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Nurse Walks Patient Toward Optimism and Recovery
… 22-day hospital stay started out with a trip to Methodist Hospital’s emergency department for diverticulitis – inflammation of the intestines. “Initially, I thought he was faking it,” … say, ‘OK, it’s time to walk. We need to get those walks in.’ Mike would say, ‘No, I don’t feel good. I’m in a lot of pain.’ Drew would say, ‘I’ll be back in 30 minutes. We’ll walk then.’ Mike … went wrong. That kind of care and persistence showed Dawn who Rogers really is. “Just such a good, patient guy,” she said. But his true light shined when she and Mike were at their lowest. …