Mary Mizeur had just finished lunch at work when she noticed something was off. She tried to speak, but the words wouldn’t come out right. She laughed it off. Then it happened again. “My heart was racing. It didn’t feel…
In the United States, more than 100,000 adults and children await an organ transplant—more than 4,000 in Illinois alone. April is National Donate Life Month, and Memorial Health’s surgical services team shares these steps to significantly impact the lives of others.…
Did you know heart disease affects 1 in every 20 American adults and is a leading cause of death in this country? Eating a healthy diet helps keep your heart in tip-top shape by lowering your cholesterol, blood pressure and…
When your heart gives you a scare, the road to recovery can feel overwhelming. Where do you start? How do you know what’s safe? And perhaps most importantly, how do you keep fear from holding you back? For many patients…
The submarine vibe of the hyperbaric multi-place oxygen chamber at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital didn’t intimidate patient Brad Russell. The 58-year-old Springfield man is 6’8” and admittedly somewhat claustrophobic. At the advice of his care team, he took the short drive…
Working your way back to “normal” after a stroke is a journey – one that Chatham’s Jim Huffman is all too familiar with after having survived two strokes within a few weeks of each other in fall 2023. Thanks to…
While most strokes occur in persons over 65, it can happen at any age. Unfortunately, sometimes people do not recognize the symptoms of a stroke in younger individuals because they don’t think it’s possible. Each year, 795,000 people suffer a…
For the many people who face fertility challenges, National Infertility Awareness Week helps raise awareness about a journey that can often feel isolating for those in the middle of treatment or who are considering various options. Amanda Figge, MS, RD,…
When Jim Lopinski got in a hurry and fell down his basement stairs last May, he had no idea that accident would lead doctors to discover a serious infection in his hip. It was just the latest in a long…
For those of us who struggle with sleep quality during a normal night, losing an extra hour of sleep because of “Spring Forward” can feel like a blow. Fortunately, it usually only takes…