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We’re talking about how rehabilitation can help improve mobility and independence after a stroke.

After breaking several vertebrae and suffering an incomplete spinal cord injury, Jerry was unable to use his arms or legs. That is, until he came to Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute.

Nestled in the heart of Kansas City near the Country Club Plaza, Saint Luke’s Bishop Spencer Place is a distinguished retirement community with easy access to culture, cuisine, and adventure in every direction.

What began as a middle-of-the-night trip to the bathroom turned into a nightmare—and then a miracle—for 83-year-old Chillicothe resident Shirley Eskew. After getting out of bed, Shirley slipped and fell. “I just hit the concrete hard,” she remembers. Things got blurry after that, but she did manage to call for help and get to the emergency room at Hedrick Medical Center.