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Small symptoms can sometimes be a sign that a serious illness is building. For one grandmother from Las Cruces, NM, what started as irregular breathing and feeling “yucky” quickly exacerbated into respiratory failure.

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On Progress Notes, we share the inspirational stories of individuals who have overcome serious health issues. Today, we tell the story of Ramona Pacheco, who required a ventilator just two days after first experiencing symptoms.

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The saying goes “it’s always darkest before the dawn.” That statement couldn’t be truer for one man lying comatose in a hospital bed with a life-threatening traumatic brain injury. But things were about to brighten up.

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On Progress Notes, we share the inspirational stories of individuals who have overcome serious health issues. Today, we tell the story of Mark Cook, who nearly died after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a car accident.

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Friendships can spring up in the most unusual of places – like a rehabilitation hospital. But they often have a way of blossoming when we need them the most – like while recovering from a brain injury.

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On Progress Notes, we share the inspirational stories of individuals who have overcome serious health issues. Today, we tell the story of Jarred & Devon, two 30-somethings whose unusual friendship helped them each heal from a brain injury.

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"Day-to-day this has been a rollercoaster ride, but it is so important to turn a negative experience into a positive one. It takes gradual baby steps that you notice over time to see improvements.”

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On Progress Notes, we share the inspirational stories of individuals who have overcome serious health issues. Today, we tell the story of Dr. Jim Peterson, a retired ENT physician who recognized the value of setting goals during his recovery from stroke.

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Every individual’s recovery from a stroke is different. But for every stroke survivor, one thing remains constant – support and encouragement have a substantial impact on a return to independence.

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On Progress Notes, we share the inspirational stories of individuals who have overcome serious health issues. Today, we tell the story of Ramon Rios, who suffered a pontine stroke leaving him with significant functional deficits.

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Working a physically taxing job can make it hard to distinguish aches and pains from a serious problem. In one man’s case, it took the loss of movement in his leg to realize this wasn’t just another backache.

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On Progress Notes, we share the inspirational stories of individuals who have overcome serious health issues. Today, we tell the story of Doug Clifton, a construction worker who suffered from a cancerous tumor on his spine.

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