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PG. 6 The impact living with diabetes has on those with the disease and their families.

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For one northern Colorado man, advice from his doctors, and a willingness to change the way he lived saved his life.

Experts say it's important for parents to discuss the severe consequences of sexting with their teens before their lives are changed forever.

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Johnstown woman becomes first in Colorado to receive a high-tech treatment to restore her lost sight.

One woman recounts the impacts that living with diabetes has on those with the disease and their families.

A Greeley prosthetist has his own reasons for wanting to help those who have lost a limb.

For some, the lack of sunshine and overcast days can lead to depression.

A simple recipe to spice up pork chops that doesn't take too long to prepare.

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Living with diabetes

New limb, new life

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bionic eye

By Nate A. Miller For Prime

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amie Carley isn’t tired of the jokes.

Doctors have dubbed the groundbreaking piece of technology that helps her see a “bionic eye.” And, yes, friends, family and journalists have picked up on the fact that she shares a name with the main character — Jamie Sommers — from the 1970s television show “The Bionic Woman.” But the attention doesn’t bother Carley. It’s worth it, she said, because she can see for the first time in a quarter century.

“I had no expectations going into this,” she said in December,

shortly after doctors first activated the device. “Anything is going to be better than what I had, which is nothing.”

Carley, 51, of Johnstown is the first person in Colorado to have such a device implanted. She’s only the second person in the western U.S. with the technology. Already, she said, it’s made a difference, helping her with things most of us take for granted.

“Being able to see people come toward you, or being able to follow a line on the sidewalk, or being able to see the steps, it’s awesome,” she said in a phone interview, shortly after meeting with media in Denver.

Carley was born with retinitis pigmentosa, a disease that causes cells in the retina to slowly die. She never had night vision. At its best — when she was a teenager — her vision was about 70/20. For comparison, people with perfect vision have 20/20 sight. About 25 years ago, she lost all sight, except for the ability to see some light in one eye.

On Nov. 2, doctors at the UCHealth Eye Center at University of Colorado Hospital in Denver implanted the device, which is officially known as the Argus II

Retinal Prosthesis System. This past Friday, doctors turned it on, and she saw her 29-year-old son, Jon Ferguson for the first time in a long time.

“It’s been very emotional,” she said. “Friday was very emotional.

Even my son, he was like, ‘I’m not going to get emotional over this,’ ” she said. “He even teared up when it was turned on, and they could see that it worked.”

On Thursday, she met with a sight consultant and occupational therapist, who will help her learn

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Diabetes leaves indelible mark on lives of those who battle it

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don’t have many memories in my life that don’t include diabetes; both my dad and brother have this disease.

My dad, Type 2 and my brother

Type 1, and I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly of the disease.

My mother spent her time trying to get my dad to eat better, control his blood pressure and monitor his blood sugar to no avail. There was no changing his habits, and he succumbed to the ravages of the disease 25 years ago at the age of 69.

My brother on the other hand has done fairly well, all things considered. He has been insulin dependent for 42 years, been on dialysis, received a living donor kidney transplant, seen the advent of the insulin pump and is on the transplant list for a pancreas. To the average person this might not sound “fairly well,” but for a long-term

diabetic, he is pretty healthy.

The number of young children Diabetes causes myriad complica- and teens diagnosed with type 2 tions to the body when the sugar is diabetes has increased by nearly too high; retinopathy (damage to 30 percent in the past few years. the eyes), neuropaThe increase was thy (nerve damage), observed in Latino, foot issues, cardiowhite and black vascular problems The number of youths. Researchers and high blood preshave determined the young children possible reasons why sure. We all know we should control a growing number and teens our blood pressure of children develop diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, a because of strokes.

Another reason; type 2 diabetes lifestyle-associated long-term high disease, which often has increased appears in adults. blood pressure can also destroy kidneys.

Children are by nearly Dialysis has saved, developing obesity and continues to at an early age. Type keep people with 2 diabetes, which is diabetes alive as they 95 percent of the in the past wait for a kidney. cases diagnosed, Some individuals can be prevented few years. choose to stay on by making healthy dialysis long term. food choices and The Centers for participating in Disease Control predicts if the curdaily physical activities along with rent disease rates continue one in encouraging kids to engage in 60 three Americans will have diabetes minutes of exercise and adults by 2050. engage in 30 minutes of exercise.

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While 60 minutes may sound like a lot consider this; the average 8-18 year old spends 7.5 hours using entertainment media. Kids used to walk to school, now they take a bus or are taken to school; schools have cut physical education classes in favor of academically challenging courses.

Colorado stands out by far as the healthiest state by this measure: In many of its counties, 4 percent or less of the population has been diagnosed with diabetes (latest statistics available from the CDC).

Coloradans are typically outdoor enthusiasts, enjoying hiking, cycling, and camping in the summer and skiing, snow shoeing and cross country skiing in the winter.

Making the choice to get out and exercise with your family or just a walk in the fresh air might just keep you from hearing the diagnosis “you have diabetes.”

Laurie Exby is Community Health and Outreach Coordinator at Centennial Area Health Education Center and can be reached at (970) 330-3608.

For more information about diabetes, go to www.cdc.gov/diabetes/atlas/countydata/County_ListofIndicators.html.

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New limb, new life: Greeley prosthetist sees value in the best fit for his patients

By Dan England For Prime

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en Struzenberg doesn’t have the personal story that typically inspires others in his field to help people find a new life with a new limb.

Many, he said, become a prosthetist because they saw their buddies in the military lose a leg to a roadside bomb. Or their mothers were miserable after diabetes stole a limb. Or they even lost something themselves and wanted to make it better for others.

Struzenberg got into it because he couldn’t compete in his pre-med classes, and the opportunities were great in the prosthetics business (they still are, as Struzenberg estimates the field could, or even needs to, grow by 50 percent). He had a best friend whose mother was a physical therapist in the U.S. Army who put together an orthopedics and prosthetics program in 1972, but he knows that’s not the same thing.

Struzenberg believes his heart’s in it. One reason he’s with worked for Hanger for more than 25 years — he has his own clinic with the company in west Greeley — is the fact he builds his own prosthetics for his patients from scratch. His patients seem to agree. Rhoda Rogers of

Greeley, 75, and a longtime diabetes nurse and educator, knew him from her patients and went to him when she lost her own leg to an infection last year.

“He’s very careful about what your needs are,” Rogers said, “and he assured me all along not to get discouraged. He told me that over and over.”

It’s possible, however, since Struzenberg discovered the small lump grazing his jawline a couple years ago, he feels even closer to his patients.

