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Mar 17, 2021
The Black Hills Chapter of American Legion Post 164 in Spearfish, S.D., involved the community during the first 100 Miles for Hope in 2020. The highlight was a 100-mile American Legion Riders journey on Patriots Day from Spearfish to the Black Hills National Cemetery.
Along the way, Riders stopped at the VA Black Hills Health Care System in Fort Meade.
“We scheduled a visit to the Fort Meade VA so that we could honor the residents and medical teams,” said Micheline Nelson, a member of the post’s Riders chapter and the Auxiliary unit. “We were able to wave and say thank you to the nurses and doctors who came out.”
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He had been airlifted to the Philadelphia institution after spending 13 days in a South Jersey hospital, according to the GoFundMe account.
During his eight weeks at Penn Presbyterian, Heise underwent many procedures and experienced a lot of setbacks preventing his recovery, the appeal noted.
His treatment included the use of an ECMO machine, an advanced measure to treat COVID-19 patients. An ECMO machine takes over the functions of a hearts and lungs to promote a patient s rest and recovery, according to Penn Presbyterian.
Despite the setbacks, the GoFundMe appeal maintained an optimistic view for Heise s recovery. Jim is young, strong, and a fighter and because of this, we remain positive and hopeful that Jim will overcome his strenuous battle, it said.