The card arrived, as always, right before Christmas. Robert and Donna Frazier wrote to thank my colleagues and me for the care Bob received at Barrow 14 years ago. Bob came to us with an enormous aneurysm on his basilar artery, an aneurysm so large and complex and in such a difficult location that he had been toldit was inoperable.
Thankfully, the team assembled at Barrow was able to give this kind and gregari- oius man another chance. Four operations and weeks of rehabilitation later, Bob and Donna returned to Las Vegas. I am grateful to be able to help patients like Bob and pleased that we are able to share his story with you on pages 21-22 of this issue of Barrow.
Our ability to take on challenging cases like Bob’s is a direct result of Barrow’s continued focus on medical research and education, and for that, we have you, our donors, to thank. This issue of Barrow presents many examples of the fruits your gifts are bearing:
- Linda Browning is walking again because of the quick and effective care she received from our Neurotrauma team.
- Lee Lakes has escaped the disabling pains of lumbar spinal stenosis, thanks to the new X STOP procedure.
- Larry Mora is living a full, productive life despite being born with spina bifida—with the help ofBarrow, Children’s Rehabilitative Services and the Children’s Health Center.
And physicians and scientists throughout Barrow are at work right now on new therapies to help many other patients like Linda, Lee and Larry.
Benefactors have built Barrow, and in this Barrow you’ll read about a few of them—Grace Welton, whose gift is making possible a new, exciting project in vision research; Bruce and Deborah Downey, whose generosity is enabling more patients to receive neuro rehabilitation at Barrow; and the Women’s Board, whose Barrow Grand Ball once again set the bar for fundraising galas.
Thank you for all you do for Barrow.
Sincerely,
Robert F. Spetzler, MD
Director, Barrow Neurological Institute
Catherine Menor
Editor/Writer
Catherine.Menor@chw.edu
Justin Detwiler
Art Director/Designer
Panoramic Press
Sally Clasen, Melissa Morrison,
Sarah Padilla
Contributing Writers
Jeff Noble, Jackie Mercandetti
Photography
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