He started his business with some friends but eventually went out on his own. In 1984, he came to Greeley sight unseen, even though he couldn’t find a reason to visit before then. At the time, Greeley was a business decision because doctors told him the need was great here. Now he loves Greeley. His kids played tennis here, his daughter, Emily, with University and his son, Andrew, with Frontier. His wife, Kate, and he played, too, at Work Out West.

Struzenberg, because he’s honest, calls himself a salesman. He sells a product. It’s an emotional product, and he understands that, but it’s still a product, so there’s financial incentive for him to ensure his patients get a good fit. He can’t charge by the visit. He gets paid

the same way if patients visit him a couple times and go away (though he admits he worries about them) or if they visit him 100 times.

Yet he admits a few of his patients seem to need a lot of adjusting even when they don’t. Maybe they’re just a little lonely. That’s OK with him, too.

He also admits he’s glad the old days when patients visited him with open sores are gone. He used to spread sheep fat and a little sympathy on those sores, and that’s all he could do. Now, because he can build his own limbs, he can do a lot more.

His basement looks like the elaborate, dusty workspace of a car freak or, if you like dark humor, Dr. Frankenstein’s lab. That’s where he works when he’s not with patients. He prefers it this way.

Many prosthetic companies turn to third-party manufacturers to build their products. Struzenberg doesn’t like that. You lose control that way, he said.

“There were many years I wasn’t sure about what I was doing,” he said, “but I’m confident now.”

Struzenberg is 58. He’s been in the business for more than 30 years.

He feels like he’s hit his stride. That’s a big reason why the bump on his chin threw him. He got it checked out in 2012, and it was cancer, and since it was in his lymph nodes

doctors said it was stage 4 — the worst kind. How could cancer come when he was really in a groove?

As it turns out, and as strange as it sounds, that groove continued throughout the cancer. He went through 33 radiation treatments and three rounds of chemotherapy, and it all worked. He missed six weeks of work. He’s still got a head full of silver hair. The tonsillectomy was the worst out of all of it.

Actually, that’s not true.

“The unknown was the worst part,” Struzenberg said.

Now when Struzenberg goes to his doctor, it’s to shoot the bull, he said, not go over his treatment options.

He’s basically cured.

He’s knows what it’s like now to be a patient. He’s always been grateful he doesn’t have to make life or death decisions, the kind his cancer doctors have to make. Then again, he knows even more how important his own decisions are to their lives.

“He can just pick up on any little thing you say and come back with an answer to help you,” Rogers said.

He feels empathy toward his patients now. Then again, if you catch him with his guard down, when he’s no longer being a salesman, he’ll admit that it may have been there all along.

Ben Struzenberg can be reached at Hanger Clinic, 7251 20th St., Greeley. His number is (970) 330-9449. Go to www.hanger.com for more information.

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lakley Wallace has an app on her 12-year-old's phone that keeps track of every call he makes, app he downloads and, perhaps most importantly, text he sends or receives. She uses it every week.

Josh isn't interested in girls yet,

she said with a laugh, but they're interested in him. She also knows what's coming: he's going to be a

teenage boy soon.

The Heath Middle School principal talks to her son about technology. More and more, she's had to have the same conversations with her students. For now, thankfully, most of her students, and her son, usually react like most pre-teens. Of course they wouldn't do that. Yet the concern will always be there. There's reason to believe the issue only will get worse.

In November, a southern Colorado

Once (a picture) is out there, it can never be retracted, brought back or deleted -Weld District Attorney Michael Rourke

town of just more than 16,000 was caught up in a sexting scandal involving more than 100 Cañon City High School students. According to Associated Press reports, the teens were trading nude pictures back and forth the way kids send Facebook friend requests. Some teens were found with more than 100 photos in their possession, and the youngest in the photos were in eighth grade.

After a month of investigation, on Wednesday prosecutors announced none of the 106 teens involved in the case would be charged with a class-3 felony child pornography crime, the only option available.

Although this case may seem so extreme it's hard to imagine anything like it happening here, Weld District Attorney Michael Rourke said teenage sexting does happen here.

Rourke goes into local high schools and middle schools to make presentations about sexting and the long-term consequences it can bring.

A few years ago, before he went into one of the Weld schools, officials said they'd never had a sexting case reported to them.

The day after his presentation, the school's first report came in.

The exchange of sexually explicit messages between minors is more than just flirting or exploration; it has the potential to ruin lives and endanger children. It's a problem that has local organizations, school districts and agencies working to raise awareness about sexting.

At Drexel University this past year, a study of undergraduate students found more than half of those surveyed admitted to sending sexually explicit text messages when they were minors. More than a quarter of the students sent photos. Sixty-one percent of the students surveyed said they were unaware these kinds of messages could be considered child pornography.

It's numbers like these that make officials like Rourke ask parents to never assume their kid isn't that kid.

As Wallace knows, any kid can be that kid.

Not just exploration Today's teenagers were raised with technology and social media, making them digital natives, Wallace said. But just because they have a smartphone doesn't mean they have the decision-

making skills to go with it. use against sexting crimes, and that's killed themselves after allegedly being Mark Cousins, principal at Greeley the felony sexual exploitation of a bullied. In Weld, according to Weld Central High School, said in the child. He hesitates to use such a harsh County Prevention Partners, almost digital age, kids are more comfortable punishment for cases where two teens 1 in 5 students report being bullied at behind a screen than in person. That exchanged photos. Teens make poor school. also makes it easier for them to do and decisions, he said, and a class-3 felony In 2014, Colorado passed a say things they never would in person. is a big hammer to swing for that. cyberbullying law, a subset of (There's) very little conscience Prosecutors don't want to go after harassment, to protect these victims. associated with hitting send, Cousins the victim, but at the same time, the Working to change it said. person initially sending the picture is Jaime Cranson, a counselor at Most times, no matter how savvy also disseminating child pornography, Greeley Central, said Greeley-Evans parents are, their kids are better. so charging one party but not the School District 6 tries to prepare There are so-called ghost apps that other poses a dilemma. Then, if students to make smart choices with help kids hide illicit behavior. Some photos get forwarded multiple, even technology. Students learn about the resemble a calculator until teens enter dozens of times like they did in Cañon dangers of sexting and how to use their passcode to access secret photo City, are dozens of children going to technology wisely in life preparation albums. Other apps mask messages get charged with class-3 felonies? classes in middle school, then again in on the bill their parents get at the end Rourke said the state Legislature both their freshman and sophomore of the month. might be looking to introduce a new years.

Children aren't the only ones who bill during next year's session to give Cranson said when kids come in can hide what they're doing. Predators prosecutors more tools in these kinds and talk to her, she tries to instill the can use the same avenues as children to cover their tracks, and they often pose as teens.

