In September of 2019, Joan Schanilec received a postcard in the mail that would change her life. It described Altru’s Weight Management Program which is called HMR® (Health Management Resources). …
“Take one day at a time” became the King family’s motto early on during Brittany’s pregnancy. After her water broke prematurely at only 24 weeks of pregnancy, Brittany and Cory knew…
A recent patient at Altru’s Therapy Services shared their experience with vertigo. Read their story and how physical therapy helped provide immediate relief. “I awoke on a Sunday morning after…
At two years old Gus is a busy little boy. He likes to move and play and say hi to his older sister, Gwen’s, friends at school. Meghan Stegman, Gus’s…
James Aubuchon’s heart has come a long way in just a year and a half. A valve in his heart wasn’t opening properly and he needed it replaced. “I had a heart valve…
Trish’s weight loss journey began back in grade school. “I remember being overweight my whole life,” shared Trish. She recalls being enrolled in a weight control program at the YMCA…
For 41 days in 2019, including Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Mjeldes stayed in the Sunshine Hospitality Home. Despite the reason they were there, the couple can’t say enough good things….
At Altru Cancer Center, when patients finish their last round of chemotherapy or another form of treatment, something special takes place. Loved ones and staff members join patients in the…
At age 24 with a wife and a career, Michael Beiswenger had barely begun to write the story of his life when he received a devastating diagnosis. More than a…
Six years ago, Bruce Parisien received a life-changing diagnosis. The Belcourt, North Dakota man was told he was in the end-stages of small-cell carcinoma cancer. “It was the worst time…
