All In The Scheurer Family
It’s not just because they are family that these small acts of kindness happen, either. It’s all part of the Scheurer culture, in what we call “The Scheurer Way.” Gail Talaski views The Scheurer Way as simply the way she goes through life, “I just love to cook and I love all of the people. I like being around people whether it be serving them or helping them...I just love it.” Dave Gilbert was diagnosed with a rare illness at the age of 18 and it was because of family that made it possible for him to still be here today. His sister, Melissa recalls, “Dave had just turned 18. He called me when I was at home and told me to wake up our parents and meet him at the hospital. Dr. Scott Reiter transferred him to Covenant and then Dave eventually ended up at U of M, where they discovered he had Aplastic Anemia.” Aplastic Anemia is a rare condition where the body stops producing enough new blood cells. To overcome this, Dave would need to undergo a bone marrow transplant. The entire Gilbert family was tested as potential donors and Melissa came back as a 100% match.
straight days of chemo to which we then had the bone marrow transplant (from Melissa).” “He was on his death bed before the transplant,” Hope specified, “they said if they would’ve injected that much chemo into a horse, the horse would be dead. But that is the relationship these two had and still have. Melissa would do anything for her brother.” Dave recovered well and as a result, was inspired to go into healthcare, “I knew from back when I got sick that patient care is something that I wanted to do. When the opportunity came to run on the ambulance, I joined that team. I eventually moved into doing maintenance at the hospital and I enjoyed that. It was when the Bio-Med spot opened up here at Scheurer and I was able to deal with more patient care.” That strong bond is not just exclusive to family, but everyone that works and interacts with Scheurer Health. The Gilberts each discussed that their sense of family is how they treat every patient and visitor. Melissa Gilbert summed it up for the whole family, “Scheurer Health’s happy and harmonious work environment positively
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influences the quality of care we provide. The genuine care and support at Scheurer translate into our interactions with patients, which creates a culture of excellence and compassion.” To help navigate the ever-complicated world of “who are you from home,” we asked our staff to submit their Scheurer family trees. The next page are all the responses we received from our team.
When Dave Gilbert was 18-years-old, he was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia. His sister, Melissa was a 100% match as a bone marrow donor and seen below during the transfer process.
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