Patient Stories
Patient care is at the center of everything we do at Indiana University Health. The strength and determination patients show each day is inspirational. Here, you’ll learn about their struggles and challenges as well as their emotional milestones and victories.
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April 27, 2021
Intensive care nurse first IU Health patient to donate two organs
IU Health University Hospital
She first donated a kidney then two years later Stephanie Kroot donated a portion of her liver. Both times, she approached the donation without first ...
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Patient Stories
March 29, 2021
Never Too Young - Here’s how this 22-year-old is Fighting Stage 4 Colon Cancer
By IU Health Senior Journalist, T.J. Banes, tfender1@iuhealth.org
She’s 22. She was 21 when she ...
March 24, 2021
Diagnosis: Hodgkin’s lymphoma - She spent her birthday in the hospital
At first she thought she had allergies, and then Christine Kirk heard the word, “cancer.”
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March 11, 2021
Testicular cancer patient travels from Chile to Indianapolis for world-class care
Pedro Cordua lives in Chile and has been battling testicular cancer for two years. He came to Indianapolis for treatment with the help of Destination ...
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Four people make connection through living kidney donation
IU Health University Hospital
Sometimes, it only takes one person to start a chain of events that can lead to the gift of life. In this case, there were two people who donated their kidneys to strangers.
By IU Health Senior Journa...
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Former Indiana resident is matched by love; Paired by a kidney
IU Health University Hospital
An Indiana native who married the love of his life, recently returned to his home state. The reason: His husband became his kidney donor at IU Health University Hospital.
By IU Health Senior Journalis...
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Making peace: Donor Scott Caulfield provides a calm retreat for hospice workers
IU Health Bloomington Hospital
Humor and heartache. Laughter and loss. Scott Caulfield knows from first-hand experience these things can — and maybe even need to — coexist. And when it comes to finding the funny, even in the hardes...
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From childhood cancer to Olympic gold, to med school: Patient is ‘unstoppable’
He was in the seventh grade when Sam Grewe was diagnosed with cancer and became a patient at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. Now, 10 years later, Grewe is sporting an Olympic gold medal and ...
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Two months post transplant; Nurse says she feels amazing
IU Health University Hospital
As a nurse she is familiar with health care. When Jessica Schnur was met with a medical emergency, she traveled from Evansville to Indianapolis seeking the care of IU Health.
By IU Health Senior Journ...