Some sexting cases, like Cañon City's, are found to have no adults, It's an uncomfortable conversation to have, but it's an important one, said Gwen Schooley, executive director of A Kid's Place. There are five important tips she coercion or bullying recommends for parents to use to talk with their kids, which she pulled from Stop involved, but that's not Child Abuse Now of Northern Virginia. always the case. In fact, of the cases Rourke has 1. Think about the consequences of taking, sending or forwarding a sexual picture. prosecuted in Weld, all 2. Never take images of yourself that you wouldn't want everyone to see. have involved coercion.

3. Before hitting send, remember that you can't control where this image may travel.

One girl in particular 4. If you forward a sexual picture of someone without their consent, you are violating stands out in Rourke's their trust and exposing them to potential ridicule. It's also illegal. memory. She met a 5. If anyone pressures you to send a sexual picture, don't give in and talk to an adult man online who was you trust. posing as a teenage boy. They started an online relationship, and he started asking her for risqué pictures. After she sent of cases. importance of being accountable for him one, he told her if she didn't send Rourke said the district attorney's your decisions. She tells them about another more explicit one, he would office prefers to prevent these cases Greeley Central's hiring process, and put it on social media. So she did. from happening by warning kids in how they check applicants' Facebook Once (a picture) is out there, it can schools about the consequences. pages before they hire new employees. never be retracted, brought back or In cases where the schools Cousins said the school tries to deleted, Rourke said. Unfortunately, get involved, students could face make sure it's fostering an open some of those pictures may very well everything from suspension to environment where kids feel safe wind up downstream in the hands of counseling to expulsion, Cousins said. coming to her with concerns, too. predators that we all think about and It's so easy to become a problem; That way, when problems do arise, work so hard to try to identify.² dozens of unintended people see a they don't get to frightening levels like What happens when it happens? photo or message, which can cause in Cañon City.

Rourke said when cases involving the subject to feel ashamed or bullied.

It seems to work. Wallace said sexting come across his desk, he only Wallace said it hasn't happened she was surprised it went so long in has three options, regardless of the at Heath, but she's heard of kids Cañon City because kids usually ask circumstances: charge someone with committing suicide because of these for help much sooner. a class 3 felony, do nothing or educate situations at other middle schools.

Rourke said he goes into the the public.

Rourke's heard of these situations, schools to make presentations about Currently, there's only one law in too. He pointed to Fort Collins, where the consequences of sexting, and so Colorado available for prosecutors to this past month two 11-year-old kids do the Greeley Police. He asks kids

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if anyone in the group wants to be a police officer or wants to get a hunting license. He asks if they want to go to college and apply for loans.

Then he tells them if they're prosecuted for sexting, they'll never be able to because that felony charge will keep them from ever purchasing a firearm or getting approved for assistance. He tells them they'll have to register as a sex offender.

If Cañon City did anything good, he said, it provided a platform for these conversations.

I think that what Cañon City has shown us is that this kind of conduct is more prevalent than I think anybody really wants to believe, Rourke said. I don't think Cañon City is any different than any likesized community around the state or around the country.² Other community groups, such as A Kid's Place, a nonprofit that helps kids who have been abused, work to raise awareness about sexting.

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They hope through courses like this and through starting a public discourse about sexting they can help tell kids it's OK to crave a relationship, but they don't have to partake in risky behavior to be loved.

Gwen Schooley, executive director at A Kid's Place, said it's also important for parents to talk to their children about sexting whether or not they think their child would ever do it. It has to be multiple conversations, just like learning about sex in the first place.

Kids often feel ashamed for sexting, and even after things get bad, they won't ask for help until someone they trust offers it. It's also OK, even necessary, to be the bad guy and monitor your child's phone and social media in order to keep them safe.

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Hardy, who has a 15-year-old son, said it's important for parents to educate and familiarize themselves on the technology out there, not only because their kids will be using it, but because if they see it firsthand they'll be able to understand just how quickly things can escalate. Hardy said her son kicks her butt at technology, but she has a trump card: he has to hand over any of his technology whenever she asks.

Chris Sarlo-Bergmann, child forensic interviewer at A Kid's Place, said in nearly all the cases she sees, the only reason parents ever found out a predator was approaching their child was because they dug deeper than their kid's Facebook wall and found the evidence.

You've got to love your kids enough to let them hate you, Sarlo-Bergmann said.

Wallace is proud of her son for his vehement denial he would ever sext. She laughed when she said he's not the one she has to worry about.

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Wallace talks to her about not chatting with strangers online.

At Heath Middle School, they haven't had a report of sexting during this school year, but kids have reported it in the past. Wallace said teens are curious and impulsive, and there's nothing parents, teachers or community officials can do to curb that. But if they can spread a little awareness, even through uncomfortable conversations in the living room, they're doing their job.

So Wallace checks Hailey's iPad to see what she's playing and what she's been doing on her apps. She checks the Watch Dog app on Josh's phone every week, and keeps track of the things he does. When something looks suspicious, she asks him and he fesses up. Josh calls her a stalker mom.

Wallace is proud of that title.

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For example, they often look like an app that's already installed on the phone, like a calculator, and work just like one, too. But once you put in a code, the app opens up a secret album where kids can take and access private photos.

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Rob Wright works on the training ropes during his time at Loveland Athletic Club, 1000 Lincoln Ave. Since he began his workout Wright has lost over 100 pounds and has avoided any permanent damage to his heart.

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ob Wright, 49, went into his general practitioner after his wife urged him to check on what he thought had just been a lingering cold.

He had trouble sleeping, felt a little foggy and just a bit off in the months prior.

He expected to have a normal, low-key visit with his doctor.

When his doctor took his blood pressure, Wright watched as his doctor’s eyes widened at his severely high blood pressure. Suddenly, the doctor was rolling an echocardiogram machine into the room and giving Wright an immediate referral for a cardiologist. What Wright thought would be a routine visit turned into a life changing diagnosis.

Wright was diagnosed with cardio myopathy — a weakened heart muscle — and atrial fibrillation, which causes the heart to beat irregularly and poorly circulate blood. If he ignored his doctor’s warnings, he would likely suffer a heart attack in the following year. He would need to change his diet and visit the gym, and he needed to start that day.

Wright had been athletic at a young age, playing a variety of sports in high school from swimming to golf. Like many people, his weight fluctuated in his adult life between intermittent dieting and

exercise before letting himself go. When he visited the doctor, he was definitely overweight. Yet the diagnosis shocked him. Until the 2012 visit, he said he hadn’t had any major health concerns or hospital visits up to that point in his life.

