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Patient Stories
Patients who have found healing and compassion at Swedish Hospital are encouraged to tell their testimonials, providing inspiration and comfort to our community.
As a community hospital, we’re inspired to care for our patients as we would members of our own family. As a family, we have stories to share. We’re committed to listening to you.
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COVID-19 Patient Stories
Jeffery's Story
After two harrowing weeks in the hospital facing a variety of extremely serious respiratory issues, Jeffrey was recently discharged and is on the road to a full recovery
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Cancer Care Patient Stories
Breast Cancer Survivors | Faces of Awareness
Ana's Story
Swedish Hospital's Integrative Cancer Care Program helps Ana through her cancer journey.
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Jack's Story
Local columnist, store owner and Celtic enthusiast Jack fights prostate cancer with robotic surgery.
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Katy's Story
Katy continues to improve wellness with Breast Cancer Fitness Support Group.
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Marie's Story
Marie beats cancer, then helps promote life-saving screenings
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Sheron's Story
Sheron opts for alternative leukemia treatment.
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Tracy's Story
Tracy overcomes irreversible radiation side effects through hyperbaric medicine.
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Victoria's Story
Victoria joins Breast Cancer Fitness Support Group to improve strength.
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Cardiovascular Patient Stories
Andy's Story
Andy recovers from quadruple bypass surgery to swim competitively again.
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Ariel's Story
Ariel bounces back from quintuple coronary artery bypass graft surgery to run marathons.
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Jose's Story
After 177 marathons and two heart attacks, 77-year old Jose keeps moving thanks to cardiac rehab experts.
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Juan's Story
Juan eases heart failure symptoms with cardiac resynchronization therapy.
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Maria's Story
Maria narrowly avoids potential stroke through diagnosis and treatment of AFib.
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Mohsen's Story
Mohsen travels across the globe for advanced heart and pulmonary procedures.
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Ralph's Story
First peripheral artery disease (PAD) rehabilitation patient touts success of program.
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Stefan's Story
Stefan heeds warning signs and avoids serious risks of AFib.
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Childbirth Patient Stories
Hilary's Story
Hilary partners with breastfeeding clinic to help son move from 1st to 75th weight percentile.
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Diabetes Patient Stories
Mark's Story
Mark lowers A1C thanks to diabetes education.
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Galter LifeCenter Patient Stories
Dan's Story
Dan's active lifestyle helps him overcome difficult cancer diagnosis.
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Dominika's Story
Dominika finds relief in her third trimester using prenatal massage.
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Evan's Story
Evan finds a second family in Galter LifeCenter's Boot Camp class.
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Lorraine's Story
Lorraine treats degenerative osteo-arthritis with personal training.
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Maritza's Story
Maritza uses warm water therapy to regain mobility and strength following sudden injury and spine surgery.
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Maurice and Diane's Story
Maurice and Diane improve health and wellness with medically-minded fitness routines.
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Nicole's Story
Nicole gets a fresh start on mid-life health.
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Neurosurgery Patient Stories
Bruce's Story
Bruce instantly recovers from years of back pain with state-of-the-art procedure.
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Christine's Story
Christine frees herself from back pain to return to horseback riding.
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David's Story
David swims laps around back pain following minimally-invasive surgery.
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Gordon's Story
Gordon closes the book on severe back pain with life-changing treatment.
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Joseph's Story
Minimally invasive spine surgery cures Joseph of debilitating back pain.
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Julie's Story
Julie overcomes her back pain and her fear of surgery.
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Kristin's Story
Kristin avoids surgery through the Chicago Brain & Spine Institute and Galter LifeCenter.
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Marc's Story
Patient returns to active lifestyle after minimally invasive surgery with Dr. Laich.
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Mary's Story
Mary bounces back from back pain to become a surgery spokeswoman.
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Michael's Story
Michael finds "keyhole" disk procedure his key to an active future.
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Orthopedic Patient Stories
Karen's Story
First time marathon runner recovers from athletic injury with minimally invasive surgery.
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Marty's Story
Semi-professional basketball player Marty recovers from osteoporosis and severe knee injuries.
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Hip Fracture Story
The patient presented to the ER with knee pain, Dr. Williams had the training and intuition to look further.
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Rehabilitation Services Patient Stories
Brian's Story
Brian makes full recovery following back-to-back heart attack and stroke.
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Claudia's Story
Claudia returns to sing and dance after serious bike accident
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Dave's Story
Dave relearns to walk with state-of-the-art robot.
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Denny's Story
Denny recovers from rare autoimmune disorder to learn to walk again.
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Donna's Story
Donna learns to walk again while battling MS.
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Megan's Story
Outpatient physical therapy helps local artist Megan fight rare disease.
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Nancy's Story
Nancy overcomes stroke with comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation.
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Paul's Story
Personalized stroke rehabilitation gets punk-rocker Paul back into the groove of his life.
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Specialized Surgery Patient Stories
Alfredo's Story
Alfredo feels light as air following record-size bladder stone removal.
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Vascular Services Patient Stories
Bertha's Story
Bertha finds healing for chronic wound at Swedish Hospital.
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Greg's Story
Telemedicine robot saves 30-year-old Greg’s life after sudden surprise stroke.
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Jodi's Story
Jodi improves health and self-confidence following varicose treatment.
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Lee's Story
Chicago kung-fu master knocks out pain with state-of-the-art varicose vein procedure.
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Michael's Story
Michael rids himself of pain and fatigue with advanced varicose vein procedure.
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Mohammed's Story
Mohammed receives treatment for blood clot just in the nick of time.
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Ted's Story
Chicago dentist Ted gets back on his feet thanks to ClariVein procedure.
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