“There wasn’t one doctor who didn’t tell me that he or she thought I wouldn’t pull through,” explained Joan Kreifels. “I was pretty much referred to as ‘the miracle patient’ at Bergan Mercy.”
”Those are amazing nurses and therapists to check their problems at the door and to help others all day long.”
At 13 months old, Annie admitted to Ambassador Health Pediatrics from Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Due to a premature birth, Annie was dependent upon a tracheostomy and ventilator.