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- Haylie Fitzpatrick keyboard_arrow_rightWeight loss surgery leads to a new journey.
- Schalie Johnson keyboard_arrow_rightAfter a healthy pregnancy, Johnson experienced complications during childbirth.
- Prakash Barretto keyboard_arrow_rightDuring a routine physical for a job interview in 1990, Prakash Barretto was diagnosed with heart disease.
- Pat Donohoe keyboard_arrow_rightWhat started as a simple pain in the neck turned out to be spinal cord compression.
- Mikki Wehrli keyboard_arrow_rightAs a former runner, Mikki Wehrli of Olathe, Kansas, knows regaining the body she once had will be a marathon and not a sprint, even with the help of a powerful, proven weight loss tool like bariatric surgery on her side.
- Chris and Helen Phelps keyboard_arrow_rightThe Phelps family of Topeka is living proof that bariatric surgery can change lives.
- Jason Purinton keyboard_arrow_rightJason lost 120 pounds and is getting back to living a life that he used to only be able to dream about.
- Emma Nelson keyboard_arrow_rightA racing heart rate, feeling out of breath and fainting spells, crippled Emma Nelson for nearly 20 years.
- Mary Routh keyboard_arrow_rightLRHC's swing bed program helps Mary Routh recover from COVID complications.
- Icarus Roberts keyboard_arrow_rightAfter numerous suicide attempts, Icarus knew they needed to learn how to live with their illness instead of avoiding it.