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RHS: School has been in session for 50 years School to celebrate its gold anniversary with alumni gathering on May 29 SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
When the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) began in 1944, high school students from Juanita, Kirkland and Redmond all attended Lake Washington High School (LWHS). Twenty years later, the district opened a second high school to accommodate the growing population and in September 1964, Redmond High School (RHS) saw its first batch of students. To celebrate this upcoming 50th anniversary, the school will be holding a celebration event beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
A CELEBRATION FOR THE PAST AND PRESENT
From left: Redmond High School grads Anna Sturdivant (‘07), Brian Schnierer (‘02), Holly Applegate (‘01), Jason Palmer (‘96), Mike Pluschke (‘90), Cheryl Ferry (‘86) and John Bailie (‘81) all now work at the school. The seven alumni-turned-staff are showing off yearbooks from their own high school days. RHS turns 50 years old this year. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter
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of “What’s next?” for those who cannot eat gluten. Firestone said some of the topics the series has covered and will cover include vegan living, juicing and how to read restaurant menus and know what has gluten and what does not. She added that next month’s meeting will be the last one for the summer and the series will resume come September. In addition to the
speaker series, Firestone said Flying Apron has a monthly book club that meets the fourth Thursday of the month and covers books related to the same topic. She is also working to turn Flying Apron into a resource center for the gluten-free population in Redmond by providing information about other health and wellness businesses as well as doctors [ more APRON page 6 ]
RHS associate principal Lloyd Higgins said aside from a short greeting at the beginning of the evening, there will be no real formal program. “It’s more just like a reunion of everyone that ever went here and everyone that’s ever worked here,” he said, though he added that there is an all-staff photo scheduled for 8:15 p.m. that evening for anyone and everyone there who has ever worked at RHS. Adam Desautels — a current RHS English teacher who is helping to organize next week’s event with Higgins [ more MUSTANGS page 7 ]
Three Redmond residents, others file for election season T.J. MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
Navy veteran Matt Isenhower (D-Redmond) and small-business owner Joel Hussey (R-Redmond) will be challenging Sen. Andy Hill (R-Redmond) and Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland), respectively, for their seats representing the 45th Legislative District. With the filing period for candidates running in the fall election taking place be-
tween May 12-16, both Hill and Goodman filed for reelection. Hill currently serves as chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, where he was appointed in 2012, and is a leader in the bipartisan majority coalition in the state Senate. Isenhower is running as a Democrat and is a former Amazon employee and Redmond High School graduate. He received a bachelor of science degree from the United States Naval Academy. Goodman holds Position No. 1 and has represented the 45th District since 2006. [ more ELECTION page 6 ]
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Former DigiPen students’ ‘Super Secret’ will screen at SIFF Most fathers only want what’s best for their daughters. But what they think is best may not always be what their daughters think is best. This dilemma touches families of all cultures and backgrounds and as the short film “Super Secret” shows, it even extends to the bad guys. The film follows a father-daughter pair on the girl’s 13th birthday. The super-villainous father prepares a small celebration to mark the occasion with the intention of welcoming his little girl to a life of crime, but she has other ideas. “Super Secret” — just a few seconds shy of three minutes in length — was created by a group of students from the DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond last year and will be screened at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) this year. The short film is part of The Family Picture Show, a set of short films grouped together for the young and young at heart, and will be shown at
Here’s a still shot from “Super Secret,” a short film created by seven former DigiPen students that will screen at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) tomorrow and June 1. Courtesy graphic noon tomorrow and 11 a.m. on June 1 at the SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave. N.). There were seven DigiPen students who worked on the project: Laura Borgen, Cole Harrington, Nnenna Ijiomah, Dan Lane, James Ludden, Eddie Peters and Tyler Stuart.
