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Sabrina was treated to all-around great care when having her baby at McKee Medical Center. She received personal phone calls from her physician, Dr. Howell, to inform her of test results in the days leading up to her delivery. And she was able to relax before and after the birth of her baby in a private jetted tub. The caring staff even provided free massages and delicious cookies to help make her comfortable. But it wasn’t just about Sabrina. Her whole family enjoyed the experience of the new baby together in a spacious and relaxing labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum room. McKee Medical Center provides a private, feel-good atmosphere where you can welcome your baby into the world. McKee Medical Center. Remarkable health care inspired by you.

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The HealthyPlate

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Combatingthe returnof breastcancer

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Recipe for recovery

On the cover: Deb Homan teachesa ballet class at Broadway BoundDance Academy in Loveland. Seestory on page 4 (photo by JadeCody).

Susan G. KomenRace for the Cure

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PoisedLife

Photo by Jade CodyDeb Homan teaches a balletclass at Broadway BoundDance Academy in Loveland.

Jade CodySpecial Sections Editor

After five years of recovery, DebHoman hit the streets of down-town Denver with 60,000 pink-

clad individuals in the 2008 Susan G.Komen Race for the Cure. “They makeyou feel so special,” Homan said aboutthe organizers of the race. She said thefeeling of unity with the “massive hu-manity” was extraordinary.

Although Homan says her storywith breast cancer isn’t unusual, shehopes sharing it will comfort otherwomen who are experiencing it theway a friend comforted her upon her

diagnosis.Homan had no family history, took

care of her body and as far as sheknew, was a perfectly healthy woman.But when she found a lump in herbreast following a routine self exam,she knew it wasn’t normal.

Homan’s family physician doubtedthat the lump was cancerous, but thedoctor acted on the side of caution andrecommended Homan have the lumpremoved and tested for cancer. Thenext day, Homan got a call at work. Itwas cancerous.

“I was shocked,” Homan said. “I wasupset, scared and I didn’t know what toexpect. I went home and tried to figureout what it all meant.”

Homan called a friend who had alsohad breast cancer. “I needed to talk tosomebody who had been through it,”she said.

For the next year, Homan’s missionbecame fighting her newfound cancer.She had a bilateral mastectomy and be-gan chemotherapy.

The support that followed was in-strumental in Homan’s recovery. “Peo -ple came out of the woodwork to sup-port us,” she said. The Loveland SwimClub, an organization Homan’s daugh-ter swims with, raised money and usedit to provide the family with meals.Homan’s husband, daughter, parentsand in-laws were also extra supportive.

But that isn’t to say recovery was aneasy feat. Suddenly everything becamedifficult — she was no longer able todo everyday things like putting a glassaway in the cabinet, dressing herself ordriving.

“You find the little things to be areally big deal,” she said.

Homan felt lucky that her employer,Agilent Technologies, was flexible andlet her stay on part time when she wasable to work. Although an electrical en-gineer by degree, she works in market-ing at Agilent, which makes testing and

Loveland womangets back to lifeafter breast cancer

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The 2009 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, held on October4, attracted 54,000 people and was again a large success in raisingpublic breast cancer awareness.

Over $2 million — raised by this year’s Race forthe Cure.

75 percent of the net proceeds from the race stay inthe 12-county service area that the Denver Affiliate serves to fundbreast health education, breast cancer screening and treatmentpr ojects.

25 percent — the remaining portion of the proceedsgo to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure to fund research.

64,000 — number of people who participated in lastyear’s race.

$2.83 million dollars — amount from lastyear’s race that was distributed to Colorado non-profits.

17 — years in which the race has occurred.

$23 million dollars — total amount investedin Colorado from the Denver Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for theCure, $9 million towards breast cancer research.

61 Percent of breast cancers are diagnosed at a local-ized stage, for which the five-year survival rate is 98 percent.

A Pink Tie Affair

Come dance and dine the night away, en-ter a drawing to win a “backstage pass”for two to a Denver Broncos away game

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What: A Pink Tie Affair gala benefiting theDenver Metropolitan Affiliate of Susan G.Komen for the Cure and its work to end breastcancer. It’s one of Denver’s most elegant andsparkling social events of the season.

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Homan’s recovery was set back by an infec-tion, and it took the better part of a year for herto get back to being the active person her fami-ly and friends knew her to be.

