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Study finds screening patients for blood clots best done before referral to rehab.

September 19, 2001
Patient grateful for strides made after burn accident

By Roshina Clay
Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer

JACKSON, Miss.--After a traumatizing burn accident, Melissa Nixon is moving forward and giving thanks to those who helped piece her life back together.

With a cheerful smile and dancing blue eyes, Nixon walked around the east campus of Methodist Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday afternoon, greeting her caregivers with red roses and hugs to show her appreciation.

To read the rest of Roshina Clay's story about Melissa Nixon in The Clarion-Ledger, click here.
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