Just minutes after Paul made a delivery to a local country club, his heart stopped and he collapsed in the parking lot while suffering from cardiac arrest. When Paul arrived at Cooper, he was in critical condition. His family did …
Living Strong and Believing in Life Following Testicular Cancer
Mortality was the last thing on the mind of 37-year-old Bart Saidel when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2005. Fighting was all the Cherry Hill resident could think about. Maybe it’s a guy thing, he says, but with …
Girl Interrupted: Shay Christopher Fights Acute Lymphoma
Twenty-year-old Shay Christopher from Bridgeton, NJ, was just like any other girl her age. She enjoyed hanging out with friends, going to the shore, and making plans for the future.
But when she learned of her cancer diagnosis, Shay felt …
From Wreckage to Recovery
His face was split in two, his back was broken, his arm was shattered.
Just months following a severe car accident, Gordon and his family share his remarkable story of recovery and the care he received from the Cooper Trauma …
Stopping Urinary Leakage Once and For All
Imagine feeling afraid to laugh or hesitant to join that new exercise class with all of your friends.
For women with stress incontinence, or uncontrolled urination, these everyday activities can seem like a living nightmare. Some women are so embarrassed …
Consequences
In response to a recent Courier-Post article about the Level 1 Trauma Center’s Traumatic Injury Prevention Program, Dolores Andrew of Turnersville wrote in to discuss the importance of the program and the impact it could have had on her …
Thank You to Family Medicine in Haddon Heights
I am a mom to four teenagers and, about eight months ago, I switched over to Cooper Family Medicine in Haddon Heights for my family’s primary care.
Michelle Jayne was wonderful in helping me get set up at the Haddon …
Rebuilding a Shattered Life
An icy day in February brought 16-year-old Nicole’s life to a screeching halt as the car she was in spun out of control and slammed into a tree. When she arrived at the Level 1 Trauma Center at Cooper, she …
A Life Renewed Following Breast Cancer Treatment
When you meet Teresa Kao today you could never imagine her as a woman who at one time had been defeated by cancer — anxious, depressed and fearful. She is a joyful woman, filled with light, living in the moment …
When a Child Needs Radiology Tests
Last summer, Collingswood resident Jo Anne Romano and her family were getting ready to go on their first vacation since the birth of her second child, three-month-old Emilia, when she noticed that something wasn’t right with her daughter.
“Emilia was …