The students — who all graduated from DigiPen in spring 2013 — created “Super Secret” as part of a senior-level thesis film class during the 2012-13 school year, said Ijiomah, who was the film’s producer. She said since everyone on the project has graduated and gone their separate
ways, it was actually the director of the digital art and animation program at DigiPen who submitted the film to SIFF. Ijiomah, who earned her degree in 2-D and 3-D animation and digital arts, said she and her former classmates didn’t even know anything about it until they
received an email about a month and a half ago about “Super Secret” being selected for the festival. “It was a huge surprise,” she said. “Everybody’s just really surprised and happy and proud.” Pamela Mathues, one of the instructors for the thesis film class, said this was the first time DigiPen has submitted anything to SIFF, so it is pretty exciting to have been selected. “I feel so proud of them,” she said about Ijiomah and the rest of the group. Mathues said she saw everything the students went through while working on the project — especially their commitment to the project and the hard work they put in as they pushed through various challenges — so she is grateful to SIFF. She said “Super Secret” being selected is validation for the former students that they are working at a professional level. Ijiomah agreed. “We’d hoped it would be that good,” she said about the short film. “But we didn’t know how people
would receive it.” Ijiomah added that creating “Super Secret” was not easy. She said although the class began in fall 2012, she and her team actually began planning for it in March 2012. They completed it in April 2013. Originally, the team discussed doing a short film about superheroes, but Ijiomah said it was the villain who caught their interest the most. She said after completing “Super Secret,” she now looks at animated films differently. “Somebody did all of that,” Ijiomah said about what goes through her mind when she watches them. “Everything you see, somebody made.” And while the technical aspects of creating the film were not easy, Ijiomah said working as a team was one of the biggest challenges. It was also difficult for them to balance the rest of their class load as they were spending anywhere from 40-60 hours a week on the project. “We lived at school,” she said.
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Tuesday, May 20 Shoplifting: Redmond police arrested three females at 6:40 p.m. for shoplifting at a retail store in the 17100 block of Redmond Way downtown. Vandalism: Redmond police investigated a broken window at Redmond High School at 2:18 p.m.
Monday, May 19 Fraud: Redmond police responded to a report of credit card fraud at 4:10 p.m. from the 17600 block of Northeast 65th Street downtown. Good samaritan: A citizen found a debit
www.redmond-reporter.com card at 3:58 p.m. in the 7400 block of 159th Place Northeast downtown. Shoplifting: Redmond police responded to a shoplifting report at 3:17 p.m. from a grocery store in the 15000 block of Northeast 24th Street in Overlake. No arrests were made. Con game: A victim in the 7200 block of 139th Place Northeast has been receiving phone calls from a “Tax Investigation” service that has been attempting to get the victim to wire them monies under the duress and threat of arrest. Vandalism: At 8:48 a.m., an unknown suspect spray painted graffiti on the wall of an elementary school in the 11100 block of 162nd Avenue Northeast on Education Hill. Vehicle prowls: Officers responded to multiple car prowl reports at 12:24 a.m. from the 8800 block of 161st Avenue Northeast on Education Hill.
Sunday, May 18 Neighbor dispute: Redmond police responded to a neighbor dispute at 9:37 p.m. from the 9800 block of Avondale Road on Education Hill. Assault: Redmond police responded to a domestic violence assault call for service at 7:35 p.m. from the 15900 block of Northeast 83rd Court downtown. Bicycle theft: At 7:01 p.m., Redmond police took a report from the 15000 block of Northeast 24th Street in Overlake of a theft of a bicycle belonging to a 9-year-old girl.
Domestic violence: Officers responded to a domestic violence report at 3:28 p.m. from the 9900 block of Willows Road in Grass Lawn. One male was arrested.
Burglary: Redmond police took the report of a garage burglary at 6:21 p.m. from an apartment complex in the 17700 block of Northeast 90th Street on Education Hill.
Vehicle prowl: Redmond police took a report of a car prowl at 12:16 p.m. from the 2500 block of 152nd Avenue Northeast in Overlake.
Theft: Redmond police responded to a report of employee theft at 5:22 p.m. from a retail store in the 17700 block of Northeast 76th Street.
Warrant: A male in the 17000 block of Avondale Way downtown was arrested at 9:12 a.m. for a warrant out of Kirkland. Suspected narcotics were found on his person and sent to the state crime lab for analysis.
Grand theft auto: Redmond police took the report for a stolen vehicle at 4:08 p.m. from an apartment complex in the 9300 block of Avondale Road on Education Hill.
Saturday, May 17 Assault: At 5:03 p.m., Redmond police arrested a man in the 4800 block of 156th Avenue Northeast in Overlake for domestic violence and threats to kill. Vehicle prowl: Redmond police took the report of a vehicle prowl at 2:25 p.m. from the 8500 block of 171st Avenue Northeast on Education Hill. Bicycle thefts: Redmond police responded to a report of theft of bicycles at 2:08 p.m. from an apartment garage in the 15700 block of Bear Creak Parkway downtown.
Friday, May 16 Shoplifting: At 7:38 p.m., Redmond police responded to a report of shoplifting at a retail store in the 17700 block of Northeast 76th Street downtown.
