Many of our patients have volunteered to share their amazing stories of strength and recovery, which were made possible by the physicians and staff at West Chester Hospital whose knowledge and skills have changed and saved lives. Here are just a few of those stories…
Dan's Story
Aug 04, 2014Dan Woodring is goal-oriented, and for the past few years his mind has been focused on living into the second century of his life. At [...]
Jim's Story
May 22, 2014Jim Wasson is a 52-year-old process engineer. Like many men his age, Jim likes to grill, play with his grandkids and enjoy the great outdoors. [...]
Allison’s Story: Ignoring chronic pain doesn't help, but surgery can
Mar 25, 2014At first, Allison Campbell thought it was just a pinched nerve or stiff neck. Her pain wasn’t that bad. And the soreness would go away [...]
Ady’s Story: Although he's a doctor, Ady didn’t realize he was having a heart attack
Mar 25, 2014Ady Kendler, MD, was at the gym, doing his regular exercise routine, when he had a heart attack. “I started feeling an intense back pain. [...]
Peggy’s Story: Identifying migraine triggers can lead to relief
Mar 25, 2014Peggy Braddock is a life-long migraine sufferer. Earlier in her life, she dealt with debilitating headaches two or three times a month, each lasting several [...]
Joyce’s Story: Cochlear implants let Joyce to hear her husband’s voice again
Mar 25, 2014After Joyce Saunders’ hearing was partially restored, the small, often ignored, sounds of life seemed like minor miracles. “I was pulling weeds in the flower [...]
Zetta’s Story: Second opinion leads to minimally invasive surgery
Mar 25, 2014Zetta Cox is one of the lucky ones when it comes to lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. “Zetta [...]
Jane’s Story: Search for pain relief leads to West Chester Hospital
Mar 25, 2014Jane Hawn of West Chester is a self-described “project person.” “I’ll build a house, or whatever,” she says with a laugh. “I’ve always pushed things. [...]
Kara’s Story: No panic attack - ED team finds blood clot
Mar 25, 2014“She had come in dying,” Dustin Calhoun, MD, emergency medicine physician at West Chester Hospital, says about Kara Sicking, 35, of Mason, when she was [...]
Rodney’s Story: Revolutionary cancer therapy helped beat prostate cancer
Mar 19, 2014Men who have prostate cancer confined to one small area of the gland might be excellent candidates for focal therapy. The focal therapy approach pinpoints [...]