“I didn’t realize it was that bad,” he said.

But the prognosis from the doctors didn’t come as a surprise to his wife or four sons. Instead, Wright said they seemed relieved when he came home dedicated to making a lifestyle change and addressing his heart problems.

Wright’s first cardiologist, Dr. Matthew Purvis with the UCHealth Heart Center, worked with him until his first cardiac catheterization procedure. After that point, cardiologist Dr. Tristan Dow with the UCHealth Heart Center took over.

“I had a very frank conversation with him at the time that I felt his heart issues were directly related to him being very overweight,” Dow said. “He really took those words to heart.”

The push gave him the motivation to go the gym the next day. He went the day after, too.

In the beginning, Wright relied on his previous experiences working out and the Internet to answer his questions. It worked fairly well, but not as much as it could.

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He got help from Jeff and Rebecca Cisneros, owners of Sparta Combat League, a mixed martial arts association.

The couple coached him through more effective exercises and better nutritional choices, including a low-sodium, protein heavy diet to pair with his cardio and weight lifting workout.

“If I would have known Jeff and Becca from the beginning, I probably would have done (the same amount of weight loss) in half the time,” Wright said.

Wright stopped eating the convienentconvenient, unhealthy food he loved, such as fast food burgers and snacks, and started eating more vegetables. He also ditched red meat for more chicken and pork..

For a while, it was highly structured and strict while he dropped the weight. Now, on the other side of his heart problems and at a healthier weight, he can indulge occasionally. Wright stressed that he has maintained his healthy eating habits, but they allow him a cheat meal every once a while, like a glass of wine and a steak with garlic mashed potatoes on a night out with his wife of nearly 25 years.

Where most people misstep is letting that cheat meal become a cheat day, then a cheat week and before they know it, they’re back at square one, he said.

“This is definitely the hardest thing I’ve done in my entire life,” he said.

Out of his relationship with Jeff and Rebecca, he transitioned from his job with Colorado Ice Soccer to become the vice president of the Spartan Combat League.

Wright lost more than 100 pounds — about 2.6

pounds a week — over the next three years.

He’s dropped from a 5XL shirt size to a XXL and from a 48-inch waist to 36 inches.

With the help of an ever-decreasing list of medication and increasingly less frequent doctor’s visits, Wright escaped with no permanent damage, and Dow was able to reverse Wright’s atrial fibrillation using shock therapy in April 2015.

“He’s in tremendous shape now,” Dow said.

“His heart function improved considerably just with him losing all that weight. You can’t ask for a better patient.”

Wright’s story is extraordinary for a number of reasons — chief among them his dedication to a quick and lasting lifestyle change. Many patients do not make the necessary changes.

“Unfortunately most people I tell to lose weight don’t really do that,” Dow said.

Ideally, regular doctor’s visits would catch a problem early when a patient is young and can more easily switch to a healthier lifestyle and correct the problem early on.

Wright urges those with a similar diagnosis from doctor’s to take the initiative and make the life change. It’s made easier by surrounding yourself with other health minded people and reaching out to a supportive community such as family and others who have done similar things.

For Wright, the change has stuck and, while the number on the scale may fluctuate as he gains back more muscle, he’s thrilled to be in good health.

“He came full circle,” Dow said. “Even better than full circle. I just wish I could plaster his story and his picture everywhere.”

February is Heart Month The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Million Hearts – a national effort to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes in the United States by 2017 – are urging Americans to know their blood pressure and gain control this month.

“Uncontrolled high blood pressure is the leading cause of heart disease and stroke,” according to the CDC website.

More than 67 million Americans have high blood pressure and those with high blood pressure are four times more likely to die from a stroke and three times more likely to die from heart disease, according to the organization.

To control high blood pressure, the CDC recommends: »» »» »» »»

Ask your doctor what your blood pressure should be Take your blood pressure medicine as directed Quit smoking – and if you don’t smoke, don’t start Reduce sodium in your diet For more information on how to control your blood pressure go to www.cdc.gov/features/heartmonth

He’s dropped from a 5XL shirt size to a XXL and from a 48-inch waist to 36 inches.

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Less sunshine, shorter days in winter can cause depression in some people

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an Frantz, a clinical nurse specialist at North Range Behavioral Health, sees at least one person per week who says this isn’t the most wonderful time of the year.

It’s their worst.

For them, the winter brings on depression that often goes away in the summer. Experts call this seasonal affective disorder, and it doesn’t have much to do with cold weather, holiday loneliness or stress.

It’s the sun.

During the summer, the days are longer with more sunshine. After the September equinox, the days shrink until the shortest of the year, usually around Dec. 21.

Not only are the days shorter, but also because of the position of the sun, the high-quality, bright sun rays are filtered out by thicker sections of the atmosphere, Frantz said.

The brain has several locations where serotonin, a chemical that stabilizes mood and emotion, is produced. One of these is the retina.

When winter hits and the ideal light wanes, retinal serotonin production

in people who are sensitive to this light drops too, Frantz said.

When Frantz sees patients he suspects may be suffering from seasonal affective disorder, the diagnosis often hinges on one important question: “Do you feel like you’re starved for sunshine?”

In the United States, about 5 percent of people suffer severely from seasonal affective disorder and up to 20 percent may feel some effects, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Heidi Muller, a nurse practitioner with UCHealth’s Mountain Crest Behavioral Health Center, said as you go north, the incidences of seasonal affective disorder go up, as well. A study found in the U.S. National Library of Medicine discovered the incidence of seasonal affective disorder to be only about 1.4 percent in Florida but about 9.7 percent in New Hampshire, about 1,400 miles north.

The same study found women are up to nine times more likely to be impacted by the change in sunlight.

Seasonal affective disorder causes the same symptoms as depression — feelings of hopelessness, persistent sad or anxious mood, difficulty sleeping, loss of interest in former hobbies and interests, appetite or

For help

If you are struggling with depression, a good place to start the process of treatment is your primary care physician.

If you would like additional help or for more information on behavioral health, contact North Range Behavioral Health at (970) 347-2120, or UCHealth’s Mountain Crest Behavioral Health Center at (970) 2074800.

weight changes and thoughts of death or suicide. Seasonal affective disorder does have one unique symptom, and that’s a consistent craving of carbohydrates, Muller said.

Muller said it’s hard to diagnose seasonal affective disorder, because it’s hard to read the pattern of the season causing the depression.

It takes two consecutive years to establish that pattern for a clinical diagnosis.

