At 37 years old, Salvisa resident Jessica Moore is still taken aback as she reflects on what transpired last July. The active mother of three suffered a stroke after waking up that morning "feeling completely normal." Quick action by her husband allowed her to receive the needed care from UK neurologists less than an hour after her symptoms began.
When 43-year-old Ronald Mullins arrived at the Georgetown Toyota plant on a Friday in late 2021, he felt a little off. But he never thought he could be in the early stages of a stroke or that it would end up saving his life.
When UK alumnus and pathology resident Leo Yenwongfai learned about his friend's ALS diagnosis, he delved into photography to help keep her connected with nature. Today, a collection of his work, which consists of a myriad of flowers taken with a pathologist's eye for detail, is displayed in the Kentucky Clinic for all to see.
Padmaja Sudhakar, M.D., of the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute and UK Advanced Eye Care, discusses how having a stroke could impact your vision in this week's health column.
Today, UK HealthCare and community leaders celebrated the full opening of the Sanders-Brown Memory Clinic at Turfland. The new, larger clinic replaces the former Sanders-Brown facilities along North Broadway in Lexington.