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<span id="goog_1609370290"></span><span id="goog_1609370291"></span>Fall is here along with some cooler weather which makes me think of gumbo. Being from Oklahoma, I have adapted to Louisiana very well… almost too well. Gumbo, crawfish, jambalaya... mmm my mouth is watering at the thought of it all.<br />
<a name='more'></a>Fall is also jeans and sweater weather… hmmm….can I still get into my jeans with all that delicious gumbo? Perhaps it’s time to start that exercise program I’ve been putting off.<br />
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I tell my patients every day that daily exercise can help prevent breast cancer. Studies have proven this. A new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds that obese women have four times the risk of developing a rare type of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer, which makes up 1% to 6% of breast cancers. <br />
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Maintaining a healthy body weight and exercising regularly helps reduce your risk of developing breast cancer. Estrogen can fuel breast cancer and it has been shown that body fat raises levels of estrogen. So by reducing your body fat you can help reduce your risk.<br />
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But don’t panic, you don’t need to go on a crash diet, or worse, give up gumbo. Losing as little as 5-10% of your body weight can make a big difference in your breast cancer risk. So talk to your doctor about your breast cancer risk, get an annual screening mammogram, and remember you can still enjoy a bowl of gumbo just in moderation.<br />
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<a href="http://womens-childrens.com/physicians/profile/Reatha-M-Williams-DO">Dr. Reatha Williams</a><br />
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Women's & Children's Hospitalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137270888097671912noreply@blogger.comLafayette, LA, USA30.2240897 -92.01984270000002730.0045402 -92.342566200000022 30.4436392 -91.697119200000031tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643465722964753117.post-18574429348024222562013-09-11T07:17:00.000-07:002013-09-11T07:17:23.627-07:00Healing What Chemo Can't.<div style="text-align: left;">
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Working with children facing cancer has been one of the most humbling experiences of my entire life. Cancer is a diagnosis that affects not only the patient, but also their family members, friends, schools, and communities. Although the specific type of cancer and treatment plan may differ, for most families, the diagnosis initiates some of the same questions. Why us? Why my child? Why my family?</div>
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<a name='more'></a>These are the same questions my family and I were once confronted with when my older brother was diagnosed with cancer. Upon first hearing the news, it’s as if someone has punched you in the stomach and knocked all the wind out of your body. You can’t breathe. It hurts, deep down and quite emotionally, it hurts.<br />
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As social workers, we are trained to be there for individuals and families facing great difficulties and life challenges. It means that from the point of diagnosis, we will walk beside our patients and their loved ones through the constant thunderstorm of cancer. This profession continuously provides me with the opportunity to make a difference…to provide emotional/social support in someone’s darkest hours; to sit with them and listen to their story. Allowing them to cry or be angry. To let them know it’s okay to question why this is happening. I connect them to multiple resources within the community to help ease them through one of the hardest journeys they will ever make. And more often than not, I get to be there during the celebration –after the treatment has worked and all those weeks…months…years of rigorous treatment have finally paid off. I am able to rejoice with them, and wave goodbye as they leave the hospital for the final time.<br />
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Some people say my job must be very sad and hard to do every day. To those people I politely smile and say, “Well, you’ve never had the privilege of sitting beside a child while they’re eating cake at their <i><u>No Mo Chemo party!</u></i>” Social work is privileged work, and pediatric oncology practice reminds me of this every single day.<br />
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<i>“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”</i>
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Stress is<i> the need to
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Our bodies are designed to experience stress and react to it
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Avoiding stress is a good idea, but let’s be realistic,
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accident. It is short-lived and goes away. </span><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Chronic
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</b><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You can’t do it all. It’s important to learn when to say “No” and know your
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Life has been a part of my life since I was 14 years old, when I was treated
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while clarifying any misconceptions I had.
I knew from the day I left the hospital, that I would one day become
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can be very scary and confusing.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Child
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children through play and education.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Whether it is playing a game at the bedside or in the activity room with
a child, or educating them about what an IV is by allowing them to place one on
a stuffed animal, we are here to meet their psychosocial needs.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">You can find us in all areas of the hospital,
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I feel so blessed to have been
hired to work here at Women’s & Children’s for many reasons.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Not only is it<a href="http://womens-childrens.com/our-services/pediatric/service_detail.dot?id=6bf644d4-c7db-4f07-b67e-2f5196e8f169" target="_blank"> the only hospital in our area to have a Child Life program</a>, but it has grown over the past five years,
due to the hard work of Janie Eldridge and Julie Mentel, to have a multitude of
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Osteopathic manipulative therapy or OMT is an advanced form
of hands-on care. It is usually
performed by Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O. or osteopath) and is useful
for easing pain, promoting healing, increasing mobility and treating asthma,
sinus disorders, carpal tunnel syndrome, migraines, as well as muscle and back
pains. OMT can complement and in some
instances even replace the need for medications and surgery. It can be complementary to other forms of
manipulation and alternative therapies as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like MDs, DOs are fully licensed physicians that provide a
full range of services from prescribing medications to performing surgery. DOs typically have a unique approach to
practicing medicine by looking at the whole person when determining the
diagnosis and not just the symptoms.
This comes from the belief that the body is a dynamic unit of function, has
self-regulatory mechanisms, and structure and function are interrelated at all
levels. DOs have an appreciation of the
body’s ability to heal itself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The typical doctor’s appointment with a DO will start like
any other—height, weight, blood pressure and other vital signs, a medical history,
and a physical exam. The osteopathic
exam will look at structural alignment, function, and flexibility as well as
muscle tone and spasm. OMT is customized
for each individual patient based on their needs. The techniques used in an OMT visit can feel
anywhere from light touch to stretching to massage to cracking and popping
similar to a chiropractic treatment.
Usually patients feel great after an OMT session but some may notice
they are slightly tired or feel like they started a new workout routine—these
symptoms usually go away within 24
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://medicalcenterofacadiana.com/physicians/profile/Stephanie-N-Aldret-DO" target="_blank">For more information about Dr. Aldret and OMT click here.</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Dr. Stephanie Aldret DO</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Regional Primary Care Physicians</span></div>
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