Vandalism: Redmond police took the report of vandalism at 3:15 p.m. from a vacant home construction site in the 11600 block of 179th Place Northeast on Education Hill. Not-so-free ride: A man was arrested at 11:21 a.m. in the 2400 block of 148th Avenue Northeast after he did not pay for taxi cab services. Trespass: A male trespassed a grocery store in the 15800 block of Redmond Way downtown at 2:19 a.m.
Thursday, May 15 Agency assistance: Redmond police responded to the 8500 block of 148th Avenue Northeast in Grass Lawn at the request of Everett police for an agency assist. Malicious mischief: Redmond police investigated a malicious mischief report at 8:08 p.m. from the 16100 block of Northeast 57th Street in Grass Lawn.
The City of Redmond held its Bike Bash to celebrate Bike-ToWork Day 2014 on May 16 by the Sammamish River Trail at Redmond City Hall. “It’s a cool way to celebrate biking and bring out the people who have a great love for it,” said Jill Smith, coordinator of the Redmond Trip Resource & Incentive Program (R-TRIP). On the program, she added: “What we do is create incentives for people that bike, carpool — or any way to stay green.” City employee Dave Shaw discussed his involvement in a new bike park in the works by Hartman Field: “What we did is got a real bike-park designer and got the kids who use it the most and combined (ideas). We are installing a whole new system of more jumps.” The event included giveaways from local bike shops, discounted helmets and bike registration with the Redmond Police Department, free food, live music from ‘80s cover band Rewind and Caribbean Steel Drums, massages and a cash beer garden from Redmond’s Bar and Grill.
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A woman once came up to me and — with little more than a “hello” — asked me if I spoke Tagalog. I told her I’m not Filipino, so the answer was “no.” Without missing a beat, the woman began speaking either in Mandarin or Cantonese (not being Chinese, I wasn’t sure which dialect). I told her I’m not Chinese, either, so she asked if I was Korean. Again, I told her “no.” I knew this could go on for a long time, so I cut to the chase and told her my parents emigrated from Cambodia. This spurred her on to discuss Cambodian culture and all I could do was sit there quietly and politely (not to mention, awkwardly) and wait for the one-sided conversation to end. I can’t help but compare this incident with the time I spent with a few students and staff members from The Overlake School last week when I interviewed them about a recent trip they took to Cambodia as part of a global service project. My time with them was an actual conversation as it was an exchange of thoughts that got me excited as I listened to them share their experiences and observations about something so close to home for me. Contrarily, with the woman, it was more like she was just speaking at me, rather than with me. Now I’d like to say this encounter occurred during less-enlightened times — say, the 1990s — but this was recent. And when I say recent, I mean last month. I’d also like to say this was an isolated event, but this was definitely not the first time a stranger has treated me like their own personal cultural guessing game. And it definitely won’t be the last. It’s just a part of life for any person of Asian descent in this country. It doesn’t matter if you were born in the United States (like me), recently immigrated, were adopted or are of mixed race. At one point or another, you will have the “What are you/where are you from/no, where are you really from?” conversation. Now, I understand most people are just curious and mean no harm. Nothing wrong with that. But those types of conversations — espeSamantha Pak
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cially with strangers — never fail to highlight the fact that in the United States, the “American” in Asian American is often forgotten. Not surprising when it’s more common to see Asian characters on the screen playing minor roles and speaking heavily accented English than it is to see us as a regular part of the American landscape. It’s OK for pop singer Katy Perry to perform in full-geisha garb at the 2013 American Music Awards on a stage full of similarly dressed white dancers — without a single Asian person in sight — but South Korean singer-rapper PSY’s performance at the same show the year before is followed by racist comments throughout social media stressing that it’s the “American” Music Awards. Never mind that other performers, nominees and winners from that year included Canadians Carly Rae Jepsen and Drake, Adele and The Wanted from Great Britain and a Barbadian Rhianna. This constant feeling of “otherness” is why I am excited about a new show that got the green light from ABC earlier this month. “Fresh off the Boat” is a sitcom set to air next year and is based on celebrity chef Eddie Huang’s memoir of the same name. It follows a 12-year-old, hip-hoploving Eddie and his Taiwanese American family in the 1990s after they move from Chinatown in Washington, D.C. to the mostly white suburbs of Orlando. This will be the first time in 20 years that a network station will feature an Asian American
family, and all I have to say is it’s about time. And quite serendipitous timing as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month — a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States — is this month. Growing up Asian American in the 1990s, it was so rare to find people who looked like us on the big and silver screens that when my sister asked if there were enough Asian American actors to make up the family for “Fresh off the Boat,” I couldn’t really laugh. It was a pretty legitimate question. I’ve read Huang’s book and if the show stays true to the material, American viewers will get to see what it’s like to navigate pre-adolescence being not “American” enough for your peers at school and not in touch with your cultural heritage enough to make your parents happy. And while I enjoyed the glory days of 1990s’ TGIF as much as the next kid, I would have loved seeing an Asian American girl accompanying one of her parents to an ESL class as the adult students sat through the same lessons about parts of speech as she had in her secondgrade class; or an Asian American boy acting as a translator between his mother and just about anyone they encountered outside their home. I would have felt validated to see experiences I could relate to on TV and non-Asian viewers would have caught a glimpse into some of the things Asian Americans deal with when they immigrate to a country that is so different from their own.
