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Global warming will probably mean that wildlife travels more and mixes with other species—and an effect will be to spread unfamiliar viruses; There is new guidance to help hospital doctors and clinicians prescribing opioids for pain; A disorder of the oesophagus creates symptoms similar to reflux or allergies, but the cause of the disorder is not known; The non-availability of a treatment for age-related macular degeneration has eye surgeons arguing for change.

Kijuan Amey is a retired US Air Force veteran who was forced to retire due to a motorcycle accident which resulted in his loss of vision 

Kijuan has many talents to include being a musician, singer, actor, and an athlete. 

Yes, he still performs those talents, but recently has added motivational speaking and self-published author to the resume, despite his blindness symptoms

Mr. Amey likes to believe his target audience for speaking is high school, college, and military, but it seems he relates to more by presenting the human side of himself. 

His newly published book, “Don’t Focus on Why me: From Motorcycle Accident to Miracle,” relays a lot of messages people need to hear when going through hardships and life altering changes. 

As he always says, “I may have loss my sight, but I didn’t lose my vision to help others.”

Some key points from our interview:

·         How he had to hit a low point in his healing before he found his resilience

·         How he realised that he had a choice in his recovery and attitude 

·         How he had a profound moment when he was in hospital when he heard a still voice come over him and asked “Well, why not you”

·         How his faith has always been a big part of his life and a support.  He never questioned God and his chronic illness, but accepted it as his path

·         How he now believes that sharing his story is his destiny to help others

You can order his book here:

https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Focus-Why-Me-Motorcycle/dp/B097TRW



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"Unbroken: Healing Through Storytelling" features  individuals who have all triumphed after adversity and have not just bounced back in life, but forward and are now making a difference for others.

Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.

She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.

You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken,  from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/

Watch edited highlights on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeleineBlackUnbroken 

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Low vision affects approximately 2.9 million Americans age 40 and older. This month’s guest is researcher Bonnielin Swenor, an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute and an assistant professor of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health discusses her personal experience and research that focuses on the impact of  and eye disease such as age-related macular degeneration, on aging. She also shares her personal connection to her research.

(#19-51-Dec. 16-Dec. 22) Dr. Peter Kaiser details a new treatment for macular degeneration. Amas Tenumah talks about his book "No One Wants Customer Service" and Sarah Janssen with an inside look at the 2020 world almanac. 

In this MedEdTalks micro-CE podcast, Rishi P. Singh, MD, and Dilsher S. Dhoot, MD, discuss current barriers to care of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other management considerations for providers. 

Transcript: https://bit.ly/2RL41uX

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Dr Stephey discusses the aging visual system and several common eye disorders associated with aging: glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, and dry eyes.  You will also learn how the visual system affects memory, gait, balance, attention, the risk of injury due to a fall, and memory.

Douglas W. Stephey, O.D., M.S.

208 West Badillo St Covina, CA 91723

Phone: 626-332-4510

Website: http://bit.ly/DouglasWStephey

Website Videos: http://bit.ly/DrStepheyOptometryVideos

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Open your eyes to a new kind of treatment. Tim Murphy sits down with mountain climber, comedy producer, author, and accupuncturist Mats Sexton. He's the Pindoctor giving those suffering from pain much needed relief, and those with Macular Degeneration a clearer view of life. Mats is one of the few acupuncturist that treats Macular Degeneration, giving people that have lost all hope a chance to reclaim their freedom. He has some amazing success stories, and a plea for any ophthalmologist willing to take him up on the offer. It is all in this episode of Advice Givers (r).

To learn more about the Pindoctor, head here

The Pindoctor is located at 3511 W 44th St, Minneapolis, MN 55410, or you can call Mats at (952) 922-2141

Mary Beth Withers Wyss has been living with Diabetic Macular Edema for some time.  She went through a two year clinical trial of an experimental drug designed to treat DME.  She talks about her experience, about why clinical trials are perfect for a patient like her, and even why she is still a Cleveland Browns fan (to put the timeline into perspective, this was recorded before the Cincinnati Bengals had lost a game this season, and now they have lost two).

Mary Beth frankly talks about the difficulties of living with DME, and living with the fact that the best treatment available to her involves injections directly into her eyes.

Want to know about Diabetic Macular Edema from someone who's been there?  Want to know about clinical trials designed to find a viable treatment for DME?  Then you'll want to listen to this podcast.

©Stephen Shaul

Reference Material - Click below for more information on this topic

Learn more about diabetic macular edema (and other diabetes-related eye diseases), and find out more about the center where Mary Beth was treated during her clinical trial:

National Eye Institute - Facts About Diabetic Eye Disease

Ohio State University department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science