Patient Stories
Oliver Vick, Lancaster
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Oliver “Ollie” Vick is a man of great faith. As a retired pastor, Ollie believes in the power of prayer, strength in fellowship and faith in modern medicine – more specifically…the care he receives at Grant Regional.
In 2005, his faith was tested when he went through serious health issues later diagnosed as congestive heart failure. Following surgery with 6 bypasses and a month in a nursing home, Ollie was extremely weak and soon thereafter, directed to Cardiac Rehabilitation at Grant Regional. Ollie remembers it being a “real struggle, but little by little, he regained physical strength through the program.” Not only was exercising a component three times a week, but it also included a series of other educational sessions such as nutrition, stress management, and medication review. He believes this new focus on wellness also helped keep his diabetes under control.
Another round of complications caused Ollie to need two stents in August 2011. “I’m now 80 years old, and things are bound to wear out,” Ollie concludes. “But I’m back in Grant Regional’s Cardiac Rehab program and feeling stronger already. Judy Adrian and the rehab staff are so caring and knowledgeable. I’m also grateful for the enhanced technology with new cardiac monitoring installed in 2011.
Grant Regional has become my second family. I’m a volunteer, I enjoy their meals and companionship and I’m truly thankful for their part in getting me healthy again. Without their expert skill and compassionate care, I wouldn’t have gotten to travel all the way to Israel to meet my ‘one and only grandson’ – Nathaniel Augustus Sullivan Vick. ~Thank you Grant Regional!”
