Jim’s Hope Story
Eight years into his battle with Parkinson’s disease, Jim wasn’t doing well. The medications he was taking no longer kept the tremors at bay, and sometimes, while walking, he would freeze in place, unable to take another step. Jim could no longer mow his lawn, a task he had always enjoyed, and he no longer […]
Matt’s Story: Head Injury
A poor decision nearly cost Matt his life. But state-of-the-art neurosurgical and neurocritical care, dedicated therapists, and family support gave him a chance to start over again. Today, in what is proving to his best decision ever, Matt is studying to become a certified occupational therapy assistant, striving to join the ranks of those who […]
Leah’s Hope Story
Leah is a college freshman who sings, dances, and plays the guitar. She is also a four-year survivor of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM). It is rare for someone Leah’s age to have had an AVM, an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the brain or spine that can cause devastating effects if it begins to […]
Tim’s Story: Traumatic Brain Injury
This story includes a graphic description of Tim’s traumatic brain injury. If you are squeamish or faint of heart, you may wish to close this file and turn to a different story of hope. Tim was outdoors doing what he liked best, working with equipment and with his hands. It was a pleasant July […]
David’s Story: Stroke
A few years ago, on a day that had begun like any other, David stood up to leave a restaurant following lunch and was hit by a gentle wave of dizziness. Unaware that he was suffering a stroke, David took a deep breath and kept walking toward his car. “It came on slowly,” David recalls. […]
Mike’s Story: Epilepsy
Mike Lykins, a 39-year-old Milford, Ohio, resident suffered scores of epileptic seizures between 1981 and 2002. Today he is free of chronic seizures thanks to treatment provided by physicians at UC Neuroscience Institute at University Hospital and The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Because he had tried more than a half dozen anti-epileptic medications […]
Mike’s Hope Story: Parkinson’s disease
Imagine learning you have Parkinson’s Disease. At 26. Most Parkinson’s patients are diagnosed in their 60s. Yet in 1987, after three years of unexplained symptoms, Mike Pohl learned he had the degenerative disease. After a visit to the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, medication eased his symptoms. As is often the case, the drugs […]