TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation
Newsletter
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 March 2016
Care. Compassion. Clinical Excellence.
In This Issue
Fifteen Reasons to 
Eat, Pink And Be Merry 
at the 15th Annual Pink Affair! 

 1. Provide care that enables a breast cancer patient to lift her baby. 
 2. Bid on Sold Out Adele Tickets!
 3. Support the 650 women and families we will care for in 2016. 
 4. Bid on an Amazing Drive a Tank and Crush a Car Experience.
 5. Support our goal of NEVER turning a patient away due to finances. 
 6. Rock the dance floor!
 7. Fund our support group for women with metastatic breast cancer.
 8. Buy a Golden Ticket - winner receives choice of live auction item!
 9. Offer free counseling to a women who feels fearful and isolated. 
10. Bid on a Race Car Driving Experience at Atlanta Motorsports Park
11. Support our outreach to ensure that ALL patients receive this care!
12. Sip on Champagne from Signature 15th Anniversary glasses. 
13. Support our commitment to breast cancer survivorship research. 
14. Provide monthly breast cancer survivorship education programs. 
15. Simply Eat, Pink and be Merry!

Check out all the details below! See you there!   
Jill 

Jill Binkley, PT, MSc, CLT
Executive Director

One Pink Night. Many Lives Changed. 

Eat, Pink and Be Merry! 
 
Please Join Us to Support a Great Cause!
 
The 15th Anniversary Pink Affair
Saturday, March 12, 2016  |  7 pm
  
Benefiting TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation
 

The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North
7 Concourse Pkwy, NE
Atlanta, GA  30328
$100 per person
$750 reserved table for 8 (single payment please)
or 
Consider a Pink Patron Sponsorship for $500
(2 tickets and listing in program)
 
Silent & Live Auctions    |   Live Band    |    Dancing    |   Cash Bar
Seated Dinner    |    Complimentary Wine & Beer 


Take a Look at Some of our Exciting Auction Items!

 
See Adele in Atlanta!
2 Tickets for Oct. 28 Concert

Drive a Tank - Crush a Car
You and one passenger feel the power!


 Nordstrom Gift Card for $500
Personal Stylist, Lunch for Two

Disney Experience
4 One-Day Park Hopper Passes + 
2 Nights at B Resort & Spa


Cooking Class for 10
with Chef Cyndi Sterne of Hal's Kitchen

Experience ellen In Person
2 VIP Tickets with Airfare to LA


 
  
Presenting Sponsor

 

Silver Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor
  
Silver Sponsor

Silver Sponsor`
Sutherland
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor

OglethorpePower logo
 
Silver Sponsor


Champagne Sponsor


PATIENT PERSPECTIVE
March Patient Perspective
Hani and her family. 
  
Hani Levy

I was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 38 years old.  I felt a lump in my breast but as a mother of 2 girls it was difficult to go to the doctor. I started to feel bad and lose weight... I came to TurningPoint after my lumpectomy. My friend Claire is a former patient and told me about the clinic.  I felt bad both physically and emotionally. I could not pick up my girls and was about to start chemotherapy. TurningPoint was there for me. The whole staff supported me and my goals. Everyone gave me good advice on how to cope with my situation. 

EVIDENCE UPDATE
Resistance Training Reduces Fatigue and Increases Quality of Life 
in Breast Cancer Survivors

A recent study examined the benefits of resistance training* (as an adjunct to usual care) on quality of life and fatigue in breast cancer survivors. Subjects in the study were 39 breast cancer survivors, with an average age of 52 years and average time since diagnosis of 12 months. Fatigue and quality of life were measured with standard self-report questionnaires. Subjects were divided into two groups, an exercise and control group (usual activity only). The exercise group received supervised resistance training 3 days per week for 16 weeks. Perceptions of fatigue and quality of life improved significantly in the resistance training group compared to the control group. The authors concluded that resistance training significantly improves fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer survivors.
 
Hagstrom AD et al. Resistance training improves fatigue and quality of life in previously sedentary breast cancer survivors: a randomised controlled trial. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2015 Nov 23. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12422. [Epub ahead of print]

*Resistance training (often used interchangeably with "strength training") is the process of stressing the body (usually with weights, resistance bands, or the bodyweight) to increase a muscle's size, strength, and/or endurance.
PATIENT EDUCATION EVENT
Lunch & Learn
at Whole Foods Salud! Cooking School

Presented by Lisa Eisele, RD, CSO, LD, TurningPoint Dietitian with
Chef Samantha Enzmann, The Mercantile Restaurant

 

Friday, March 18, 2016

11:00 am - 1:00 pm  |  Whole Foods Market at Avalon


Salud Whole Foods Logo


2800 Old Milton Parkway
Alpharetta, GA  30009

Pass the Omega-3's, Please

Omega-3 Fatty Acids are an essential part of our diet.  Omega-3's are  used to regulate blood clotting, build cell membranes and support cell health. As we all know, salmon is an excellent source of Omega- 3's. but what if you don't like/eat Salmon?  Join us for our next Whole Foods event where our Registered Dietitian, Lisa will be discussing "salmon-free"  food  sources of Omega-3's as Chef Samantha prepares an easy and delicious dish you can make at home.  
  
