Health & Fitness
Chicago Area Nurses Cheer On 83-Year-Old Weightlifter Under Cancer Treatment As He Keeps On Competing
That patient is Wally Anczerewicz, and he is also a power lifter. The nurses haven't only been treating him, they've been cheering him on.
May 12, 2025
National Nurses Week is in progress through Monday, and a trio of Chicago area nurses are owed some appreciation for showing up in a big way for one of their patients.
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That patient is Wally Anczerewicz, and he is also a power lifter. The nurses haven't only been treating him — they've been cheering him on as he keeps on competing too.
At 83, Anczerewicz lies down and bench-presses 155 pounds like it's nothing and calls it his "naptime." It's easy to see how he stood out to nurses at Northwestern Medicine St. George Cancer Institute in Orland Park.
