Final Research Assignment Kayla Montgomery Kayla Montgomery is an 18 year old girl from North Carolina. When she was little she often liked to be active as she played soccer. However, at age 14, her life took a turn for the worst. At the age of 14, Montgomery started to notice that she was having a tingling feeling in her toes and that she was starting to lose feeling in her legs. Sadly, Kayla was diagnosed at 14 with Multiple Sclerosis. A once so physically active young girl was now faced with not being able to walk in the future. Although Kayla Montgomery was diagnosed with MS, that didn’t stop her from doing physical activity. Her freshman year of high school she decided to join the track team. When she started, she was the slowest girl …show more content…
on the team, but her outcome grew too much higher achievements. Her track coach, Patrick Cromwell, took notice in Kayla, and took it upon himself to train her.
Leading up to her senior year of high school Kayla faced one of the most important races of her life. It was the last one and the state finals. There is something special about Kayla. Any given person would be happy to even cross the finish line at a race, but Kayla has more important things to worry about as she crosses the finish line. As she is running her 3200 meter relay, her legs get familiar with the motion and at the end of the race, she is unable to control the movement of her legs and collapses to the ground. As she collapses into her coaches arms she pleads for help and for water and ice to cool her body back down to normal temperature. Kayla has stated, “It starts to feel like there is nothing underneath my upper body”, as she …show more content…
runs. Kayla Montgomery placed first in her final race. From her freshman to senior year, she had increased her race time by eight minutes. That makes her 21st in the country. That is something to be proud of. References for Article 1 Annette Fredskov Annette Fredskov is a forty-one year old Danish woman who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2011. She is a mother of two children, but being a mother isn’t what makes this woman special. Although being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, Annette did not let the disease slow her down. In 365 days, Annette had run 366 marathons. One marathon is equivalent to 42.195 kilometers, or 26.21875 miles. Annette trained for eight months by running and brisk walking. During her year of running she managed to run fifteen thousand four hundred and forty-two point two kilometers, with her average time being four hours and fifty-eight minutes. During her adventure she went through 20 pairs of tennis shoes. Annette is already planning on her next challenge, that being running five marathons in forty-eight hours. Reference for Article 2 Montel Williams Montel Williams was born July 3, 1956. He is an actor and a radio talk show host and is also known for his Montel Williams talk show. Montel Williams was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1999. However, Williams states that he first started having symptoms of MS in 1980, just a few months short of his graduation from the Naval Academy. The following year Mr. Williams created the MS foundation which is a non-profit organization that focuses on the research of MS. Montel Williams has done Q And A with people that have had questions about MS and how he copes with it. In the article that I found one member asks Williams about the use of Marijuana to relieve the pain and symptoms. Williams responded, “While you read this on your computer, seven pharmacies across the United States are receiving canisters of pre-rolled joints stamped with the federal government stamp on it and they had been receiving this, again, hear me, for the last 25 years”. Montel Williams is an image to Multiple Sclerosis, and it is very beneficial to others, with the disease, that he is open about his struggle with it. References for Article 3 Megan Quinn Megan Quinn use to run five miles every day, until one day she was on her third mile and noticed her foot started to drag. At the time Megan only thought that she was tired and that she was getting old, she never thought it could have been something so serious. Megan was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of twenty-seven. She admits to having problems with the disease, saying that she has problems with her hip. She also has trouble with her hamstring while walking. Currently there is no cure to Multiple Sclerosis; however, Dr. Saud Sadiq is undergoing research using stem cells. Stem cells can be changed into cell that is in the body. Dr. Saud Sadiq’s study includes transforming stem cells into the brain and spinal cord. With the transformation of the stem cells, it is possible for the cells to repair the myelin. Dr. Saud Sadiq stated, “"It’s something that we have to do," he said of the experimental treatment. “I think we have to take these steps because everything else we have done hasn't worked." Finally Megan stated, “"I just want to be able not to be looked at all the time. 'Oh, she has MS.' I don't want puppy dog eyes. I want to just be the best mom, play with my children, wear the 5-inch heels I used to wear," she said. "I'm going to beat it. I'm not going to let it beat me." Reference for Article 4 Italian Doctor Dr.
