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A patient’s perspective: Madonna’s post-COVID clinic

Since March 2020, there have been roughly 536,000 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in Nebraska. However, the real number is estimated to be much higher, thanks to asymptomatic cases or, like in my case, the virus was so new, there was no way to test it. Thankfully, with the creation of the vaccines, the focus has…
Technology helps stroke survivor take first steps at Madonna

A fun Labor Day weekend turned traumatic for Kansas City native Ashton Penrod when a tubing accident at the Lake of the Ozarks left her with a severe brain injury. The 26-year-old was flown to the University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Later, a blood clot on the left side of her head resulted in a stroke,…
Flight attendant soars in stroke recovery

Emily Motycka works 35,000 feet in the air. She’s seen just about everything during her seven years as a flight attendant, but in August, just as she was finishing her work day in Seattle, a stroke caught her off guard. “I don’t remember anything about that day, but I’ve been told I was saying I…
Norfolk woman continues to make strong progress after spinal cord injury

While crossing the street after leaving a Fourth of July fireworks show, Cami Story was hit by an SUV. The accident left her with a spinal cord injury, a broken clavicle and lacerations to her feet and head. First-responders life-flighted the Norfolk native to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Two weeks…
Omaha man who helped build Madonna’s Omaha Campus returns as a patient

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. “I put the gas line in that feeds the building, so…
Speech-language pathologists help patients find their voice

At Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals, Jett Stenson is used to explaining her role as a speech-language pathologist to her patients. “I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard patients say, ‘I talk just fine!’ after introducing myself as a speech therapist,” Stenson said.Stenson added that while speech-language pathologists do help individuals with speech motor…
Kansas City surgeon chose Madonna for post COVID-19 care

Ben Mizrahi, a dedicated colorectal surgeon from Overland Park, Kansas, loved taking an annual ski trip to Colorado around the holidays. As the calendar flipped to 2022, the 49-year-old husband and father of three once again hit the slopes with his family. Then, Ben began to feel sick after attending a New Year’s Eve party.…
Celebrating 5 years of hope and healing

October marks five years since Madonna’s Omaha Campus first began offering hope and healing to the community. Since then, thousands of adults and children have benefitted from the world-class care they’ve received following an illness or injury. A Clear Vision Results from a 2012 independent study revealed more than 1,300 individuals qualified for rehabilitative care each year,…
Sports coach motivated by small gains one year after spinal cord injury

We first introduced you to Chad Fuller last year. The the David City, Nebraska, man was celebrating with family and friends July 8, 2017 at a nearby lake when he suffered a spinal cord injury, resulting in paralysis in his arms and legs. ne year later, Chad continues to make gains. The sports coach and former athlete is taking…
West Nile virus sends Rapid City woman on long road to recovery

“The first time that I walked 50 feet was quite an achievement. I was very happy and it was hard to do. Now I’ve done it several times,” said Debra Gibson. She fought hard for each of those steps after West Nile virus weakened her muscles so severely that she couldn’t get out of bed…