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Beyond the Diagnosis: The Power of Pulmonary Rehabilitation

“It’s a great program, and I am enjoying it. The staff is just wonderful, so helpful.”
When it comes to bettering her health, retiree Pamela Ghee is embodying the same traits of resilience and determination she had ...
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Post-COVID Comeback

"I needed to find a way to get back to health quicker. The Post-COVID Recovery Program provided me with that."
Recovery program helps one man regain strength after a coronavirus infection. I thought I had taken my last breath,” James Lin ...
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Newark Beth Israel Heart and Lung Transplant Success Story

Following a heart and lung transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Ethiel Fontalvo said, “I can walk — I do three miles now — and I can climb up the stairs. Before, I was out of breath after 12 steps.”
The Advanced Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant team at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center performed a rare and complex heart ...
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Craig's Patient Story

“Some patients recover sooner than others, it truly depends on the individual,”
“I have been blessed or lucky to have lived! Someone is looking out for me up there. Through faith in God, loving family and ...
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Beyond Breathless - Anita's Story

“I was petrified of climbing stairs,” she says. “Now, I’m more confident."
Seventy-year-old Anita Swallick, a part-time school bus driver from Perth Amboy, has lived with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
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Life Saving Birthday Present

"I feel like a whole new person, thanks to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center."
Ron Howard always led an active life. But that all changed in 2012 when the East Orange resident started experiencing shortness ...
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A Combat Vet Breathes Better

Vietnam veteran and accomplished businessman William V. Larsen reclaims his quality of life through Pulmonary Rehabilitation at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway.
THE SHORTNESS OF breath began in 1968, a possible side effect from one year of exposure to Agent Orange and napalm during the ...
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Young Man Celebrates Life After Lung Transplant

“I wasn’t granted two healthy lungs of my own. I want people with CF to know that there is hope – that life goes on."
Two years ago, 24-year-old Joe was tethered to an oxygen tank and fighting cystic fibrosis (CF) for every breath. This year, he ...
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Rahway Resident Fills Her Lungs and Life After Lung Transplant

“In my 20s and 30s I just pushed through it, but by the time I was 50, things were getting bad – I felt like I was 80."
After a lifetime of breathing difficulties, Janice can now finish a sentence without coughing. "It's the first thing my friends ...
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