Patient Testimonial for Robotic Surgery

As a nurse with a husband who was a podiatry resident, Jennifer thought she was prepared for anything that could happen while she was pregnant with her son, Christian. But, at just 26 weeks and 5 days, Jennifer was rushed to GBMC HealthCare where Christian would enter this world weighing only 2 pounds and 6.8 ounces.

When Jade was born, she weighed barely over 15 ounces – including all of the life support and monitoring equipment connected to her tiny, frail body. Jade was in the NICU for four months and, during that time, Brandon and Cyndi were humbled by the care provided by the nurses who acted as if their daughter was one of their own.

“Never in a million years did it cross my mind that I might have diabetes; in my mind I just wasn’t the picture of what diabetes looked like.”

As Nancy Amato prepared to donate a kidney to her sister, her OB-GYN suggested getting a precautionary colonoscopy to ensure she was a viable donor. That colonoscopy uncovered a large mass in her colon that would later be diagnosed as Stage 2 colon cancer.

Meet George and learn more about the evaluation process for Supracricoid Laryngectomy with Ray G. Blanco, MD FACS and Barbara P. Messing, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S.

As Robin Ferguson, a nursing assistant trainer, stood in front of her classroom, she received a call that brought her to her knees.

After battling breast cancer in 2005, Sandi knew not to ignore the signals her body was giving that something might be wrong.

Arnie Honkofsky, who turned 75 years old at the end of August, is currently battling cancer for the fourth time, but it isn’t putting a damper on his life, his passions, or his desire to help others.