• Read more about After Triple Bypass and Aortic Valve Replacement, Steve’s Heart Belongs to Cooper

SJ Businessman Has Life-Changing Heart Surgery at Cooper Steve Ravitz is a prominent South Jersey businessman. With more than 50 years in the supermarket industry, not much rattled this entrepreneur—until he heard the words “heart surgery.”

• Read more about The Turning Point – Surviving Sepsis

Feet resting in the warm Caribbean sand, the sun shining onto the clear blue water, and her husband of five years by her side, Alicia Carnot, 32, was having the time of her life. For their anniversary, this Sicklerville mother of two was enjoying a dream vacation on the island of Mustique, a small private island that is part of  St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

• Read more about Rebecca’s Story: Multiple ACL Surgeries

Rebecca W. is a collegiate athlete who suffered from multiple knee injuries. Dr. Mark Pollard surgically repaired her knee numerous times. Rebecca is back playing sports and currently holds the scoring record for lacrosse at Rowan University.

• Read more about Mary’s Story: Keep on Running

Mary K. is a 60 year old master runner and has been running for years. Dr. Gealt and the Cooper Bone and Joint team manage Mary’s various injuries throughout the year that come with the wear and tear of daily running. Dr. Gealt helps keep Mary moving.

• Read more about Reed’s Story: Rowing After Knee Replacement

Reed K. rows on the Schuylkill River every morning at 5 a.m. Dr. Larry Miller – who rows with him! – performed knee replacement surgery when the pain in Reed’s knee kept him off the water. Dr. Miller helped Reed get back to doing what he loves.

• Read more about Chase’s Story: Multiple Sports-Related Concussions

Chase F., current Rutgers student, suffered 5 concussions while playing two sports in high school. Dr. Gealt and the team at Cooper Bone and Joint Institute treated Chase’s concussions. Together they made the hard decision for Chase to stop playing sports for his senior year of high school.

• Read more about Lenora’s Story: Osteoporosis and Fractures

Lenora D. was suffering from osteoporosis and suffered a fall. She couldn’t walk and the pain was unbearable. After being bounced around from hospital to rehab facility, she was treated at Cooper Bone and Joint Institute. Dr. Kenneth Graf and the Orthopaedic Trauma team surgically repaired undiagnosed pelvic fractures and got Lenora back to living her life.

• Read more about Emilee's Story: Traumatic Amputation

Emilee Ballinghoff moves past a traumatic accident to embrace her future, thanks to the experts at Cooper's University Health Care's Orthopaedic Trauma Program.

• Read more about Joe's Story: Hip Replacement Surgery

Joe’s hip pain was stopping him from doing what he loved and interfering with work. He needed a hip replacement and knew he wanted the best. Dr. Jack Shilling and the joint replacement team at Cooper Bone and Joint Institute got him back to living pain-free.

• Read more about Thomas’ Story: Through Snow, Through Rain, Through Radial Artery Catheterization

Thomas McCabe, 53, of Woodbury Heights, NJ, loves his job working as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He takes pride in knowing that he’s the one responsible in making sure all the mail is getting delivered directly to the people in his community each and every afternoon.

So when he began experiencing severe chest pains in December 2010, and was told he needed a cardiac catheterization procedure, he was worried he’d be out of work for a couple of weeks. With a failing economy and the risk of losing his job — that wasn’t a chance he