Doctor Murray Brilliant, from the University of Arizona College of Medicine, travels to a distant area of Tanzania to find albino sisters Shemini and Shida in bad medical condition. For more info go to www.discoverychannel.co.uk
Join us for an intimate look into the life of Charise Johnson, a vibrant young African-American woman with a 10-year-old son and a busy life. When you first see her you can tell right away shes different. Charise has Albinism. And when you get to know her you will discover she really is different and theres nothing wrong with that. In 1974, when Charise was born, a childhood free of major health problems is not what life had in store for her. At the age of nine she was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. By the time Charise became an adult, she'd had several surgeries, a temporary ostomy bag, and ultimately had her large intestines removed entirely; after which she developed Crohn's disease. Arthritis has left her in need of knee replacements and a lifetime of damage to her skin from the sun has lead to re-occurring skin cancers. Charise, being blessed with a mature and supportive family had incredible support throughout her developmental years. They are what kept her grounded when the social pains far outweighed her physical ills. There was no shortage of bullies and teasers in Charises life. Even as an adult she cant escape the verbal abuse of strangers with statements like what are you?. In Charise: A Portrait of an African American with Albinism, Charise shares with us, her pains and her joys. She talks about her family life and what it is like having Albinism from medical, social and personal perspectives.
This is the first Lessons Learned in a series of excerpts from the 2008 HPS conference. Carmen C. tells a story of how each of us can cope with a challenge that indicates when the face. Even if you have, for want of a better word, a disability. All that I can say, Carmen C. is a quick thinker. Enjoy this funny but true story. Carmen C. is one of our Board Members of the HPS Network. Find other soon after Lessons Learned EXCEPTS.
NewColorIris corrected patients Heterochromia caused by eye trauma. This patient was actually born with two green eyes, but had an accident in her eye traggic cause an eye to change its color. Its great how this procedure is to change not just for vain people like me, the color of eyes, but as for medical purposes is to improve peoples lives like this patient condition and other medical defects such as coloboma, iris trauma, and ocular albinism. Their new, green eyes lookAnesthetic