Mike

While living in the long-term care facility, I heard from a friend of mine about a device which stimulated the diaphragm so it can help a spinal-cord injured patient breathe on their own. Since Pompe Disease is a muscular dystrophy disease, and the diaphragm is a muscle, I wondered if this device would also help me get off my ventilator and breath on my own again. ……

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Newspaper Articles on Mike Stanzione’s Homecoming and Diaphragm Pacing System:

1. BREATHING FREE AGAIN (Florida Physician, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 23 December, 2011)
2. Saddle Brook man finally coming home after four-year hospital stay (North Jersey.com news, October 18, 2011)
3. Homecoming for Saddle Brook man after four year hospital stay (North Jersey.com news, October 18, 2011)
4. NJ Man Suffering From Pompe Disease Returns Home In Medical Miracle (CBS New York news, October 18, 2011)