Apr 20, 2022 | Primary Care
The feeling of not being able to fully breathe can be a symptom of both asthma and anxiety, and it can be tricky to tell the difference between the two. Frank Courmier, MD, pulmonologist with Lourdes Physician Group Pulmonology in Lafayette, helps us untangle the...
Apr 20, 2022 | Cancer, Patient Stories
Daniel Seymour had visited doctor after doctor, dentist after dentist for a debilitating problem with his jaw. “I had trouble for about a year and a half,” he says. “It felt like my jaw was tightening up. Every doctor and dentist said it was TMJ. It got to the point...
Apr 11, 2022 | Patient Stories
The process of healing begins with something so simple, so innate. Listening. Many of us are born with the ability, but time and experience, when interwoven with compassion, hone it into a skill that can help heal. No matter her the person’s age, background or...
Oct 30, 2021 | Patient Stories
In 2015, Patrick Dubois noticed an odd clicking sensation in his left knee during his evening stroll around the Chevron compound in Nigeria, where he worked. “It wasn’t tremendous pain,” he said. “It was just the first time I noticed that something was going wrong.”...
Oct 15, 2021 | Patient Stories
Thirteen-year-old Paityn Martin has a dream. She has her heart set on playing softball for highly competitive perennial powerhouse for Kaplan High School. Right now, she’s honing her skills at second base by playing for both a recreational team- LA Hearts- and an...