Paolo Zamboni is an Italian doctor, who could possibly have a simple cure for Multiple Sclerosis. Although this article was posted in 2009, I still find it relevant to my topic. Dr. Zamboni took interest in Multiple Sclerosis when his wife was diagnosed with the terrible disease. Dr. Zamboni did an experiment on a starter group of 65 patients. In the experiment he did a small operation that unblocked restricted blood flow to the brain. After two years, seventy-three percent of the patients had no symptoms of MS. Later on, he did an ultra sound and showed that more than ninety percent of people with MS have some kind of blockage in the veins that drain the blood from your brain. Zamboni came up with an experiment that linked the blockage with MS. He believed a buildup of iron in the brain could cause MS. Dr. Zamboni named this problem Chronic Cerebro- Spinal Venous Insuffiency, CCSVI. Right away he scheduled the operation for his wife. A catheter was sent all the way up to the problem area and a balloon is opened and clears the blockage. Three years after the operation, his wife has not had any attacks of MS. Although his operation has not been accepted by the medical community, it could eventually be accepted and cure Multiple
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Lynne met an Egyptian swimmer, and he explained what to expect in the English Channel, especially the cold. She got used to the cold by wearing only sandals, shorts, and t-shirts all day. When she got to England, she needed to find a pilot to help guide her through the waters. Her pilot, recommended that she swim from England to France. During the race, at 11pm, she bumped into bunch of lettuce and she fight against the current. She was determined to break the world record. To finish the race, she had to land on the rocks. When she did, she had lots of cuts from the rocks and mussels. She broke the record with 9 hours and 57 minutes. When she swam Cook Strait, she was a bit stubborn and angry at her dad and coach, but she finished the race. She was the first to swim the Strait of Magellan, Bering Strait, and Cape of Good Hope. It was hard for Lynne to swim the Strait of Magellan because they occurred a few problems. She could barely stay in the cold water for two hours, the storms didn’t help out the situation, and when she almost made it to the shore, the whirlpool almost dragged her in. She got help out of the water and felt accomplished. When she was swimming the Cape of Good Hope, she almost got eaten by a shark. During her
However, I am not going to spend a long time describing the nitty-gritty of this because there is an elephant in the room. Both of these writings are on a terrible chronic disease affecting millions of people worldwide. What’s worse is that millions and millions more do not even know that this disease exists. I remember when I sprained my ankle while playing baseball, it was so bad that I needed crutches for two weeks and had to keep my foot wrapped for multiple weeks after. The incident took me out for the rest of the season, where my little league team got very close to going into the postseason but fell short. Due to my absence, I felt partly responsible for my team’s loss. I cannot begin to fathom the effect that MS would have in my life
Thanks to four scientist and doctors society is able to understand Tay-Sachs disease and begin looking for a cure. Tay-Sachs disease was discovered during the late 19th century by the British ophthalmologist,
Terry knew that aches and pains are common in athlete’s lives. At the end of his first year of university there was a new pain in his knee. One morning Terry woke up to see that he could no longer stand up. A week later Terry found out that it was not just an ache he had a malignant tumor; his leg would have to be cut off six inches above the knee. Terry’s doctor told him that he had a chance of living but the odds were fifty to seventy percent. He also said that he should be glad it happened now fore just 2 years ago the chance of living was fifteen percent. The night before his operation a former coach brought Terry a magazine featuring a man who ran a marathon after a similar operation. Terry didn’t want to do something small if he was going to do something he was going to do it big. "I am competitive" Terry said, "I’m a dreamer. I like challenges. I don’t give up. When I decided to do it, I knew it was going to be all out. There was no in between Terry’s sixteen month follow up he saw all the young people suffering and getting weak by the disease. He never forgot what he saw and felt burdened to thoughts that died to run this marathon. He was one of the lucky one in three people to survive in the cancer clinics. Terry wrote asking for sponsorship " I could not leave knowing that these faces and feelings would still be here even though I would be set free of mine, s...
