• Read more about Chase’s Story: Multiple Sports-Related Concussions

Chase F., current Rutgers student, suffered 5 concussions while playing two sports in high school. Dr. Gealt and the team at Cooper Bone and Joint Institute treated Chase’s concussions. Together they made the hard decision for Chase to stop playing sports for his senior year of high school.

• Read more about Lenora’s Story: Osteoporosis and Fractures

Lenora D. was suffering from osteoporosis and suffered a fall. She couldn’t walk and the pain was unbearable. After being bounced around from hospital to rehab facility, she was treated at Cooper Bone and Joint Institute. Dr. Kenneth Graf and the Orthopaedic Trauma team surgically repaired undiagnosed pelvic fractures and got Lenora back to living her life.

• Read more about Emilee's Story: Traumatic Amputation

Emilee Ballinghoff moves past a traumatic accident to embrace her future, thanks to the experts at the Cooper Bone and Joint Institute Orthopaedic Trauma Program.

• Read more about Joe's Story: Hip Replacement Surgery

Joe’s hip pain was stopping him from doing what he loved and interfering with work. He needed a hip replacement and knew he wanted the best. Dr. Jack Shilling and the joint replacement team at Cooper Bone and Joint Institute got him back to living pain-free.

• Read more about Thomas’ Story: Through Snow, Through Rain, Through Radial Artery Catheterization

Thomas McCabe, 53, of Woodbury Heights, NJ, loves his job working as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He takes pride in knowing that he’s the one responsible in making sure all the mail is getting delivered directly to the people in his community each and every afternoon.

So when he began experiencing severe chest pains in December 2010, and was told he needed a cardiac catheterization procedure, he was worried he’d be out of work for a couple of weeks. With a failing economy and the risk of losing his job — that wasn’t a chance he

• Read more about One Family’s Battle With Breast Cancer: The Genetic Link

Michelle was 38 years old when she went for a mammogram after her sister, Barbara, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Michelle soon learned that she had cancer and the two sisters fought their battle together, side by side, through surgery and chemotherapy.

• Read more about The Hawks’ Story: Cancer Diagnosis Leads to Impeccable Customer Service Experience

“They treated us as if we were the only people at Cooper University Hospital,” says Barbara Hawk.

Archibald Hawk is a United States Veteran. However, when prostate cancer struck, this Marine Corps veteran with the tough exterior was stopped in his tracks, unsure of what direction to take. After researching for three years, Mr. Hawk and his wife, Barbara, who is a former operating room nurse, decided to wage a war on cancer and chose to have minimally invasive robotic prostate surgery at Cooper.

The surgery went as planned, however the customer service experience left the greatest impression on the

• Read more about Brandi’s Story: Heart’s Electrical Problem Gives Runner Pause

For 41-year-old athletic trainer Brandi Docket, running was a way of life. From starting as a hobby to becoming a way to lose weight after giving birth to her children, it gave her a sense of accomplishment. A couple of years ago, however, Brandi started experiencing what she calls “episodes,” where she felt a heaviness in her chest and got dizzy and light-headed. The episodes would only last a few minutes, but they were concerning for her and her doctor. She was referred to the Cooper Heart Institute for testing.

Her Cooper cardiologist, Rido Cha, MD, set her up

• Read more about Isaiah’s Hope

Sarah Ruter just knew something was not right with her almost-10-month-old son, Isaiah. She, her husband and their baby had flown from their home in central Iowa to visit friends and family and do some sightseeing on the East Coast in October 2013. But for about four days, Isaiah had been unusually fussy, had stopped breastfeeding, and seemed weak and dehydrated. Not knowing what to do, they took Isaiah to two South Jersey pediatricians, who referred them immediately to Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper.

In the Pediatric Emergency Department, Isaiah was admitted immediately and given a battery of tests: ultrasound

• Read more about Ilene: Cancer Genetic Testing Saved My Life

Ilene, the eldest of three sisters, was devastated. Her middle sister, Laura, had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer at age 44. The family, already very close, became even closer as they supported Laura through her treatment and recovery.