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Gary Theiler, a stroke survivor from Lincoln, is deaf and relies on professional interpreters to accurately translate during his recovery at Madonna’s Lincoln Campus. Kelly Billings, OT, agrees that she couldn’t complete her sessions with Gary without the interpreter’s assistance. KLKN Channel 8 explained how Gary, his interpreter and Billings work together in his outpatient therapy.
New guidelines recommend children-regardless of age- stay rear-facing until they reach the upper height and weight requirements of the car seat manufacturer’s instructions. Madonna has 15 staff who are Child Passenger Safety Technicians. One of those technicians who's also a physical therapist, explains how properly buckling up your child now will benefit them down the road.
Brain trauma survivor Tom Bartek humbly receives a hero’s send-off by his care team, who presented him with the Madonna Spirit Award on his last day of inpatient rehabilitation. The Omaha firefighter was injured Aug. 4, 2018 in a charity bull riding event and credits Madonna’s Omaha Campus for his recovery.
Husker wide receiver and team captain Stanley Morgan Jr., surprised 12-year-old Malaki Swantek of Bellwood, Nebraska, who is receiving therapy on Madonna's Lincoln Campus to regain strength after complications from cerebral palsy. The reaction was truly heartwarming.
Sidney Doane was featured as the keynote speaker at the Madonna Foundation's Angel Spotlight Event, held in May 2018.
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