"I knew Pete's situation was grim" |
"I figured I'd go to my grave with my wounds"
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"We faced the biggest crossroad of our lives" |
"I couldn't catch my breath"
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Pete Torstensen Cardiac Patient
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Arthur Werner III Wound Patient
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Larry White Stroke Patient
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David Barredo Cardiac Patient |
"Turns out ... I had prostate cancer"
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"An emergency C-section was necessary" |
"I had the numbers of a dead man" |
" ... we had to resesitate him" |
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Paul Humphreys Prostate Cancer Patient |
Meegan Grant Maternity Patient |
Father Arshen Aivazian Heart Patient |
Scott Bristol Therapeutic Hypothermia Patient
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"All we ever hear is cancer, cancer, cancer"
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"Listen to your own body"
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"I now realize how fragile life is"
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"Now I've learned to be involved andinterested in my care"
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Nancy Tomlinson Heart Disease Patient
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Carole Millar Heart Disease Patient
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Lynnette Jacobsen Heart Disease Patient |
Linda Gonzales Heart Disease Patient
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"Heart disease was never on my radar" |
"I never thought I'd be the one"
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"I should have listened to the signs"
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"I had little to no pain ... I feel like a kid" |
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Saundra (Sam) Jordan Heart Disease Patient
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Lorraine Anderson Heart Disease Patient
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Kathy Jackson Heart Disease Patient |
Jon Dembo da Vinci® Cardiac Surgery Patient |
"It was like no surgery I've ever had before" |
"I was amazed by what a piece of cake the procedure" |
"I'm back to my routine"
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"I never thought I'd walk again" |
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Kristine Minor da Vinci® Robotic Hysterectomy Patient |
Gary McRee da Vinci® Robotic Prostatectomy Patient |
Lynnette Vincent da Vinci® Robotic Hysterectomy Patient |
Ed Armbrister Wound/Hyperbaric Patient |