FORT MYERS, Fla.- Normally when we think of recovery for an illness or injury we think of long, expensive hospital stays.
But, there’s another more convenient option out there and it’s just as effective.
TJ Pennsy, executive director of Lee Memorial Health System’s home health services, has more.
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