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NEIL
GROVE Neil Grove is a collector. He likes collecting souvenirs including hat pins, magnets, and key chains from vacation trips as well as items representing motorcycles and old cars. Neil also likes going to car shows, and puttering around in his shop which his wife laughingly calls the "museum" for his collection of trinkets. His favorite car is the '40 Ford Convertible and his favorite gal is Rita, his wife of 40 years. Having heart surgery then going to cardiac rehab three times a week definitely did not rank among Neil's favorites this year, but he rated being in the good hands of the Labette Health staff during that time as outstanding. A couple of years ago while recovering from knee surgery, Neil suffered a heart attack. His Labette Health cardiologist found that he had a defective aortic valve – a congenital condition which had not been previously detected. In April of this year, he had open heart surgery to correct the problem, then entered the cardiac rehabilitation program at Labette Health to get his strength back. "It really helps you. They make you do what you need to do. I might gripe a little -- going three times a week can get old -- but I really like them." Neil recommends the caring staff members that run the Labette Health rehabilitation program and he's happy that he can still drive to attend the car shows he loves. But he said he wouldn't love having to drive to get to rehabilitation sessions. "I would hate to have to drive to Pittsburg or Joplin for my rehabilitation program. I'm so glad this is in Parsons. I'm glad they have such a nice facility here. My wife calls me her 'bionic man'." |
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