BlackDoor Ventures Earns Certifications, Adds Services
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BOWIE, Md. – BlackDoor Ventures, Inc., is pleased to announce its recent recognition by the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Office of Minority Business Enterprise.
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How a Near-Death Experience with COVID-19 Changed Tara’s Outlook on the Vaccine
By DERON SNYDER (as published by Atrium Health)
Between conspiracy theories, misinformation across social media, and the thought that COVID served as a political platform, Tara Jones was conflicted. Flashback to the summer of 2020 when her beliefs were aligned with her friends, neighbors, and family members: She didn’t believe the virus was real.
“That’s how foolish we were,” says Tara, a Cherryville, N.C. resident and practice manager at Atrium Health Gastroenterology and Hepatology – Cleveland.
“I listened to the news and read statistics. I got first first-hand information. But we’re in such small town and a lot of people were in disbelief for whatever reason. A lot of people thought it was politics.”
Vaccines were still nearly a year away, but the timeline was irrelevant to Tara. She didn’t think she’d ever catch COVID-19 and she didn’t intend to get the vaccine – whenever it became available.
“We did not see a whole lot of COVID-19 around here,” she says about her small town. “Mostly mild cases. But you have a lot of people who think this is government-led and it’s not real. I still hear people saying that.”
Now, after enduring a long and difficult battle against COVID-19, Tara is fully vaccinated. She also takes every opportunity to speak up and try to help individuals overcome the beliefs she once held.
NOT THE VACATION TARA ENVISIONED
Tara was getting ready for a week-long vacation on July 12, 2020, when she began to experience shortness of breath. Her temperature was 104 degrees when she arrived at urgent care, a day after having no fever at all. She tested positive for COVID-19 and was taken to the emergency department at Atrium Health Cleveland.
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Nationally Ranked Rehabilitation Hospital Helps Get Life Back on Track for Jim After Complex Injury
By DERON SNYDER (as published by Atrium Health)
When Jim Beel arrived at Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation with a complex brain injury in October 2018, he knew he had a long road ahead of him. He had to virtually re-learn all basic motor functions, with the ultimate goal of one day getting back out onto the golf course. He was in desperate need of an expert care team to help him achieve his goals. Lucky for him, he came to the right spot for help.
Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 15 hospitals in the nation for rehabilitation and the only rehabilitation hospital in Charlotte to be given this distinction, Carolinas Rehabilitation gave him hope that he could one day return to doing the things he loves.
“People taught me how to put my shoes on,” recalls Jim. “Then they taught me how to walk and how to eat. Then they taught me how to speak because I was slurring my words. My care team at Carolinas Rehabilitation corrected all of that and more.”
OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
From the moment he came through the doors at Carolinas Rehabilitation, Jim was aided by a multi-disciplinary team who immediately jumped into action to kickstart his recovery. His significant other, Sherry Jones, was also there every step of the way and served as a valued support system alongside his recovery team.
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