Physical comfort is often the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of hospice care. However, Memorial Hospice comprises a team of care providers across disciplines, including spiritual, to help patients and their families navigate their difficult situation and…
Erie Miller, now 67, has dealt on and off with anxiety since he was in high school, but it was Taylorville Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions program that helped him train his mind to not automatically default to anxiety. “When…
Leo Willard had been struggling with his weight for the last three years. Whatever he tried didn’t work. He would lose 15 pounds but regain more than half of it. When the 6-foot-2 Springfield resident peaked at 312 pounds, he…
It’s the middle of the night and your child, who had been sleeping soundly in his own bed, has found his way to your bedroom. You allow him to climb in bed with you for some comforting and, more often…
When Springfield resident Roger Kadow began attending physical therapy, his goal was simple: regaining enough mobility to walk down his hallway at home and let out his dogs. But when he learned that he would be taking part in an…
Don Williams, 67, is on the survivor side of a lung cancer battle, thanks to the expertise of his medical teams at Memorial Regional Cancer Center and SIU Medicine. “I am grateful to be alive,” he said. “Early detection is…
During National Diabetes Awareness Month in November, take a moment to learn if you are at risk. Nearly 30.3 million Americans have diabetes, a serious disease where blood glucose (blood sugar) levels are above normal. Prevention, early diagnosis and treatment…
Harold Parlier, 78, is living on borrowed time and grateful for every minute of it. Last summer, he was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma that included several brain tumors. The prognosis gave him about four months to live, and Harold’s doctor…
Strokes come in all shapes and sizes—just ask Tim Cowan. He’s survived several. “In summer of 2014, I was calling in an order for food, and it just came out gibberish,” said the 57-year-old Springfield, Illinois, native and Memorial employee.…
Five people in Illinois have been identified by the CDC with a multi-drug resistant strain of Salmonella infantis (along with more than 85 others in 29 states). Eating or preparing chicken purchased raw (including ground, pieces and whole chicken) has…