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  • Amy Marquez's Video Story The Women's Health Rehabilitation program helped spinal muscular atrophy patient Amy Marquez through her pregnancy, treating post-partum pain.
  • Charles Kay's Patient Story Charles Kay's rehabilitation journey began in 1993. Kay, then an operations manager at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, received a traumatic spinal cord injury when he jumped into a friend's swimming pool. "They have helped me realize independence and that's the real victory as far as I'm concerned." says Kay.
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  • February 8, 2001 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Reminds Parents to "Buckle-Up" Their Children
  • Andrew Heytow's Patient Story In August 2005, Andrew Heytow was invovled in a helicopter crash that left him with a traumatic brain injury. Once he was stabilized, he was transferred to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) to embark on his rehabilitation journey. "RIC gave me back the opportunity to be me" said Heytow.
  • Beth Seaman's Video Story
  • Eric Edmundson Patient Story In 2005, U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Edmundson sustained shrapnel and blast injuries when his unit was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq. He was admitted to RIC for acute inpatient rehabilitation at RIC in January 2007 and with the support and guidance of RIC physicians and therapists, Eric began to set goals for himself that would allow him to take back his quality of life.
  • John Murphy's Patient Story John Murphy was a seasoned marathon runner when he experienced a stroke at the age of 45. He was admitted to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) Prime of Life Stroke Rehabilitation Program. "I am so grateful for the quality of the care I received at RIC." said John.
  • Jordie Krimstein's Patient Story Jordie Krimstein was enjoying his hobby of painting during his retirement when a stroke resulted in weakness and partial paralysis on his left side. Krimstein’s active lifestyle made him a perfect candidate the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago ’s (RIC) Prime of Life Stroke Rehabilitation Program, which is designed for people with full lives and offers an aggressive course of specialized therapies built around a patient’s specific interests or goals.
  • Linda Michael's Video Story The Women's Health Rehabilitation program helped Linda Michael, after a pregnancy injury, overcome incontinence, pelvic pain, painful intercourse, difficult bowel movements.
  • Omar Al-Dhafiri Patient Case Study Omar Al-Dhafiri and his father traveled to Chicago for Omar's care after he suffered a traumatic brain injury in Kuwait. Omar has now returned to his life, his family and his community.
  • Amanda Kitts' Patient Story In 2006, Amanda Kitts had her left arm amputated after being invovled in a car accident. RIC worked with her to develop new technologies for amputees such as her bionic arm. “It made me feel more human because I could work it almost like a regular arm. I just had to think and it responded." she says.
  • Gayle Parseghian's Patient Story 54-year-old ballet teacher, Gayle Parseghian, was desperate for a sollution to her chronic back pain. She found the answers to her prayers in a magazine article describing an intensive, four-week "boot camp" program at RIC's Center for Pain Management.
  • Greta Neimanas' Patient Story Greta Neimanas was 3-years-old when she first arrived at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, having been born with her left arm missing below the elbow. As Neimanas grew, her goals and needs changed and RIC Prosthetics and Orthotics Clinic designed and fit her with a number of different artificial arms.
  • Jorge Alfaro's Patient Story When Jorge Alfaro was a young boy, a spinal cord injury left him paralyzed from the waist down. Two weeks later, he entered the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) for inpatient rehabilitation to learn how to regain function and independence after his injury.
  • Mina Fuller's Patient Story Police officer Mina Fuller felt shattered when she discovered she had a brain tumor. After her initial recovery, Fuller’s physicians referred her to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) in early 2007 to participate in its Cancer Rehabilitation Program on an outpatient basis.
  • Paul Moran's Patient Story Paul Moran arrived at RIC three months after being crushed beneath the wheels of a Boston trolley car in a freak accident. His right leg was amputated just below the hip and he had lost two fingers on his right hand. RIC helped him to learn to live his life with his new disabilities.

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