Patient Stories
Patient stories and testimonials of the personalized care they receive at UNC Health Care.
- Bill Biggers
- Bill Biggers of Chapel Hill recounts how weight-loss surgery has given him a new lease on life. He talks about how it has had a profound effect not only on his body, his health and his outlook on life, but also on his relationships with his sons.
- Barb Chapman
- Barb Chapman of Chapel Hill describes her heart attack and the outstanding care she received at UNC Health Care
- Barbara Dymond
- Barbara Dymond of Sanford discusses how a team of UNC doctors worked together to help her fight back against melanoma.
- Brenda McCants
- Brenda McCants of Durham says that the UNC reconstructive surgery team "... gave me my life back." She discusses the care and empathy UNC doctors and nurses showed her during the initial consultation on breast reconstruction, through the surgery itself and beyond.
- Demetris Coleman
- Demetris Coleman, LaTeacha’s husband, recounts his experience with UNC Health Care in helping his wife in her battle with breast cancer.
- Ethan Henderson
- Ethan Henderson of Fuquay-Varina tells his story of how he was diagnosed with Osteoid Osteoma and his treatment experience at UNC Health Care.
- Gena Wright
- Gena Wright of Knightdale discusses how UNC Fertility Preservation has given her husband and her the possibility of adding to their family in the future.
- H.D. "Cobby" Reaves
- H.D. "Cobby" Reaves of Chapel Hill suffered cardiac arrest. UNC doctors revived him and implanted a defibrillator in his chest. He shares thoughts on how UNC Health Care made a positive difference for him and his family.
- Patient Stories
- Colonel Jack Carroll (USMC, Ret.)
- Colonel Jack Carroll (USMC, Ret.) of Mt. Gilead talks about taking on acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) with the aid of UNC Health Care people like Dr. Tom Shea, head of UNC's bone marrow transplant team.
- Julian Ramirez
- Julian Ramirez of Durham describes the highly personalized care he received before and after his cardiac bypass surgery—and how the doctors and nurses were sure to include his wife in discussions as well.
- John Ross
- John Ross of Pittsboro, who suffered cardiac arrest, talks about UNC Health Care’s cardiac rehabilitation program and the care he received from the doctors, nurses and other professionals there.
- Kristin Gainey
- Kristen Gainey of Raleigh tells of her experience with UNC Fertility Preservation and how the doctors there were able to preserve a number of her eggs - and the prospect of having a family.
- Kelvin Whitfield
- Kelvin Whitfield of Durham tells how robotically-assisted surgery by Dr. Raj Pruthi helped him recover in six weeks rather than 12 months—and how UNC caregivers helped his family too.
- LaTeacha Coleman
- LaTeacha Coleman, a beauty pageant contestant from Fayetteville, talks about facing breast cancer at age 25.
- Lia
- Lia of Durham, NC shares her experience with UNC Health Care's Fertility Clinic and the personal care shown by Dr. Fritz and the nursing team.
- Phyllis Thomas
- Phyllis Thomas, Pittsboro, North Carolina, describes how she came to undergo gastric-bypass weight-loss surgery and the health benefits it's provided her, such as lower blood pressure and less stress on her knees—as well as benefits like more time to spend with her grandchildren.
- Timmy Baker
- Timmy Baker of Zebulon, a rising sophomore at East Carolina University, recounts how attentive and compassionate the doctors at UNC have been as he’s undergone treatment for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
