Overcoming Knee Pain at Riverview Health
John Cook had tried everything for his knee pain—injections, CBD oil—you name it. Injections offered him some relief, but not much. CBD oil didn’t help at all. After five years of dealing with significant arthritis and pain, John had had enough and was ready to look at surgical options. When a friend told John about […]
#MyFocus: Beating the Odds and COVID-19
The Riverview Health emergency room lobby erupted into applause as 91-year-old Gerald Hyndman appeared. His acute rehab team rolled his wheelchair down the long hallway, clapping and smiling behind their surgical masks. At the end of the hallway, Gerald’s family waited to greet him. When they said their goodbyes and brought him to the hospital […]
The Comforts of Home in the Courtney Cox Cole Infusion Center
Carolyn Dahlager relaxes peacefully in a recliner. Sitting near the warm glow of a fireplace, she stares out a giant window to admire nature and imagine what will soon be a beautiful garden. She spends several hours a week sitting in this spot as she receives magnesium infusion therapy to treat a health condition—something she’s […]
#MyFocus: Thinking BIG & LOUD
It was a beautiful summer day out on the lake in 2018. Noblesville resident Steve Breitwieser was on his boat with his friends, ready to water ski. He jumped into the water and positioned himself on his skis, grabbed the rope and gave the cue to the driver that he was ready. The boat accelerated, […]
#MyFocus: Just Keep Moving
Noblesville resident James D. Anderson (JD) is a proud band parent. His son, Connor, is a percussionist in the Noblesville High School band. Someone who loves being involved with his community, JD volunteers to help build props for the band’s halftime shows. It’s something he loves doing and continues to do—even after a traumatic accident […]
Losing Baby Weight with the BOD POD
As Susan Beckwith works out, she sports a shirt that reminds her of her motivation: “Working off the best pounds ever gained. #BabyWeight,” it says. After years of infertility and trying to conceive, Susan and her husband were finally blessed with a healthy baby boy in early 2017. “After waiting for this for so long, […]
When the ‘Baby Blues’ Happen to You
During pregnancy and the first few weeks of a baby’s life, moms often hear things like “being a mom is the greatest.” Then, there are the pictures all over social media—smiling babies and moms who make motherhood look like a breeze. For those who don’t think they quite match up to these ideals and images, […]
Kathleen’s Story: Reclaiming Her Life with Occupational Therapy
Often patients battling cancer have more than one fight on their hands. Imagine receiving radiation treatment for brainstem cancer and as a result, your side effects from treatment mimicked stroke symptoms. For 68-year-old Noblesville resident, Kathleen Lane, this reality is all too familiar. After being diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma cancer, Kathleen underwent radiation […]
Healing a severe wound from the inside out
John LeCount—a father of six and grandfather of five—is an avid outdoorsman who loves spending time on the Noblesville property where he and his wife, Pam, live. He heads outside every chance he gets—splitting logs for firewood, tending to the land, and enjoying the peace and serenity. On a warm day in late August 2013, […]
New vascular technology is unmatched
Retired Noblesville police officer Charles Jones, Jr. is a man of few words. But if you ask him about the time he nearly lost one of his big toes, he has a lot to say. He’ll tell you about the excellent care he received from physicians and nurses at Riverview Health and how the technology […]