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Artist Experiences Highpoint of Career Following Corneal Transplant
Art is “in my blood,” says Charlie Busler. He’s been exhibiting and selling his paintings for over 40 years. His love for art began many years ago. “I had lots of art supplies as a teenager. I still have an oil painting I painted in my teen years on a piece of scrap...
Angie’s Story of Hope
When Angie Kimbrell started having painful flare-ups in her right eye, her ophthalmologist blamed allergies. Her doctor prescribed steroid treatments and new contacts, but no matter what she tried, her eye kept getting worse. One morning, Angie woke up to find she was...
A Legacy of Sight
In 2010, 16-year-old Carson Sumpter visited a sports medicine doctor with what he suspected was a pulled muscle in his leg. This “normal, healthy” teenager was diagnosed with stage 4 osteosarcoma (bone cancer) at that appointment. It would be a devastating diagnosis...
A Vision of Hope
In the spring of 2014, Cameron Stovall lost his sight doing what he loved. At age 26, he was turkey hunting with cousins on a farm, and despite communicating with one another about their movements, Cameron ended up in the line of fire and was struck with 150 shotgun...
A Mother’s Gift
Being asked about organ, eye and tissue donation was not something Denise Edmiston wanted to hear as she mourned the loss of her 16-year-old daughter Mandy on Mother's Day weekend in 2002. Angry and questioning why, Denise recalls her reaction to the woman who...
Mid South Eye Bank moves to Bartlett following merger
It’s been an eventful 2019 for the Mid South Eye Bank for Sight Restoration (MSEB), which recently merged with Birmingham-based Advancing Sight Network and moved its office from the Medical District to Bartlett.Each year, the eye bank sends tissue to more...
Jean Jacobs’ Story – Donating Her Brother’s Corneas
Friday, August 30, 2019, Jean Jacobs marked three years since her last corneal transplant operation. Of eight previous procedures, all improved her sight for a time, but none produced results lasting longer than six months. Her rare eye condition defied the amazing...
From Injury to Advocacy: Kim Garner knows firsthand the importance of eye donation
Kim Garner started her Sunday morning like any other – getting ready for church with her family. However, as she was getting dressed for the day, a binder ring she used in her closet sliced open the front of her eye. Immediately, Kim’s vision was impaired, and the...
48 Years Old and Seeing For the First Time – Jean Jacobs’ Story
Born premature and weighing just 2.5 pounds, Jean Jacobs was born a fighter. Doctors told her parents that she’d never walk, talk or see. Jean, over and over, proved them wrong. She never wanted to be treated any differently than her twin brother or three other...
The Chain of Kindness – A Kidney Recipient’s Story
Leslie Woodard’s childhood was full of adventure, fun and family. Born to a military father, she had the opportunity to travel the world, even living in Germany. She was an active gymnast who loved spending evenings around board games with her family. Life changed,...
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