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Every Bit Helps

“Consider stepping outside of your comfort zone and make a stretch gift that is meaningful to you.”
An employee’s experience made the importance of Community Medical Center (CMC) clearer than ever to Rolando “Roly” Acosta. “This ...
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Chronic Pain No More - Maria's Story

“My neck doesn’t hurt anymore. It’s amazing, because I had resigned myself to always having chronic pain.”
Patients who thought their pain would never end find relief with spine surgery. The spine is a marvel of anatomy, with an ...
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Record-setting Action Stops a Man’s Stroke in its Tracks

"From the ED to rehab, everyone at RWJUH Somerset was very attentive. They helped me in any way I needed."
Anthony Maceiko of Bridgewater had two headaches to deal with when he woke up on February 1, 2021. The first was two feet of ...
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New Treatment Stops a Stroke - Joyce's Story

“I got this miracle shot, and I hope it helps other people like it helped me. I’m blessed, lucky and grateful.”
A Woman Benefits From a New Clot-busting Drug Being Studied at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Joyce Lockwood still ...
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Neurosurgery Quickly Dispels a Man's Searing Pain

“I can do whatever I feel like doing now,” Joseph says. “I got a fresh start.”
At the most miserable point in his ordeal, Joseph Cyrek’s pain was worse than he ever could have imagined. “Sometimes I’d lock ...
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Pediatric Neurosurgery: Help When You Want It Most

A 10-year-old girl collides with a bike, leading to emergency brain surgery.
Families in one Belle Mead, New Jersey, neighborhood look forward to their end-of-the-summer block party. Streets are closed to ...
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Stopping a Stroke in Its Tracks

“Miraculously, I regained all movement and speech”
With quick action, a multidisciplinary neurocritical care team identifies a hemorrhagic stroke in progress and prevents ...
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Cutting Edge of Surgery

“I have no problem with my writing or with buttons, and I can cook and wash dishes again. When I put my hand out, it doesn’t shake like it used to.”
Deep brain stimulation is just one of the advanced treatments that neurosurgeons and neurologists at Newark Beth Israel Medical ...
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Brad's Story

"Monmouth Medical Center’s incredible physicians saved my life, saved my brain and added to the quality of my life, now we want to pay it forward and get involved.”
Brad remembers December 9, 2016 as the day of his operation at Monmouth Medical Center. Leading up to this day, Brad, 52, ...
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