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Former Marine shows fighting spirit in therapy

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During his six years in the Marine Corps, 27-year-old Francisco Barajas says he always wanted to be the best at everything. “I was always trying to be the best physique, be in the best shape I could be and be mentally better,” he said. “Every day, I pushed myself to be better than I was the day before.” That drive to succeed has aided in his recovery after a workplace accident left him with traumatic injuries to his face, torso and leg.

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Omaha man who helped build Madonna’s Omaha Campus returns as a patient

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A pipe layer by trade, Michael ‘Mick’ Dulik helped work on Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals Omaha Campus in its early stages. Six years later, he’s seeing the building from a new perspective as a patient and reaping the benefits of specialized rehabilitation with leading-edge technology.

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Madonna takes part in development of new app

Madonna researchers are developing an app to help clinicians find technological solutions for their patients with high-level spinal cord injuries, brainstem stroke or ALS. The project is a collaboration among Madonna’s Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering, Koester Performance Research, and Penn State University.

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