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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.

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Lucky Breaks

Caring for the patient at Saint Luke’s Hospital extended to saving the life of a spouse during a Louisiana couple’s fateful trip to Kansas City

Surviving SCAD: Rare Heart Condition Leads Dana to Saint Luke’s

After having a SCAD heart attack, Dana Garrison found a cardiologist at Saint Luke's, who specializes in the condition, and joined a study to help further the understanding of it.

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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Brain Injury Patient Says She Had 'Angels' Looking Over Her

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.

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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.