What can make it even harder is sometimes, a patient seeks treatment for depression when they see the onset of symptoms in the fall, and by the time the dosage of antidepressants levels out in several months, it is spring. The days are beginning to get longer, so the sun is out and the necessary light is back. It’s hard to tell whether it’s the weather or the medicine that’s helping.

Outside factors also complicate the seasonal affective disorder diagnosis, Frantz said. For some, the Thanksgiving table is a reminder of who isn’t there or that this is the first year without Grandma’s famous potatoes. It can be a time of grief and stress.

Though medication sometimes helps, an effective treatment for

seasonal affective disorder is light therapy, or phototherapy.

In light therapy, patients use an at-home light box every day that replaces that spectrum of light they are missing in the winter.

Patients shouldn’t purchase a light box without consulting a physician, though, Muller said. There are other options and other possible diagnoses.

Sometimes, bipolar disorder can play a role in seasonal affective disorder, in which cases use of a light box can cause manic episodes.

It’s important to ask for help.

When depression starts to impact your life, such as keeping you from doing the things you once loved, that’s when it’s time to do something about it. If you’re thinking of harming yourself, Muller said to call 911.

“It takes a lot of strength to seek help for mental illness,” Muller said.

Frantz said he treats seasonal depressive disorder often, and even in states such as Colorado where we have more sunshine, it’s the length of the days that make the difference.

He has patients who told him one year during the holidays they went to the Caribbean or Mexico. Now they make the trip every year.

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Sleep Apnea and Hearing Loss Sleep Apnea Syndrome is a common chronic condition in the general population. In 2008, Punjabi estimated the prevalence of Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) is in the range of 3% to 7%, with certain components of the population at higher risk. Recent estimates, however, by the American Journal of Epidemiology indicate a substantially higher prevalence of SAS of 26 percent in adults between the ages of 30 and 70 years in the United States and, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the problem also effects over 100 million others worldwide. It is thought that the reason

Treatment of SAS The leading treatment for SAS is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), which forces air through a mask into the airways so that they do not close. Patients wear a face or nasal mask during sleep. The mask, connected to a pump, provides a positive flow of air into the nasal passages in order to keep the airway open. In the US, most insurance companies now fund sleep testing and CPAP treatment.

The National Sleep Foundation finds that the majority of people who use CPAP find immediate symptom relief and are delighted with their increased energy and mental

for this increase, particularly in the US, is the current obesity epidemic. Factors that increase the possibility of SAS include age, male sex, obesity, family history, menopause, craniofacial abnormalities, and destructive health behaviors such as smoking and excessive alcohol use. The prevalence of sleep apnea among specific disorders is presented

sharpness during the day. Many patients have said, “CPAP changed my life!” But some patients still find CPAP masks uncomfortable, even though it may control their sleep apnea. While many individuals require extra assistance to obtain a mask that fits correctly, the side effects of CPAP treatment are mostly mild and temporary. These effects often include nasal congestion, sore eyes, headaches and abdominal bloating but most people acclimate to CPAP over two-to-twelve weeks. The treatment is so effective that less than one-half of CPAP patients discontinue treatment.

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in the figure. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) is a clinical disorder where frequent pauses in breathing during sleep occur usually with loud snoring. These breathing pauses shut off the oxygen supply to the body for a few seconds and stop the removal of carbon dioxide resulting in the brain briefly waking up, re-opening the airways and begins breathing again. This issue can re-occur many times during

hour. High frequency hearing impairment was defined as having a mean hearing threshold of greater than 25 decibels in either ear at 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 Hz, and low frequency hearing impairment was defined as having a mean hearing threshold of greater than 25 decibels in either ear at 500 Hz and 1000 Hz.

but often results in serious cardiovascular, cerebrovascular diseases and has been linked to Type 2 diabetes, stroke and depression. While the disorder can greatly impact quality of life, it can be easily managed.

Recently, Chopra (2014) studied almost 14,000 individuals and found that both high and low frequency hearing impairment can be linked with sleep apnea. He stated that “our population-based study of 13,967 subjects from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, found that sleep apnea was independently associated with hearing impairment after adjustment for other possible causes of hearing loss.”

All of Dr. Chopra’s subjects participated in a successful inhome sleep apnea study and an on-site audiometric test at baseline. Sleep apnea was assessed with the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), which indicates sleep apnea severity based on the number of apnea (complete cessation of airflow) and hypopneas (partial cessation of airflow) per hour of sleep. Sleep apnea was defined as an AHI ≥ 15 events/

Among his 13,967 subjects, 9.9% had at least moderate sleep apnea with an AHI ≥ 15. Within this group, 19.0% had high frequency hearing impairment, 1.5% had low frequency hearing impairment, and 8.4% had both high and low frequency hearing impairment. Hearing impairment was more common among individuals of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent and among those with a higher body mass index, self-reported snoring and/or sleep apnea.

In his study, Dr. Chopra also reported that sleep apnea was independently associated with a 31% increase in high frequency hearing impairment, a 90% increase in low frequency hearing impairment, and a 38% increase in combined high and low frequency hearing impairment when adjusted for the variables of age, sex, background, history of hearing impairment, external noise exposure, conductive hearing loss and other factors. The researchers also noticed that as higher AHI was associated with a higher prevalence of high frequency, but not low frequency hearing impairment.

Epilogue Of course a single study does not insure that the results really are correlated with the increased incidence of hearing impairment, these data put audiologists and otolaryngologists worldwide on notice that hearing loss may also be correlated with SAS. References: Chopra, A. (2014). Sleep apnea tied to hearing loss in large study. Science Daily. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. ScienceDaily, 20 May 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

Punjabi, N. (2008). Epidemiology of adult obstructive sleep apnea. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, Volume 5(2), pp 136-143. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

World Health Organization (2015). Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

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the night resulting in a terrible night’s sleep or no sleep at all. In the daytime, these individuals experience sleepiness, concentration issues or even headaches as a result of breathing issues at night. Part of the SAS disorder is snoring

which is not only disruptive to others sleeping in close proximity, but dangerous to the individual. SAS is diagnosed through polysomnography, which is a method of recording body activity during sleep and pulse oximetry, a measurement of the amount of oxygen in the blood at any particular time. SAS is not a life-threatening condition by itself

Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D., MBA, FAAA Robert M. Traynor is the CEO and practicing audiologist at Audiology Associates, Inc., Greeley, Colorado with particular emphasis in amplification and operative monitoring. Dr. Traynor holds degrees from the University of Northern Colorado (BA, 1972, MA 1973, Ed.D., 1975), the University of Phoenix (MBA, 2006) as well as Post-Doctoral Study at Northwestern University (1984). He taught Audiology at the University of Northern Colorado (1973-1982), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (1976-77) and Colorado State University (1982-1993). Dr. Traynor is a retired Lt. Colonel from the US Army Reserve, Medical Service Corps and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Audiology at the University of Florida, the University of Colorado, and the University of Northern Colorado. For 17 years he was an Audiology Consultant to major hearing instrument and equipment manufacturers providing academic and product orientation for their domestic and international distributors. A clinician and practice manager for over 35 years, Dr. Traynor has lectured on most aspects of Audiology in over forty countries.

