Since the dawn of recorded history, humans and other animals have overcome injuries which permanently alter the body by fashioning artificial replacements for lost parts. Archeologists have found artificial leather toes on Egyptian mummies dating between 950 – 710 BCE. Peg legs and glass eyes are so common in classic genre fiction that they’ve become clichés….
Read MoreThe path to recovery from a serious injury is rarely linear. It’s a story of good days and bad days. Progress gives way to setbacks, which can only be overcome through a renewed dedication. It’s the fragility of the human body versus the unbreakable will of the human mind. Through slow, incremental, agonizing progress, the…
Read MoreAn unfortunate fact of life is that the American healthcare system discourages people from seeking care for fear of medical bills. In political arenas, the debate on reforming or reinventing a system whose brokenness grows more and more apparent with each passing year has been raging for nearly twenty years. However, this does nothing for…
Read MoreWinter brings snow shovels, ice melt, space heaters, electric blankets, and snow blowers out of storage. Most of the time, these tools do exactly what they’re supposed to do—help us stay warm and keep our walkways clear. But when winter weather equipment fails, the consequences can be serious. Burns, electrical fires, amputations, and slip-and-fall injuries…
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