We’ve all heard about eye teeth, but have you ever heard of a tooth helping someone regain their sight? Without a doubt, the story sounds incredible, but it’s true.
Sixty-year-old Sharron “Kay” Thornton became blind in both eyes after contracting a rare illness, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, nine years earlier. The damage to the cornea from scarring left doctors unable to try more traditional treatment, like cornea transplants. Doctors tried a stem cell procedure but that was unsuccessful.
As a last ditch attempt to help Kay regain her vision, eye surgeons decided to try a relatively rare procedure called a modified osteo-odonto-keatroprosthesis. Only 600 …read more

Hi, I’m Jennifer, or Jen to my friends. I’m your new Inside Motherhood blogger. I’m excited to be here, and thrilled to have the opportunity to write about a subject I’m passionate about – motherhood.
First, let me tell you a bit about me. I was born in California but my hippy/academia parents moved me away from there as a baby. We ultimately ended up in Memphis, Tennessee when I was 5. After college, I moved deeper South and eventually settled in Birmingham, Alabama. I married the absolute love of my life, who I met in a bar and married a year later. He is a longtime …read more