After over 9 years of my husband being a 3rd deg 50 percent burn survivor, life went on and the worst was behind us, or so we thought. 11 months ago he got splinters in 2 fingers. Because he was treated 2 hours away at Bridgeport Burn Unit, he opted to go to a GP to have the splinters removed. Although his entire hand was grafted, who would think for a minute you would need a burn surgeon for something so minor. When the fingers began to get worse, we made the trip to the burn surgeon who… Continue

With drive, diplomacy, and heart, Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, a young and unproven surgeon, made Boston a face-transplant leader. CLICK BELOW LINK FOR FULL ARTICLE:

Surgeon’s drive behind push for face transplants -…

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Someone once said that comedy is about telling the bitter truth with a sense of good timing. "I was blessed with a good sense of humor," Robert Henline tells me. " Click here for the full story: http://www.temperedsteelinc.org/henline.html

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Click the link below to read the article "Hiring In-Home Help" posted by the National Center on Caregiving: http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=407&expandnodeid=1033

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Senior Class - Week 44. Burning Desire

George Pessotti was 31 years old, lying on his…

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Dear George,

Thanksgiving is here and I couldn't…

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Microwaving Water!



A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the! water was not boiling, but suddenly the water in the cup 'blew up' into his face. The cup remained… Continue