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Far from Home: One Traveler’s Trip to a Life-Saving Surgery

What should have been a dream getaway became a nightmare when a car accident forced Kelsey O’Connor and her friend off the road and into emergency care in a foreign country.

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KSHB: Kidney Transplant Recipient Shares Story, Encourages Organ Donation

Diane Hick's two sisters suffered from kidney failure before passing, and her doctor saw similar complications in her. She worried she would face a similar fate, but a kidney transplant through Saint Luke's changed the game.

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

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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Passing On the Gift of Hearing

In addition to her generous financial contributions, Denise has devoted her retirement to working on behalf of others with hearing loss.

Innovative New Procedure Helps Local Woman Avoid Double Lung Transplant

Rhonda was hesitant to undergo a double lung transplant after learning about the risks. But thanks to an endobronchial valve procedure at Saint Luke's, Rhonda says she's been given another chance at life.

Overcoming Hearing Loss, Mighty Melody Continues Writing her Own Song

Melody Unger loves to fill the world with sound. If the spirited 8-year-old isn’t singing, she’s humming, playing the drums, asking questions, or playing make-believe. But for the first two years of her life, Melody lived in silence.

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The Magnificent Maddox: A Saint Luke's Midwest Ear Institute Story

Maddox was born with hereditary hearing loss. He received a cochlear implant. Watch how it changed his life.

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Deafness Can’t Quiet Mighty Melody

Melody spent 136 days in the NICU. She didn't respond to sound. Read about her journey to be able to finally hear.

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After nine lung doctors, James Seymore finds relief in rehab at Saint Luke’s East Hospital

For three decades, breathing troubles followed James Seymore as he and his wife moved from one place to another. In 1980, he received his first diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis in Wyoming. The inflammatory condition can cause shortness of breath, coughing, fatigue, and joint pain. His first bout resolved after a course of steroids, but it returned seven years later after the Seymores moved to Oregon.