For Michelle Bowser, 2024 has been a year of transformation. The registered medical assistant at University of Michigan Health-West had struggled with her weight for years. Despite diet and exercise,...
As he approached his 45th birthday, Jason wasn’t thinking about his health. Like many people, he believes he lives a relatively healthy lifestyle – he eats healthy, exercises a few times a week,...
A relentless will to participate in life It is a few days before Jon will celebrate his 54th birthday, much as he has marked other milestones and holidays for the past 20 years: in his room in the...
This was Ruth’s experience when she went into Metro Health Hospital to be treated for what she later learned was a heart attack. “The next thing, I woke up in the intensive care,” remembers...
“On March 11, I was pheasant hunting near Hudsonville, and I had a heart attack.” Keith recalls. Keith and his wife Beth had been long time patients of a local hospital, so when Beth got the call...
With a family history of heart issues, Sharon has had her fair share of heart related episodes, landing her in cardiovascular rehab twice. Her latest stint in rehab was at Metro Health’s new...
Jeff, a teacher, was working in his shop after school one day when he started to feel chest pains. He took a break, but the pain continued, so he drove himself to the emergency room at Metro Health...
With the additional burden of diabetes, his legs have experienced their fair share of issues. So, when the swelling and pain in his legs continued to worsen, Eugene thought his on-going struggles...
On March 27 Phil had his first heart attack. Five days after being discharged, he had his second.
There was a pit in her stomach and a lump in her throat as Deb Wieringa prepared to tell her family the news, and it wasn’t good. She watched as the faces of her loved ones filled with fear and...