Patient Stories

A Wonderful Gift

December 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

Reverend William Lawson never fully recovered from the fall that broke his ankle on December 23, 2009. Grace, his devoted and loving wife of 56 years, recalls that he never [...]

Better Safe Than Sorry

November 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

After watching her parents struggle with colon cancer and her grandmother with esophageal cancer, JoAnn Pike of Norfolk, feared a similar scary diagnosis might loom in her [...]

One in a Million

November 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Today, Susan Ressler, 67, enjoys doing pottery, volunteering at the library and performing with a local singing group, but not long ago, she was diagnosed with colon cancer [...]

A Life Renewed

September 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

  When Melissa Martin was at her lowest point, she couldn’t even pull on her own socks and needed her fiancé to assist with that arduous task. She couldn’t walk [...]

Freedom From Pain

August 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

Since 2013, Blackstone resident Todd Whiteley had consulted with four cardiologists, two gastroenterologists, two pain specialists, a physical therapist and a spinal surgeon. [...]

After the Fall

August 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

When Becky Hadden went skating on the lake behind her house last January, she never imagined how that decision would change her life. At first, it started out like any of the [...]

The Right Choice

March 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Maria Maynard, 45, of Upton always assumed that if she had a major health diagnosis, she would choose a Boston hospital for her treatment. After she was diagnosed with [...]