Aphasia NYC Blogger - To empower people who are affected by aphasia to access and negotiate the services and opportunities they need for a better life. Provides breaking news about aphasia (difficulty speaking after a stroke). Our web site is http://www.aphasianyc.org and bog http://aphasia-nyc.blogspot.com. Please help spread the word about aphasia!
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My name is Renee Gibson in my profile picture I am the girl on the left, the girl on the right is my baby sister. I am 42 years old and I am a cancer survivor 40 years now. I had a childhood cancer Neuroblastoma and I have done very well. I also am living with a brain aneurysm that we found two years ago, I guess there are a lot of people walking around with them in their heads and they don't...
I am a 52 year old female with rapidly declining health. I was diagnosed with probable MS twelve years ago and until about three years ago was doing pretty well, employed full-time, remodelling a 100 year old house on the weekends, climbing ladders, gardening, shovelling the driveway etc. I lost my job in 2007 after contracting a MRSA infection. The pain and fatigue I had...
I have 4 kids, I am currently working on Social Security Disabilty (finally at the court hearing level). I have been married for 14 1/2 years. My family has a plethora of genetic disorders. I have Arnold Chiari Malformation type I, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Tethered Cord Syndrome, in 2001 I had a small stroke that I have fully recovered from, and now have a 1.8cm aneurysm on my right kidney....
I worked as a cardiovascular nurse specialist for more than 20 years. I have a passion to share how the choices we make each day determines what our tomorrows will become. Adopting a more healthy lifestyle can prevent so many cardiac problems.
I had open heart surgery as a child to correct a congenital heart defect. I also have a strong family history of coronary artery disease. So, I am...
I am 63 and suffer from congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, perephial neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, diminished kidney function and have had a DVT. I take 9 meds plus Lantus. I am unable to exercise due to the neuropathy. (That's me in the blue dress in the pic.)
My philosophy is exercise is preventive medicine. My goal is to encourage a simple life long approach to health and wellness that advocates small daily changes in lifestyle.
Programs I have developed are based on sound science and the latest health and wellness information available. An emphasis is placed upon proven strategies to help combat such chronic diseases as diabetes, cornary artery...
My name is casandrale,i am now 44.when i was 30 i was diagnosed with pachy meningitus ,i was the 66 person in the world with this..it made me paralysed but i have learned to walk all over again.to date i still have it plus i have had kidney failure in the last year,and Carotid body tumor that if i dont get the operation i will die because its wedged inbetween my main artery,my...
