Brian Nakamura has been in city management for the last 25 years and thought his health problems were related to the stress of his job. When he moved from Arkansas to Texas to take a position as a faculty member at the Bush School of Public Service a
“Because of them, I’m cancer free.” When the Bryan Fire Department and CHI St. Joseph Health partnered in 2019 to screen all firefighters for cancers common to their profession, Chief Randy McGregor couldn’t have expected his results would be flagged...
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“Bariatric surgery is the best decision I’ve ever made in my life!” I looked into bariatric surgery because my life was severely restricted by the poor condition of my health. I had high blood pressure, and was on medication for that. Plus, I took a medicine every day for acid reflux. My knees were so bad it hurt to do most everything. My husband is retired military, so we
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“The care I received in Bellville, Bryan and in Cardiac Rehab was excellent.” The steady communication and attentiveness of Jeff Spencer’s care teams at CHI St. Joseph Health helped to put Jeffrey Spencer and his wife at ease recently when he suffered multiple cardiac episodes in one evening. That evening Spencer, 60, had been doing some light yard work at his home outside of
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“Nobody was talking, but everyone was looking at each other. They were very intentional with what they were doing. It was like a beautiful orchestra, where everyone was playing their instrument in harmony. It was so comforting.” Motivational Speaker Experiences Life-Changing Miracle Following Stroke As an expert in soft skills and a motivational speaker, JoAn Majors often
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“I was up and moving around in the hospital and back at work within two weeks.” I really didn’t have many of the common health issues obese people have when they elect to have surgery, but I knew it was just a matter of time. I tried everything to lose weight. I knew quite a few people who had the sleeve who had seen very good results. I attended a seminar where all of the
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“I think that was the most information I’ve ever gotten about any health issue in my life,” said Buck. “They made everything very clear and helped me get set up for Cardiac Rehab and for both of my follow ups with Dr. {James} Kirby and Dr. Gutierrez.” After Mary Buck quit smoking, she had trouble sleeping at night. “I had issues with breathing,” she said, “and, during the day...
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“Most of my motivation was simply to live better, not to shop in the skinny section.” I was a little chubby as a kid, but that didn’t stop from leading a fairly healthy life through my teens. But still, the struggle of gaining and losing weight was something I was getting tired of; especially by the time I turned 21 or 22. My blood pressure and blood work counts were fine, but
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