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It was a different world 40 years ago. There was no home pregnancy test to give you immediate results within days of conceiving. Instead, we waited on the physical manifestations to appear (or not appear, such as the absence of our monthly visitor) and let the doctor make the diagnosis. We donned large tent-like clothes […]
We cherish our mild climate in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. It allows us to have leisure time on the creeks, rivers and oceans; beckons us to sit outdoors at dusk; encourages us to spend quality time with friends or family; and cheers us up with bountiful trees and flowers. So it’s no wonder that […]
The waiting room at the Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic is one of the friendliest I’ve ever encountered. Around 12:30 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon, a jovial assortment of physicians and nurses walk in the front door and happily greet each other, while patients, both first-timers and veterans, are addressed with warm smiles and “How […]
Casey Corley watched her grandfather suffer with dementia for 10 years. “He was a War World II veteran. He survived the Great Depression and was a business owner,” she said. “At the end, he didn’t know who his daughters were.” Corley lost her grandfather to Alzheimer’s disease seven years ago. She now works as the […]
For as long as there has been mankind, there has been aging – and humans trying to defy the aging process. Ancient Egyptians used crocodile fat to challenge baldness, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon desperately sought out the Fountain of Youth, and, in modern times, many individuals have turned to plastic surgery. According to […]
Colette Holmes could barely walk. An active person who is used to being always on the go, the constant pain in her knees changed her quality of life. On the advice of friends and family, Colette decided to undergo knee replacement. She chose Dr. John McCrosson of Charleston Hip & Knee Replacement Center, a Roper […]