Five years later, Homan said she feels betterthan ever. “Ther e’s nothing I can’t do now thatcould do before,” she said. Homan enjoys hik-ing, biking and swimming with the LovelandMaster’s Group three times a week. Homan alsoteaches a ballet class at Broadway Bound twicea week.

“They’re assuming I’ll be fine for life,” shesaid about her successful bout with breast can-cer. “The reason it wasn’t that bad is becausewe found it so soon.” Unfortunately, not allwomen are lucky enough to find breast cancerin its early stages before it metastasizes. “A lot ofthose women are no longer with us.”

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Though rare — affecting 1 to 6percent of breast cancer patients,according to the Mayo Clinic — in -flammatory breast cancer is moreaggressive and progresses fasterthan other types of breast cancer. Itusually grows in nests or sheets,rather than as a confined tumor, ac-cording to the Inflammatory BreastCancer Research Foundation, and

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“Some people say whenthey get the urge to exercisethey lie down until it goesaway,” Allen said. “Otherslook for the remote. Try toget up a little earlier and gooutside or use your lunchbreak. If you take yourlunch instead of fast food, itmakes it more time efficientand you can squeeze inmore exercise.”

The key to preventingweight gain is awareness.Watterson said to measurebody fat percentage andthen know the healthy rangefor personal height andbody build before starting acardio schedule.

“Cardio is anything to getthe heart rate up for 30 min-utes or longer,” Wa t t e r s o nsaid. “You don’t burn fat un-

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Allen is a proponent ofexercise that involves asmany body parts as possible,movements that he said willburn more calories.

“There is a place for atleast some minor weight lift-ing. If you build a largermuscle, even when youar en’t doing something youare burning more calories,like having a larger engine.”

Consistent body fuel is al-so important when fightingwinter pudge.

“You have to eat clean tolose weight, not just eatless,” Watterson said. “Yo uare better off eating five tosix times a day in smallermeals every three hours.”

The other side of keepingtrim is registering what calo-ries come into the body.

“Avoid sweets and fats —these don’t do your choles-terol very good,” Allen said.“You consume a lot of calo-ries eating fatty food. A cou-ple hours after eatingsweets, your body processesit all and you are hungryagain. Eat more slowly soyour body has they chanceto signal your brain so youdon’t over eat.”

To stay motivated in pur-suing a healthy lifestyle, cel-ebrating small successes andworking towards goals willgo a long way in finally de-feating those stubbornpounds.

“It really motivates youwhen you know youdropped a little, especiallyaround the holidays,” Wat -terson said.

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“If they are serving some-thing high in calories or fat, Ilimit portion size and drinkmore water,” he said. “It isvery tough to avoid all of thecookies.”

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— “Indoor exercise is al-ways an option,” Allen said.“There are reasonable healthclubs people can join. Oryou can get a used exercisebicycle. It might be hard tocome up with the extramoney, but it might becheaper than a health club.”

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HL Health in a Handbasket

Four expert tips on hiking By Jade Cody

� See C O DY /Page 11 1. If you don’t want to climb a mountain, but still want to see beau-ty, don’t worry. There are plenty of pretty things on flat land, too. Forinstance, my mom. She’s so pretty.

2. I am seriously considering opening a vendor stand midway upthe Grays Peak trail next year. A quirky donkey named Milford willhelp me pull my cart up. The business will be called Milford’s Supply-Mart, and I will sell hiking sticks, energy bars and beverages, hope,cigarettes, lasagna (cause I just really like it), sunscreen, force fieldsand glow sticks. Also a hiking expert/tour guide who plays the har-monica will be sitting in the back of the cart and will be available forp u rc h a s e .

3. While going up and down a mountain, every hiker you see willbe friendly and say hi to you. You have plenty of choices in greetings,but I found a fist bump offering to be the least effective. Hugs wentover big. Hold back on the butt slap, though. The rest of the worldstill isn’t ready for that.

4. Resist the temptation to roll down the mountain in a tire on yourway back down. But if you do it, call me, cause I want to make avideo of it (look for copies for sale at Milford’s).

Exploring the Gray Area

Jade CodySpecial Sections Editor

Let’s start with a couple fun facts. FactNo. 1: Hiking is a lot like dating awoman: you aren’t always sure

where you are, what you might be doingwrong or if you smell bad. What you doknow, however, is that you’re dizzy andprobably not dressed properly.

