Breast cancer survivor creates new Mother’s Day memories
Kari Matthys still remembers the feeling of holding her oldest daughter in her arms for the first time. “She was this little life that just depended on you for everything,” Matthys said. “I loved every minute of being a mom.” Now a mother of three, Matthys, from Hillsboro, North Dakota, loves sharing her life and […]
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Cancer survivor shares gratitude for care
DICKINSON, N.D. — Sitting in the Sanford Dickinson West Infusion Center, Sandy Steckler found herself smiling. She was undergoing treatment for breast cancer, but seeing how the small team of nurses and other staff members interacted with patients gave her great joy. “It’s hard to put into words,” she said. “I saw them take the time […]
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Becoming a mom at Sanford Health
Jada Shoemaker shares experience giving birth at Sanford Health
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Barking dog alerts woman that she was having a stroke
Sharon Solum of Moorhead, Minnesota, remembers waking up in the middle of the night on Feb. 11, 2017, wanting to check on her mother who’d had surgery the day before. Solum struggled to get out of bed and couldn’t sit up. Suddenly her dog, Boo, started barking and jumping on her chest, something she’d never […]
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Triathlete with eyes on Olympics trains at Sanford Health
Tony Smoragiewicz’s first triathlon was an accident. He was, as he remembers, about 12 years old, living in his hometown of Rapid City, South Dakota. Smoragiewicz had been swimming for some time (his dad, a high school and college swimmer, had passed his amphibious genes down to his two sons) and was prepared to undertake […]
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An act of love, not a burden to care for others
Why cancer survivors should not feel like they are a burden.
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Sanford Health nurse: “It’s about helping people”
As a patient, many of us rely on nurses to listen to our concerns and offer advice to get better. At Sanford Health, nurses work alongside physicians to talk with patients and make sure they have the correct medications and instructions for a speedy recovery. Sanford Health has close to 30,000 employees across its footprint. […]
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Dad races while pushing son with muscular dystrophy
When he’s in his chair, the wind in his hair, on a run with his dad, he couldn’t be happier or more excited.
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How strength and conditioning impacts your golf swing
Strength and conditioning is a hot topic in the athletic world, prompting many studies in the recent decades. Research typically focuses on high-impact sports, but with the awareness of the strength training regimes of Tiger Woods and other professional golfers, there has been interest to better understand how participation in a golf-specific workout program could […]
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Costco customers raise money for children’s hospitals
Costco has been a partner with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals for more than 30 years. In that time, the retailer has raised more than $300 million for children’s hospitals in the U.S. and Canada, including Sanford Children’s Hospitals in Fargo, North Dakota, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This year, the Miracle Balloon campaign starts on […]
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