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Posted on May 16, 2019 - Many of us get the spring cleaning impulse this time of year. Out go old possessions that don’t “spark joy,” as organizing guru Marie Kondo would say. But for some people, asking if an item “sparks joy” is futile—because they are tied emotionally to all their possessions, even items others would consider useless. For people living with a hoarding disorder, discarding items sparks quite the opposite of joy!

Posted on May 14, 2019 - Click below to hear Tomas Mendez, Senior Director of Independent Living talk about Franke at Seaside’s upcoming renovations and amenity expansion plans on ABC News Channel 4’s Lowcountry Live.

Posted on May 14, 2019 - Lost your car keys? Instead of retracing your steps, you might want to try walking backward to jog your memory. A study published in the January issue of Cognition found that people who walked backward, imagined they were walking backward, or even watched a video simulating backward motion had better recall of past events than those who walked forward or sat still.

Posted on May 9, 2019 - Joint replacement surgery represents one of the biggest and most life-changing advances in modern medicine. It has meant the difference between disability from crippling arthritis and nearly normal mobility for millions of people in recent decades. The hip and knee are, by far, the most commonly replaced joints, and they have the most reliable results. In the US each year, more than 300,000 hips and 700,000 knees are replaced, and the results are generally good. But every time a joint is replaced, an important question looms: how long will it last?

Posted on May 7, 2019 - May is National Stroke Awareness Month. When it comes to stroke, what you don’t know can hurt you! Learn more about some commonly held myths about stroke: