Family Copes, Hopes as Only Child Faces Cancer
Reprinted from sheboygan-press.com (Dec. 25, 2005) — Mark and Angie Erickson bring their son, who is battling pediatric brain cancer, home for Christmas.
A Chance for Relief: Procedure Offers Hope for Parkinson's Sufferers
Reprinted from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(Dec. 24, 2005) — Phil Lammers, suffering from Parkinson's disease for 22 years, tries a procedure called deep brain stimulation to provide relief from the terrible shaking and jerking that come with the disease. A two-part series: Part one, part two.
Prognosis: Growth
Reprinted from Building Operating Managment (Dec, 2005) — With a new cancer center on the drawing board, John Balzer is tapping everyone from oncologists to architects to get the design right.
Heart Transplant Survivor Inspires Others
Reprinted from The Post-Crescent (Appleton)
(Nov. 22, 2005) — Hope & Spirit Award honoree Michael Knight is home for Thanksgiving.
Family Caregivers Deserve Recognition
Reprinted from metroparent magazine
(Nov. 1, 2005) — November is National Family Caregivers Month, but a month hardly seems adequate to recognize their tireless efforts.
Before He Stopped Speaking, He Listened
Reprinted from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(Nov. 11, 2005) — A chance encounter gives a patient facing a laryngectomy much hope.
On the Trail of Weight Loss
Reprinted from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(Oct. 22, 2005) — After diets failed to help, bariatric surgery alters a Waukesha woman's life.
On-Target Cancer Treatment
Reprinted from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(Oct. 16, 2005) — Tomotherapy makes radiation more precise.
Tossing a Lifeline to a Dying Brain
Reprinted from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(Oct. 15, 2005) — Revolutionary treatment saves a man from stroke that could have badly disabled him — or worse.
I Stepped on the Scale and Took a Deep Breath
Reprinted from the Lake County Reporter
(June 21, 2005) — In April 2004, staff writer Heather Krisman had gastric-bypass surgery performed by Dr. James Wallace at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital. She reports on her journey.