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Painful Eye Twitches Cured with the Jannetta Procedure

After suffering years of painful and embarrassing eye twitches, a patient's hemifacial spasms are cured by the Jannetta procedure at Baystate Health.

10 Years After a Craniotomy Saved Her Life, Haley Godin is Tumor Free

Haley Godin had a craniotomy to remove a brain tumor when she was 12. 10 years later, she still keeps in touch with the surgeon who saved her life.

Spine Surgery Saved Shirley Mueller's Quality of Life

Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) gave Shirley Mueller a minimally invasive spinal surgery option for a serious neurological condition.

Life After Stroke: Why This Stroke Survivor Pays it Forward

Kim shares her catastrophic hemorrhagic stroke survival story, including how she finds fulfillment working for the organization who helped save her life.

Stroke Care Inspires Patient to Follow in Her Mom’s Footsteps

Tyana was only 22 when she had a stroke. Her mom rushed her to the ER, where Baystate Medical Center staff worked fast to prevent paralysis or worse.

Trauma Care and High-Speed Communications Saved Me

After he passed out at work, Darrell Clough had bleeding in his brain. His life depended on getting surgery as fast as possible.

The Cure For Erin’s Common Back Condition Changed Her Life

How Erin Gibson got her life back after back pain so severe she couldn’t stand for long, much less walk her children to school.

Routine Eye Exam Led to Sight-Saving Surgery

Chas Grincavitch's tumor could have blinded him and ended his tennis playing days. Grateful it didn’t, he pays it forward with a life-saving tip he shares with everyone.