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Stories of Strength at Rush

Real people. Real strength. Explore stories of patients who courageously faced the unknown, and found resilience and hope at Rush.

Susan's Story

Susan was coping with headaches and cognitive problems when an MRI revealed a softball-sized tumor in her brain. After surgery at Rush 鈥 and relearning how to talk, walk and write 鈥 she鈥檚 active and thriving. And she鈥檚 a new mom!

Portrait of Susan and her mom

Marion's Story

Marion lost the ability to walk when she was diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica, a rare autoimmune disease. 鈥淚 set a goal,鈥 she says. 鈥淚鈥檓 not going to just learn how to walk again. I鈥檓 going to run again.鈥

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Dimitris鈥 Story

When Dimitris鈥 leg pain turned out to be osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, doctors at Rush replaced part of it with a metal device that grows as he grows. 鈥淚 feel proud that I can tell someone with cancer that if I can do it, they can do it.鈥

Dimitris wearing boxing gloves

Marty鈥檚 Story

When Marty learned he had a rare tumor at the base of his skull, the volunteer firefighter鈥檚 courage was put to the test. After complex surgery at Rush, Marty is back to working on his car and long walks in the park.

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Marty leaning on a car

Erica鈥檚 Story

After Erica, a mother of four from Elgin, discovered a lump in her breast, tests confirmed she had triple-negative breast cancer, a rare and aggressive form of the disease. She was overwhelmed, but at Rush she found a team that understood her, listened to her and built a treatment plan tailored to her needs.鈥

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