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She Helped Others Thrive. Then She Found Her Own Way Forward
5/6/2026
For years, Carol Nash, DM/IST, MBA, MIS built her life around helping others. "" title=" Rock bottom wasn’t the end of her story. It was the turning point." As a professor with m...
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Anything is Possible with a Loving Brother
4/7/2026
“I won’t have to depend on a machine anymore to survive. Now, I’m going to live,” said kidney transplant recipient Saul Arvizu. The 35-year-old recently underwent a kidney transp...
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- Health & Safety
- Patient Stories
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Listening to Her Body Saved Her Life
4/2/2026
When sudden breast pain wouldn’t go away, Nicole Polk knew something wasn’t right. At just 37 years old, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Polk first noticed a sudden breast ...
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- Patient Stories
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How Early Cancer Detection at Parkland Led to 100 Lifesaving Diagnoses
3/31/2026
Parkland’s Surveillance Team is improving cancer outcomes across Dallas County When 43-year-old Monique Jones went to Parkland Memorial Hospital for a broken ankle, cancer was th...
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- Patient Stories
- Recognition & Milestones
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The Man with Two Birthdays
1/28/2026
“I didn’t know how long the transplant was going to work,” said Gilbert Hernandez, who in 1978 received a life-saving kidney transplant at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Nearly 50 y...
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- Patient Stories
- Transplants
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Fort Worth firefighter credits Parkland burn staff for second chance
12/22/2025
‘If it wasn’t for them, I probably wouldn’t have lived’ What began as a routine house fire call on Sept. 3, 2025, quickly turned into a life-changing day for Fort W...
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In good hands
11/25/2025
Burn patient credits Parkland for compassionate, expert care after Labor Day accident When a Labor Day fish fry turned into a fiery accident, Leon Sulak of Farmers Branch didn’t ...
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- Patient Stories
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A healing bond: Parkland, SPCA of Texas care for patient, his dog
11/20/2025
New partnership shows how caring for pets helps patients focus on recovery When Mark Deveraux arrived at Parkland Memorial Hospital’s emergency department last month, he wasn’t j...
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Two Diagnoses, One Determined Woman
11/13/2025
Teamwork may take a village, but resilience comes from within— and few embody that balance better than Dapheny Fain. The longtime chief of staff to Dallas County Commissioner Joh...
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Knocking Out Breast Cancer and Sharing Hope
10/29/2025
A survivor turns her personal experience with breast cancer into a mission to save lives through advocacy and bedazzled boxing gloves that pack a punch of hope. Barbara Edwards l...