Ortho - Hip, Orthopedics, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

From a December hip replacement to learning to surf by summer

Lee Dulaney did her best to ignore the pain in her right hip for years. Steroid injections helped, but the pain persisted. “I’d get steroid injections, and it would feel…

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Atrial Fibrillation, Heart, Neurosciences, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Stroke

Quick action helped Denny Crum recover from two strokes – don’t delay getting treatment

During his 30-year coaching career at the University of Louisville, legendary Basketball Hall of Famer Denny Crum was prepared for the toughest matchups on the court. Off the court, two…

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Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor, Cancer, Neurosciences, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Emily Carr knew what the issue was — she just had to keep pushing

When Emily Carr began experiencing a baffling array of symptoms — pain when she stood up, dizziness when she leaned over, severe migraines and memory loss — she thought it…

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COVID19, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Research and Clinical Trials

Critically ill with COVID-19, 24-year-old recovers after convalescent plasma treatment

With COVID-19 weakening her body, Hannah Jones, 24, was at risk of a heart attack. She was placed on a ventilator so she could breathe. It was very possible she…

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COVID19, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

A special Easter for Jody Demling as he recovered from COVID-19

Louisville sports journalist Jody Demling doesn’t remember his parish priest, the Rev. William M. Bowling, administering the sacrament of anointing the sick. He can’t remember the nightly phone calls from…

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COVID19, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

47th anniversary wish works out amid coronavirus restrictions

David and Mary Newton haven’t spent more than a few days apart since they were married 47 years ago in Loretta, Kentucky. As their anniversary approached, Mary was recovering from…

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COVID19, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

A lifelong friend lay dying of COVID-19 in her intensive care unit

Maureen Loftus, R.N., saw her childhood neighbor lying in the intensive care unit (ICU). His eyes were closed. A ventilator helped him with the breath that COVID-19 had taken away….

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Heart, Heart Attack, Interventional Cardiology, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Scottsburg, Indiana, man credits speedy heart attack care for saving his life

When Jamie Lowry arrived at work at Westwood Golf Course early one fall morning six years ago, he was 43 years old and looking forward to the birth of his…

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Cardiology, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Heart, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

A health care executive learns to take his heart seriously

Russell F. Cox, Norton Healthcare president and CEO, admits he was not a very good patient in the past. Before an employee health and wellness initiative – N Good Health…

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Cancer, Lung Cancer, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Prevention and Wellness, Pulmonary, Weekly Health Tip

Lung screening catches woman’s cancer, avoids need for chemo or radiation

Margaret Taylor, 72, started smoking as a 14-year-old growing up in Tell City, Indiana. It became an addiction of at least a pack a day that lasted a total of…

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Heart, Heart Failure, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

LaGrange man’s journey from heart failure to heart recovery

The last thing Keith Drury remembers from the day his heart stopped is driving to a job site near the Kentucky River. He doesn’t remember going into cardiac arrest, the…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Neurosciences, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Stroke

Hospital security guard-turned-patient gets lifesaving stroke treatment

John Fremow was put on this earth to protect and serve. The retired National Guardsman and corrections officer now provides security for Norton Brownsboro Hospital. He’s often called to the…

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