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SPOTLIGHT: ST. CATHERINE HOSPITAL BY DEBRA GRUSZECKI

PROBLEM
PAIN
Rheumatology services
bring welcome relief for
patients and families

Rheumatologist
Natalie Sessions, DO

After 12 years of fighting the
debilitating side effects of medications a long line of physicians had
prescribed to treat her rheumatoid arthritis,
Linda Mcguire made the painful decision to
leave her beloved job.
"I couldn't take my medicine and function at work, so I wasn't taking it," says
Mcguire, the food service supervisor at
St. Catherine Hospital. "My joints became so
inflamed, it felt like my whole body was at
war with myself."
Mcguire was on the verge of applying for
family medical leave. At the same time, rheumatologist Natalie Sessions, DO, had just
been hired by the Community Care Network
to offer a specialized service line to treat and
manage ongoing pain caused by musculoskeletal disease and autoimmune conditions.
These conditions can affect the joints, muscles
and bones, causing pain, swelling, stiffness and
deformity. The director of Food Services got
word of Sessions' hiring and passed the information along to Mcguire.

A Ray of Hope

"When I found Dr. Sessions, I was at a real low
point in my life," Mcguire says. "I couldn't hold
a cup. I had to get help to get out of bed. It

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