Juris Doctor

weren’t for doctors, hospitals, and everything else I wouldn’t be here. When I was born I had a heart murmur. I had to go through lots of tests to see if my heart could work by itself. Eventually the hole closed and I was completely fine afterwards but if it weren’t for medical help it would have probably been different. About two years ago I broke my arm while playing soccer. I tore a ligament and a muscle tendon. To this day it still hasn’t healed and hurts just about everyday. My doctor said…

after being sick for months, my father brought me to the doctor to see what was going wrong with me. After being examined by the doctor, she told me I had strep throat and my neck was swollen because of it. She told me that if the swelling in my neck didn't go down in a few months I was to make another appointment to see her. Months went by and the swelling did not go down. My neck seemed to have a hard lump in it. I went back to the doctor and she ordered that I was to get a sonogram of the…

When I played soccer at Chemeketa, I sustained a significant injury to my foot in soccer. It was my freshmen year of college when I developed two stress fractures in my right foot. I was placed in a boot for a week. It was very hard for me to sit out and not be with my team. After determining the fractures wouldn’t get worse I was able to do limited practice and play in the games. It was very tough to deal with my teammates who didn’t think I should be playing in games because I wasn’t…

Bella's Dream provides products for our little Angels made out of cotton and silk. I am a proud aunt of a baby boy named Edson. When he was born I swore to protect him and take care of him but I never expected to be part of a crowd that struggles with skin allergies. In our family we never had problem with Eczema and so this was a new unpleasent wake up call. The first few months it was hard for my sister and our family, he was diagnosed with an aggressive Dermatitis (Eczema) that affects him…

were born about six weeks premature. After my the birth the doctors delivered devastating news to my parents. They announced that I their youngest daughter had an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD). This meant that there is a hole in the wall between the two upper chambers of your heart (atria). The doctors were sure that the only way to fix this was open heart surgery. Nonetheless, my father and mother…

Our conversation was interrupted several times by locals who approached me to introduce themselves. Most of them were big, burly and sported jeans and a wife beater. Despite what they wore, they were polite, even courtly, as they sidled up to my bar stool to chat, or, in the case of Jac, just flirt shamelessly. Jaq was a self-proclaimed bachelor. “Gigantic fudge pooping llama alien!” I heard Woody yell from the kitchen. I blinked. Red laughed and rolled her eyes. "That’s my husband, ever the…

It was then that my husband came in and told me that the baby was having some trouble breathing because she swallowed some of the amniotic fluid while being delivered. I became very concerned and wanted to speak to her pediatrician immediately. The doctor came in and explained to me that this was very common for section babies and that she would be fine. It wasn’t until 8 hours later that I got to hold my baby for the first time. I felt anxious, nervous and sad but happy at the same time because…

all I smelt was a clean gown, all I felt was cold air as she waited for the scan to be over. After the scan was finished. I started to panic knowing that my legs could be shattered. The doctor handed me a paper and the paper stated that my legs had shattered, I had a consion, and a heart attack. I panicked the doctors told me to call my parents so I called my grandpa also known as Papa. I told him everything and how I’d be in a wheelchair for 6 months. My Papa came to pick me up from the…

On 9/19/16 I met Ms. Ostrander at the office of Dr. Hettle PMR. Ms. Ostrander reports she still has pain in the left shoulder, mid back and the low back. Her cervical pain was from a prior cervical surgery. She said that she saw Dr. Schell on 7/12/16 and was coming home from that appointment when she was his in her car. Dr. Schell told her at that appointment her prior cervical disc repair had not healed and that he would need to go back in to re-do her surgery. Ms. Ostrander said that the…

The highly anticipated rookie debut of Ben Simmons will have to wait a little longer than we expected. Simmons suffered an injury to his foot that was caused in practice in early October and he has successfully had surgery to correct it. The timetable for his return has been pegged at three months (via ESPN.com). So, as bad as this is, it could be worse and we will hopefully get to see him play sometime in December or January. Obviously, this injury is a depressing start for Simmons, but it may…