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Simulation of a Stroke Survivor's Daily Challenges

For Michael Jennings, it happened at work.

"I was able to get to the hospital fast and they were able to reverse the issue, the blockage," says Jennings from Byron.

But for 7 year old Jacob DeJournett, it came in his sleep.

"I had six strokes. Four in the back of my head and one right here," says Jacob, as he points to the side of his head.

Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S and the leading cause of long term disability, according to the American Heart Association.

"When I first got up, I couldn't walk because my foot would be dragging on the floor," says Jacob.

"If you watch him, he'll be walking down the hall, and he'll trip, or his eyesight has become a big issue," says mother Sara DeJournett from Warner Robins.

Mount de Sales Academy Senior Accepted as Student Surgical Observer

Mount de Sales Academy Senior Accepted as Student Surgical Observer

Mount de Sales Academy senior Dottie Rowe has been accepted as a student surgical observer at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. 

Dottie currently shadows three surgeons with varying specialties and hopes to be able to shadow more surgeons as the year progresses. 

Candidates for the program must complete an application process which includes a physical, vaccines, a background check, and letters of recommendation.

Each candidate is responsible for locating and securing surgeons willing to allow students to shadow, and the surgeons then accept responsibility for these students while at the MCCG.

 

 

Mid Georgia Ambulance: Protection from Poison Ivy

Andrew Woodward with Mid Georiga Ambulance stopped by Weekend Mornin' Sunday to extend a warning about poison ivy.

Macon Doctors Use Robotic Technology for Lung Surgery

Surgeons at Coliseum Medical Center have a new technology at their fingertips to help patients with lung conditions.

The daVinci Surgical System allows surgeons to use robotic arms and a 3D camera to manipulate their tools during lung procedures. The technology debuted at Coliseum three years ago and was originally used for heart and prostate proedures. Doctor Laura Reed didn't start using it for lung surgeries until a month ago.

Dr. Reed says now she can work on a patient's lung using a few small incisions the size of a dime instead of creating a large opening across the person's chest.

Cheryl Matlock from Warner Robins says doctors found an infection in her lung and became the first patient in central Georgia to undergo thoracic surgery using the robot system.

Dr. Reed says patients using the robotic system ususally heal faster because they have less damage to their surrounding tissues.

Grant to Help Provide Dental Care for Macon Under-served

Grant to Help Provide Dental Care for Macon Under-served

 

MACON, GA.--Community Health Works received a $25,000 grant to provide dental care assistance to Macon's underserved through the City of Macon's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The grant will provide routine teeth cleanings, extractions and X-rays to those who are eligible.

 

Alli Kerr: Too Much Sugar

On CBS 60 Minutes, Dr. Sanjay Gupta explored one leading doctor's conclusion: that sugar is toxic.

Alli Kerr, owner of the Pink Physique, stopped by Weekend Mornin' to talk about how much sugar we actually consume.

Courage Waits Patiently for the Life he Deserves

Courage Waits Patiently for the Life he Deserves

Last November, Macon Animal Control and Shane Smith of Paws for Hope and Faith agreed to a week of no-kill at the shelter. With the help of local rescuers and adopters, that week stretched into the next week, and Macon Animal Control held its first Saturday adoption event.

But while staff, volunteers, rescuers and animal lovers celebrated the continuing reprieve and the lives saved, a dog nobody knew existed lay dying not far away.

The dog was buried beneath a pile of trash in a poor neighborhood where a dog's life often means nothing. Too feeble to raise his head, much less stand, the dog was still as death.

He was just a bag of bones, unable to move away from the dirty diapers, empty beer bottles and other trash someone tossed on top of him.