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Pork chops withSun-dried tomatoes and rosemary recipe

INGREDIENTS: 4 1 1/2 inch boneless pork chops (America’s cut is a good option) 4 large cloves garlic, crushed 3 T fresh rosemary, leaves stripped from stems, minced 1 T kosher salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 cup julienned sun-dried tomatoes with oil, chopped in a small bowl Note: you can buy whole ones, but that adds another step. The sliced version is available at most larger grocery stores, and they’re quicker to chop up.

4 T extra virgin olive oil, divided 3 T butter, divided 1/2 cup dry white wine, such as a Pinot Grigio 1 1/2 cups Kitchen Basics Chicken Stock A splash of Madeira — You decide how big of a splash. It was your day. It’s up to you. But don’t drown the sauce.

DIRECTIONS: Rinse chops and pat dry. In small bowl, combine rosemary, salt, and 2 T olive oil. Rub all over chops and let sit for 30 minutes. (You can prep the sides while the meat is marinating.)

Warm remaining 2 T olive oil and 1 T butter in heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chops for 4 minutes, or until flesh releases easily from pan. Turn and brown on other side. Remove to clean plate.

Add wine to pan and bring to boil, scraping to dislodge browned bits.

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Simple and tastes great!

After a day at work, cooking is the last thing most of us have on our wish list. What’s on yours? I know resting my eyes and brain tops it, and there are so many nights when I want dinner to be quick and easy. I want to drape my legs over the arm of a comfy chair (yes, that is allowed at our house) and play “Words with Friends.” I want to read a book, something I

won’t have to write about later. Preferably something that makes me laugh, or cry. I want to leaf through a home decorating magazine so I can figure out what’s in, what’s not, what’s good, what’s hot. One problem, though: I still want dinner to taste great, and be healthy. I want it now, but I don’t want take-out, and I don’t want to go out. Staying put is so relaxing. Bottom line is: I don’t want to give up, give in, and order pizza anymore.

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Add the Madeira, and the last tablespoon of butter. Salt and pepper sauce to taste. Increase heat to low boil, stirring occasionally. Test sauce until it coats the back of a spoon. This means that if, after you stir the sauce, and swipe your finger across the back of the spoon, a clean streak will remain. Serves 4.

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AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Feb. 6 at UCHealth's Greeley Medical Clinic, lower level conference room. This class covers defensive driving skills, age-related changes and driving safely in today's world. Participants may be eligible for discounts on their auto insurance premiums. Cost: $15 for AARP members; $20 for non-members (payable day of class). For more information, call (970) 4958560.

CPR for health care providers (initial), 5-8:30 p.m., Feb. 8 at North Colorado Medical Center Union Colony Room. Cost is $55, call (970) 8106633 to registers. Certification is valid for two years.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers, 9-11:30 a.m., Feb. 9, 16, 23 and March 1, 8 and 15 at UCHealth's Greeley Medical Clinic, 1900 16th St. The six-week free class will equip primary caregivers with community resources, ways to reduce stress and guilt and tools to make decisions for their loved one. To register or for more information, call (970) 495-8560.

Senior Center, 1010 6th St. There are behavioral methods available to improve bladder and bowel function. Learn tips and specific exercises that will help with incontinence, constipation and prolapse.

Natural Childbirth, 6-9 p.m., Feb. 10, 17 and 24 at Medical Center of the Rockies, 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave., Loveland. This class will teach expectant mothers and their birth partner techniques and coping strategies for a nonmedicated childbirth. Techniques will include breathing, massage, relaxation, positioning, visualization and aromatherapy. Parent preview tour class is included but breastfeeding class needs to be scheduled separately. Cost: $65.

To register or for more information, call (970) 495-7500.

Childbirth Breastfeeding Basics, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Feb. 11 at Medical Center of the Rockies, 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave., Loveland. Learn about the benefits of breastfeeding, establishing and maintaining a good milk supply and solutions to common breastfeeding challenges.

Partners are welcome. Cost: $20. To register or for more information, call (970) 495-7500.

Kids' Yoga and Cooking, 9-11 a.m., Feb. 15, NCMC Wellness Classroom. Explore the fun world of movement and nutrition with your friends at NCMC Community Wellness! Geared toward children ages 4-8. Call (970) 810-6633 to register. Cost is $10 for first child, $5 for each additional child with same adult. Payment is due at the time of registration. Space is limited.

Elegant Evening In Red, doors open at 5:30 p.m., Feb. 9 at the Embassy Suites and Conference Center, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland. Guest speaker, writer and consultant, Karen Collins will present: ³Heart-Healthy Eating: Taking Nutrition from Daunting to Doable.² Other presentations include personal stories and advice from survivors of cardiac events. Cost is $25 and ticket sales will end Feb. 2. Call (970) 820-4053 to purchase. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

SafeSitter Babysitting Classes, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Feb. 15 at Family FunPlex, 1501 65th Ave. SafeSitter is a one-day, six-hour curriculum designed ages 11-13. Participants learn care of the choking infant and child, babysitting as a business, success on the job, childcare essentials, safety for the sitter, preventing injuries, injury and behavior management and preventing problem behavior. Call (970) 3509401.

Blood Tests, 7-8:45 a.m. Feb. 10 and 24 at North Colorado Medical Center, 1801 16th St. Entrance No. 6. Low-cost screenings, some immunizations upon request. Go to open labs or call (970) 810-6633 to schedule and appointment. Cost varies and is due at the time of service. Insurance will not be billed.

Blood Tests, 7-8:45 a.m. Feb. 17 at Banner Health Clinic, 222 Johnstown Center Drive.

Low-cost screenings, some immunizations upon request. Go to open labs or call (970) 8106633 to schedule and appointment. Cost varies and is due at the time of service. Insurance will not be billed.

Tips to improve urinary incontinence and prolapse, 9:30-11 a.m., Feb. 10 at Greeley

Body check... What you need to know: Head to Toe, by appointment, Feb.18 , Summit View

Medical Commons, 2001 70th Ave. Call (970) 810-6070 to schedule an appointment. The assessment gives you the tools to put your health first by receiving a comprehensive set of preventive health screenings. Cost is $175, due at time of service.

