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Untangled
By Madison Loethen Aaron Eckman was working on his Paris, Missouri family cattle farm when he began having vision issues. “All of the sudden when I would focus on an object, the object would start moving. It would last 5 to 30 seconds each time and it kept happening,” says Aaron. Aaron took a break.…
Read MoreThe Chamber Of Healing
By Hannah Robertson When you walk into a hospital, specifically a wound clinic, the last thing you expect to smell are fresh baked goods. But if you were visiting Boone Hospital Center’s Wound Healing Center on the same day as Perry Leslie, that’s just what you may find. Perry made a habit of treating the…
Read MoreSpiritual Care
By Madison Loethen On March 24, Nicole “Nikki” Stallworth opened her eyes. She looked around and saw that she was in a hospital room, and specifically, an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) room. She racked her brain for her last memory. The last thing she remembered was being in her postpartum hospital room after having her…
Read MoreA Family Of Boone Nurses
By Erin Wegner Growing up, Danielle Major would hear her cousin Grace Westfall talk about how much she wanted to become a nurse, just like her Grandma LeAn Smith. From a very young age, this was what Grace wanted to do, and she never wavered on her desire to become a nurse. Grace’s Grandma, LeAn,…
Read MorePhysical Activity At Any Age
By Jenny L. Workman, Community Wellness Manager If you’ve spent the first half of your life as a couch potato, and think it’s too late for exercise to do your body and mind any good, think again! Years of research studies confirm that exercise can lower risk for an early death, even if you wait…
Read MoreTips For Safe Baby-Wearing
By Tara Phillips, RN, IBCLC, Boone Family Birthplace Nurse And Lactation Consultant Baby-wearing is not only popular; it’s beneficial for your newborn. But with so many options out there, it can be hard to know which is best for wearing your baby. Before you buy a carrier, check out these tips! Baby-wearing has been proven…
Read MoreCleaning Out Your Medicine Cabinet
By Jessica Park If your daily prescriptions share space with medicine you stopped taking years ago, it’s time for a clean sweep! A shelf of half-empty pill bottles doesn’t spark joy and could be dangerous. Medicine can expire as its ingredients break down over time, making it less effective. Some expired medicine can even host…
Read MoreLab Tested
By Jessica Park In January 2020, Drew Wilkinson, Director of Boone Health Laboratory Services, Ambulance Services and Emergency Department, had one thing on his mind – bringing Boone lab services to more communities. New outpatient draw sites were scheduled to open in Columbia and work was about to start on a location in Mexico, Mo.…
Read MoreEarly Detection
By Madison Loethen Travis Fitzgerald has always spent a lot of time outdoors. He grew up in Southern California and says sunburns were part of everyday life for him as a kid. Now he is a married father of 3 and his family loves to spend time together outside. Getting checked for skin cancer was…
Read MoreGetting His Voice Back
By Erin Wegner After Gary Cannaday was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease two years ago, his voice became raspy and quiet. He noticed people had a hard time understanding what he was saying. He was also noticing new difficulty organizing his thoughts and maintaining conversations with friends and family. One of thescarier things he began to…
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