Bob Barnett

2 weeks ago | brainandlife.org | Bob Barnett

Susan Ruediger always felt clumsy growing up. She got kicked out of a ballet class because she couldn't point her toes, and in her early 20s, she gave up running after falling and breaking her wrist. Some of her physical challenges were related to her condition, Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, which she was diagnosed with at age 2. The progressive inherited neuropathy causes weakness, starting in the feet and hands, and can at times cause patients to feel pain and swelling.

3 weeks ago | piquenewsmagazine.com | Bob Barnett

It's June, 2010, high in the Savoie region of the French Alps. The town of Val d'Isere, so busy in winter, is locked up tight. The only business that appears to be open is a convenience store serving the handful of people residing in town at this time of year. But in the windows of all the closed cafés, boulangeries and ski shops is a poster of a ski racer, a local hero: Ingrid Jacquemod. Ingrid raced on Whistler Mountain during the 2010 Olympics.

1 month ago | cancerhealth.com | Bob Barnett

2015 I am a physician with expertise in internal medicine, geriatrics and palliative care. My wife and I live in Minneapolis, and we have two daughters, now grown, and two grandchildren. I have generally been healthy, but one morning in January, I woke up with a fast heartbeat, so I saw my primary doctor, who found there was no cardiac problem. But my blood smear showed smudge cells, a hallmark of chronic lymphocytic leukemia—CLL.

1 month ago | cancerhealth.com | Bob Barnett

2015 I am a physician with expertise in internal medicine, geriatrics and palliative care. My wife and I live in Minneapolis, and we have two daughters, now grown, and two grandchildren. I have generally been healthy, but one morning in January, I woke up with a fast heartbeat, so I saw my primary doctor, who found there was no cardiac problem. But my blood smear showed smudge cells, a hallmark of chronic lymphocytic leukemia—CLL.

Dec 9, 2024 | brainandlife.org | Bob Barnett

Finding a place to live can be difficult for anyone, but for people with disabilities—about 13 percent of Americans—securing the right living space can be especially challenging. Only 5 percent of housing in the United States is accessible, and only 1 percent can accommodate wheelchairs, according to a hearing of the bipartisan Senate Special Committee on Aging in July 2023.