When Hearing Changes Slowly Hearing loss tied to aging usually doesn’t show up in a clear or sudden way. Most people adjust to it long before the issue is regarded as “hearing loss.” It might start with small adjustments, like…
The Double-Edged Sword of Increasing Lifespans in the Modern Age We can thank the medical advancements of the 21st century for the great gift of spending extra decades with our parents and loved ones. It is predicted by U.S. Census…
The Unethical Retrieval of Henrietta Lacks’s Cells In 1951, Henrietta Lacks was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital because she was experiencing vaginal bleeding. She was a 31-year-old woman from Virginia and a mother of five children. During this racially segregated…
Defining Dysphagia June is Dysphagia Awareness Month! The prefix, -dys means “difficulty,” and the suffix, -phagia means “to swallow;” therefore, dysphagia means difficulty swallowing foods and liquids. Although swallowing can be possible with dysphagia, it is often accompanied by extreme…
What are GBS and CIDP May was GBS and CIDP Awareness Month! GBS and CIDP are both autoimmune conditions where the immune system attacks its own cells. They are both characterized by the degradation of the peripheral nerves (i.e., nerves…
Meet Caroline! Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, she is a junior at the University of Kentucky and has been volunteering with Conversations to Remember for over two years. She also excitedly shared that she has a cat named Newton, whom she…
Reflection is an integral component of the human mind. We reflect on memories that make us smile, laugh, cry or regret. Some of our deepest desires and fears live in the way we reflect back on our memories in the…
For Eric Stivers, becoming a physical therapist was not a straightforward path, but rather the result of an epiphany that came at the right moment. Originally a chemistry major in college, Eric knew he wanted to pursue something in science,…
Understanding the Grandparent Effect When people talk about child development, the focus usually stays on parents, schools, maybe peers. Grandparents are there, but often treated as secondary figures, more sentimental than influential. That assumption does not quite hold up when…
As the seasons change and summer approaches, our schedules tend to shift. For high school and college students, it’s a time of major transition—moving back home, starting summer jobs, or preparing for the next academic step. It is also the…
