As a parent with two sons who play high-impact sports, injuries and concussions are always a concern in the back of my mind.
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St. Elizabeth
The Dr. You Need To Meet If You Are Afraid to Jump, Laugh, or Sneeze
If you have given birth or if you are a certain ..ahem age… you probably already know what I’m talking about. And that’s the thing, it’s not talked about very often.
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Why a Power Lunch is the Best Way to Face Your Mammogram Fears
If you have someone in your family with a history of cancer you probably fall into one of two camps, you are either super proactive when it comes to all things medical…….or you prefer to keep your head in the sand like me. I honestly didn’t want to know and I was content to not know.
My mom detected breast cancer late at age 51 (she hated going to the doctor) and she passed away at age 57 (after a period of remission when more cancer came back and spread to other parts of her body)……you would think that would make me proactive……but instead it’s made me afraid of the unknown because I’ve had a front row seat to how devastating cancer can be.
You would logically think that this should make me even more proactive, but watching her suffer had an opposite effect on me. As I approached 40, friends and family became more and more vocal about their concerns of my thought process out of their love for me… and through the support of friends, I finally faced my fear of my first mammogram at a Power Lunch.
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How to Make Your Child’s Sports Physical Stress-Free
Without fail, I’m always down to the wire when it comes to annual sports physicals. They need to be turned in annually so you would think I would have a better handle on them by now but they seem to sneak up on me EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
This typically stresses me out because then I’m scrambling for an appointment in between off days and practices.
I’m sharing tips to make your life easier if you find yourself in a similar predicament trying to schedule a last-minute sports physical for your child.
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