Entries by angelo

John Baker

After experiencing heart failure, John developed a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which caused a stroke that affected movement in his right hand and foot…

Robert Emmitt

Unfortunately, one day as Robert ran down his stairs, he suffered bilateral quad tendon ruptures. These injuries are incredibly painful and make it challenging to straighten the knees and walk…

Jon Piper

Jon’s life changed this past September when he felt like he was falling and couldn’t feel his left side. He was taken to a hospital where he was diagnosed with a stroke and left hemiplegia…

Meg Ross

After a recent surgery, Meg was admitted to Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital (NCRH) to help build back her strength and endurance. She chose NCRH because…

Larry Turk

On September 7, 2023 he started having severe chest pain. Diagnosis was coronary artery disease and he had to undergo a coronary artery bypass surgery…

Steven Lundahl

This past summer, 64-year-old Steven Lundahl was enjoying retirement from the medical billing profession. After a series of falls, he was admitted to an acute care hospital with sepsis…

Jerold Rivera

While on a business trip in Colorado, Jerold Rivera, a 52-year-old graphic designer from New Jersey, developed osteomyelitis, an infection of the bone, and had his right foot amputated…

Leroy Rady

One June day, Leroy fell in his kitchen and hit his face, injuring his spine in the process. His diagnosis was an incomplete central cord syndrome secondary to a spinal cord injury at C6 with severe spinal stenosis.

Brad Tuttle

Seventy-three-year-old Brad Tuttle of Fort Collins, Colo., was enjoying his retirement after serving as a mortgage banker for 40 years. This past spring, his life changed when he had a cardiac arrest.

Ronald Roth

Ronald was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy, a condition that affects the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. It created balance difficulties for Ronald, often resulting in falls.