Join us!
Our doctors would love for you to come walk with us! Check us out at www.walkwithadoc.org
and click on the black shoes.
After you walk with new and old friends, check out a farmer's market. You could buy some apples, chicken sausages made with sun-dried tomatoes, sneak a couple of pastry samples (I'm not looking), pet a couple of dogs, and buy a bunch of sunflowers for a dollar. You know what? You decide. You're amazing - you know what flowers you like. Just come join us - we want to see you. |
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Greetings!
Good morning! How are you today? Ugh, don't you just love Fridays! We do too.
You know that you're special, right? You are. We wish we could spend our Friday shadowing/hanging out with you. Meeting your office mates, your friends at work, maybe going to Panera for a long lunch and cutting out early?
Anyway, so glad that you are letting us onto your computer this morning.
We had another crazy week in Walkland. The walk has been fortunate to draw some press this week. Thank you to Diane Suchetka and her editors for the beautiful article and placing us on the cover of The Plain Dealer last Saturday. This is a credit to Dr. Kratche, Carrie Wolfe, and all of the other great physicians and leaders who have given Walk with a Doc - Cleveland Clinic their heart and soul over the past two years.
We are fortunate that the AP picked it up causing it to run in other cities. So, if anyone were to see the article and approach you saying, "Isn't Dr. David that goofball you follow around the park?" This is what we might encourage you to say:
"Yes, that's the board-certified physician I walk with" and "You should join us or go to one close to you - all these doctors really care about you. They all want you to see how easy and uplifting a simple walk can be."
Then, finish by telling them that the doctor will hand them $50 after they complete the walk.
Ok, shhhh...you and I know that last part is not true. But, it really works to get people TO the park.
Ok, fast forward. When they get to the end of their walk, they'll say,
"Doc, wow! It's been fun. Look, I feel great and over the last 30-60 minutes I realize I gave my chances of getting diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and 40 other diseases a knee to the groin. Thanks so much, where's my fifty (pronounced FIT-TEA) dollars?
The doc will be clueless.
Then your friend will probably feel bad, look, and likely point, at you.
How awkward, you're stuck. You don't know what to do either. It's weird - you brought them to the park, they had a blast, and everything you said was right but...the money part. And, in retrospect, you probably shouldn't have said $50, that's a lot of money. $5 would not have been the same letdown, but we know how it is. You wanted to be sure they came and, after all, that is what the doc said in the newsletter.
Despite all this stalling, your friend and the doc are still staring right at you.
Soooo, if you are a guy, or have a dark sports bra on, you rip off your shirt. You slowly, and in a crescendo manner, start singing, snapping, and gyrating. It's almost involuntarily. You begin"...show me the money...show me the money...JERRRRAYYY! SHOW ME THE MONNNNAYYYYY!" People 200 yards away are craning their necks around trees to see what is transpiring. Crickets chirping...
A somewhat elderly couple is escorting a miniature black schnauzer as they approach you. They both carefully avoid eye contact as they hurriedly walk into the wet grass, a few feet off the paved trail, just to get around you. The woman, appearing 85 years of age, gets her Keds soaked with just this little bit of off-roading. She's ticked, but at the same time she's just glad to get past the whole 'scene' without getting roped in.
Still chirping...
How did I get myself into this mess? Here, all I wanted was to help my friend. Now someone's probably calling the ranger to haul me off to some nature "jail". It's likely made of sticks, mud, and straw. Something that I would be able to easily bust out of, but, ugh, I'd feel guilty.
So, I'll probably just stay and pretend - "Argghh! You got me this time Ranger Mike!"
Then, you'd stare at your slightly frayed leather watch, thinking da(rn)-It! Why am I such a pushover! This guy can't contain me!
When in reality, the rangers are good guys and gals. They are here to protect us, help us, and have been supporting WWAD every Saturday since 2005. We love them for it. Where was I? I don't know, I forget.
But I do know this. We would like you to read the article below, it's important to us. |
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Cardiac Arrest
There have been some recent questions that have arisen regarding the topic of sudden cardiac death.
There are several crucial points in this that I feel are important to share.
- CPR - I strongly recommend taking the class. It is worth the piece of mind, even if you never use it. If, G-d forbid something were to happen before your class time comes, you know what to do. If nothing else, please remember 3 things - that's it. If you see someone down,
- check for a pulse (it's easy - ask your doc at the walk this weekend)
- Call 9-1-1
- Start compressions. Pump on the victim's chest 100x/minute (to the tune of Bee Gee's Stayin' Alive - seriously)
That's it. Professional help will be there shortly. Please, sign up for a class.
- Be aware of symptoms - Ask your doc in the office or ask us at WWAD, could be anything - that's why we are here. While some cases are not preventable, many are. It is our duty do follow through as mothers, fathers, friends, etc. The park, and the doctor's office, are safe places to talk about this.
- Stay hydrated. Running low on fuel can put added stress on our system. You can find a million different formulas but a safe rule of thumb is 4-6 oz. of water for every 15-20 minutes exercising.
- Keep that HR in a reasonable zone. It's a good idea to be able to maintain enough reserve so that you can carry on a conversation while exercising.
- Shower the People - ultimately, we have no idea how long we will be around. Never let an opportunity pass to let your people know how much you care about them. Now, we don't necessarily want you going around hugging everyone all day long. Society could come to a screeching halt. But, well, you know...
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Thank you
Have a great day. Please continue to surpass 150 minutes of exercise a week. You are the person you want to become because of it. See you Saturday, David
Dean Vernon Wormer
: Greg, what is the worst fraternity on this campus?
Greg Marmalard
: Well that would be hard to say, sir. They're each outstanding in their own way.
Dean Vernon Wormer
: Cut the horses---, son. I've got their disciplinary files right here. Who dropped a whole truckload of fizzies into the varsity swim meet? Who delivered the medical school cadavers to the alumni dinner? Every Halloween, the trees are filled with underwear. Every spring, the toilets explode.
Greg Marmalard
: You're talking about Delta, sir.
Dean Vernon Wormer
: Of course I'm talking about Delta, you TWERP!
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