Calif. man, 97, is one of about 200 living members of the first Black Marines
Richard Davis keeps his replica Congressional Gold Medal in a glass case that his wife had specially made to hold the award.
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Richard Davis keeps his replica Congressional Gold Medal in a glass case that his wife had specially made to hold the award.
Shezarah Carey, deceased, was one of podiatrist Dr. Monique Mitchell’s first patients. Carey had diabetes and was concerned about losing her leg to the disease. She made an impassioned plea to the doctor to save her leg; she did not want to get an amputation. Mitchell provided podiatry care to Carey for almost 15 years
Richard Davis, 97, of Sacramento is one of around 200 people left from roughly 23,000 who trained at the segregated Montford Point Marine camp in North Carolina between 1942 and 1949.
Eighty percent of people who have had a diabetic amputation will be dead within five years of their limb being removed, according to podiatrist Dr. Monique Mitchell, which is why The Bahamas Podiatric Medical Association is concentrating on a multidisciplinary team approach to saving the diabetic’s foot. Mitchell said having a diabetic lower limb amputation
Amiyah Reynolds scored 15 and Rashunda Jones scored 14 to lead Washington in its win over La Lumiere