Friday, March 13, 2015
Drew Crenshaw has been dealing with a health issue ever since high school. He inexplicably started having extreme pain in his ankles. After x-rays he was found to have minor stress fractures in both feet and wound up in casts, rolling around in a wheel chair for six months. The casts were removed but the pain continued and so did the visits to different doctors around the Southeast.
This happened until, through a family friend, he heard about the Emory Clinic and its ability to help diagnose difficult cases. The aptly named Special Diagnostic Services department within Emory has medical investigators that help diagnose highly challenging medical mysteries.
Drew was at Emory with his mother and brother for a check up and I was given the opportunity to sit in on part of his treatment.
Dr. Heather Gladue (left) checks Drew Crenshaw’s pain levels in his legs during his check up at the Emory Clinic off of Clifton Rd. in Atlanta on Friday, March 13, 2015.
Dr. Heather Gladue (right) checks Drew Crenshaw’s pain levels in his legs during his check up at the Emory Clinic off of Clifton Rd. in Atlanta on Friday, March 13, 2015.
Drew Crenshaw (center) and his mother Melissa Coon talk with Dr. Heather Gladue (right) during his check up at the Emory Clinic off of Clifton Rd. in Atlanta on Friday, March 13, 2015.
Dr. Heather Gladue (right) takes Drew Crenshaw’s vital signs during his check up at the Emory Clinic off of Clifton Rd. in Atlanta on Friday, March 13, 2015.
Drew Crenshaw looks towards the ceiling as Dr. Heather Gladue injects him with medication during his check up at the Emory Clinic off of Clifton Rd. in Atlanta on Friday, March 13, 2015.
Dr. Heather Gladue (right) uses a bandaid to cover an injection site on Drew Crenshaw’s ankle during his check up at the Emory Clinic off of Clifton Rd. in Atlanta on Friday, March 13, 2015.
Drew Crenshaw (right) talks with Dr. Heather Gladue during his check up at the Emory Clinic off of Clifton Rd. in Atlanta on Friday, March 13, 2015.
Drew Crenshaw (center), his mother Melissa Coon and younger brother Cooper Coon talk with Dr. Heather Gladue (right) during his check up at the Emory Clinic off of Clifton Rd. in Atlanta on Friday, March 13, 2015.
Drew Crenshaw (center) hugs nurse Debbie Cohen after completing his check up at the Emory Clinic off of Clifton Rd. in Atlanta on Friday, March 13, 2015.