TOGETHER
SHAPING THE FUTURE

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Welcome to our Newsletter! 

It has been another exciting month for Grace Care as we have welcomed a new member to the administrative team, Christine Lucus.  After getting to know Christine in a professional setting while doing care management, it became clear to both of us that we wanted to work together. Now that it has finally happened, we could not be happier! She brings so much to our core team and we feel blessed to have her in the office and look forward to what is to come.  

 

Each month we enjoy introducing you to some of our favorite local practitioners and colleagues.  As care managers, we are always seeking the best professionals that are leaders and innovators in their fields.  This month we interviewed Vanessa Comola, who is a Licensed Acupuncturist in the Poway area. I can personally attest to her skills and the incredible benefits of her practice. Perhaps she will inspire you to give acupuncture a try or atleast her interview will give you more information on the types of "non-medical" treatments available. We hope you enjoy meeting Vanessa and reading our other recent features!

 

As we say good bye to May and Stroke Awareness Month, we encourage all of our friends to stay healthy and active.  We hope this newsletter inspires you on your journey.  

 

Warm wishes,
Cindy Hasz LVN, CMC
Founder/Owner 

FEATURED PROFESSIONAL: VANESSA COMOLA
Licensed Acupuncturist 

What is the basic philosophy of Acupuncture?

 

There are multiple philosophical avenues to interpret and frame Chinese Medicine and the practice of Acupuncture.   My school of medical thought is grounded and flourished through the study of one of the foundational texts, The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, with particular emphasis on the second part of the text titled Ling Shu, or "Spiritual Pivot" (translations by E. Rochat and C. Larre). The text calls upon the practitioner to delve into the source and essence of life itself in order to comprehend the nature and function of ill health, and the pathway to a return to health.

 

The Spiritual Pivot, as a work, is in rapport with the universal philosophy; that thread which is common in all religions and spiritual traditions. It resonates the timeless recurring theme of this world's two aspects: Yin, Yang; invisible, visible; unified, manifold; unmanifested, manifested. It speaks of the human being as mediator between Heaven and Earth, while imploring that the Virtue of Heaven must be expressed by the hidden undernourished virtue of the individual.  It is a schematic for how to conduct oneself to maximize health.  It is finding the balance between paradoxical forces that are integral to the unfolding and development of the individual.


 
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AGING BODIES NEED COMFORT TOO
By: Cindy Hasz LVN, CMC

Water has figured prominently in my thoughts all week: hot baths, hot tubs, whirlpools, spas and the like.

 

I struck up a perfunctory conversation with a physical therapist this past week. He began our dialogue as if I was no more than nuisance d'jour, but at some point deciding that I warranted interest, the therapist began enthusiastically sharing his dream of having a full-sized pool where clients could receive hydrotherapy.

In turn I shared a vintage dream of my own that my elderly clients could soak in invigorating waters on a regular basis, increasing circulation and most important of all, reviving their weary souls.

 

Several days later, I was talking with a friend about his recent experience going to a spa. He said prior to this experience his preconception was that spas are mostly something for women (not men) and how by the end of the day he'd been cured of that silly notion. He spoke of how wonderful it was to sit with other men in the hot tubs soaking away the headaches and muscle aches of harried lives.

 

We mused on how ancient cultures seemed more comfortable with men being together while soaking in healing waters. I found myself back in time to Havasupai, Arizona 1972. Two of us, surrounded by Supai elders in a mud sweat lodge at the outskirts of the village at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. A river ran by it.


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MEET GRACE CARE CAREGIVER MARIBEL LARIOS
May 2015 Caregiver of the Month 

Where are you from and what is your background?

 

I am originally from Culiacan, Sinaloa in the northwestern part of Mexico. It was a beautiful place to grow up and is about an 18-hour drive from San Diego. In 2002, my husband and I decided to come to the United States with our three boys, who are now ages 30, 24 and 22.

 

What made you interested in becoming a caregiver?

 

Before I was a caregiver and when I was living in Mexico, I first started working in an office. I was the assistant to an accountant for about five years, but I knew it wasn't my calling. After my time in the office, my husband and I decided to start our family and I devoted my life to being a full-time mom to my boys. It was later that I got into caregiving. I have been a caregiver for about nine years now.

 

My sister is a CNA and works for Palomar Hospital, so she encouraged me to go in this direction. Since then, I have always worked with the elderly and enjoy what I do. I even keep in touch with my previous clients; one in particular is still my very good friend to this day! I started to work with Grace Care in August of last year and it has been a good fit.

  
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