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Young Stroke Survivor At Astros Stroke Awareness Night

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Just over a year ago, Nicki James received a sign in church one Sunday that changed her life. She suffered a stroke, and she was only 27. On May 22, before a Houston Astros game at Minute Maid Park, James received a more welcome sign - the signal from a Houston Astros ...

Landmark Patient Returns To Methodist

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

José Cervantes, a painter from Mexico City, made history 35 years ago when he became Dr. Michael DeBakey's first pediatric patient at The Methodist Hospital.  At age five, Cervantes had a rare congenital heart condition that required surgery. "My parents had been warned that in the remote case I survived until ...