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Mike Butler says 'life's been wonderful' since double-organ transplant
chrisc@herald-mail.comApril was a busy month for Hagerstown resident Mike Butler. He's a low-key guy, but he is filled with missionary zeal. His life was changed, made more complete. He owes a debt, and he wants to pay it forward. Seventeen years ago, Butler received a...Tags: Aneurysm, Hospitals and Clinics, Folklore and Mythology, Heroism, Death and Dying Customs
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Home dialysis is an option
Daily American Staff WriterIn December, Philip Hoffman was diagnosed with acute vasculitis. “My immune system went bad and damaged my kidneys,” he said in a telephone interview. “Just my luck — I got a rare disease.” But Hoffman had good luck as...Tags: Immune System, Hospitals and Clinics, Kidney Disease, Health
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Third chance for one kidney
By the time Ray Fearing was first diagnosed with a rare kidney disease back in 2000, the damage that had already been done was such that a transplant would eventually be his only option. "By then, they (the doctors) had noticed there was a lot of...
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What I wish I'd asked
South Bend TribuneDigging through my mother’s dresser several weeks ago, I retrieved a blue plastic cleaner's bag and peeked inside. Was that a wedding veil, the abundant tulle lightly folded? I stuck a hand in. It was not just one wedding veil I retrieved;...Tags: Weddings, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Facebook
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Sturgis drops insanity defense
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A local father accused of slaying his 10-year-old son and abusing his other children no longer plans to use an insanity defense. Terry Sturgis, 35, notified the court at a hearing on Wednesday before St. Joseph Superior Court Judge...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Trials, Alzheimer's Disease
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Emergency preparation for dialysis patients
Dialysis is a lifesaving treatment for those with kidney disorders. But during emergencies, particularly bad weather, sometimes patients don't want to go — or can't get to — their usual dialysis center. There are some steps patients can take...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Dietary Supplements, Medical Procedures and Tests, Heart Failure, Heart Attack
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Life-threatening sepsis appears to be on rise
![Every year, some 750,000 Americans develop sepsis, an extreme immune system response to infection. It kills a quarter to half of them, more than the combined number of people who die of prostate and <a href="/health/breastcancer/">breast cancer</a> and AIDS, according to the National Institutes of Health.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-08/63883094-10141523.jpg "Every year, some 750,000 Americans develop sepsis, an extreme immune system response to infection. It kills a quarter to half of them, more than the combined number of people who die of prostate and <a href="/health/breastcancer/\">breast cancer</a> and AIDS, according to the National Institutes of Health.")
Every year, some 750,000 Americans develop sepsis, an extreme immune system response to infection. It kills a quarter to half of them, more than the combined number of people who die of prostate and breast cancer and AIDS, according to the National...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Breast Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Conditions, Inflammation
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A personal plea for a donated kidney
I am a local, La Crescenta woman in need of a kidney donation. I am a wife and the mother of a very active 9-year-old girl. I am writing this letter in efforts to make a plea to the readers of the Valley Sun. Organ donation is a miraculous gift that can...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Health
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WSBT EXCLUSIVE: South Bend grandmother says 'son isn't a monster' after grandson's beating death
The grandmother of 10-year-old Tramelle Sturgis is speaking with WSBT in an exclusive interview, shedding some light on a tragedy that claimed her grandson's life on Friday.
Dellia Castile lives at a home in the 1100 block of West Washington Street, and... -
A camp for every child
Forum Publishing GroupWhen it comes to booking a specialized camp for your special child, the earlier the better. Some schedules are already filled, such as the unique camp for those with MSUD, a rare metabolic problem known as maple syrup urinary disease, at Vee Bar Ranch...Tags: Autism Speaks, Physical Conditions, Caribbean Vacations, Behavioral Conditions, Diabetes
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Michigan wife to donate kidney on anniversary
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Dale Casto won't be counting on any more big gifts from his wife, Kathy, after what she's going to give him on their 35th wedding anniversary. Her kidney. "I'm not going to expect anything for my birthday or Christmas,"...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Kidney Disease, Diabetes, Health
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Paying It Forward In York
Multi-media JournalistLori Edwards knows a man that's deserving of the cash she said, when we met her at the park bench by the Kiwanis Lake in York. David Walker helps the entire community, more specifically those with mental illnesses said Lori. "He's had the most...Tags: Arthritis
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