Cataracts

He doubts he will ever see the world from atop Mount Everest, but climbing enthusiast Mark K. Herschel, MD, has seen similar views from the summit of two of the world’s other more notable mountains, and he says it’s fabulous. “I’ve climbed both Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Rainier,” the 65-year-old ophthalmologist says. “Kilimanjaro is really more of a walk than […]

In the years immediately after the end of World War II, more than 2 million people left Great Britain, many to escape the United Kingdom’s harsh rationing policies, which made it difficult to buy basic foodstuffs such as bread, sugar, meat and cheese. Gayle Koch’s parents were among those who sought a new life elsewhere. “My parents were Scottish, and […]

Mary Banaszak was 31 years old when she earned her bachelor’s degree in business from Dominican University in suburban Chicago. She soon began working in a business office but almost immediately felt drawn to a different career. “The field of special education was just emerging, and I thought, That would be interesting,” Mary recounts. “But I learned I wouldn’t be […]

When Ellen Bernal enrolled at Florida State University, she planned to major in social welfare. But somewhere along the line, an interest in health care was sparked, so she instead pursued a nursing degree at the University of South Florida. “After graduation, I earned a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham,” Ellen recounts. “I’d been […]