An Ordinary Day Goes Wrong
An Ordinary Day Goes Wrong Susan was having a perfectly ordinary day when traumatic injury changed her life. She simply fell while changing a lightbulb, and her fall caused a severe brain injury. Susan was rushed to Memorial Hospital’s Level II trauma center and had emergency surgery. Neurosurgeon Neil Patel, MD, removed part of her […]
Mike
In an instant, Mike Molnar want from a fun a day out on the water to struggling for his survival. He was out on a boat that day, enjoying the sunshine and simply being outdoors. And then he was suddenly in the water, victim of a boating accident that severely injured his torso and mangled […]
Former Army Combat Medic Wins the Fight for His Life
The last thing Isaiah remembers clearly from September 24, 2022, is leaving a restaurant and riding his motorcycle for about 10 minutes. His memories are a bit spotty after that. He recalls moments … being found by people passing by, riding in an ambulance and overhearing a doctor talk about his dangerously low blood oxygen […]
Tiffany Leads Celebration Walk after Being Struck by Drunk Driver
Early one morning, Tiffany laced up her running shoes and headed out the door for a quick run. She was enjoying an ordinary run on an ordinary day. But the next thing she knew, Tiffany was flying into a brick wall. A drunk driver had been speeding and lost control of his car. His car […]
Nurse finds that simple actions make all the difference
Even something as simple as being clean-shaven can mean so much. John Diller, MS, BSN, ASN, a nurse at Elkhart General Hospital, recalls a special patient who had been clean-shaven most of his life. This patient was being treated for end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) when John met him. COPD is a serious disease […]
Love and loss: Beacon Children’s NICU mom reflects on importance of support when she lost a baby
This month, Beacon Children’s Hospital is celebrating five years of delivering expert care, close to home in its current location. So we are shining a spotlight on some of our inspiring patients, like Harper Schmitt. The following first-person perspective was written by Kristen Collett–Schmitt, on behalf of the Schmitt family, David, Kristen, Harper, Hazel and Mackenzie David […]
Sam Grewe’s treatment for cancer at Beacon has inspired him to study medicine
Sam Grewe’s senior high school picture. Next month, Beacon Children’s Hospital will celebrate five years of delivering expert care, close to home in its current location. So we are shining a spotlight on some of our inspiring patients, like Sam Grewe. Sam Grewe, of course, isn’t glad that he developed cancer at age 13 and lost […]
Katie Joy defies the odds, makes extraordinary strides that inspire everyone she meets
Next month, Beacon Children’s Hospital will celebrate five years of delivering expert care, close to home in its current location. So we are shining a spotlight on some of inspiring patients, like Katie Joy Blye. During a quick break in Katie Joy Blye’s recent physical therapy session, her mother, Jenni Blye, asks her what she […]
