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Did you know?
Knowing your BMI is one of the most accurate ways to determine when extra pounds translate into health risks.
Our website has information on Body Mass Index and a table to help you determine yours.
Knowledge is power. Visit our website and be informed.
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Exercise Program
This class is open to all women in the community during and after breast cancer treatment. Women new to TurningPoint will need a referral from your doctor and will meet with a physical therapist to customize your program prior to starting the class.
Classes are held Thursdays 10-11 am
NOTE: NO Class May 3rd & 31st
RSVP Required.
Please sign up by emailing staff@myturningpoint.org
Exercise is a great way to:
Decrease fatigue
Increase your energy level
Decrease stress
Manage weight
Manage lymphedema
Reduce lymphedema risk
Reduce breast cancer recurrence |
Weight Management & Wellness Group
Leader:
Carlyn Kappy, RD, LD
TurningPoint Dietitian
The purpose of these classes is to help women manage their weight, whether the goal is losing weight, maintaining ideal weight or simply improving healthy eating and exercise habits.
Women new to TurningPoint will need a referral from your doctor and will meet with a physical therapist prior to starting the group.
Spring Saturdays:
May 5th & May 19th
9-10 am at TurningPoint
RSVP required. For more information, please email
staff@myturningpoint.org
Classes are complimentary and supported by our community partners and donors.
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Support Group
Coffee & Conversation Group
A Social and Supportive Meeting for Women with
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Friday, May 18, 2012
Time 10:00 a.m. - Noon
RSVP Required
Call 770-360-9271 or email us at staff@myturningpoint.org
This group is complimentary and supported by our community partners and donors. |
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TurningPoint would like to thank the following organizations for their support this month:
bistro VG
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Allstar Panthers
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Thank You To Our Community Partners!
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Celebrate
the women in your life! |
| TurningPoint Participates in Exciting American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Project...A Personal Perspective from Jill Binkley, Executive Director | |
 Meeting the Unmet Needs of Breast Cancer Survivors Locally and Nationally
I am grateful every day for the life-saving care provided by my doctors and nurses when I went through breast cancer treatment 12 years ago that included surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Even though I had been a physical therapist for many years, I was truly shocked at the extent and impact of the physical side effects of the treatment. I experienced shoulder and chest wall tightness and pain, cording, lymphedema, fatigue, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy...and the list goes on. I needed information on whether it was safe and advisable to continue to exercise, including my usual running and rowing. There was really nowhere to turn to find answers and care for these issues. I wondered if I was alone in my experience.
Out of my experience, TurningPoint was born. I felt that it was critical that other women be able to get answers and treatment they deserve. It turns out I was not alone! Since TurningPoint started in 2003, we have cared for over 1500 women with breast cancer from all over Greater Atlanta and from all walks of life. It's a start, but just the tip of the iceberg! Every single day, we see women who were completely unprepared for the impact of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Women whose issues could have been prevented or reduced if they had been referred earlier. Women who arrive in tears of despair leave in tears of joy to have found the answers and help they need.
For the past year, I have had the honor of working on a project with the American Cancer Society. It began with a meeting of international experts on breast cancer rehabilitation and exercise and resulted in the publication of a special supplement in the journal Cancer, dedicated to breast cancer rehabilitation and exercise. In the publication, we outline current research in the field and propose a model of care that includes rehabilitation evaluation before and early after breast cancer surgery, as well as ongoing surveillance, or periodic 'rehab check-in' to screen for issues as they develop. Many of our TurningPoint physical therapists and advisory board members were involved as authors in the supplement. We are proud to be an integral part of this important and ongoing work on behalf of all women with breast cancer. Our goal is to make breast cancer rehabilitation and exercise a routine part of our breast cancer journey - nationally and internationally. To the women we have served over the years...this one's for you!
Jill Binkley, PT, MSc, CLT - Executive Director
Click Here to Link to Full American Cancer Society Publication on Breast Cancer Rehabilitation
Click Here to Link to Paper on Patient Perspective's on Unmet Needs During and After Breast Treatment |
| Upcoming Educational Event: Beating the Blues After Breast Cancer Treatment Ends | |
Presented By: Karen Savrin, LCSW, Counselor
Friday, May 18, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
at TurningPoint Women's Healthcare
Please RSVP by Thursday, May 17th to
staff@myturningpoint.org or call 770-360-9271.
