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Did you know?
The warm weather's here and beach season is in full swing. Now's the time to take care of yourself and get your body ready for the summer.
Visit our website for 10 practical tips on becoming a lifetime exerciser.
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
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 |
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Race for the Cure Review
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Jay and Diane Jones, Dorlores and A.C. Moore, Mike Summerlin and Mike Nelms. |
Though the weather was gloomy, spirits were high and there was a huge turnout for the event. We want to thank everyone that came out to support the 2012 Race for the Cure and TurningPoint Women's Healthcare. We look forward to next year.
Visit our Facebook page for event pictures. |
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Support Group
Coffee & Conversation Group
A Social and Supportive Meeting for Women with
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Friday, June 22, 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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Health Week at Curves
Curves of Dunwoody and Sandy Springs, hosted a week-long event in honor of Women's Health Week. Marcia Pearl, board chair and physical therapist, represented TurningPoint Women's Healthcare at the event.
Curves of Dunwoody has donated two 3-month memberships as an auction item for the Tourney for TurningPoint Sunday night auction, October 14th at the Dunwoody Country Club.
Curves of Dunwoody is offering a free month of membership through June 30th to TurningPoint patients.
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Thank You To Our Community Partners!
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| Upcoming Educational Event: Stress, Your Body and Breast Cancer | |
Presented By: Cathy Furbish, PT, DPT
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
at TurningPoint Women's Healthcare
Have you ever wondered how stress affects your body?
Can stress increase breast cancer risk?
Does stress affect your immune system?
Is weight gain related to stress?
Come find out the answers to these and other questions. We'll also discuss strategies to reduce stress!
A light lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by Friday, June 22 to
staff@myturningpoint.org or call 770-360-9271.
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. |
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See you on the Green! Second Annual Tourney for TurningPoint | |
Presented by Ashford Advisors
Dunwoody Country Club
Atlanta, GA
The Swing Fling Dinner and Auction: Sunday, October 14, 2012
Golf Tournament: Monday, October 15, 2011
TurningPoint is thrilled to announce our second annual golf tournament. Please consider becoming a tournament sponsor, 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 promote your business.
Table and Hole Sponsorships
Table and Hole sponsorship are $250. Sponsors are acknowledged with their logo and/or message on a table at The Swing Fling Dinner and Auction or on a hole sign at the golf tournament. These sponsorships are a great way to promote your business or community group or to acknowledge a special person.
Table and Hole Sponsorships can be made in honor or memory of a loved one, and are a meaningful tribute for a breast cancer survivor, or to honor or memorialize a person or special date such as: Father's Day, birthdays and anniversaries. TurningPoint will provide proper acknowledgement for you to give to the person you are honoring.
For more information go to:
See you on the Green! |
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Evidence Update: Acupuncture Versus Effexor for the Management of Hot Flashes in Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer | |
Hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms are common adverse effects of anti-estrogen hormone treatment in conventional breast cancer care. In a study conducted by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, fifty patients were randomly selected for the study with half receiving acupuncture, and the other half taking Venlafaxine (Effexor).
Both groups exhibited significant decreases in hot flashes, depressive symptoms, and other quality-of-life symptoms, including significant improvements in mental health from pre- to post-treatment. These changes were similar in both groups, indicating that acupuncture was as effective as Venlafaxine.
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However, 2 weeks after the treatment, the venlafaxine group experienced significant increases in hot flashes, whereas hot flashes in the acupuncture group remained at low levels.
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The venlafaxine group experienced more adverse side effects, including nausea, dry mouth, dizziness and anxiety, whereas the acupuncture group experienced no negative adverse effects. Acupuncture had the additional benefit of increased sex drive in some women, and most reported an improvement in their energy, clarity of thought, and sense of well-being.
Acupuncture, a complementary therapy that has been used successfully to treat a variety of health problems, is a promising alternative to venlafaxine because it has few or no adverse effects, and preliminary studies indicate its effectiveness in decreasing hot flashes, night sweats, sweats and other symptoms.
 In conclusion, acupuncture may be at least as effective as drug therapy in patients with breast cancer who experience hot flashes, night sweats and other symptoms, and it may provide additional and longer term benefits without adverse effects. It is a safe, effective and durable treatment for these symptoms secondary to long-term anti-estrogen hormone therapy in breast cancer patients.
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New Nutrition Forum: Super Food Saturdays | |
Join Carlyn Kappy, RD, LD for a new monthly open meeting and participate in conversations about healthy eating nutrition topics of interest for all survivors.
Summer Saturdays 9:00-10:00 a.m.
* June 9th: New American Cancer Society Nutrition Guidelines
* July 14th: Organic Foods- Hype or Health?
Save the Date: Upcoming Meetings August 18th and September 8th
For more information, please email staff@myturningpoint.org
These meetings are at TurningPoint and are complimentary and supported by our community partners and donors. |
| Spotlight on Staff: Erin Long |
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Kyle and Erin Long |
Erin Long joined the staff at TurningPoint as a volunteer last January, and formally joined the staff as Development Director in April. Erin is responsible for most of the fundraising activities at TurningPoint including the Tourney for TurningPoint, annual campaign and foundation and corporate grants.
Erin grew up in Northern Kentucky in the suburbs of Cincinnati and graduated from the University of Kentucky. She moved to Atlanta in 2007 when her husband was transferred for his job. Erin has a 10 year career in development and has worked for hospital systems and metro-based community non-profits. After welcoming her son in 2009, she started doing contract work for grassroots non-profits that could not afford a full-time fundraising professional. In this journey, she met Jill Binkley and volunteered her time to write grants. Her volunteer position quickly moved to a more part-time job. Erin currently works
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Henry and Erin at the beach. |
15 - 20 hours per week for TurningPoint and spends the rest of her time with her two-year-old son, Henry.
When she was 16, Erin's grandmother died after a long battle with breast and colon cancer, and in 2009, her tennis partner successfully won her battle with breast cancer. Erin is amazed at the strength, perseverance and positive spirit of the women she meets at TurningPoint, and is happy to be part of the team.
"Coming to work is a joy for me," says Erin. "I look forward to the organization's successes, but also to meeting the women we serve. They provide great inspiration to strive to do my best in my job." |
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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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