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Cecil

Meet Cecil: CBS Chicago Features Patient Navigating ALS Head-On

CBS Chicago recently featured Shirley Ryan AbilityLab patient Cecil P. for a segment about how he is navigating ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control the ability to move, walk and talk.

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Cheri Blauwet, MD

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Joins Henry Ford Health to Celebrate Milestone in Detroit Hospital Expansion

Henry Ford Health recently celebrated the “topping out” of Henry Ford Hospital’s new patient tower by placing the final steel beam at the top of the tower currently under construction. This marks a significant milestone in a $2.2 billion expansion plan to reimagine Henry Ford Health’s Detroit campus.

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Leora

25 Years & Going Strong: Celebrating the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment

For the past quarter century, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment has been a lifeline. Through clinical treatment, research, extensive programming and outreach, the center has — since day one — focused on creating connection and community among the people it serves.

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Jose

Meet Jose: Living With Aphasia, Healing Through Conversation

Conversation groups, provided by the hospital’s Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment, offer opportunities for practicing communication and making connections with other individuals living with aphasia — a condition that can occur suddenly after a stroke and significantly impact a person’s ability to communicate with their loved ones, understand language, read and write.

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Bob

Family Support Spurs Bob’s Recovery From Guillain-Barré Syndrome

When Bob was 72, he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare neurologic condition in which a person’s immune system attacks their own nerves. It can result in muscle weakness and, in severe cases like Bob’s, paralysis as well as breathing and swallowing issues.

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Cheri Blauwet

Dr. Cheri Blauwet Featured on Forbes’ “Accessibility 200” List

Forbes magazine honored Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Cheri Blauwet, MD, senior vice president and chief clinical officer, by naming her to its “Accessibility 200” list of 2026.

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Natalie

Natalie’s Story: Paying It Forward After Stroke Through Peer Mentorship

At 17, Natalie S. was all momentum — an athlete and recent high school graduate with a spot on a Big Ten cheerleading squad. But, just weeks into summer, doctors discovered a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) — a tangled mass of blood vessels — deep in her brain.

Patient Story

Sailing

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Receives $5 Million Gift From Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab will now offer accessible sailing on Lake Michigan to those with physical impairments.

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Mitra Lavasani, PhD

First-of-Its-Kind Study Reveals How Stem Cell Proteins Restore Aging Tissues

Is there a way to turn back the clock on aging? Mitra Lavasani, PhD, director of the Translational Cell Therapy Lab at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is working with her team to find out.

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Ashley Zinnamon

Limb Loss & Limb Difference: Expert Insights From a Prosthetist

Ashley Zinnamon shares insights about her clinical role working with patients with limb loss and limb difference; her personal experience with amputation; and the process of creating and fitting a custom prosthesis.

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Tae Hwan Chung, MD

Tae Hwan Chung, MD, Appointed to Launch POTS and Autonomic Medicine Program

Tae Hwan Chung, MD, one of the world’s foremost experts on POTS and neuromuscular disorders, has been appointed to lead a comprehensive, multidisciplinary POTS and autonomic disorders program at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

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Ventilator weaning patient

Diaphragmatic Ultrasound Leads to Safe, Efficient Ventilator Weaning

As one of the few rehabilitation hospitals in the United States to accept patients on ventilatory support, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab developed a “ventilator liberation” program, a novel approach to ventilator weaning that taps into the hospital’s clinical and research expertise in muscle rehabilitation.

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