Bryan Miller’s Patient Story
One of the most gratifying types of videos we get to produce is a patient story. It’s incredibly inspiring to bear witness to men and women who have overcome life threatening health obstacles; to hear their stories, to play a role in thanking the healthcare healers that selflessly came to their aid. These patient stories are shared with others who may have received a difficult diagnosis, who can’t find the medical answer they’ve been looking for, or who just need to know they’re not alone in their fight against a disease. It gives the videos we produce a great sense of purpose and we’re honored to be a part of the process of telling a patient story. We were recently asked to create one of these videos for our friends at Hunterdon Health. Every year they host a fundraising gala to garner donations for new programs and facilities within the hospital organization. For the 2022 gala we were tasked with creating 6 different videos that would be played during the event which included an introduction video, three honoree videos highlighting the unique contributions each honoree made to the hospital, a thank you video to the frontline healthcare workers who worked tirelessly to save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a patient story. This year’s patient story focused on Pastor Bryan Miller of Somerset, New Jersey. Twenty years ago, he had suffered from severe chest pain and after spending three nights in a hospital and undergoing a multitude of tests, it was determined that his symptoms were caused by stress. Fast forward twenty years, and his chest pain returns. This time he’s adamant that it’s stress, refusing to go to the hospital and go through the same tests he suffered through before. But this time was different. After several days of pain, his wife was able to convince him to see their regular physician in Edison, New Jersey. Immediately after seeing his EKG readings, his doctor insisted he go to the hospital, and recommended he go to Hunterdon Medical Center which was more than 40 minutes away. There were other hospitals closer in distance, but his doctor knew that Hunterdon Medical Center had one of the best cardiac departments in the state.
