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Symptoms of Epiglottitis An Inflammation Of Epiglottis That Can Cause Airway Obstruction

Epiglottis is a piece of cartilage at the back of the tongue that closes the windpipe when swallowing. Epiglottitis is an acute inflammation of the epiglottis that can cause airway obstruction. Epiglottitis...

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The Movie That Helped Me Not Be Crazy

I was 18 when I was in a car crash that left me a quadriplegic (permanently paralyzed from the chest down). It was the summer between my freshman and sophomore year in college. The world was my oyster. All...

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My Dad and ALS

At the age of 78, my dad was struck with ALS, commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. We lived over 8 hours away, so didn't see him often, so I first heard about it from my brother Jacques, who lived...

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