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Jack Crowe
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Jack's Story

Video visit with a Rush nurse practitioner leads to lifesaving emergency operation

Kelly Slusarz
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Kelly Slusarz's Story

Finding relief and confidence after years of hearing loss

Sarah Chavka Flynn and Adriana Bermeo-Ovalle
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Sarah Chavka Flynn's Story

Epilepsy doesn’t have to stand in the way of a healthy pregnancy

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Lee's Story

A patient with a fighting spirit, and a team of Rush heart experts, tackles advanced heart disease

Rush VAD Patient Reggie McMillan and Family
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Reggie's Story

Advanced treatment helps a young man with heart failure lead a full life while awaiting a heart transplant

Michael Passarelli
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Michael Passarelli's Story

Living seizure-free after working with Rush's Epilepsy Care Team

Sara and doc
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Sara Siddiqui's Story

Eighteen years later, Sara thanks the doctor who changed her life

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Mark Owsianiak's Story

Retired Chicago firefighter faces pancreatic cancer.

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Gina’s Story

Catching lung cancer early saved this lifelong smoker

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Janice's Story

Facing breast cancer with a compassionate, expert team