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The battle of his life: How a veteran and former college athlete got lifesaving care from Emory’s ECMO team – and fought his way back to himself again
When former college athlete and Army veteran Michael Roberts first fell ill last year, he never could have imagined that he'd need to spend two weeks on life-saving support from ECMO, as his struggling heart healed from infection. Thankfully, he had the lifesaving support of a full team at Emory -- doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and speech-language pathologists -- and the strength to prevail through the storm.