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• MLK Once Asked: “What Are You Doing for Others?”

  01/14/2012 | Stories of Strength

  As the day honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, let’s consider a question he once put to us: Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?' With this simple question, Dr. King calls on us all to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors and strengthen our community. Though these aims may seem overwhelming, even the smallest gesture… Read More

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  Ella’s Story

  11/07/2011 | Stories of Strength

  Imagine adopting a daughter and as you're welcoming this little girl into your family, you discover she have serious health issues. The dream of a happy, healthy child playing in the yard quickly turns to the reality of a child who's in need of major medical care. This is the story of Ella. When Ella was adopted, her mother noticed her lips, fingers and toes were purple. She also had difficulty… Read More

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  Fall for a Fall Day

  10/10/2011 | Latest from our Leaders, Stories of Strength

  Sunday was a beautiful fall day. A day created for a walk – the sun was out, the sky was blue and the trees in our neighborhood were at their peak. So my wife, Marilyn, and I decided to take our dog for a walk. While my wife was looking up to admire the Hoosier fall colors, she should have been looking down to watch out for the large walnuts scattered everywhere. Unfortunately, she stepped on… Read More

• Holden’s Story | Overcoming A Tumor Inside His Spine

  10/07/2011 | Stories of Strength

  Spunky does not even begin to describe Holden Harless. Full of curiosity and energy, he rushes into each new experience with an enthusiasm that is rarely seen, even in an 8-year-old boy. As he and his family visited the Indianapolis Colts practice field in preparation for the Riley Coin Toss Kid event, he darted from place to place taking photos like a true shutterbug. It is that energy, along with… Read More

• Calista’s Story | Standing Up to Back Pain

  10/05/2011 | Neuroscience, Orthopedics, Stories of Strength

  From time to time, we all experience aches and pains. But for Calista White, severe back pain was part of her daily life. Calista was born with a congenital muscle and spine disorder that causes her to ache and limits her mobility. And her pain only worsened when her spine began to collapse and pinch her nerves. “It feels like you shouldn’t be standing up,” she explained, “It… Read More

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  Matt’s Story | Born at 22 Weeks With a Will to Survive

  09/22/2011 | Pediatrics, Stories of Strength

  Born at 22 weeks and five days, Matt spent more than five months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Riley Hospital for Children. When Matt’s mom, Amy, went into labor just after the start of her 22nd week, his parents were told that their son had little chance of survival. Amy recalls one doctor saying, “We don’t really, at this point in time, have enough data to give you… Read More

• Cory’s Story

  06/21/2011 | Stories of Strength

  Most people don’t survive car accidents like the one that nearly took Cory Suits’ life. The last thing he remembers is sitting in the middle of the back seat of the car he was riding in, looking down and then seeing the street light. "A couple seconds later we were all upside down fighting for our lives," he says about his horrific car accident on April 20, 2007. The Indiana University… Read More

• A New Life After Living Kidney Transplant

  05/12/2011 | Stories of Strength

  Chronic kidney disease affects one in eight people. If you're one of them, you know how exhausting dialysis can be, and maybe you even know what it's like to wait for a new organ. Cecilia Livingston from Franklin, Ind., is one of those people. After years of struggling with diabetes, Cecilia realized her kidney was failing and that she needed a transplant. Her husband, David, was a suitable… Read More

• Our New Commercial: The Strength it Takes

  02/22/2011 | Stories of Strength

  To continue introducing our new identity to the people of Indiana, we have a new television commercial rolling out across the state. The commercial was shot all around Indiana and features real IU Health doctors, nurses, researchers, teachers and patients coming together to help introduce our new identity and our unique brand of healthcare. It was important to include staff from a variety of levels… Read More

• The Strength It Takes

  01/25/2011 | Stories of Strength

  The Strength it Takes isn’t just our new advertising tagline; it’s what we’re all about. It’s the strength it takes to deliver exceptional care. It’s the strength to partner with the IU School of Medicine. And it’s also your strength as patients who continue to fight the fight everyday. While we know that our transformation to Indiana University Health is bigger… Read More

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