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    Finding His Voice Again: Saint Luke’s Music Therapy Patient’s Remarkable Recovery

    March 07, 2025
    On Nov. 11, 2024, Kevin Dierking suffered a stroke that caused aphasia, eliminating his ability to speak. Music therapy at Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute has been a pivotal and powerful part of his recovery journey.

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    Former NICU Patient Finds New Path as Radiology Student

    September 04, 2025

    Cali Horton, a 21-year-old student from Blue Springs, was a survivor from day one.

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    FOX4: FOX4’s Christel Bell Chronicles Medical Condition and Recovery

    November 15, 2023
    Local anchor, Christel Bell, came to Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City when she knew something wasn't right.

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    FOX4: Lifelong Chiefs Fan, Heart Transplant Recipient Going to Super Bowl LVIII

    February 07, 2024
    FOX4 talked to Ted Perez and his heart transplant surgeon, Dr. Russ Davis, about the lifelong Chiefs fan's incredible story.

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    FOX4: Local Stylist Diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome

    May 31, 2023
    FOX4 talked to Dr. Karin Olds about Guillain-Barre Syndrome and recovery.

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    Game On: Kidney Transplant Helps Chiefs Fan Make a Big Comeback

    June 06, 2025
    Five years ago, 66-year-old Diane Hicks had a health scare that turned out to be a turning point for her entire life. She learned she needed to seriously consider a kidney transplant to improve her overall health and life expectancy.

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    Giving in Action: John Helzberg

    April 21, 2023
    “Physicians see all kinds of inequities in medical care and it’s heartbreaking. But we can take care of some of those things." —John Helzberg, MD

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    Grandmother of eight, baseball fanatic, breast cancer patient

    October 20, 2016
    Reconnecting with a former high school classmate turned out to be a saving grace in Lori’s life.

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    Hometown Hall of Famer

    October 09, 2013
    With a dangerous blood clot deep in his leg, George Toma found major league care at Saint Luke’s.

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    Innovative Heart Failure Device Helps Lawrence Woman Return to Doing What She Loves

    February 28, 2025
    When Debbie O’Neal was diagnosed with heart failure at 75, she feared her life was ending. She was the same age that her mother had been when she died of heart disease.

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