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Patient Stories Patient Moe Wenke sitting with Dr. Aleem Siddique

Innovative 'frozen elephant trunk' aortic aneurysm surgery saves woman's life
Advancements in surgical techniques and solutions are offering life-saving treatment for patients with complex aortic aneurysms. One such innovation saved the life of Moe Wenke.
Patient Stories Anupam Kotwal, MBBS

When the doctor becomes the patient
Our endocrinologist's self-diagnosis became a national story featured on NBC's Today Show.
Patient Stories Tiffany Lopez

Tiffany's New Direction: How she lost 100+ pounds
Who doesn’t enjoy a vacation, but a vacation from food? Tiffany Lopez was just as skeptical, but in less than a year has discovered it was exactly what she needed.
Patient Stories Left to right: R. Gregory Bociek, MD, Susan Blumel, BSN, RN, and Dorothy Bauco

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma trial tests chemotherapy plus antibody treatment

Indolent lymphomas are easy to treat, but hard to cure.
Patient Stories Griffin and Audrey Behrens

"Defying all odds": How these twin athletes overcame their ACL tear and dislocated knee injuries, together

When it comes to twins, Griffin and Audrey Behrens couldn’t be much closer.
Patient Stories Lynda Bortmess and children Aubrey and Colin

My two children with Type 1 diabetes
A mom and nurse talks about raising two kids with Type 1 Diabetes.
Patient Stories Stephen Turkovich and his wife Beate

'Bubbly and effervescent outlook': Lymphoma can't stop triathlete from living his best life
At age 67, Stephen Turkovich has no plans to slow down.
Patient Stories Pictured with Jim and Pam Gutschow (center) are Compassionate Care Award recipients (left to right) Lauren Sigmon, BSN, RN, Karen Roesler, RN, OCN, Juan Sanchez, certified nursing assistant, and Nathan Bennion, MD.

Patient remembers caregivers with Compassionate Care Award

Jim Gutschow was just 38 when he received the sobering news that he had stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Patient Stories Nurse Alex Friend with her patient, Brittany Consbruck

How nurse Friend helped us through our hardest days
Megan Ladenburger, whose sister received care at Nebraska Medical Center, writes about a nurse she'll never forget.
Patient Stories Daniel Villarreal, Katrina Villarreal, Matthew McFadden and Gayle Kerr-McFadden

Heroes at home: How 2 wives used CPR to save their husbands' lives
CPR is one of those skills we all know we should learn. But the truth is, 70% of Americans don’t know how to respond during a cardiac emergency.
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