Fact No. 2: There are people who havethe ability to jog up and down mountainswhile you strain for the life of your thighsto take another single trudging step up-ward. These people are technicallyknown as stinkers, and as you watchthem gallop into the sunset, you secretlyhope they will fall down and get eatenslowly by a pack of rabid llamas (it’sabout time I got llamas into one of mystories. Hazzah!)

These facts come as a result of a recentroad trip and subsequent hike. I wasdriving around one day and decided to

Yet more evidencethat I am not, in fact,

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jaunt off of Interstate 70 and see whereI ended up. I randomly chose an exit(Bakersville) and buzzed up a dirt roadinto the mountains. What I didn’t knowwas that I was headed straight for thetrailhead of Grays Peak.

Even when I got there, I didn’t knowit was a 14’er. If you’re wondering, it’spretty common for me to not knowwhere I am. I usually just roll with it.

So I started hiking up the trail, con-tently snapping chipmunk glamourshots (those posers) and taking in thecrisp mountain air. Before I knew it, thetrail began to steepen and becomerocky, and I was half way up themountain. At this point I looked aroundfor an escalator or moving walkway,but surprisingly none were available.Don’t worry, the parks department hasbeen notified.

Since I hadn’t planned on doing a gi-

gantic climb, I didn’t have any supplies,such as warm clothes or a single bottleof water (there’s a thought). But I wentupward anyway, cause that’s what guysdo. Smart? No. But foolishly deter-mined, you bet your hiking booties.

As I climbed above tree-line, GraysPeak sported colorful rocks, playfulmarmots and to a lesser extent, oxygen.Snow dotted a few north-facing spots ofthe ridge, which connects to another14’er, Torreys Peak, and is part of theContinental Divide. From what I under-stand, it’s a fairly easy hike compared toColorado’s other 53 peaks above 14,000feet. Using this information,I am all but certain that mosthikers are robots or halfmountain goats. For therecord, I really wish I washalf mountain goat. I’d eatcans for sure.

As I headed toward thetop, it was cold and sceni-cally bewildering, especiallyto a light-headed non-goat.

My feet were throbbing inside my workloafers (remember, I wasn’t planning ona big hairy hike), and my knees wenton strike with picket signs that read“you’re not my real dad.”

On the way down, I decided that hik-ing is hurtful and not in my best inter-ests. My official hiking policy going for-ward is that one hike per year is aboutright. Or none. Climbing stairs can andwill be accepted as a substitute. If thereare more than 13 steps, I am allowed tosay I climbed a 14’er. I figure I earnedthat right.

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Healing from divorceBeth Firestein,Ph.D.Uncommon Sense

Question: After nineyears of marriage,my wife said shewas no longer hap-

py and she moved out. Weare now divorced. How canI avoid developing abandon-ment and trust issues in myfuture relationships? Not thatI’m ready to jump into any-thing, but I think I will havea hard time trusting anyoneagain.

Answer: This is a greatquestion, but not an easyone to answer. It sounds likeyour wife’s decision to leavetook you by surprise. I don’tknow whether she tried totell you why she was leav-ing, but the experience obvi-

ously left you somewhatdazed and full of questionsabout trust.

If you can find out her rea-sons for leaving, this willhelp you move on withmore information. Whetheryou agree or disagree withher point of view, it is help-ful to know how she sawthings. It is also important toreflect on how you per-ceived the marriage. Talk topeople who are outside therelationship to get a betterperspective.

Friends can help, butsometimes it is important totalk to a counselor who istrained to help sort out thesecomplicated issues and istruly outside the situation.The goal of counseling is todiscover what your contribu-

tions to the situation were aswell as to understand herrole in the breakup of themarriage. When you canmove beyond anger andblame to a place of clear un-derstanding about what hap-pened, this is an importantstep toward trusting yourselfand others in the future.

There is no good way toget around feeling grief,

anger, distrust and abandon-ment, but you do have somecontrol over whether you getstuck in those feelings orheal and move forward.

It is hard to trust a newperson when you haven’t yethealed from the ending ofyour marriage. No doubtthere will be things you de-cide to do different in the fu-ture. Having a broader per-spective on yourself and re-lationships will give you theopportunity to make newchoices. In making new andbetter choices you will re-gain the ability to risk trust-ing someone again.

