"I'm Lucky To Be Alive - And I'm So Thankful To UH!"

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  • Destiny Porter's life was saved in UH Parma Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit after an attack of acute ketoacidosis, resulting from new onset diabetes, triggered a medical crisis. The episode caused a cardiac condition that required mechanical intervention, coordinated between UH Parma and Cleveland medical centers. Destiny received more than a month of acute rehabilitation at UH Parma after the condition left her paralyzed from the waist down.

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