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Alaska man chooses Madonna for brain injury treatment

Jeff Fowler is back home with his family in Alaska today after suffering a traumatic brain injury while on the job. An installer of fiber optic cable, the father of nine children was involved in a one-vehicle accident on a road he traveled many times. Jeff, together with his wife, Trista, traveled nearly 3,400 miles for rehabilitation in…
Jeromie Meyer is a Maverick now, but could be a Paralympian with Team USA basketball next (Omaha World Herald)

The Omaha World Herald profiles former Madonna patients Jeromie Meyer and his efforts to one day play wheelchair basketball in the Paralympics.
Kansas teen tackles brain injury head on

Devin Busick loves playing football. “I was a linebacker (and you liked to) tackle people (laughs) if they were in the way,” said Devin. On this February day, it’s the sunshine that may be the only obstacle Devin’s tackling. Playing catch with mom who says he could barely lift his head up a few weeks…
Engineers modify toy electric car to get Kansas toddler mobile

LINCOLN, Neb. (MADONNA)–Carter Brown may be just 16 months old, but he’s got a license to drive thanks to the work of engineers with Madonna’s Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering. Chase Pfeifer, Ph.D., assistant research director for the Institute’s Translational Rehabilitation Technology Center, Heidi Kratzer, a n electrical engineering student at the University of…
Chrisman senior has no memory of crash that nearly killed her (Lake News Online)

In a report by Lake News Online, former patient Shelley Cunningham, from Independence, Missouri, describes recovering from a car crash at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital-Lincoln Campus.
New all-terrain wheelchair will put paralyzed hunter back outdoors (Omaha World Herald)

The Omaha World Herald features Tyler Nichols, a former patient who spent time at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital-Lincoln Campus recovering from a spinal cord injury.
Rodney Guthmiller – 2016 GOAL Award

Rodney Guthmiller is grateful to be back on his feet after a work-related accident resulted in a traumatic brain injury. An over-the-road truck driver, the South Dakotan’s life took an unexpected turn on January 13, 2016. Twelve-hundred miles from home, Rodney fell five feet while preparing to unload his trailer—the back of his head taking…
James McGinnis – 2016 GOAL Award

James collapsed on a high school football field on Sept. 12, 2014, playing the game he loves. His helmet collided with an opponent’s hip, causing a life-threatening acute subdural hematoma. First responders rushed the senior linebacker from Olathe, Kansas, to Overland Park Regional Medical Center, where he underwent emergency surgery to stop the bleeding and…
Schindler released from hospital, planning ‘thank you’ party (Antelope County News)

After his pickup collided with a semi on March 3, a former Elgin man was in critical condition, fighting for his life.
John Dunning – 2015 GOAL Award

As the survivor of a violent EF4 tornado, John Dunning has shared his story countless times. What never changes is the gratitude in his voice for a second chance at life. On Oct. 4, 2013, Dunning, the chief information officer (CIO) for Wayne State College, was driving home from a business trip with a colleague.…