At 24, Kelsie Lathrop was told she had irreversible pulmonary hypertension caused by a “minor” hole in her heart. Together, Drs. Tsai and Wichman uncovered the truth: Kelsie had a large, unrepaired atrial septal defect (ASD).
When Julie Kane’s infant son, Connor Okruhlica, needed a liver transplant in 1997, her family traveled from Kentucky to Omaha for the life-saving procedure. The family faced a difficult journey, but the kindness and generosity they experienced along the way left a lasting impact.
When Douglas Smith learned he had melanoma, he knew it was serious. “I was scared about the next steps,” Douglas says. “But from the first appointment to the last, it was really terrific.”
Living with low vision can feel overwhelming. For some, it’s hard to know where to turn for help. Nebraska Medicine patients who come to the Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation have that uncertainty turn into hope.
Mark Moore's journey with Erdheim-Chester Disease – a condition so rare that as few as 20 people are diagnosed with yearly – shows what can happen when a team of specialists work together to save a life.
Previous attempts to treat Christine’s Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) had failed. She participated in a clinical trial and subsequently went through a CAR T-cell transplant at the NCI-designated Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
Wendy Wessling began her cancer journey over a decade ago. With her husband Tom and four children by her side, Wessling embarked on a journey she never thought she’d have to face.
Bernie Ketterl always enjoyed helping others by regularly donating blood. He didn’t realize that this simple act of kindness would also help save his life.
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