Heart, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

‘Back in the Woods’: How a heart device helped Nelson County’s ‘Bobcat’ hunt again

When dawn breaks over Nelson County, Kentucky, there’s a particular peace that settles into the timber. It’s the hour when the woods wake slowly, first with a far-off crow call,…

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Breast Cancer, Cancer, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Kentucky breast cancer survivors writing book to empower patients after diagnosis

One word can turn into one sentence, and a sentence a paragraph, and paragraphs into a story. And this story is about resilience, perspective and enough courage for a lifetime….

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Norton Audubon, Norton Hospital, Norton West Louisville Hospital, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Wound Care

From Sunday church service to emergency surgery

Karen Burke knows firsthand how quickly life can change. While getting ready for church on April 20, 2025, Karen noticed some swelling in her ankle and discomfort in her lower…

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Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Spine

63-year-old Kentucky woman back to working, gardening, cooking, lifting weights after scoliosis surgery

For some, age really is just a number. Rona Garriott is proof of that. The 63-year-old Pleasureville, Kentucky, woman works full time at a chiropractor’s office. After work, she’s in…

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Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Spine

Months after artificial disc surgery, Kentucky man completes ultramarathon

Austin Zulka spends an hour a day exercising. He alternates between running and cycling. Saturdays are his “long days,” a chance to test his body and his cardiovascular fitness with…

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Arm and Hand, Orthopedics, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Wrist surgery helps record-holding weightlifter regain her grip and her strength

For Amber Englebright, the barbell is therapy. Grabbing onto the cold steel can bring a rush of adrenaline, the secret stuff she needs to get over the edge during a…

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Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Spine

Months after two-day spine surgery, Air Force veteran visits Mount Rushmore

Calling Charlie and Debbie Hinckley well traveled would be an understatement. “We’ve got the map of [the] U.S., and we’ve probably got 50% of it done,” Charlie said. “We have…

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Neurosciences, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Stroke

Three years after stroke, Louisville man credits rehab team and tools in journey back to full health

Every day, millions of people go for walks — up and down the aisles of the grocery store, around the cul-de-sacs of their neighborhood or through the parks with their…

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Heart, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Woman’s life-threatening heart event makes her ‘sickest person in Louisville’

Reviewed by Maria R. Schweichler, M.D., Bassel Alkhalil, M.D., and Maroun M. Ghossein M.D. Cassandra and Carlton Moore prepared to welcome their third child in late August. This was another milestone in their…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Norton Audubon, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

When you love someone, let them know — a lot

Bonny and Robert Parker, who are in their early 60s, met years ago at the former Heads Up Pub in Louisville.  As sometimes happens in life, when they first met,…

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Cancer, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Skin Cancers

Reconstructing damage from skin cancer

Like many boys of his generation, Randy Stewart, age 76, grew up playing and working outside on the family farm. Other than summer heat, Randy rarely thought about the sun….

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Neurosciences, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Norton Neuroscience Institute successfully completes its first high-frequency focused ultrasound procedures

In life, day-to-day tasks often are taken for granted. Brushing your teeth, pouring coffee, lifting food to your mouth — things millions of people do each day without a second…

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