shan’s story of resilience
College football player Shan Acharya worked with the Nebraska Medicine skull-base surgery team to manage a pituitary tumor that was causing unusually high human growth hormone levels.
Patient Stories Mike Burg post-transplant

25 years later: An unexpected trip to Nebraska for a stem cell transplant
Mike Burg never expected to spend two months in Nebraska. So, when the television producer found himself recovering from an autologous stem cell transplant, he did what he felt he had to do.
Patient Stories Erin Solheim before and after treatment

After years of severe dry eye symptoms, a patient finally finds relief
For nearly two decades, Erin Solheim struggled with persistent redness and irritation in her eyes. Visits to other eye care providers provided little help. Then she went to Truhlsen Eye Institute.
Patient Stories Aerial View of Vacherie, Louisiana Rural Community and Agricultural Fields

Dermatology care for rural residents: Cindy’s journey
Cindy Petersen received a successful kidney and liver transplant from Nebraska Medicine three years ago. Transplant patients face an over 70% higher skin cancer risk. Cindy has had an estimated 30 skin cancers treated, despite her rural location.
Patient Stories Frank Hiffernan

Art blooms through cancer survivor story
Nearly homeless and broke, a childhood cancer survivor finds inspiration in a dumpster.
Patient Stories Carole Hunt, Kristen Vlasak, and Erin Thoman

Family discovers crucial information through Genetic Insights Project
When Kristen Vlasak chose to participate in the Genetic Insights Project, a research study by Nebraska Medicine, she didn’t think much of it. What Vlasak didn’t realize at the time was that her result would trigger a series of tests that uncovered vital information for her entire family.
Patient Stories Beau Kildow, MD pointing at medical image on computer with patient Michelle Chastain

Hip replacement surgery gets Nebraska runner back on her feet
Michelle Chastain shares her experience with anterior hip replacement surgery at Nebraska Medicine. At three weeks post-surgery, she was walking three miles regularly.
Patient Stories Patient Colin Gholson and his mother Jennifer.

Partnership across state lines gives transplant patient a second chance
Colin Gholson lives in Rapid City, South Dakota, where he receives care with Monument Health. When a transplant became the only option, his care team referred him to Nebraska Medicine – and the process moved faster than his family expected.
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