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: BOTOX A New MirAcle Drug? L Injections provide more than just cosmetic benefits eon Willis has been preaching at a small local church for close to 40 years, but an unusual disorder has sometimes made it difficult for him to do his job as effectively as he would like. The 71-year-old from Tupelo says that his eyes have always spontaneously blinked and squinted to a degree that it was sometimes unsafe to drive. The bigger problem, however, was that when he was preaching, he felt that people were paying more attention to his eyes than what he was saying. “I have been to multiple doctors throughout my life, but never got a diagnosis or a treatment that worked,” Willis says. “As a kid, I was told it was just a bad habit and to quit it. It’s not possible to control it, and it tends to attract attention. It makes it difficult to hold a conversation.” After accepting that it was something he would have to live with, he met Justin Graff, M.D., a neurologist on staff at North Mississippi Medical Center, in 1999. “I was checking on one of my patients in the hospital, and Mr. Willis was there visiting,” Graff says. “I noticed Leon Willis 50 Spring 2 013

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Spring 2013 - North Mississippi

Vim & Vigor - Spring 2013 - North Mississippi
Contents
Opening Thoughts
Brain Power
No Bones About It
You're the Star
Heart-to-Heart
Lighten Up!
Have No Fear
Work It!
What Are the Chances?
9 Symptoms Never to Ignore
When Allergies Attack
Virtual Health
Botox: A New Miracle Drug?
The Doctor Will See You Now
Catch the Spirit

Vim & Vigor - Spring 2013 - North Mississippi