Cancer fighter Chuck Berg faces long battle with cancer
Lawrence resident Chuck Berg, 71, a film studies professor at Kansas University, endured six years of cancer, including three types, after first symptoms in 2007. He describes a grueling journey of surgeries and radiation, driven by love for family and a desire to live fully while teaching music film art and philosophy.
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Survivors' Cancer Stories From LMH Highlight Hope
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association presents a series profiling cancer survivors. The stories and photographs line the hallway to the Oncology Center, offering inspiration to patients and families and honoring those who battled the disease.
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Volunteers and aides keep ALS patient home despite strain
Kent Smalter, 62, who has ALS, receives round the clock care at home in Lawrence from volunteers, health aides, and a nurse. The caregiving network grew from years of effort to avoid nursing home placement, relying on friends, neighbors, and former staff from his local business. Johnson, a former construction worker turned nurse, survived a gunshot injury that cost him his leg, illustrating the personal cost and resilience of those who care for disabled neighbors.
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Kent Smalter
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Lou Gehrig
Bryce Johnson
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Disabled veteran’s fight over disability aid and prosthetic costs
Kent Smalter profiles Johnson, a former athlete who survived a shooting and faced a brutal disability system. After months in hospital he relied on a wheelchair and struggled to afford doctors. The system demanded frequent, costly visits and then denied full benefits, prompting Johnson to seek a prosthetic leg. A discounted $25,000 device helped him walk again, later worn out by stump changes. He regained work with Trinity In-Home Care while Smalter remains his client.
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