Stories | VA Minneapolis Health Care

She was up early getting ready and styling her hair as she did every morning, but this wasn’t like every morning, this was surgery day. “Today is my dream come true, finally,” said Chanin Reese.

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"That evening, they were prepping me for the surgery. I know someone had to pass away to extend my life. It's hard to even guess what I would say to that person, or his family. It's a gift."

Minneapolis VA hosted three German Traveling Fellows in February.

The German Fellow Team included Magnus Kalff, MD, Lorena Klingebiel, CPO & MA and Victor Alexander Hoursch, MD

No snow in Minnesota? No skiing? No way – we adapt!

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"I don't use the word life-changing very often, but this device has opened up areas in my life that were completely closed. I can walk again, I can hug my loved one’s heart-to-heart, and it really has enhanced my day-to-day life."

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“It’s the right thing to do. If it’s going to help one person, it’s worth it. It’s worth my time, it’s worth everything.”

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It’s never too late for Veterans to enjoy the benefits of quitting smokeless tobacco, like better health and a brighter smile. VA treatment and resources can help.

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"I am grateful for my whole life, my parents, aunts, uncles, God, all my friends, and I would do it all over again."

Here we are — another year. Another chance to decide what really matters in your life!

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More than 150 people squished into a conference room or joined virtually for Dr. Michael D. Levitt’s final Grand Rounds: “A Career in Review and Celebration” at the Minneapolis VA on Dec. 1, 2023.

Portrait of Dr. Michael D. Levitt. A person with short gray hair, wearing a gray suit in front a gold, black, and white balloons.