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TurningPoint In the News!
TurningPoint's Marcia Pearl, Dr. Sheryl Gabram Mendola (part of our Medical Advisory board) and Yasmin Martin (a former TurningPoint patient) were featured on the CW 69's show, Focus Atlanta. View segment here.
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TurningPoint was also featured in The Atlanta Journal Constitution's Metro Section. Read all about it.
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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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Support Group
Coffee & Conversation Group
A Social and Supportive Meeting for Women with
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Friday, August 24, 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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Super Food Saturday's
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.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Time 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Vitamin D and Breast Cancer
Is there evidence that Vitamin D can help reduce breast cancer risk?
For more information, please email staff@myturningpoint.org * Upcoming Super Food Saturdays: September 8th
These meetings are at TurningPoint and are complimentary and supported by our community partners and donors. |
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Thank You To Our Community Partners!
Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust
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Girlfriends Day
August 1st is Girlfriends Day. |
| Upcoming Educational Event: Lymphedema Update: Reducing Your Risk & Strategies for Early Detection | |
Presented By:
Katherine Prevost, DPT
and Jill Binkley, PT, MSc, CLT
Thursday, August 9th, 2012
12:30 noon - 1:30 p.m.
at TurningPoint Women's Healthcare
An overview of the lymph system, risk factors for lymphedema and what women can do to decrease lymphedema risk. Common questions will be addressed. Women will be provided with new research and information on the current treatment of lymphedema in order to understand how the condition can be managed effectively and to help dispel fears.
A light lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by Tuesday, August 7th 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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Our Gold Sponsor's Pledge to Make a Difference | |
Named for the Greek goddess of purity, wisdom and strength, Athena(r) water was created for the cause by Trish May, a breast cancer survivor. The support and care she received during treatments and recovery inspired her to become part of the search for a cure. Her belief that everyone can make a difference in the fight against breast cancer with a simple bottle of water continues through the efforts of everyone at DS Waters of America, Inc.
The Atlanta-based company acquired the Athena brand in 2010 and has pledged to contribute a minimum of $1 million to the fight against breast cancer by 2014. TurningPoint is thrilled and appreciative of the support of Athena as a Gold Corporate Sponsor for 2012.
 Enjoy Athena water at the TurningPoint office, at the Tourney for TurningPoint in October, and order Athena delivered directly to your home. The spirit of Athena shines in everyone touched by breast cancer - fighters, survivors and those who love and care for them. Everyone makes a difference.
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Update on Our Second Annual Tourney for TurningPoint
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Presented by Ashford Advisors
Dunwoody Country Club
Atlanta, GA
The Swing Fling Dinner and Auction: Sunday, October 14, 2012
Golf Tournament: Monday, October 15, 2012
Opportunities quickly filling up! We still have some sponsor opportunities, including a need for hole and table sponsors. Golfers and dinner attendees, now is the time to sign up! Dinner is open to all members of the community, not just golfers! We need your support!
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 a birthday or anniversary. TurningPoint will provide acknowledgement for you to present to the person you are honoring.
For more information go to:
See you on the Green!
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Evidence Update: Physical Activity and Breast Cancer: Evidence-based Recommendations | |
 A recent study reviewed 30 exercise intervention studies to determine recommendations for the type, intensity, and frequency of exercise. Many breast cancer survivors experience pain, fatigue, lymphedema, (swelling) weight gain, bone loss and muscle loss and weakness. Exercise has been proven to improve physical fitness, overall functioning, quality of life and reduce fatigue. In addition exercise has been linked to decreased depression and anxiety. The majority of breast cancer survivors (58%) are not exercising sufficiently.
In this critical review of the exercise intervention studies it was concluded that physical activity leads to improvement in physical and psychological health and was not found to increase the incidence or severity of lymphedema.
Recommendations from the Review:
1. Exercise needs to be of at least moderate intensity. Moderate intensity is defined as activity that will increase heart rate, make breathing more shallow and rapid and make carrying on a conversation difficult but not impossible.
2. Frequency: aerobic exercise should be done at least 3 times weekly, resistance/strength training 3 times weekly performing 6 to 12 exercises per session, and stretching flexibility exercises three times weekly.
3. Duration: An exercise session should last between 40 and 90 minutes. (Exercise recommendations chart)
BOTTOM LINE:
The initial exercise focus should be on increasing overall activity and then progressing slowly to moderate intensity activities to allow your body to adjust to more physical challengers. Initially focus on mastering proper form and posture for resistive exercises and using a weight that is easy to lift and progressing slowly in ½ to 1 pound increments.
The staff at TurningPoint are available to help you with your exercises and welcome you to join the free Thursday morning exercise class. Please call for appointments.
References: Brunet, J. Sabiston, CM, Sarkis, M Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Survivorship: Evidence-Based.Recommendations. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2012. May 6 (3) 224-240. |
| Patient Perspective: "I'm thankful for the whole journey" |
My father and I have a tradition of running the Peachtree Road Race together each year on July 4th. We actually enjoy running in our hot and humid city with 65,000 of our closest friends! I didn't enjoy last year's race, though. Just days before 2011's race, I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 40. After having more than one thought of backing out, I decided to run anyway. I was a little teary throughout the race and very teary as I crossed the finish line.
 My year of treatment began very soon after that race. Chemo. Double mastectomy with many positive lymph nodes removed. Radiation. You name it, I had it! My surgeon suggested meeting with a physical therapist even before my surgery, and he immediately recommended Turning Point. I felt unsure about many things in my life at this point, but the minute I stepped through the doors at Turning Point, I was sure I was in the right place. Jill helped me get my full range of motion back after surgery. I learned the appropriate stretches and exercises that led to a recovery that was quicker than I'd expected. I was educated about lymphedema and the things that I could do to try and prevent it.
Perhaps even more important than my physical healing, Turning Point played a major role in my emotional healing. When I'm there, I feel comfortable, encouraged, and heard. My weeks, like most cancer patients, were filled with appointments. My Turning Point appointments were the ones I always looked forward to.
I am now cancer free. I know that God healed me, and I also know that He placed many people in my path that I needed to be a part of my journey. A few weeks ago, I ran the Peachtree Road Race again. Crossing the finish line was sweeter than it's ever been. I imagined all of my family, friends, doctors, nurses, technicians, and therapists that have made up my "team" this past year crossing that finish line with me. I did it. We did it. There were tears again this year but a whole different kind.
I am thankful, but not just for my happy ending. I'm thankful for the whole journey. If you run a race and never take your eyes off the finish line ahead, you'll miss a lot along the way. An unexpected challenge in your life is similar. It would be a shame to waste it and overlook the lessons to be learned and the blessings to be experienced along the way. I guess you could think of cancer as a "detour." Detours usually take you a different route to get to the same place. But if you're really, really lucky, you end up in a place even better. |
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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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