Staying positive with Maria Penland
by Jess Venlet, Mary Free Bed writer Mary Free Bed launched a new advertising campaign June 1. This post is the first in a series of the rehabilitation and recovery stories of all the real Mary Free...
View ArticleStruck by drunk driver, amputee prepares for Paralympics
Melanie shows off one of the guns she uses to prepare for the Paralympicsby Mary Free Bed writer, Kate Snider Melanie Johnson was just 5 miles from home when she was struck by a drunk driver. She was...
View ArticleCancer survivor plays wheelchair tennis against able-bodied competitors
by Mary Free Bed writer, Kate Snider Serving it up: Jess Sporte doesn't let her disability get in the way of her love of sports Jess Sporte, 23, lost her leg to cancer when she was just 4 months old....
View ArticleSierra Miller Wins Gold at USCA National Event
Sierra stands with medal after kayak event in Paralympics by Stephanie Millis Sierra Miller won the gold medal in the kayak event at the United States Canoe Association (USCA) Nationals, held in...
View ArticleA Man with Two Prosthetic Legs Receives a Change for the Better
When he was only 7 years old, Harry Zemmer received his first pair of artificial legs from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. “They were like hollow logs,” recalls Harry, a 60-year-old Ann Arbor...
View ArticleProsthetic Legs don’t deter Grand Rapids Man
Due to complications from diabetes, Dan Feather’s left leg had to be amputated below the knee. He was 73 at the time and, after a couple weeks of rehabilitation at Mary Free Bed, was ready to return...
View ArticleOur congrats to Orrin Schroeder
Our congrats to Orrin Schroeder – way to go! A recent below-the-knee amputee, 67-year-old Orrin came to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital to be fitted for a prosthetic leg and receive outpatient...
View ArticleOrthoSEAT makes specialized wheelchairs for patients
From the Grand Rapids Press - Sunday, August 10, 2014
View ArticleAmputee Pam Buschle and her new $100,000 robotic hands
Sepsis survivor and Mary Free Bed alumna Pam Buschle received her new hands on Monday, October 27, 2014. The following are links to stories from local Grand Rapids media on the fitting and happiness...
View ArticleVeteran receives new patriotic swim leg from Mary Free Bed
From the Grand Rapids Press - Sunday, June 15, 2014 CLICK the newspaper pages to see larger version and open in new window.
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