RSVP Required by Tuesday, March 15, 2016
staff@myturningpoint.org or call 770-360-9271
Class Size is Limited.
  
This event is open to all TurningPoint patients. 
Priority will be given to patients who have not previously attended an event at Whole Foods.  
Due to the popularity of this event and the limitations in seating, attendance at no more than one Whole Foods event per year is suggested. 

TurningPoint's monthly educational programs are offered free of charge through the support of our community partners and donors. 
TURNING-POINTS 
Jill Binkley Receives National 
Research Award


Grant Awarded To TurningPoint
 
TurningPoint's Jill Binkley has been selected for the 2015 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Oncology Section Research Award.  The Research Award was established by the Oncology Section, APTA, to recognize members whose work has resulted in enduring and outstanding research pertaining to Oncologic physical therapy.
 
This is a great honor for Jill as TurningPoint continues to gain national recognition for its work in fulfillment of our mission.
TurningPoint recently was awarded a grant from the Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministries Foundation, presented at a luncheon acknowledging all the 2016 recipients.  It is quite an honor for TurningPoint to be among distinguished non-profits from across the state of Georgia who are doing such amazing work in healthcare.  
 
Our thanks goes out to this wonderful foundation. Board Chair Rev. Herman Parker presented the award to TurningPoint's Jill Binkley.
QUESTIONING NUTRITION 
March Nutrition Q&A

Q: What is National Nutrition Month
 
A: Education on healthy lifestyle.
March is National Nutrition Month, a nutrition education campaign of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly known as The American Dietetic Association).  National Nutrition Month takes place annually to educate the public of the importance of a healthy lifestyle.  Each year the Academy sets a themed campaign that focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and exercise habits. This year's theme, "Savor the Flavor of Eating Right" encourages everyone to enjoy food traditions and appreciate the pleasures, great flavors and social experience that food can add to our lives. This year the Academy encourages adding the different flavors of herbs and spices to our food.  By using more herbs/spices we can drastically reduce the use of sodium and fat in our diet.   Being mindful of sodium consumption and keeping saturated fats at a minimum are two of ten cancer preventing guidelines from the American Institute for Cancer Research.  Read about the anti-inflammatory herbs and spices you can use. 
QUILTING GROUP 
Quilting Group Reminder:
Next meeting of the TurningPoint Quilting Group is
Saturday, March 19th from 9:00 am to Noon at TurningPoint's clinic.  
All are welcome, no experience needed.  
The group meets on the 3rd Saturday of every month.

Contact Amy Glass for more information.

MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP 
Coffee & Conversation
Wednesday March 23, 2016
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
 
Looking to live well with advanced breast cancer?  Join us for a social and supportive meeting.  

 
Open to all women in the community with advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
Facilitated by:
Karen Whitehead, MS, LMSW
TurningPoint Counselor
RSVP required. Call TurningPoint 770-360-9271 or email your RSVP.
 
Contact TurningPoint Counselor Karen Whitehead  with questions or for more information.
 
This group is complimentary and supported by our community partners and donors.
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 WEEKLY EXERCISE CLASSES AT TurningPoint 
Yoga Class
Monday Mornings 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Mat Pilates Class
Wednesday Mornings 8:00 am - 9:00 am
 
Mat Pilates
This class is appropriate for women who have started basic core strengthening and have good range of motion in their extremities.
This class is appropriate for women who have started basic core strengthening and have good range of motion in their extremities.
Please bring a mat, a water bottle and wear comfortable clothing.

Class size is limited for both offerings.  RSVP required.
Call TurningPoint 770-360-9271 or email us at staff@myturningpoint.org

 Classes are complimentary and supported by our community partners and donors.

Our Mission
TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabiltation is a non-profit 501(c)3 community-based healthcare organization.  TurningPoint improves quality of life for women with breast cancer by providing, promoting and advocating evidence-based and specialized rehabilitation. TurningPoint was founded in 2003 and has served over 3,000 women with breast cancer in the Greater Atlanta community and educated hundreds of healthcare providers in the United States.
Thank You to Our Community Partners!

Komen Atlanta Race
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Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation

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