June 27, 2014
Preemie Success Stories Displayed on UAMS ‘Wall of Hope’
The success of the UAMS neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be told with statistics, but numbers can’t convey the hope that has been put on display. At a ceremony in the UAMS Medical Center, families with children who were treated in the UAMS NICU helped unveil a photographic display called the Wall of Hope….
June 19, 2014
UAMS Uses Little-Known Procedure to Save New Mom
When 22-year-old Christina Gillihan left Searcy in an ambulance bound for UAMS on July 28, she and members of her family were hoping for a miracle. In the days and weeks after her daughter Kyra’s birth July 2 at a local hospital, Christina developed a blood clot in a main artery of her lung, then…
June 1, 2014
Cord Blood Transplant Gives 18-Month-Old New Lease on Life
The weeks surrounding Valentine’s Day 2008 were heart-wrenching for Brian and Jennifer Odle. But because of an innovative use of cord blood and a strong-willed 18-month-old baby girl, the family’s memories of that winter soon evolved into a heartwarming affair. During a family fishing trip to their retreat on the Little Red River that February, the…
May 30, 2014
Myton Wants World to Hear Her Story of Hope
“With the help of UAMS we’re moving forward and not slowing down a bit.” “Without the strong relationship I have with God, I have my doubts that I ever could’ve gotten through this,” said Myton, a guidance counselor at Parkview Arts & Science Magnet High School in Little Rock. “I feel like it’s my duty…
May 27, 2014
Unexpected Change of Plans
Tickets were bought, reservations were made, an itinerary was planned and all that was left to do was say, “adios, America” and “hola, Spain and Portugal.” There was just that fateful routine check-up with her doctor in Shreveport, La., that was left to fit in before Mona Morgan and her husband, Eddie, jetted off to…
May 26, 2014
Changing Lanes
Many Arkansans will recall the havoc wreaked by the icy winter of 2000. Herman Davenport of Little Rock could deal with power outages and slippery streets, but when the second storm of the season delayed the results of his prostate cancer biopsy, he struggled to keep his cool. “I will never forget it,” Herman said. “We…
May 24, 2014
Family History
When Rita James was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1991, it stirred painful memories. Her mother died of breast cancer in 1969 at age 47. That’s just two years older than Rita was at the time of her diagnosis. Those memories reawakened when one of her two daughters was diagnosed in 2009. As the James…
May 20, 2014
Myeloma Patient Travels from Germany
In December 2003, Ines Plog left her home in Hamburg, Germany, to travel to Little Rock for treatment at the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy. Less than two years later she was in remission. “I was convinced this was the right place to be.” Ines recommends the UAMS Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy:…
May 19, 2014
Survivor Now Helps Raise Awareness
At UAMS our goal is to provide the best care for every patient. All the awards and accolades can’t tell the UAMS story better than the words of our patients. “The Cancer Institute is a bright star on the horizon of health care … thousands of people are dependent on the expertise at the Cancer…
May 18, 2014
Orthopedic Surgery Saves Life
At UAMS our goal is to provide the best care for every patient every day. Our patients say it best, and their stories are really the story of UAMS. All the formal awards and accolades just can’t tell the UAMS story better than the words of our patients. “I met Dr. Nicholas at UAMS. His…
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