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With encouragement and care from St. Catherine Hospital’s Acute Rehabilitation professionals, Daniel Mayorga fulfills his wish and dances with his wife at his son’s wedding. Groove Back Rehab helps one man realize his dream of dancing at his son’s wedding by AngelA Moore hen 58-year-old Daniel Mayorga of Hammond became a physical rehabilitation patient at St. Catherine Hospital, he had one goal—to dance with his wife of 38 years, Ninfa, at his son’s wedding. “With the help of the staff, I danced like there was no tomorrow,” he says with a laugh. After a leg amputation, Mayorga was sent to the hospital’s Acute Rehabilitation Center in East Chicago for two weeks, where he says he recovered completely and, in the process, built relationships with staff members that transformed him. Getting His W A HeAling Process “When I first was admitted, I was down and out,” he says. “The staff not only helped me with my physical rehabilitation; they gave me the strength and courage to heal. They gave me the tools to heal spiritually and physically.” A big part of Mayorga’s support system was Danielle Martin, a physical therapist assistant. “Daniel had the drive and desire to succeed; he was just overwhelmed,” Martin says. “We provided the tools and he did the work. Having that purpose, the desire makes all the difference.” Mayorga’s right leg was amputated just above the knee because of diabetes and complications of Agent Orange exposure he endured while serving in the Vietnam War. “I have been through a lot in my life,” he says. “My faith and my family have helped me get through this.” As far as the care he received, he says words can hardly describe his feelings. “The staff at St. Catherine Hospital provided comfort and encouraging words that gave me the strength to do the things I thought I couldn’t do,” he says. “When I said, ‘I can’t,’ they told me I could as long as I kept my goal in mind.” online How Can We Help You? Learn what services St. Catherine Hospital offers and how you can benefit from them. Visit www.comhs.org/stcatherine to learn more. Vim & Vigor • SUm mer 2012 49 http://www.comhs.org/stcatherine

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Summer 2012 - Community Healthcare

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2012 - Community Healthcare
Vim & Vigor - Summer 2012 - Community Healthcare
Contents
Contents
Community Message
Community Message
A Tiny Miracle
A Tiny Miracle
Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow
Home Is Where Hartsfield Is
Home Is Where Hartsfield Is
Get RIPPED
Get RIPPED
The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club
Arthritis Answers
Arthritis Answers
A TV Guide to Radiology
A TV Guide to Radiology
Take Aim
Take Aim
It Might NOT Be Cancer
It Might NOT Be Cancer
Colin Firth
Colin Firth
Step Up to the Plate
Step Up to the Plate
Life After Cancer
Life After Cancer
Get Dad to the Doc
Get Dad to the Doc
Getting His Groove Back
Getting His Groove Back
SPOTLIGHT ON: Community Hospital
SPOTLIGHT ON: Community Hospital
SPOTLIGHT ON: St. Catherine Hospital
SPOTLIGHT ON: St. Catherine Hospital
SPOTLIGHT ON: St. Mary Medical Center
SPOTLIGHT ON: St. Mary Medical Center
Balancing Act
Balancing Act

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2012 - Community Healthcare