Fast Track Childbirth Preparation (two-day), 6-9 p.m., Feb. 19 and 1-5 p.m., Feb. 20 at Medical Center of the Rockies, 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave., Loveland. Class includes overview of labor and delivery, hospital routines, coping techniques, medications, medical interventions and cesarean birth. Please bring a support person, two bed pillows and water bottle. Also, wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothing. Register for hospital tour and Breastfeeding Basics class separately. Cost: $55. To register or for more information, call (970) 495-7500.

Childbirth Breastfeeding Basics, 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m., Feb. 23 at UCHealth OB/Gynecology clinic, 1715, 61st Ave. Learn about the benefits of breastfeeding, establishing and maintaining a good milk supply and solutions to common breastfeeding challenges. Partners are welcome. Cost: $20. To register or for more information, call (970) 495-7500.

Blood pressure checks, 10-11 a.m., Feb. 26 at Rodarte Center, 920 A St. Nurses will be available to check blood pressure, pulse and answer general questions about your health.

Fast Track Childbirth Preparation (two-day), 6-9 p.m., Feb. 26 and 1-5 p.m., Feb. 27 at UCHealth's OB/Gynecology Clinic, 1715, 61st Ave, Greeley. Class includes overview of labor and delivery, hospital routines, coping techniques, medications, medical interventions and cesarean birth. Please bring a support person, two bed pillows and water bottle.

Also, wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothing.

Register for hospital tour and breastfeeding basics class separately. Cost: $55. To register or for more information, call (970) 495-7500.

CPR for health care providers skills check, online. Cost in $50, due at registration. Call (970) 810-6633 to register.

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PRIME Medical Directory 2015 Alzheimer’s/Skilled Care GRACE POINTE

1919 68th Avenue Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 304-1919 www.gracepointegreeley.com

Assisted living GRACE POINTE

1919 68th Avenue Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 304-1919 www.gracepointegreeley.com The Bridge Assisted Living

4750 25th Street Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)339-0022

BALANCE

CARDIOLOGY

LIFE CARE CENTER OF GREELEY- ASCENT

4800 25th Street Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)810-6607 Professionals: Cozette Seaver, PT; Leslie Vail, PT

Endocrinology Endocrinology Clinic (NCMC)

1800 15th Street, Ste 200 Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)810-4676 www.bannerhealth.com

burn Care western states burn center (NCMc)

1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)810-6607 www.bannerhealth.com

Family practice medicine Banner Health Clinic

1300 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: 970-686-5646 www.bannerhealth.com

CARDIAC vascular surgery

AUDIOLOGY

Banner Health Clinic

Alpine All About Hearing

1124 E. Elizabeth Street, #E-101 Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: (970)221-3372 Fax: (970)493-9237 3820 N. Grant Avenue Loveland, CO 80538 Phone: (970)461-0225 Fax: (970)593-0670 www.allabouthearing.com Professionals: Renita Boesiger, M. A., CCC-A Rachel White, M. A., CCC-A Cheryl Hadlock, M. S., CCC-A

Cardiovascular institutE (NCMC)

1800 15th Street, #310 Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)810-0900 www.bannerhealth.com

HEART FAILURE CLINIC (NCMC)

(970)810-6953 www.bannerhealth.com

DENTISTRY Ascent Family Dental

Audiology Associates

2528 16th Street Greeley, CO Phone: (970)352-2881 Professionals: Robert M. Traynor, Ed. D. F-AAA; Karen Swope, M. A. CCC-A Miracle-Ear

2404 17th Street Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)351-6620 749 S. Lemay Avenue, Suite A1 Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970)221-5225 20

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Hubbard Family Dental

Hygiene Clinic 2918 W. 10th Street Phone: 673-8411 www.hubbarfamily dental.com

Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular surgery (NCMC)

1800 15th Street, Suite 340 Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)810-4593 www.bannerhealth.com

Scott Williams, DMD 3535 W. 12th Street, Suite B Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)351-6095 www.dentalgreeley.com Ralph R. Reynolds, D.M.D., M.D.

Oral Surgery 7251 W. 20th St. Building H, Suite 2 Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 663-6878 www.reynoldsoralfacial.com

100 S. Cherry Ave., Suite 1 Eaton, CO 80615 Phone: (970)454-3838 www.bannerhealth.com Banner Health Clinic

222 Johnstown Center Drive Johnstown, CO 80534 Phone: (970)587-4974 www.bannerhealth.com Banner health clinic

5623 W. 19th Street, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 810-9011 www.bannerhealth.com Family Physicians of Greeley, LLP-Central

2520 W. 16th Street Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 356-2520 Fax: (970) 356-6928

Family Physicians of Greeley, LLP-Cottonwood

2420 W 16th Street Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 353-7668 Fax:970-353-2801

Family Physicians of Greeley, LLP-West

6801 W. 20th St., Suite 101 Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 378-8000 Fax: (970) 378-8088 Kenneth M. Olds

6801 W. 20th Street, Suite 208 Greeley ,CO 80634 Phone: (970)330-9061

gastroenterology

Health and fitness WORK OUT WEST

Health & Recreation Campus 5701 W. 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: 970-330-9691 www.workoutwest.com

home health care Caring Hearts Home Healthcare

6801 W. 20th Street, Suite 207 Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)378-1409 Bloom at Home

1455 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970) 460-9200 www.columbinehealth.com/bloom Rehabilitation and Visiting Nurse Association

2105 Clubhouse Drive Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 330-5655 Fax: (970) 330-7146 www.rvna.info Professionals: Lori Follett, CEO

Touchstone home health

5312 W. 9th St. Dr., Suite 120 Greeley, Co. 80634 Phone: 970-356-3922 www.touchstonehomehealth.com Dowgin, Thomas A., MD. CENTERS FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY

7251 W. 20th St., Bldg J, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)207-9773

3702 Timberline, Ft. Collins, CO Phone: (970)207-9773 2555 E. 13th Street, Suite 220, Loveland, CO Phone: (970)669-5432 www.digestive-health.net North Colorado Gastroenterology (NCMC)

2010 16th Street, Ste. A Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970) 810-4475 www.bannerhealth.com

independent assisted Living GRACE POINTE

1919 68th Avenue Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 304-1919 www.gracepointegreeley.com

independent assisted living w/services FOX RUN SENIOR LIVING

1720 60th Avenue Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)353-7773 Fax: (970)330-9708 www.good-sam.com

infectious disease Breen, john f., md (NCMC)

1801 16th Street Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)810-6071

internal medicine BANNER HEALTH CLINIC

2001 70th Avenue, 3rd Floor Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)810-5660 www.bannerhealth.com

medical equipment & supplies Banner HOme Medical Equipment (NCMC)

