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Category: Patient Stories
Barrow Patient Reclaims Retirement After Scoliosis Surgery
Suzanne McFerrin shares her story of getting back to travel after a complex spine surgery for scoliosis at Barrow Neurological Institute. The globetrotting retiree says her back hasn’t...
Arizona Father Overcomes Oropharyngeal Cancer at Barrow
John Burroughs shares how the head and neck cancer experts at Barrow, alongside his faith and his love for family, helped him battle—and defeat—throat cancer. John Burroughs opened...
Seizure-Free for Six Years, Patient Credits Barrow Epilepsy Center
Marissa Amaya Ochoa ran her fingers over the scar on the back of her head as she tried to recall how she went from relaxing at home to...
Refractory Epilepsy Patient Calls Barrow Neurologist ‘Superman’
Imagine yourself on a rickety wooden rollercoaster. Your car has just left the station and is gradually climbing the first slope, click-clacking its way up the track. “Here...
Single Dad Triumphs Over Severe Stroke in Time for Father’s Day
After spending nearly a year in the hospital and a skilled nursing facility, and years undergoing intensive neuro-rehabilitation from a massive stroke, a 51-year-old devoted single father from...