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Within a week after Robin Bates arrived home from Mexico, he was dropped on the floor by staff at a rehabilitiation facility. In mid June he was transferred to Kootenai Health, pictured. He also caught COVID-19 and food poisoning and spent months in the hospital.

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One step at a time
November 13, 2023 1:07 a.m.

One step at a time

Robin Bates' healing journey has brought him home

Bates was accepted to undergo chemotherapy and stem cell treatment in Mexico. His return home has been a struggle toward healing.


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