The Health Surprises Issue You didn't see it coming, but you're getting through it together. UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES If life teaches us anything, it's this: Wellness and illness are anything but predictable About 2 million PHOTO AND ICONS BY GETTY IMAGES people in the U.S. have had a limb amputated. 1 in 5 Americans has a disability. Just 5 to 10 percent of cancers are hereditary, so most people can't rely on family history to predict cancer risk. 141.4 million emergency department visits happen each year. 45 percent About of pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned. As many as 10 percent of heart attacks afflict people younger than 45. Read on and know that you can handle whatever comes your way. Sources: Amputee Coalition, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harvard Men's Health Watch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health FALL 2018 9