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Rhema MuncySpecial Sections Reporter

Tiger striped tomatoesrepresent a new life forMarta Farrell. This Fort

Collins community memberlearned to cradle her heirloomseeds from bare soil to har-vest, a parallel to her ownjourney of beating breast can-cer with determination andgood humor.

“After I got cancer, Ithought, ‘I need to re-focus,’”Farrell said.

Farrell read a Denver-basedbook called “Animal Veg-etable, Miracle: A year of foodlife,” a story chronicling onefamily’s experience of eatingas much local and seasonalfood as possible in one year.Farrell made a similar deci-sion, backed by researchshowing that chemicals, foodstripped of nutrients and bodyfat can contribute to thegrowth of cancer cells.

A study by Seattle’s FredHutchinson Cancer ResearchCenter shows that obesity,drinking alcohol and smokingsignificantly increase the riskof a second breast cancer.And as more and more wom-en survive breast cancer, thisresearch pointed out that af-fected women are two to sixtimes at greater risk of devel-oping a second cancer thanwomen in the general popula-tion, said Dr. Christopher Li,an epidemiologist, in the Jour-nal of Clinical Oncology.

Changing a lifestyle to fol-low these guidelines takestime and discipline, sacrificesFarrell was willing to make.Now she reads every label inthe grocery store and keepsup her local seasonal eatinghabits. She said she only hadcancer for 90 days, and wouldlike to keep it that way.

Farrell received her aggres-sive cancer diagnosis in themiddle of her busiest seasonat the Fort Collins Symphony.She told the doctor shecouldn’t have cancer until thenext week, after the big sea-son opener. When Mondaycame and she faced her diag-nosis head on, Farrell realizedher stressful schedule wasn’thelping, and her health wasnot even a priority. So shestepped down from the sym-phony to focus on healing.

Farrell started yoga classesfive times a week andwouldn’t let her doctors gettoo serious about her condi-tion. Radiation sessions be-came her tea break and achance to chat with her newnurse friends at Poudre ValleyHospital before heading to theradiation “tanning” bed forsome meditation. And Farrell’sminister kept her laughingfrom the pulpit and helpedher come back to her faith.

“I believe you need to havea sense of humor and keepyour spirits up,” she said.“You really need to have apositive attitude. One of thethings that helped me keep a

positive attitude was my faith.The cancer drew me back tochurch. Not that I didn’t be-lieve in God, I just wasn’t ac-tive.”

Now Farrell has a new takeon living.

“People need to take thestress out of their lives,” shesaid. “People just don’t realizethe importance that diet andfitness has to staying healthy.Cancer was a tremendouswake-up call to me to changemy life.”

According to Anne McTier-nan, M.D., Ph.D and author of“Breast Fitness,” a womanwith cancer in one breast hasa three-to-four fold increasedrisk of developing a new can-cer as compared to a womanwho have never had breastcancer. And chances of a sec-ond cancer increase if the firstcancer happened when thewoman was young and if she

had a family history of the dis-ease.

“High-fat, low-fiber dietswith few fruits and vegetableshave been implicated in in-creased breast cancer risk,”McTiernan wrote.

Other observed factors in-cluded chlorinated hydrocar-bons, such as those found inpesticides DDT and PCBs,powerful estrogens that canstimulate breast cells to repli-cate. She also found thatdrinking two or more alco-holic drinks per day doublesthe risk of breast cancer. Anda higher BMI means a higherrisk of getting cancer aftermenopause.

Dr. Anne Kanard, a medicaloncologist at Cancer Center ofthe Rockies, recommendedthese changes as well asscreenings for all breast can-cer survivors striving for goodhealth.

“The biggest thing peoplecan do to help prevent recur-rences is screening andmonthly self examinations,”she said. “Exercise is very im-portant. It doesn’t have to behard core. Go outside andwalk 20-30 minutes a day andadd an extra fruit or vegetableto your diet a day.”

Local research at the CSUnutrition center resonates withnational trends.

“The main recommendationis a plant-based diet of fruitsand veggies, whole grains andlegumes,” Nutrition directorMelissa Wdowik said. “Meat isstill allowed, but in smallamounts as a condiment.Choose lean meats and limitall red meat, and not threetimes a day.”

Think of the dinner platethis way: 3/4 plant based foods,including whole grains andlegumes, and 1/4 lean proteins.

