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During the summer of 2021, a number of open sores appeared on both of Joan Clifford’s legs. By winter, the sores were infected, so Joan visited her primary care physician. “My primary prescribed a couple of rounds of antibiotics, but that didn’t help,” Joan recalls. “She then sent me to a wound care center, where I was treated for four […]
Wound Care
Chronic Leg Ulcers: Joan’s Painful Journey to Diagnosis and Relief
Joan Clifford's Struggle with Recurring Open Sores and Atrophie Blanche
Certified Nursing Assistant Finds Relief and Healing in Acute Wound Care’s Compression Pumps: A Life-Changing Miracle
Compression pump eases limb swelling, pain from lymphedema, venous insufficiency.Fueled by her earnest desire to care for others, Delores Silverstein spent 40 years as a certified nursing assistant. Most of that time – nearly 35 years – she served patients in the Naples area, including Marco Island and Bonita Springs. “I worked in private homes and for private companies,” shares Delores, 77. “I also worked for individuals who hired […]
Weep No More
Laser techniques seal leaking leg veins and heal venous ulcers.The weeping ulcers on Raymond’s right leg are now healed. Raymond Lydale Campbell served in the Army from 1968 to 1970. Instead of deployment to Vietnam, however, he was pegged for a special project. “I was on order for Vietnam, but the general pulled me off for what he called a critical MOS (military occupation specialty), a crucial job assignment,” […]
Pumped About Leg Relief
Compression therapy eases chronic swelling, pain of lymphedema.Anita’s* dream of being a teacher dates back to when she was 5 years old and her students were her dolls. That dream eventually became a reality as Anita went on to teach kindergarten through fourth grade during a fulfilling 30-year career in childhood education. Anita loved her work, but all those years of standing while teaching contributed to a […]
Swelling Relief
When Veronica* was 17, her mother brought her and her three younger sisters from their native Dominican Republic to live in America. Veronica’s mother had come to the United States beforehand to establish a new home and life for her daughters. “The Dominican Republic is a third-world country, so it was hard for my mother, who is a single parent, […]
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