Phone: (970)506-6420 www.bannerhealth.com

Mental health services

Stephanie Carroll, LCSW, CACIII Banner Health Clinic 1300 Main Street, Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970)674-3155 Susan Garvin, LCSW Banner Health Clinic -Loveland Pediatrics Loveland Pediatrics, Loveland CO Banner Health Clinic - Windsor 1300 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970)674-3158 Renee Rogers, LMFT Banner Health Clinic 1300 Main Street, Windsor, CO 80550 Banner Health Clinic - Fossil Creek 303 Colland Dr Fort Collins, CO 80525 Phone: (970)821-3808

NEPHROLOGY Adult Mental Health & Addiction Services 1260 H Street • Greeley, CO 80631 970.347.2120 Child, Youth, & Family Mental Health & Addiction Services 1300 N. 17th Avenue • Greeley, CO 80631 970.347.2120 Counseling Center at West Greeley Children, Adult, & Family Counseling 7251 W. 20th Street, Building C Greeley, CO 80634 970.347.2123

Greeley medical clinic

1900 16th Street, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970) 350-2438 Professionals: Donal Rademacher, MD

NEUROLOGY

Crisis Support Crisis Intervention, Care, and Detox Services 928 12th Street • Greeley, CO 80631 970.347.2120 Suicide Education & Support Services Prevention, Education, & Grief Support 2350 3rd Street Road • Greeley, CO 80631 970.347.2120 or 970.313.1089 Additional Weld County Locations

www.NorthRange.org banner BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Dr. Patricia Al-Adsani, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Carole Diamond, PMHNP Brett Smith, DD 5890 W. 13th Street #114 Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: 970)810-5454 Shawn Crawford, LPC Banner Health Clinic 222 Johnstown Center Dr., Johnstown, CO 80534 Phone: (970)587-7543 PRIME \\ FEB. 2016

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NEUROLOGY CLINIC (NCMC)

1800 15th Street, Suite 100B Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)810-5612 www.bannerhealth.com

NEURo-SURGERY BRAIN & SPINE BANNER HEALTH neurosurgery clinic

1800 15th St., Suite 130 Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)810-5996 www.bannerhealth.com

nursing home rehabilitation Centennial Health Care Center

1637 29th Ave. Place Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 356-8181 Fax: (970) 356-3278

obstetrics & gynecology BANNER HEALTH GYN CONSULTANTS

1800 15th St., Suite 130 Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)810-1335 www.bannerhealth.com Banner Health OB/GYN Clinic

2001 70th Avenue, 3rd Floor Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)810-6353 www.bannerhealth.com banner health clinic

5623 W. 19th Street Greeley, CO Phone: (970) 810-9011 www.bannerhealth.com

oncology & HemaTology cancer Institute (NCMC)

1800 15th Street, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970) 810-6680 Toll Free (866) 357-9276 www.bannerhealth.com

orthodontics Orthodontic Associates of Greeley, PC

Professionals: Bradford N. Edgren, DDS, MS 3400 W. 16thSt., Bldg 4-V Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 356-5900 www.drbradsmiles.com

orthopedics Mountain Vista Orthopaedics

5890 W. 13th Street, Suite 101 Greeley, CO Phone: (970)810-0020 www.bannerhealth.com

pediatrics Banner Health Clinic

2001 70th Avenue, 3rd Floor Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)810-5828 www.bannerhealth.com

pediatric rehabilitation

pulmonary/critical care North Colorado Pulmonary (NCMC)

1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)810-2026 www.bannerhealth.com

Prosthetics & orthotics HANGER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS

7251 West 20th Street, Building M, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)330-9449 Fax: (970)330-4217 2500 Rocky Mountain Avenue, Suite 2100 North Medical Office Building, Loveland CO 80538 Phone: (970) 619-6585 Fax (970) 619-6591 www.hanger.com Professinal: Ben Struzenberg, CPO Michelle West, Mastectomy Fitter

Banner Rehabilitation Center

1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)810-6900 www.bannerhealth.com

personal response service Banner Life Line (NCMC)

2010 16th Street, Suite C, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 1-877-493-8109 (970) 378-4743 www.bannerhealth.com

physical therapy Front Range Therapy

rehabilitation ASCENT AT LIFE CARE CENTER

4800 25th Street, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)330-6400 Website: www.lcca.com Professionals: Annie Bennett Leslie Vail

Banner Rehabilitation Center

1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)810-6900 www.bannerhealth.com Front Range Therapy

1475 Main Street, Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970) 492-6238 www.columbinehealth.com

1475 Main Street, Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970) 492-6238 www.columbinehealth.com

Northern colorado rehabilitation hospital

Northern colorado rehabilitation hospital

4401 Union Street, Johnstown, CO 80534 Phone: (970) 619-3400 NCRH@ernesthealth.com

4401 Union Street, Johnstown, CO 80534 Phone: (970) 619-3400 NCRH@ernesthealth.com

Peakview Medical Center

5881 W. 16th St., Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)313-2775 Fax: (970)313-2777 22

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Skilled care/Rehab GRACE POINTE

1919 68th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 304-1919 www.gracepointegreeley.com

sports medicine Mountain Vista Orthopaedics

5890 W. 13th Street, Suite 101, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)810-0020 www.bannerhealth.com North Colorado Sports medicine

1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)810-2496

speech language pathology Banner Rehabilitation Center

1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)810-6900 www.bannerhealth.com Northern colorado rehabilitation hospital

4401 Union Street, Johnstown, CO 80534 Phone: (970) 619-3400 NCRH@ernesthealth.com UNC Speech Language Pathology Clinic

Gunter Hall, Room 0330, Greeley, CO 80639 Phone: (970)351-2012/TTY Fax: (970)351-1601 www.unco.edu/NHS/asls/clinic.htm Professionals: Lynne Jackowiak, M.S., CCC-SLP Julie Hanks, Ed.D Patty Walton, M.A., CCC-SLP

Surgery General & Trauma

Banner Health Surgical Associates (NCMC)

1800 15th St. Suite 200, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)810-8216 Toll Free: 1-888-842-4141 www.bannerhealth.com

Urology Banner health clinic (NCMC)

5890 W. 13th Street, Suite 106, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)810-1000 www.bannerhealth.com

veins

urgent care SUMMITVIEW URGENT CARE (NCMC)

2001 70th Avenue, Suite 110 Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)810-4155 www.bannerhealth.com

Vein Clinic (NCMC)

1800 15th Street, Suite 340, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)810-4100 www.bannerhealth.com

NextCare - Urgent Care

2928 W. 10th St. Greeley, CO (970) 351-8282 nextcare.com

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