Mindy describes how a severe headache was actually a sign of an aneurysm. She credits the fast action of her husband, emergency services and hospital staff for her recovery.
In 2023, Khris Emken was crying in pain at a Texas water park, unable to walk back to her hotel room. By summer 2025, she was conquering stairs at the Grand Canyon. The difference? Two knee replacement surgeries that gave the 66-year-old her life back.
Jenny May has worn glasses since she was in third grade. Dealing with her strong prescription glasses became just another part of daily life. That is, until she experienced a life-changing vision correction surgery.
Kathy Folk never expected to become a medical pioneer. But 13 years after her cancer diagnosis, Folk made history as Nebraska’s first outpatient CAR T-cell therapy patient.
Jan Janisch-Hanzlik had been having strange symptoms for several years, was diagnosed with MS, and referred to Rana Zabad, MD. Dr. Zabad offered her a new option: enrollment in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial using allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy.
Lisa Fennell, a food services employee at Nebraska Medicine for more than five years, took a leave of absence in May 2024 after being diagnosed with a type of blood cancer called myelodysplastic neoplasm.
For Lori Bausch, RN, the decision to get LASIK surgery was life changing. The Nebraska Medicine float staff nurse and avid skydiver had considered the procedure for years before finally taking the leap.
