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  • “Blessed” With Pain?: Jennifer Agbay

“Blessed” With Pain?: Jennifer Agbay

matt@leadtooth.com2021-02-20T17:46:06-06:00October 7th, 2015|

“I’m blessed.” Not exactly what I expected to be the first comment out of Jennifer Agbay’s mouth. Her next statement? “I may have to get off, as I am having pain.” 

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  • “Exercising” Her Pain Demons: Amanda Young

“Exercising” Her Pain Demons: Amanda Young

matt@leadtooth.com2021-02-20T17:44:07-06:00August 26th, 2015|

It was while teaching a group fitness class eight years ago that Amanda was first shocked by a sharp pain on the left side of her face. She tore off her microphone, her first reaction, thinking it had shorted out or somehow “gone wrong”.

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  • Why Is A Cure Needed?: Frances Shavers

Why Is A Cure Needed?: Frances Shavers

matt@leadtooth.com2021-02-20T17:52:11-06:00November 2nd, 2014|

The answer is simple, like many chronic conditions, Trigeminal Neuralgia steals the lives of sufferers and those close to them.

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  • A Struggle Thru Darkness And Pain: Lori Meltzer

A Struggle Thru Darkness And Pain: Lori Meltzer

matt@leadtooth.com2021-02-20T17:54:25-06:00May 6th, 2014|

At 50, Lori Meltzer woke with what she considered to be the worst toothache imaginable.  Frequent visits to various doctors followed: dentists, an Ear Nose and Throat specialist, oral surgeons, orthodontists, neurologists, neurosurgeons.

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  • A Young Father’s Story: Jack Williamson

A Young Father’s Story: Jack Williamson

matt@leadtooth.com2021-02-20T17:55:04-06:00February 25th, 2014|

Jack Williamson is that diamond being squashed and manipulated into a square peg of statistics that indicate women above the age of 50 are more likely to be claimed by this disease. Jack is neither.

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  • Athlete Inaction: Lee Whitwell

Athlete Inaction: Lee Whitwell

matt@leadtooth.com2021-02-20T17:57:07-06:00February 6th, 2014|

Lee Whitwell, NCAA two-time national tennis champion and FMU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, knows the agonizing destructiveness on a personal level. This former professional tennis player’s nine year struggle with the disease has affected all aspects of her life, from the personal to the professional.

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  • “The Race To Save Face”: Judy Littleton

“The Race To Save Face”: Judy Littleton

matt@leadtooth.com2021-02-20T18:03:55-06:00February 2nd, 2012|

Judy Littleton was like most of us stepping into middle age and seeing possible retirement just around the bend of years. She had dreams for her future

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  • When TN Takes Your Youth: Megan Dever

When TN Takes Your Youth: Megan Dever

matt@leadtooth.com2021-02-20T18:09:34-06:00March 29th, 2011|

At a time when young girls’ hopes and dreams for the future begin to take bloom, Megan Dever’s personal dreams came to an abrupt halt,

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