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Osteoarthritis and the 2 Ds: Degeneration and Depression

November 30, 2021

The interview subject of the following narrative has granted permission for this content to be shared; the individual has also granted permission for her name to be used.   Lilian, a mother of four, teacher, seamstress, and businesswoman, known for … Read more

A Mother’s Journey with Ovarian Cysts

November 28, 2021

The individual interviewed for this illness narrative has given express permission for this narrative to be published on our course website publicly with their name replaced with a pseudonym. The individual understands that they can alter these permissions at any … Read more

How Eating Disorders Impact Minorities in North Carolina

October 26, 2021

Sophia Merine Script: The perception of eating disorders affecting young, skinny, white women has made it harder for ethnic minorities to seek treatment for eating disorders. Ethnic minorities, specifically in North Carolina, are less likely to seek treatment for their … Read more

Restoring Vision to the Blind

September 27, 2021

    One in three individuals have some type of reduced vision disease by the age of sixty-five (Quillen 1999). In fact, it is so common that most people just expect they will lose their vision if they get old … Read more