Patient Stories | #WhyFrye
Hear stories from real patients on why they chose to come to Frye Regional Medical Center for their care.
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#WhyFrye – Samuel Craig
August 28, 2025Samuel Craig, a police officer with the Granite Falls Police Department, experienced a life-changing injury in late 2023 after a snowboarding accident left him with a torn ACL, meniscus damage and a partial MCL tear. Read how Frye Regional Piedmont Therapy helped Officer Craig win his toughest battle yet.
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#WhyNCBI – Natalie Childers
August 26, 2025Natalie Childers, a lifelong resident of Drexel, North Carolina, is a devoted stay-at-home mom to six children. After a series of unfortunate circumstances, Natalie turned to food as a source of comfort and her weight eventually reached 349 pounds. It wasn't until she found the support she needed at Frye Regional Medical Center that she would begin her own healing journey.
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#WhyNCBI – Richard Kimball
July 15, 2025Richard Kimball, a 47-year-old husband and father of two from Statesville, shares how surgical weight loss at Frye Regional Medical Center helped him reclaim his health, energy and quality of life.
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#WhyFrye – Del Starnes
June 19, 2025Del Starnes, a Catawba County resident, has been managing atrial fibrillation (AFib) for several years. His treatment journey began with a cardioversion to restore a normal heart rhythm, but the results were short-lived. When his AFib returned just days later, his care team recommended a more lasting solution—an ablation procedure at Frye Regional Medical Center.
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#WhyFrye – Daryl and Jude Carter
June 13, 2025As Father’s Day approaches, many dads reflect on what matters most—faith, family and the moments that shape their children’s lives. For Daryl Carter, a husband, father, coach and former athlete, some of those defining moments came through an unexpected journey of healing that connected both him and his son, Jude, to Frye Regional Medical Center.
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#WhyFrye – Viola Carey
June 09, 2025After a lifelong battle with weight and countless setbacks, Viola Carey’s turning point came with the compassionate care provided by the team at FryeCare Medical Weight Loss.
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#WhyFrye – Glenda McCorkle
May 30, 2025On National Cancer Survivor Day, Frye Regional Medical Center pauses to honor the incredible stories of courage and perseverance in the face of one of life’s most difficult battles. One of those stories belongs to Glenda McCorkle, a lifelong Catawba County resident and a proud breast cancer survivor.
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#WhyFrye – Johnny Wilson
May 12, 2025From firefighting to farming, Johnny Wilson got his life back after a successful heart procedure at Frye Regional Medical Center.
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#WhyFrye - Joel McCombs
April 04, 2025Joel McCombs, 71, shares his experience with our cardiovascular care team and his experience with our most innovative heart procedure, TAVR.
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#WhyFrye - Azzam Kamal
November 19, 2024"Frye became a beacon of light for me." - Azzam Kamal
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#WhyFrye x #WhyNCBI | Tracy Sain
August 06, 2024“I asked myself, ‘Do I want to live my life this way?’ I didn’t want to become someone that just existed."
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#WhyFrye | Jennifer Pitman
June 18, 202445 minutes. That’s how long Jennifer Pitman had left to live.
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