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The song in John Anderson's heart helped him bounce back after a traumatic brain injury left him unable to move his right side. Madonna therapists incorporated his many musical talents into the rehabilitation process, helping to motivate John.
With a 31-year career in nursing, Donna Kerber is comfortable in taking care of others and finds joy in being able to provide comfort to those in need. She struggles when it comes to asking others for help. After a battle with COVID-19, Donna’s role switched to that of a patient, which has proved to be a humbling experience.
Celebrations surrounding the holiday season are meaningful to so many Madonna patients and staff, but they also present unique therapeutic opporunities for speech, occupational and physical therapists to incorporate into rehabilitation.
Amidst COVID-19 precautions, Madonna’s Virtual Services team is using technology to keep patients like Mitchell Wagner, connected to their loved ones, even if they are hundreds of miles away.
As a veteran Navy hospital corpsman, Rachel Matthews has seen her fair share of others battling with health issues. But now the 65-year-old resident of Platte Center, Neb., is facing a battle of her own: non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a diagnosis she first received in June 2019.
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