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Mother’s Day motivates stroke survivor in therapy

Racheal Johnson is counting down the days until Mother’s Day this year. While the 39-year-old mother of four usually looks forward to the special day, this one holds extra significance. Not only is it the day she’ll get to return to her home state of Iowa and be closer to her children, but it’s also…
Madonna empowers stroke survivors during recovery

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds in the United States and is a leading cause of death or serious, long-term disability. A stroke can happen to anybody at any age. Leading the way in stroke rehabilitationMadonna Rehabilitation Hospitals offers stroke survivors a comprehensive continuum of care, with…
Rodeo champion fights to recover after brain injury

From the moment he could walk, Reece UIlerich wore cowboy boots and climbed onto any kind of horse. Eventually, the toddler toys turned into real horses, and with it, a passion for riding was born for the 21-year-old from Humboldt, South Dakota. “I remember when Reece first started in 4-H Rodeo, he came down for…
Madonna celebrates Limb Loss Awareness Month

April is Limb Loss Awareness Month in Nebraska, and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals is grateful to highlight the necessity of rehabilitation for patients who have experienced an amputation. “This month is a great time to bring attention and recognition to the people who have been impacted by limb loss and provide advocacy for this population,” Sarah Smith,…
Madonna celebrates National Social Work Month

In addition to Brain Injury Awareness Month, March is also a chance to acknowledge and celebrate the work that social workers do every single day for Madonna’s patients. In the spirit of collaboration, our social workers are an integral part of an interdisciplinary team, working closely with registered nurses and case managers to ensure a…
Brain injury survivor leads Madonna’s brain injury program by example

A brain injury is life-changing. For Tiffany Armstrong, Madonna’s Brain Injury Program leader on the Omaha Campus, brain injury has become her life. When she isn’t serving on the Nebraska Brain Injury Advisory Council or the ACRM Chronic TBI Task Force, working to improve services and support for people with brain injuries, she’s sharing her own experiences…
Stroke survivor takes first steps in rehabilitation

“We should let nature take its course because there won’t be any quality of life.” That’s what doctors told Karen Byrnes after her daughter, Jackie Nelson, had a stroke. The 36-year-old from Kansas City, Missouri, had just gotten off of work at an assisted living home when a case of vomiting led to something much…
Focus on family helps new father overcome Guillain-Barre syndrome

Andrew Karr’s 9-month-old son, Arthur, is learning to walk and talk. Andrew is now relearning those same skills after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome in December. What started as a persistent cough led to pneumonia, causing his body to attack his nervous system. The new dad spent three weeks at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, very weak and struggling with…
Work at Madonna inspires nurse aide to become registered nurse

At Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals, we don’t just say we have core values. The staff goes above and beyond daily to live out the core values: collaboration, hospitality, respect, innovation, stewardship and teaching. For Michaela Aulner, RN, the mission to be an embodiment of those core values drew her to Madonna and even led her to…
Madonna Angel Wings recognizes exceptional employees and volunteers

Many patients and families refer to Madonna employees as “angels” during their rehabilitation journey. In 2011, the Madonna Foundation created a special recognition program in which grateful patients and families can make a gift to the hospital in honor of their angels – the exceptional employees and volunteers who helped impact their recovery. Since its…