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October 12, 2023
Camilla Augustine
When Camilla Augustine was a teenager, she began to feel a slight tremor in her hands. While Camilla grew up, the tremors slowly intensified, mostly in her right hand.
August 2, 2023
Kelly Smith
Talking is something most of us take for granted. Our lips, tongue and cheeks work to form the words our brains tell us we want to say.
August 2, 2023
Daniela Archila
Twenty-two-year-old Daniela Archila is many things – a student, a daughter, a sister, a friend. On November 2, 2018, she added another title to that list, one that she never could have anticipated – survivor.
August 2, 2023
Gary Hansen
You may not realize it, but your brain is always making connections. It’s home to about one billion neurons and each neuron forms 1,000 connections to other neurons, amounting to more than a trillion connections.
August 2, 2023
George Cucchi
It takes a special person to compete in triathlons. The multi-stage competitions are an extreme test of physical and mental fortitude. Even more extraordinary are those that take it even further and compete in IRONMAN triathlons.
August 2, 2023
Katherine Balog
For Katherine Balog, mom to a kid sick with the flu, slowing down wasn’t quite an option – not even when she experienced a headache one Saturday night that felt like an ice pick had gone through her brain.
August 2, 2023
Larry Powell
On Mach 29, 2018, Larry Powell was out for dinner with his wife, Carol. It was a normal, enjoyable evening – nothing seemed out of order or different. All of a sudden, he knew something was not quite right.
August 2, 2023
Tracy Peppers
When Tracy began experiencing severe headaches, stress seemed to be the obvious explanation, even after the pain led to emergency room visits on two occasions.
August 2, 2023
Doug Wright
Despite an active lifestyle and excellent health, Doug Wright suffered a stroke one day after his routine workout, suddenly collapsing beside an elliptical machine.
August 2, 2023
Clary Bateman
For Clary Bateman, the last four years of her life have been a constant reminder of how far we can be pushed and the strength we’re capable of.
August 2, 2023
Mason Hamilton-Tilson
Routine Hearing Exam Leads to Frightening Diagnosis and Brain Surgery for Tallahassee-area Fourth Grader
August 2, 2023
Chuck Urban
For Chuck Urban, 51, he experienced this unsettling sensation when he woke up the morning of August 22, 2017. “I felt like I had a hangover, believe it or not — but I didn’t have a drink the night before."
March 24, 2022
Deep Brain Stimulation Improves Patients’ Quality of Life
In the grand scheme of life, the seemingly small, mundane things that we accomplish every hour might be easily overlooked. But if you’ve ever lost the ability to complete these tasks, you start to see the significance in them.
