The Story of Shepherd Center

Thank you for answering the call! I am a product of this great facility that provides HOPE! I love also giving back!

I somehow missed a golden opprotunity to walk again and I'm still trying to understand what happened, but I do know that on October 4th 2015 I suffered a stroke and a herniated cervical disc at the same time in the early evening of that Sunday, while at work in Buford, Ga and I was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta by ambulance and then later on October 19th, 2015Grady Hospital discharged me to North Fulton County Hospital in Roswell, Ga to receive post stroke acute physical therapy yet no one tried to find the reason for my severe neck pain at either Grady or North Fulton County Hospitals, It wouldn't be until 2018 that Dr Nicolas Wieder at Kaiser Permenente Town park Medical Center Kenesaw, Ga decided to have me get a MRI done of my neck and he discovered that I had a herniated cervical disc causing my pain, but during 2016 I was having regular appointments with a neurologist at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, this particular neurologist had been on the team at Grady Memorial Hospital when I first arrived at Grady in October 2015 and during one of my appointments with him he suggested that I probably should have gone directly to the Shepard Center for acute physical therapy instead of North Fulton Hospital. I believe that the physical therapy staff at North Fulton tried to do the best for me, but nobody seemed interested in addressing the source of my pain in my neck and I know now that the pain in my neck in combination with the many prescription drugs they had me on was causing side effects which included brain fog, blurred vision, etc... the combination of these side effects greatly restricted my ability to gain more progress through physical therapy at North Fulton In 2017 I spoke with my medical insurance company and they said that if Grady had refered me to the Shepard Center it would have been approved, but now I am still not able to walk and I' still fighting to get my meds right, it appears to be the anti seizer meds that give me the most problems.I tcan't do anything about it now, but I would just like to know why I wasn't sent to the Shepard Center.The Emory neurologist that told me that I should have gone to the Shepard Center said that it wasn't hi decision and that it was in fact the decision of the Grady Hospital social worker to decide where I should go. I feel that somebody dropped the ball and today they don't even realize how bad they messed upI love North Fulton and what they did for me is stilll helping me get through the daily life of a hemi palegic, but they didn't have the experience that the Shepard Center has

If it's really a non profit, why can't they take people with insurance.

I am so thankful to have been accepted here. I just need to arrange transportation and the rehab can begin. God bless everyone that makes Shepherd the best

I'm beyond grateful for our experience here at Shepherd! This place is truly amazing and I can't say it enough. Thank you from the bottom, top and middle of my heart for what you all have done for so many families. My husband is currently a patient at the Shepherd Center and in the few short weeks we have been here, he has improved beyond what we were told (at the previous hospital) would take months to years in just a few short weeks. In less than 3 three weeks my husband is walking and using his left arm and leg almost as well as he did before his stroke.

We are forever thankful for what God is doing for us and so many others through the Shepherd Center. May the Lord continue to bless you and everyone connected to the Shepherd Center.

As a recovered patient at Shepherd Center, in 1995, I must share my comment about their care. "By the Grace of God and good doctors, here I am today." I am truly blessed.

God bless them for all they did

Wow! This is touching! I have a spinal cord injury and I didn’t know if this place..

Thank u very very much

Please my sister need help

Thank you Shepherd center , our son has been given his life back. we will be returning 4-17-16 FOR THE 8 WEEK DAY PROGRAM ...
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