Although he was afflicted for years by illness, his outlook was essentially one of appreciation for the life he was able to lead after coming home.
Généreux Ruest, in 1949, was a thin-lipped, gray-haired, dark-browed bachelor of fifty-one who had been afflicted for years with tuberculosis of both hips and could walk only with the aid of crutches.
Afflicted 15 years ago with macular degeneration, a retinal disorder that erodes central vision and thus the ability to drive, read, watch television and recognize faces, Mr. Vlock is determined to spread the word about the many devices that can help people like him live more fulfilling, independent and productive lives.
Millions of patients worldwide are afflicted each year, resulting in the death of one in three patients [11].
More than 700,000 Americans are afflicted each year, and 30% to 50% of them die.
Malaria is a major health and economic problem for Myanmar, where 300,000 people are afflicted every year.
In this case study of an unique instance, effects of medium-energy, high-focused extracorporeal generated shock waves (ESW) onto the skin and the underlying fat tissue of a cellulite afflicted, 50-year-old woman were investigated.
Through the myriad conversations that buzzed in the Savoy last Tuesday there were countless repetitions of the bookselling and critical concerns that afflicted Johnson 250 years ago.
He often becomes exasperated by this, and though he has been so afflicted for four years, he has never accepted the idea that he cannot read, while remaining able to write..
