Jürgen Reul

Jürgen Reul

I've been ill since 2014, unfortunately with a rarer form of ALS with extreme spasticity and bulbar symptoms. Unfortunately, I can no longer speak or swallow. I'm quadriplegic and anarthric, and can no longer move anything. Despite this, I still find quality of life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqblNMxH_cE I used to be an extreme athlete and did crazy things.I'm both a doctor and a patient myself. I made the diagnosis myself.I live in a normal family, and we have a young daughter.My Read more [...]
Tom Tarter

Tom Tarter

A decade out of med school, Tom was confident in his ability to handle any case that came into the emergency department at Bloomington Hospital. In need of some doctoring NOVA: Are you glad you became a doctor? Tom Tarter: I couldn't imagine myself doing anything else but what I do. Well, that's not entirely true—I could be a mechanic. But I do love emergency medicine. I just love it. Q: I can tell. You light up when you talk about it. Tom: Yeah. Q: Can Read more [...]