This inner strength helps her learn to live life as a paraplegic; as well as, the courage to become a wheelchair racer. The author’s competitive spirit and enthusiasm for life continues as her misfortune turns into opportunity, and finally emerges as an Ironman triathlete. Coupled with her perseverance, Downing transitions from an able-bodied cyclist to an athlete with a disability. Equipped with the true meaning of the words challenge and change, the author becomes the first female paraplegic to compete in an Ironman triathlon. In fact, to overcome her disability, Downing uses the strength, courage and determination learned as an
For CSF, 6 of 62 MS patients, and 1 of 40 controls, were positive for ETX immunoreactivity. For the analysis of sera, 6 of 56 MS patients, and 0 of 60 controls were seroreactive to ETX.
Walton, Sir John. Brain’s Diseases of the Nervous System. 9th ed. Oxford University Press. Oxford: 1985.
As almost a last resort, his doctors wanted him to try a stem cell transplant. Still,
...grandmother, and many others have experienced. It seems reasonable that as he perfects his new arthritis supplement, it may cure even those who may have had it for years. He currently sells it through a company called Skin Secrets. It has helped numerous people so far. The technology we have makes me glad I am alive now, when there are cures for diseases that people died from not many years ago. With all of the new medicines, many of the diseases that plague our nation now may be cured within a few decades.
...tentially be cured with a one surgery. He uses this story of death to share that life is short. “Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by Dogma. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” He uses repetition and parallelism to drive his message home.
Learning about neurological disorders has been a bit of a hobby for some time now. I was an active member for about 2 years in my high school’s Psychology Club led by the school’s psychology teacher. Due to the teacher’s connections, we were able to visit the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Neurology clinic, where we learned about the wide range of neurological disorders children could have, as well as the current cutting edge research being done. Although I have many research areas and topics I would like to explore, if I could conduct research in one particular topic, it would be neurological disorders, more specifically Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Neurological disorders affect the central and peripheral nervous system. There are over 600 neurological
A Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz experimented with the fact that, the frontal lobes led to psychiatric disease. Disrupting these connections could lead to a cure. He performed this 1935, he injected the white frontal lobes with alcohol. In 1949 he received the Nobel Prize for this new discovery. This new procedure spread like wild fire throughout the U.S. By 1950 286 hospitals were using this procedure on 18,000 patients.
Materials and Methods: In this line, we analyzed brain MRI images of 54 MS patients compared to 128 healthy individuals MRI images by PmsDViewer software. Data were analyzed by Student’s t-test statistically.
In my narrative paper, I wrote in detail about my last track season of my high school career. In this essay I discussed the process of practicing and working towards achieving my goals at the end of the season. I talked about my relationship with my coach and how important it was to me, as well as my determination and perseverance during the track season. I also discussed how I finally achieved my goal of breaking twelve minutes in the 3200 meter run and how much it meant to me as a runner. Writing this essay about my personal experience with running sparked my interest in learning all of the health benefits that come with running on a regular basis. In conducting my research, I found that running is not only a great way to maintain a healthy weight, but it is also great for your heart, mind and mood, bones and joints, and other body systems.
My body got cold for the first time in seven years. I was scared of a two-minute routine that I had practiced a thousand times. When I stepped onto the stage, I could feel my heart as it rapidly pumped. I was scared, as we set for the routine. The first task to complete was a standing tumbling. “Come on Michelle, jump!” I screamed inside my head. “You have to pull your legs around.” I landed. “Good, next was running tumbling.” As I moved to the next spot to start my running tumbling, everything seemed to move in slow motion. I was the last tumbler to go. “six…five…four…three…two…one” It was my turn. My legs started to run; my hands hit, then my feet. So far, I was okay.