Lost in “The Spectrum”: Be Aware of Medical Issues

The Needle in the Haystack As far back as I can remember, since Lucas was born, I have had to play detective concerning medical issues. Most children will cry and say, “My stomach hurts!”. Lucas never would. The only way that I knew that something was wrong was by keen observation through the eyes of…

No Hill For a Climber, Early Detection

Several years ago, back in my Navy career, I spent five years in a Special Operations helicopter command, Helicopter Combat Support Special Squadron 4, where our mission was Combat Search and Rescue along with helicopter support of Navy SEAL teams such as aerial gunnery and insertion/extraction operations.  Because of the nature of our mission, we…