Many women feel unexpected emotions after treatment for breast cancer ends. While families celebrate the end of treatment, many survivors feel unsure of how to navigate life after treatment. Join us for practical solutions to this common issues.
TurningPoint's monthly educational programs are offered free of charge to all women at any point in their breast cancer journey through the support of our community partners and donors. |
| 12 Days Left!!! Komen Atlanta Race for the Cure | |
Join TurningPoint's Team for Komen Atlanta Race for the Cure
Saturday, May 12, 2012
There is still time to sign-up and join us at the Race for the Cure!
Deadline for online registration is Wednesday, May 9th. If you are unable to join us that day you can sign up for Sleep for the Cure. Click on the logo below for more information.
Komen Atlanta has been a very generous supporter of TurningPoint throughout the years. Please join us in supporting this years' race.
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10th Anniversary The Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer | |
 It's The Journey, Inc.has been a longtime supporter of TurningPoint Women's Healthcare. As they prepare to celebrate their 10th anniversary walk we'd like to shine light on who they are and how they help breast cancer patients in Georgia.
It's The Journey, Inc.'s mission is to strengthen Georgia's breast cancer community by raising money and awareness for local organizations that focus on breast cancer education, early detection, awareness and support services, as well as the unmet needs in the breast cancer community. Through grant money received by organizations such as It's The Journey, Inc.TurningPoint is able to provide the services it does.
We invite you to support the race and the organization in anyway you can. To learn more about It's The Journey, Inc. and The Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer please visit: www.2daywalk.org |
| Patient Perspective: "I found my safe haven" |
 Several months after I finished my radiation treatments in May 2011, I started experiencing tightness in my arm and I had difficulty reaching into cabinets, putting my seat belt on, combing my hair and putting on clothes. I saw an article in the local newspaper about TurningPoint, so I called and made an appointment. From the moment you enter TurningPoint, you feel the warmth from the staffs' understanding and caring spirit, which helped to calm my nerves. I started physical therapy for lymphedema and cording symptoms in my arm, and saw positive results immediately. My range of motion when I started in November 2011 was at 98 degrees (shoulder level) and in April of 2012 my range had increased to 164 degrees (full)! I've also attended services that they offer on weight management, educational sessions, individual counseling and massage therapy.
TurningPoint has been a safe haven to me. Even though my family and friends have been and continue to be supportive, they didn't fully understand the physical struggles that I endured. The staff at TurningPoint assured me that I was not alone in my daily physical limitations and that women like me do not often talk about them because we don't know how to grasp them. What I've learned in dealing with breast cancer was that it was not put here to defeat me. It gave me a fighting spirit for life, it gave me focus. Because of TurningPoint, I am finding my "new normal" and I have a new confidence in myself. I can now perform my daily life functions with ease when I couldn't do them several months ago and I have recovered to the point where I am now back to playing tennis!
My improvement has allowed me to get back to full swing with my work with H.E.E.Ls (Helping to Encourage and Empower Lives) which was founded in October 2011. I have learned from the women of TurningPoint and the women in Ladies in H.E.E.Ls that our hearts and souls are joined together by laughter and tears and we shall always have a bond. I am grateful for the encouragement from both of these organizations. Several members of Ladies in H.E.E.Ls, as well as myself, will be participating in TurningPoint's team at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on May 12, 2012 in Atlanta.
Even when I am finished with my physical therapy treatments at TurningPoint, I will continue to support this organization and take advantage of the services that they offer. TurningPoint is a wonderful asset to the community and I highly recommend this facility. Thank you, TurningPoint for being my safe haven.
Wanda Briscoe
Patient, Survivor
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See you on the Green! Second Annual Tourney for TurningPoint
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Presented by Ashford Advisors
TurningPoint is thrilled to announce that plans are underway for our second annual golf tournament. Please consider sponsoring the tournament, there are several opportunities at a variety of levels. We are also in need of auction items for The Swing Fling! This is a great way to support TurningPoint and advertise your company.
Swing Fling Dinner and Auction: Sunday, October 14, 2012
Golf Tournament: Monday, October 15, 2011
More information and forms go to
or contact Erin Long, Tournament Director at elong@myturningpoint.org
See you on the Green!
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TurningPoint Women's Healthcare is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that maximizes quality of life for women with breast cancer by providing, promoting and advocating specialized and evidenced based rehabilitation.
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