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Patient Stories - Bob Kempenich
Bob Kempenich will tell you he died on December 5th.
And even though his heart had stopped beating, we weren’t ready to let him die.

He recalls seeing a bright light and greeting his departed father and son. Then he remembers us bringing him back.

Until that moment, he didn’t know how bad things were; didn’t know he was in a coma; didn’t know we used an innovative new cooling technology to lower his temperature 92 degrees, preventing brain damage. He didn’t know any of this until he saw the look on his wife’s face.

“They put a defibrillator in my chest to make sure this wouldn’t happen again, and it saved my life already. My wife and I owe everything to these people.”

View the video of Bob's story


CentraCare Health Foundation
1406 Sixth Avenue North
St Cloud, MN 56303
Phone: 320-240-2810
Toll-free: 800-835-6652, ext. 52810
Fax: 320-255-6691
E-mail: foundation@centracare.com
Executive Director
Mark Larkin

 

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