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Vegas Shooting Survivor Continues Remarkable Recovery Five Years Later
Five years after sustaining extremely critical injuries as a result of being shot in the head during the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, a young Arizona...
OLIF Spine Surgery Saves Top Instructor’s Golf Swing
Golf has played a central role in Jim McLean’s life since his childhood. He’s amassed a long list of accomplishments in the sport—spanning his amateur, professional, and teaching...
Barrow, High School Staff Hold Graduation Ceremony for Teen Patient
A Southern California high school student received his high school diploma while hospitalized in Arizona with paralyzing injuries from a diving accident in March. Dylen Damico-Rager, who is...
Bakery Owner Back on His Feet After Spinal Epidural AVF Surgery
Juan Arellano was about to deplane after a two-hour flight when he realized he couldn’t feel his legs. “That was the first time I could not move,” he...
Patient, Wife Reflect on 25+ Years with Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center
The first time John O’Donnell met Muhammad Ali, he didn’t ask for the world heavyweight champion’s autograph. Instead, he slipped Muhammad a chocolate chip cookie from the refreshment...