After a long day working at an outdoor assignment in summer, the photographer thought she was having a reaction to the heat. “I had two photo shoots scheduled for that day,” says Brittany of the first time she felt the terrible pain in her head. “It...
Karen Heimann, 62, a homemaker in New York City, spent her time doing “typical New York things” — visiting museums and art galleries, reading and watching movies, and taking care of Augie, her Irish Jack Russell Terrier. During the early days of the...
Geoffrey Donaldson, 78, is a marketing consultant who splits his time between his home on Long Island, NY, and a cabin in the Berkshires. “I used to hike a lot, but I have a condition called transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spine. It...
Some folks like to sit back and put their feet up in retirement, but not Jack Weinberg. Weinberg and his wife of 31 years, Nancy, stay very active – some days walking four miles from their Upper East Side home down to Chinatown, a stroll of more...
Getting engaged can certainly make you reflect on what’s important in life, and that’s what happened recently with Margaret Silva. After accepting her boyfriend’s proposal on New Year’s Eve, the Gloucester, Massachusetts, woman found herself...
Imagine being a young, healthy, active woman, a Manhattanite who runs half marathons, travels the world, and spends holidays indulging a passion for boating and kayaking. The occasional twinge of back pain is merely a nuisance. Until, one day, you...
Rhys Gilyeat, 36, is a New York performer, musician, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist focusing on illustration and mixed media. When he’s not performing or working on his art, he’s traveling internationally with his partner, Paul. “We’re...
Barbara Hirsch, 62, of Brooklyn, New York, spends long days as a housekeeper doing demanding and strenuous work. During her time off she enjoys nothing more than being at home, relaxing and spending time with her husband and daughter. Recently,...
When business owner and consultant Dawn Pirthauer first came to Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care, she thought her back pain would be a fairly straightforward case. Life intervened to...
Kaylea Scott, 24, is a songwriter from Brooklyn, New York. When she’s not onstage performing or working on her upcoming EP, she is, like so many other New Yorkers, enjoying a return to normalcy as the pandemic fades. “I’ve been going out to eat,...
