WDIV Features West Bloomfield Hospital's Solutions for Aging Issues

This week’s Minds of Medicine: “Life to the Fullest: Solutions for Aging Gracefully,” which will air at 8:30 p.m. Friday on WDIV-TV, focuses on health issues faced by patients at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital.  

The show will be repeated at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 27.

Hosted by Paul W. Smith, morning radio personality for WJR AM 760, Minds of Medicine will feature these stories:

• Decades of living with a worsening problem known as essential tremor have kept Patrick Terry of Holly from doing many of the things we take for granted. After exhausting every possible medical solution, he is left with one last option – a brain surgery that, if successful, could erase a disorder that has been a part of his life for more than 40 years.

• Pam Kenny of Fenton hopes a spine surgery will help eliminate years of back pain. Her surgeon is Dr. Mike Chedid. After Pam underwent tests and her care was reviewed by the spine clinic, Dr. Chedid and his team will begin the delicate, minimally-invasive surgery to alleviate the pain and help Pam begin a new life. 
  
  
• Over a period of a few hours, doctors examine all the possible causes of Farmington resident Kathleen Tenaglia’s imbalance. This includes multiples tests with an audiologist to determine how the inner ear may be involved. The teamwork that helps balance patients like Ms. Tenaglia also helps patients like Pam Kenny. Months after her surgery at Henry Ford West Bloomfield, she is re-energized, thanks to a life reclaimed from back pain.
  

At Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, neurologists, gerontologists and ENT specialists collaborate for a unique approach to treating balance issues caused by diseases like Parkinson's, stroke, or Alzheimer's. In what normally would take weeks or months of appointments, doctors can deliver answers almost immediately, saving patients time and hassle.

Source: Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital press release