Bill Bunch’s favorite activities include golfing, tending to his yard, and playing catch with his grandson.

Each one became more difficult and less enjoyable for the retiree during a six-year span in which a worsening back condition affected his hips, legs, and feet.

Last year, Michelle Mick was driving, minutes away from Missouri Baptist Medical Center, when she encountered an odd and uncomfortable sensation.

“It felt like something shot up into my brain,” she says.

Her left arm fell off the steering wheel and landed in her lap.

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Jordyn Giorgi was nervous about her second birth. Three years ago, when the 32-year-old Jefferson County mom delivered her daughter Anistyn, she labored for 30 hours. “It was a pretty grueling labor,” Jordyn says, and in the end, she needed a cesarean section because her labor failed to progress.

Jason Broomfield, 61, a St. Louis Metro Link security guard, had always been nervous about hospitals and needles. But when Jason began experiencing difficulty breathing and unbearable stomach pain, he was left with no choice. He headed to the Christian Hospital Emergency Department to get answers.