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Sen. Hill doesn’t deserve re-election I am writing because I do not think Andy Hill deserves another term in the state Senate. Mr. Hill likes to talk about the $960 million the state Legislature allocated to education last year. That sounds like a lot until you realize that our state’s Supreme Court has said that to fully fund education we will need an additional $5 billion. Mr. Hill’s budget fell far short of what our kids need. The voters in our state have repeatedly approved reductions in class size. Mr. Hill failed to fund those reductions — despite his campaign promises to never go against the will of the people. Mean-
while, our children’s classes become ever more crowded. As a mom with three school-age children and as one of the senator’s constituents, I believe he has not lived up to his responsibilities. It is because of Mr. Hill’s failure to lead on education and so many other issues that I am supporting Matt Isenhower for state Senate. Isenhower is a graduate of the Lake Washington public schools, and his two kids will attend those schools soon. Making sure our schools have the funding they need is deeply personal to him. I believe Isenhower has the commitment and the skills to lead our state in the right direction.
Elizabeth Canning, Redmond
Metro has the wrong priorities As a Metro rider for many years for commuting and getting around, Metro does some things right. The routes I ride have good schedules, most are on time and have good capacity. Metro sometimes does it wrong. Wrong — Priority for service cuts. The service cut priorities are backwards because they do not take into account the impacts to people or places served. Wrong — Service cuts eliminate service from so many places. Unless you live in Seattle, Metro is no longer an option. Several Eastside cities will lose service to the Lake Washington Institute
of Technology for example. Fix this. The priorities should be: Priority 1: Maintain service to as many areas as possible (2-3 times daily service is better than no times a day service). Priority 2: Maintain commuter service. Priority 3: Eliminate Rapidride. Priority 4: Restructure a network only in Seattle (more buses going most places would be the biggest opportunity for route efficiency. I have to ask — when was the last time some of our elected leaders actually rode Metro?
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in the area people can turn to. Firestone’s efforts coincide with Celiac Awareness Month, which is this month and highlights celiac disease. This digestive disease causes damage to the lining of the small intestine due to a reaction to eating gluten, which is found in wheat, barley, rye and possibly oats. “A lot of customers, it turns out, we have a lot of celiac customers,” Firestone said. She added that in honor of Celiac Awareness Month, Flying Apron is holding a month-long food drive to collect gluten-free nonperishables to donate to Hopelink. Another business Firestone has reached out to is VitaminLife, located at 15830 Redmond Way downtown. Audrey Levin, an employee for the health
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(D-Kirkland), who currently holds Position No. 2, will run against Brendan Woodward (R-Woodinville) according to King County Elections. Candidates filed at the Secretary of State’s Office in Olympia or at county auditor offices. Filing fees are 1 percent of a year’s salary for the position sought. Congressional filings are $1,740, Supreme Court $1,675, Court of Appeals $1,595, Superior Court $1,518 and Legislature $421. The primary will be Aug. 5 and the general election Nov. 4.
