1998 Women and Health Lecture was presented by Dr. Kay Toombs, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Some highlights of her lecture are included below.
Illness changes our relationship with our bodies.
And so began our journey with Dr. S. Kay Toombs as she led the audience into the world of the chronically ill and disabled during the 1998 Women and Health Lecture. Dr. Toombs is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University. Additionally she earned a second M.A. and a Ph.D. from Rice University, Houston, Texas, both in Philosophy. Dr. Toombs' presentation combined the poignant self-revelation of her personal experience with multiple sclerosis and a keen philosophical analysis of the sick person's encounter with illness. In addition there are growing numbers of older individuals who can expect to experience at least one chronic disease.