“Plant-based foods are highin fiber,” Wdowik said. “Fiberhelps with digestion, providesanti-oxidants and decreasesthe risk of obesity and hor-mone levels. Anti-oxidantscombat cancer by neutralizingfree radicals, which are unsta-ble molecules that damageDNA and cell walls.”

The minimum fruit and veg-

gie serving amount is threeand a half, with five as the op-timal goal. That means a fruitor vegetable for every mealand snack. And a low fat dietis also recommended byWdowik, but not a completeelimination of those fats.

“Have fish, olive and canolaoils. Substitute better oils byhaving fish 3-4 times a weekand a tablespoon of oil eachday.”

Breast Cancer survivorGwen Andersen, a nursemanager at Poudre ValleyHealth System, regained andthen improved her health withdiet and exercise. To her, thejourney through the diseaseoffered a new life perspective,both mentally and physically.

She was diagnosed in Au-gust of 2006. She had surgeryto remove the mass not longafter and then started radiationin October as a part of a studygroup at the hospital. She wasback to work by December,although she fought fatiguefrom the radiation for severalmonths.

After radiation, Andersen

SecondChance

RH Photo/Rhema MuncyGwen Andersen warmsup for a workout atOrchards Athletic Center.

Breast cancer survivors changelifestyles to fight recurrence

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Healthy diet substitutions

Make dishes lower infat with these in-gredient ex-

changes:• Meatloaf — Replace

ground meat with extra leanground beef or turkey andadd 1/2 cup cooked barleyand 1/2 cup shredded carrotsto meat mixture.

• Chicken Rice Casserole— Replace the rice with onecan drained pinto beans and1/2 cup cooked brown rice.

• Steak — Replace a sixounce steak with threeounces of lean steak slicedonto spinach salad with avariety of colorful vegeta-bles.

• Tacos — Replaceground beef with one bagof soy crumbles cookedwith one can of drainedblack beans and one can ofdiced tomatoes.

HIGH ANTIOXIDANTFOODS:

• Oranges — Sweetpotatoes, carrots, pumpkin

• Red — To m a t o e s ,strawberries, bell peppers

• Purple — Eggplant,plums, grapes

• Green — Spinach, kale,br occoli

— Melissa Wdowik,Director of Nutrition, CSU

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joined a health club, but itwas her eight-month check-up after her diagnosis that re-ally put Andersen on thepath to serious life change.

“My cholesterol has alwaysbeen a little elevated, and hereminded me of the things Ishould be doing,” Andersensaid. “I started to really thinkabout my risk of recurrenceand that I really needed tolose some weight.”

So last year she lost 50pounds by Christmas. Thisyear she worked on main-taining that accomplishmentand she began working witha trainer at Orchards AthleticCenter last month. Reducing

her fat percentage was thegoal behind the weight loss,because her breast cancerwas estrogen receptor posi-tive, and estrogen likes fatcells.

“It wasn’t about losing theweight; it was about gettingto a reasonable body compo-sition,” she said. “It was agood feeling getting comfort-able with my body.”

Now Andersen operates inmoderation to stay healthy.“Working 16 hours a day wasnot the best thing to do,” shesaid. “I needed to pare thatdown so I could do otherthings like go back to schooland get my exercise. I real-ized that life is about morethan work and doing every-thing you can get done in aday. Life is about living yourdr eams.”

Cancer-fighting recipes

High in fiber, vegeta-bles and nutrients,these recipes from

CSU’s Nutrition Center incor-porate healthy ingredients in-to the dinner menu.

Quinoa SaladMakes 4 servingsIngredients:

1 cup dry quinoa2 cups water3 Roma tomatoes1/4 cup lemon juice1 cup parsley2 scallions, thinly sliced1 handful fresh mint leaves3 tablespoons olive oil1/4 teaspoon sea saltFresh ground pepper

Dir ections: Thor oughlyrinse and drain quinoa. In asaucepan, bring quinoa andwater to boil over medium-high heat. Place a lid on thepot and reduce heat to low,cooking for 15 minutes. Re-move the sauce pan from theburner and keep the coveron for 5 minutes.

Allow the quinoa to cool,then add all the ingredientsand mix well. Refrigerate atleast one hour before servingto mix flavors.

Nutrition facts: Calories269; Fat 13 g; Sat. fat 2 g,Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium174 mg, Carbs 34 g, Fiber 4g and Protein 7 g.

