Sky and Trigg In three years Sky’s world was completely turned upside down. She was a partner in an antique shop, combing the area for perfect additions to the store. But in 2005, she had surgery to remove a melanoma. Unfortunately, a reaction to the anesthesia caused a stroke, which entailed months of rehab to recover her mobility and help with cognitive issues. Then in 2006, Sky suffered an ATV accident quickly followed by a fall, resulting in multiple seizures and an extended hospital stay. Doctors couldn’t definitively say the resulting traumatic brain injury caused the seizure activity. After a …
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A Nudge in the Right Direction
Greg and Hearing Assistance Dog Duke By Amy Verrando Greg was only in his 20s when he learned he had Meniere’s disease, an inner ear disease that causes progressive hearing loss, tinnitus, and, in some cases, vertigo. Over the years, Greg received two cochlear implants to help combat his hearing loss. Samantha, Greg’s daughter, lives with him part-time. Samantha worried about her father. “She was pretty nervous about me being alone at night, smoke alarms specifically,” Greg says. And he was afraid he would sleep through his alarm, and found himself unable to sleep soundly through the night. So when …
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