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I chose Gundersen Lutheran to help me beat breast cancer.

“I had just turned 42 when the doctors at Gundersen Lutheran found something suspicious on my screening mammogram. It was breast cancer. I couldn’t believe it.

So many thoughts went through my mind. ‘I’m too young to be dealing with breast cancer. What’s chemo like? What’s radiation?’

Fortunately, from the instant I got my diagnosis I had a team from Gundersen Lutheran’s Norma J. Vinger Center for Breast Care standing beside me to guide me on my journey. I wasn’t just a patient to them. I was a person and my thoughts and feelings and fears mattered. I was part of their team.

I knew I was in good hands and everything would be ok. Gundersen Lutheran helped me beat breast cancer, and the care I received was second to none. I’m lucky Gundersen Lutheran was here for me.”

–Jonna Peterson, breast cancer

‘They gave me my life back…’ Mary Behrens

“I lived in nearly constant pain for more than 20 years. I couldn’t imagine life without back pain. When the team at the Gundersen Lutheran Spine Clinic told me they could help, I was elated.”

Emergency call records birth

A young couple was on their way to Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center for the birth of their second child, when baby Anabelle decided to arrive a little early. Her birth was recorded on the emergency call. Congratulations Sara and Michael, and welcome Anabelle!



Jerry Kember chose Gundersen Lutheran for his cancer care…

“When I heard I had cancer, it knocked the wind out of my sails. Then, my Gundersen Lutheran cancer team gave me hope.” Jerry Kember, Superintendent, La Crosse School District

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