Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's semi-autobiographical Little House books have long been familiar with Laura's older sister, Mary, and the explanation that scarlet fever caused her vision loss. But ...

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11."I once managed to break my jaw in such a unique way that I became a case study at the local medical university. I fell off my bike and landed square on my chin.

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Without a doubt, current medical treatments are more effective and less painful than ever before. But it’s been a long and sometimes unusual road to get where we are now. From strange illnesses ...