Tag: Magee Rehabilitation – Jefferson Health

Volunteer firefighter Shawn Menear was trapped for 40 minutes in a burning home in Central Pennsylvania. What came after he survived is a remarkable journey of healing and support.

Crystal Safford struggled with progressive heart disease, then heart failure and found out she needed a new heart and a new kidney.

Amanda Lyons, 36, was playing kickball in a Fishtown playground when she was shot in the back and her life was forever changed. Here, she shares her physical and emotional recovery journey.

From the loss of family members, to feelings of guilt and not “being enough,” nurses open up about their past year and a half.

After slipping in a bathroom, leaving him paralyzed from the shoulders down, Chase Friedman set his sights on the iconic "Rocky Steps" in Philadelphia and vowed to walk again.

There are lessons learned, moments of sadness and of hope – as we look back on the life we once knew and the “new normal” we are still trying to define.

Now in the shadow of COVID-19, opioid misuse is another long-term health crisis that has killed over 450,000 people in this country since 1999.

Alexandra Hackett tested negative for COVID-19 back in March when she had flu-like symptoms. Today, she faces terrifying “long-hauler” symptoms.

Dan Nardi was disoriented and weak when he arrived at Magee Rehabilitation in May, so much so the 50-year-old Northeast Philadelphia man couldn’t sit up in bed. He was in the fight of his life.

In January 2020, none of us knew what this year would bring, especially not Eli Robbins.

Brad Spence was just 43 years old, and on the cusp of opening a new restaurant, when life abruptly hit the pause button.