FOX4: FOX4’s Christel Bell Chronicles Medical Condition and Recovery
Local anchor, Christel Bell, came to Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City when she knew something wasn't right. A cyst had returned from six years ago and had attached itself to her trachea, in her sternum and chest area, and was infected.
Watch FOX4's full story where Christel shares her medical condition and recovery and talks with Dr. Valerie Wood, ENT specialist at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, about her condition and vocal cords:
Christel shares how one Saint Luke's employee in particular helped support her through her journey:
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