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With Speech Therapist, a Patient Finds His Words

Pella Regional Health Center
Pella, IA

In 2013, Merlin Kooistra of Pella had a health event that left him in the hospital for 17 days, while a few of those days he was in a coma. He considers himself to be very lucky to be alive, but it’s been a tough journey toward his new normal. “My speech was so terrible…read more