Oxygen. We desperately need this element; our lives depend on it. It’s something that we take for granted because it’s always there. When we don’t get enough of it, we panic. When babies don’t get enough of it, however… Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy When babies are born,…
If you have suffered a cervical spinal cord injury in a Kentucky accident, you may have one important goal for your future. You likely want to improve your quality of life and your independence even though you are paralyzed. There May Be Hope Spinal cord…
You drive your wife home from the hospital after her many weeks of recovery from a bad traffic accident. She has a traumatic brain injury, and you need to learn about and understand what she will be going through. She has lost function in her…
Your son has just been in a serious car crash in Louisville. The emergency room personnel say it’s a wonder he even survived because he seems to have a severed spinal cord. What kind of life will he have now? What Is the Spinal Cord?…
Recovery after a traumatic brain injury is gradual. It could take weeks, months, or even years. Several factors contribute to the length of time recovery will take, including: the severity of her injury; how much function was lost, and to what degree; and how much…
All too often I hear about nursing home residents falling, developing bedsores, or wandering off the property. What do these incidents scream of? Negligence. When I think of someone I love in a nursing home not being properly cared for, it makes me heartsick. How…