Lentil SoupMakes 6 servingsIngredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil1 small onion, thinly sliced1 garlic clove, minced4 carrots, peeled and chopped6 baby red potatoes, quartered1 cup green or brown lentils1/4 cup green beans chopped6 cups chicken or veggie broth3 plumb tomatoes chopped

Dir ections: In a largesauce pan, heat the oil overmedium heat. Add onionand garlic and cook untilsoft. Add remaining ingredi-ents, except tomatoes. Bringthe soupe to a boil and thenreduce heat to low and sum-mer until lentils are tender,about 25-30 minutes. Addtomatoes and then simmerfor five more minutes.

Nutrition facts: Calories190; Fat 3 g, Sat. fat 0;Cholesterol 0 mg; Sodium980 mg; Carbs 34 g; Fiber8 g; Protein 9 g.

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“I hadn’t thought about by eyebrowsor lashes. ... My hair had started to growback, but I lost them almost overnight.It was a crippling blow to my self-es-teem,” she said. “But I remembered Ihad been taught how to deal with this.”

The key to recreating brows is place-ment, according to the Look Goodcampaign. The spot where a pencil,held straight against your nose, hits thebrow bone would be the start of thebrow. Use the pencil to create a diago-nal line from the bottom corner of yournose to the outside corner of your eye.That’s the end point.

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TOTAL JOINT EDUCATIONPhysical therapists and oc-

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CANCER CAREGIVER’SS U P P O RT

Group-for caregivers ofcancer patients

When: Call for times andlocations

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BREAST CANCER SUPPORTGROUP

When: Second Thursdayof each month from 5:30 to 7p.m.

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When: Wednesdays, 9:45-11:45 a.m.

Wher e: McKee CancerCenter Conference Room

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MAN TO MAN PROSTATECANCER SUPPORT GROUP

When: 5:30 to 7 p.m. thefourth Thursday of themonth

Wher e: McKee Confer-ence and Wellness Center

Contact: 970-622-1961

CAREGIVERS SUPPORTFor caregivers of elderly

adults. The group focuses onproviding support and edu-cation about community re-sources and behavior issues,particularly for people withAlzheimer's and memory im-

pair ment.When: Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-

noonWher e: First Christian

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elderly adult family membersor friends is availablethrough Stepping StonesAdult Day Care program dur-ing meeting times at noc h a rg e .

Contact: 970-669-7069

THE SEASONS CLUBThe Seasons Club at McK-

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Join Laurel Kubin fromColorado State University,Gary Ashby from ColoradoHealth Care Policy and Fi-nancing and Elaine Proctor, alocal attorney, as they dis-cuss what is new in financinglong term care.

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Learn the difference be-tween the holiday blues anddepression as well as ways tomanage those feelings ofsadness.

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ATTENTION DEFICITDISORDER WORKSHOP

Ron Bateman, O.D. willspeak about A.D.D. misdiag-nosis, and how to separatevision problems from A.D.D.About 1 in five children inschool have visual deficien-cies that make it hard to con-centrate on near vision tasks— reading, writing, mathand computers. For parents,teachers, professionals,counselors and all who dealwith problem children.

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Our game plan is ER care within 30 minutes for our patients. Take Brenton for example. Last year was his first season playing tackle football. He was hit really hard during practice and later complained he had a bad headache and was lethargic. Brenton and his parents were scared, but the quick emergency care he received at McKee Medical Center made them feel a lot better. He was able to see a doctorin only 20 minutes because of McKee’s streamlined ER that’s zoned to treat the needs of each patient based on the severity of their medical problem. Our highly skilled team took the time to calm Brenton’s fear, while running the required tests that eventually cleared him to get back in the game. McKee Medical Center. Remarkable health care inspired by you.

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MCKEE IMPLEMENTS NEW VISITORGUIDELINES FOR FLU SEASON

McKee Medical Center has imple-mented new visitor restrictions as aprecautionary measure to ensure asafe environment for patients, visitorsand employees during the influenzaseason.

Visitors 12 and under will no longerbe allowed to visit patient care areasincluding patient rooms, medicalimaging, therapy and outpatient ser-vice areas. Research indicates thatpeople in this age group are morelikely to be carriers and transmitters ofthe flu and H1N1 virus. Young peoplewill be asked to remain in waiting ar-eas and must be supervised by anadult at all times. For more info, call970-593-6073.

