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Rehabilitation has new meaning for Darisha Ladd who goes by "Dar," after the Omaha mom of three suffered a severe stroke in late July. She credits her family and her Madonna care team for encouraging her to push through the pain today for a better recovery tomorrow.
Every step Jeff Albert takes is one step closer to being among familiar faces and surroundings at his home in Kimballton, Iowa. Working hard to regain his independence after the heavy machine operator suffered severe injuries when a compacting roller he was working with tipped over on top of him in early July.
Omaha dance teacher Hannah Matthew is celebrating every single victory after suffering an illness that left her too weak to get dressed. Hannah credits faith, family support and her Madonna care team as reasons she's able to get back to her love of dance.
Matthew Carlson is back to work after tangling with a train in May 2016. The Muscatine County, Iowa, agricultural sprayer suffered multiple broken bones along with brain trauma after the work injury accident. Matthew credits Madonna, his fighting spirit along with family and work support for getting him back into the tractor cab.
Eight months after suffering a severe brain injury from a two-vehicle car accident, Dayton Copeland heads back to the classroom. But first he stopped by Madonna's Omaha Pediatric Unit to reconnect with staff including his doctor who say he's made "extraordinary steps in his recovery."
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