After losing her sense of smell, a Florida woman trains to regain it
As the pandemic stole millions of people’s “fifth sense,” Barbara Walker’s seemed to be coming back. But why?
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As the pandemic stole millions of people’s “fifth sense,” Barbara Walker’s seemed to be coming back. But why?
PALM HARBOR — The first smell was lemon. At least she thought it was lemon. Barbara Walker hadn’t smelled a thing in 34 years. Then, on a spring afternoon, she stood on her patio by the pool and caught a whiff of hope. The light was low, the air warm. A sticky breeze ruffled the cypress trees. In the aviary outside the sliding doors, her rescued pigeons were cooing. Walker, then 55, had just ...
The nosebleeds started in elementary school for Bernadette Guthrie as she furtively dabbed her nose with a tissue lest any classmate notice.“You certainly didn’t want anyone to know you had a problem,” said Guthrie, now 74.The bleeds came every coupl
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