I was talking to Dr. Terrence Glennon, physiatrist with Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago at Herrin Hospital the other day and something he said struck a chord in me. So I will repeat it here.
“Don’t go hide in the house if you had a stroke. Who cares if you slur a bit?” Glennon said.
Having played a [...]

On Tuesday, I spent half a day at the cardiac catheterization lab at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. The team effort I saw there was pretty impressive and drove home the fact that it takes more than a doctor to save a life.
I met some interesting folks at the lab, including registered nurse, Tina Wilson.
Wilson happens [...]