While we may pay attention to the skin on our arms, legs and face, we tend to forget about the skin on our scalp. Your scalp's overall health is as essential as the skin on the rest of your body.
Keratoconus is a disease where a person's corneas get thinner and thinner over time, leading to blindness. Bethany Marksmeier found out she had keratoconus two years ago after coming in with vision problems.
Battling cancer is no walk in the park, as Jeff Hockett, a five-year cancer survivor, can attest to. But sitting on the sideline watching a loved one endure cancer can often be equally as emotional and painful.
In June of 2017, when the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center first opened for patient care on the Nebraska Medical Center campus, lead donor Pamela Buffett could not have predicted she would be sitting in one of its rooms just over three years later, comforting her newfound friend – a friend who was preparing to die from a devastating disease that has ripped far too many people from the arms of their loved ones.
Life as Chantel Brown knew it was forever changed in March 2020. As a mom, daughter, business professional, friend and traveler, she was not only dealing with the ramifications of a global pandemic, but also coming to grips with the realization she had breast cancer.