by lameredith | Jul 12, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
What do you say when a doctor tells you that you’ve got six months to live? When you’re Dr. Allen Lycka, you get a second opinion. And a third. And so on. Rather than close his practice down and get his affairs in order, Dr. Lycka followed his intuition...
by lameredith | Jul 12, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
Back when Fiona Demark was growing up in a small town in Australia, resources to help support her sight loss weren’t readily available. Legally blind since birth, she worked hard in school and envisioned a future for herself that included a career. But her...
by lameredith | Jun 28, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
Rachel Bruno responded openly when police at the hospital told her that they were there to help her. Her seven week old son had a serious traumatic brain injury, and might not survive the night. What happened next would turn her whole family’s lives upside down,...
by lameredith | Jun 21, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
Dr. Susan Landers had it all. A brilliant career in neonatology in the NICU unit, a supportive husband, also a doctor, and three children. It was wonderful, and sometimes, it was far too much. Today, Susan is the author of So Many Babies: My Life Balancing a Busy...
by lameredith | Jun 6, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
Karen Mills wrote off her tummy pooch as simply another sign of menopause. After all, what menopausal woman doesn’t gain a bit of belly weight, or have trouble fully evacuating during urination ? When her doctor saw her for a routine appointment, she eventually...