MCKEE DONATES LIFE-SAVINGEQUIPMENT TO AREA SCHOOLS

McKee Medical Center recently do-nated four automated external defib-

rillators for use in Loveland, Thomp-son Valley, Mountain View andBerthoud and Harold Ferguson highschools. They will be available if aperson experiences sudden cardiacarr est.

SEILER ACHIEVES BOARDC E RT I F I C AT I O N

The Orthopaedic Center of theRockies’ D r.Steven Seiler haspassed his boardcertification exam-ination adminis-tered by theAmerican Boardof OrthopaedicS u rg e r y .

Seiler’s comple-tion of the exammeans he isboard-certified inthe specialty of orthopaedics.

Seiler joined the Orthopaedic Cen-

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Seiler was in practice with anothermedical group in the region from2007-2009. Prior to that, he receivedadvanced (fellowship) training in thecare of hand-wrist-arm-elbow injuriesat The Hand Center of San Antonio,TX (2006-07). Seiler earned his medi-cal degree from The University ofTexas Health Science Center, San An-tonio (1997-2001).

Appointments with Seiler can bemade at the Orthopaedic Center’s of-fices in Fort Collins and Loveland bycalling 970-419-7050.

SURGEON AT MCKEE PERFORMSFIRST ROBOTIC SURGERY

McKee Medical Center recently per-formed its first robotic minimally inva-sive surgery with the daVinci SurgicalSystem. The robotic system allows the

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Robotic surgery can beused at McKee to per-form gynecologic proce-dures including hysterec-tomies, myomectomies(removal of uterine fi-broids), radical hysterec-tomies for cervical can-cer, staging for endome-trial cancer and tubal lig-ation reversal as well asprostate, bladder andkidney surgeries.

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McKee Medical Centerhas received The Joint

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NEW CARDIOLOGISTNOW IN LOVELAND

Cardiologist Brian Lyle,M.D., has begun seeingpatients in the CardioVas-cular Institute of NorthColorado’s Loveland clin-ic. Lyle most recentlyworked with the RockyMountain Cardiologygroup in Boulder as aninvasive cardiologist. Hecompleted a cardiologyfellowship and was thechief cardiology fellow atHartford Hospital in Hart-ford, Conn. Lyle receivedhis medical degree fromthe NCP HahnemannSchool of Medicine inPhiladelphia.

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RHEMA MUNCYSPECIAL SECTIONS RE P O RT E R

The cutting board, decoratedwith fresh food colors of richbrown, milky white and deep

greens, featured several uncommonpizza toppings. Fort Collins lawyerMarta Farrell made drastic lifechanges when she received a breastcancer diagnosis two years ago. Nowshe focuses on eating the foods thatwill keep cancer from growing in herbody again, and her diet (as well asthe diet of her family) is stuffed withas much seasonal and local food aspossible.

Research indicates that a diet highin fruits, vegetables, fiber and leanproteins helps to fight off carcino-gens in the body, molecules that cantrigger cancer growth, according toMelissa Wdowik, the director of nu-trition at Colorado State University.Fruits and vegetables boost antioxi-dant levels in the body, which serveas a part of the cancer-fighting teamin the body, Wdowik said.

So Farrell makes nearly every bitecount as she strives to consume 30-35 grams of fiber a day. But the foodhas to taste delicious and there isroom for some sweets once andawhile.

“You should indulge in sweets, butmy rule is everything in moderation,”Farrell said. “Why would you want tolimit yourself on not having the best?But I have two scoops, not the wholepint.”

When picking food, she chooses ac-cording to color, especially at arestaurant.

“The more color, the healthier itis,” Farrell said. “Can I have wholewheat or white bread? Can I have ice-berg lettuce or spinach? I won’t eatanything that tastes bad.”

Fa r r e l l ’s veggie pizza changes sea-sonally according to what she has onhand, and she is always looking forways to wow her taste buds. Thisrecipe was modified from one foundin the Junior League cookbook, andshe began with a basic wheat crust.The rest is up to the imagination.

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In a food processor, make the chili pesto sauce by combining all ingre-dients and pulsing until thoroughly mixed. Spread on top of the crust.

Sautee the mushrooms and onions in a sprinkling of olive oil. Then addchopped leeks and tomato slices. Top with mozzarella cheese. Bake at500 degrees for 15 minutes, or until the crust is firm and the cheese isbrown and bubbly.

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