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Baby born with rare brain tumor faces chemotherapy
Sue and Ben Erickson thought they were prepared after learning that their baby could be born with physical or mental disabilities. An ultrasound during the 36th week of pregnancy revealed an excess of cerebral fluid on the unborn infant's brain, but the...Tags: Glioma, Medical Procedures and Tests, Students, Human Body, Medical Specialization
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Richard J. Rice, 83
Richard J. Rice, 83, of Baltimore, and formerly of Hagerstown, died Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, at Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care at North West Hospital in Baltimore. A private memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family. -
Viola 'Vi' Herman
Aberdeen: Funeral services for Viola Vi Herman, 80, Aberdeen, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Pastor Deb Grismer officiating. Entombment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Vi passed away on Friday, Sept. 2, at...Tags: Ear, Nose, and Throat, Nursing, Lutheranism, Diseases and Illnesses, Christianity
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Evelyn A. Kraig
Forman, N.D.: The funeral for Evelyn A. Kraig, 89, of Forman and formerly of Rutland and Havana, N.D., will be 11 a.m. Friday at Nordland Lutheran Church in Rutland. Visitation will be one hour preceding the funeral. Evelyn passed away Tuesday, Oct.... -
Business People - Dec. 18
Lutheran Home Care & Hospice Lutheran Home Care & Hospice recently presented its 2011 Karen A. Rohaly Award to Lisa Beaver, RN, hospice nurse, at the agency’s annual employee appreciation dinner. The award was established after the death of...Tags: Consultancy Service, Volleyball, U.S. Supreme Court, Litigation, Washington, DC
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Joyce W. Way
Overland Park, Kan.: Joyce W. Way, 69, Overland Park, Kan., passed away Dec. 10, 2011, at her home, from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) under the care of her husband, Kansas City Hospice and Care staff. Joyce was born on May 15, 1942, in Aberdeen, to...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Colleges and Universities, Western Michigan University, Groton, Cornell University
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Witnessing an angel
I was at a funeral for a friend and remembered a story that I heard at an airport lounge a few weeks ago. My seat was directly across from a woman who appeared to be in her late 60s. Her husband was wearing a shirt that had an embroidered patch on it that...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Diseases and Illnesses, Trips and Vacations, Breast Cancer
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Aberdeen: Nurse receives certification
Lisa Dennert-Howard, a registered nurse with Avera St. Luke's, is now a certified hospice and palliative care nurse. Hospice and palliative nursing services provide care for patients and their families with emphasis on physical, psychosocial,...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals
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Having to think about the unthinkable
"I could show you case after case," said Dr. Neil S. Wenger. "I could bet you million-to-1 odds these patients would not want to be in this situation."
He was talking about patients in critical condition who are "attached to machines, being kept alive"...Tags: Nursing, Nursing Homes, Customs and Tradition, Long Term Care, Medical Specialization
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Case pits wife against Rohrersville man's family in feeding tube case
A judge must decide if a Washington County man who suffered severe brain damage after a heart attack should continue getting sustenance through a feeding tube at his mother’s and brother’s behest, contrary to his wife’s instructions....Tags: Nursing, Long Term Care, File Sharing, Medical Specialization, Heart Attack
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Hospice volunteers honored
VitalCare Hospice of Little Traverse Bay is honoring its core of dedicated volunteers this week as part of National Volunteer Week. The hospice volunteers provide support, companionship and dignity to those facing serious and life-limiting illness.... -
Aging out of health care?
More than 11 years ago, at age 89, Mary Cipolla, of Roselle, went through surgery for a rare type of pancreatic cancer, a "Hail Mary" procedure that removed parts of her stomach, pancreas, bile duct, gallbladder and small intestine — and saved her...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance Cost, Nursing Homes, Health Insurance
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