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He won re-election in 2012 against Hussey after dropping out of a congressional race. Hussey is running as a Republican and is the owner of Tailwind Capital LLC. According to Public Disclosure Commission website, Hill has raised $242,202 and spent $33,550, while Isenhower has raised $62,876.47 and spent $12,088.25. Goodman has raised $27,751.50 and spent $3,655, while Hussey has raised $5,250.00 and spent no money. Rep. Larry Springer
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food store, said she and Firestone first connected when she interviewed for a job at Flying Apron more than six months ago. Levin said the idea was that she would help out with the bakery, serving customers and washing dishes, and use Flying Apron as a venue to hold meetings for a gluten-free support group she was planning to start. The job didn’t work out and Levin ended up working at VitaminLife and started her support group, Gluten Free at VitaminLife, at her new job. She and Firestone reconnected when Firestone came in to the store with fliers for Flying Apron. “We hit it off right away and ever since,” Levin said. She said the two businesses support each other by letting their re-
Only a few weeks remain until the June 13 deadline to apply for recognition on King County’s annual Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling list for 2014. Business owners and employees are encouraged to nominate their businesses to the list, which recognizes King County companies that have excelled at preventing waste and promoting recycling. This recognition program is open all King County businesses, excluding those in the cities of Seattle and
www.redmond-reporter.com [ mustangs from page 1] along with former athletic director Denny Rieger and former English teacher Doug Kimball — said there is a strong “alumni” group for former RHS staff and people are excited to visit and see people they have not seen in many years. “Redmond High School has served the students of Redmond well,” said LWSD Superintendent Dr. Traci Pierce. “This outstanding high school has also served as a community center, providing a performing arts venue and athletic facilities enjoyed by many community groups and Redmond residents. Redmond High has developed a reputation for academic excellence and even attracts families to Redmond so their students can attend this school. My congratulations to the many classes of Mustangs and to the teachers and staff members who through 50 academic years have encouraged learning and achievement in our community.” In addition to reconnecting with former colleagues and classmates, people will also have the chance to tour the building, which was constructed in 2003, replacing the original building from 1964. While the evening event will give former students and staff the chance to celebrate RHS’s 50th anniversary, current students and staff will also celebrate the school’s milestone during the day in an assembly. Students and staff also filmed a “lip dub” video to Outkast’s “Hey Ya!” this week that will be shown at both events next week.
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Desautels said, upon learning that RHS is in its 50th year, many of the staff and students have been surprised. He said they didn’t realize the school was that old but are excited for the upcoming celebrations. “I am amazed that RHS is turning 50,” said Anna Sturdivant, who graduated from the
school in 2007. “I will forever remember fond memories and people when I think of RHS. I can only think about the thousands of relationships and memories that have been made here at RHS over the years.” In addition to being an alumna, Sturdivant is in her first year teaching history at RHS and is one of seven staff members who returned to the school after graduating. “That means they loved it,” said Higgins, who has been at RHS for 17 years, about the returners. “They loved it enough to come back.” For Jason Palmer, class of 1996, this was very much the case, saying his experience at RHS was so memorable he made it his No. 1 goal to get his first teaching job with his alma mater. As a former RHS athlete (in various sports), Palmer’s return to RHS came through football after volunteering as a coach with a youth football program. “I enjoyed teaching and working with the kids, during that season,” he said. “I decided to pursue my teaching degree.” After completing his degree, he was hired as a special education teacher at RHS in 2007.
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Palmer reconnected with RHS through Mike Pluschke — another alumnus teaching at the school. Pluschke graduated from RHS in 1990 and has been a physical education teacher at the school for 11 years. Many of his favorite memories at RHS as a student revolved around school assemblies and when the Mustangs’ basketball team made it to state in 1988 and 1989 and “dunked their way to back-toback state titles.” “The fanbase was so intense that they covered from basket to basket, one complete side of the Key Arena when our teams played,” Pluschke said. “Our gym at Redmond High School was always packed and
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Here are two Redmond High School photos culled from some 1970s Mustang yearbooks. Courtesy photos left people standing outside wanting to get in. School spirit was amazing!” Holly Applegate, class of 2001, also has fond memories or sporting events and school spirit at RHS, saying homecoming festivities were always something to look forward to. In addition, the school’s Mr. and Ms. Mustang shows were always entertaining and involved lots of the student body. “The cafeteria and stage area was packed with so many people who came out to watch the show,” said Applegate, who has been teaching social studies at RHS for eight years. “There were some very funny performances.” The remaining RHS alumni-turned-staff are stadium manager John Bailie (class of 1981), Cheryl Ferry in the Career Center (class of 1986) and science teacher Brian Schnierer (class of 2002). Rieger came onto the RHS scene during the school’s second year in 1965 and worked there for 26 years. Along with
being athletic director, over the years he was assistant principal, history and weight training teacher and was a fixture on the sports scene as head coach for football and baseball and assistant coach for wrestling and track. He reminisced about the old days: “The staff was very close because the school was about the only thing going on (during) the weekends in Redmond. There was a Mustang Round-up every spring and the kids would ride horses to school and tie them to the fence by the football field. There was an assembly that involved teacher skits, etc., then outside booths sold food, there was competition, dunk tanks and a full day of fun.” Rieger said it’s sometimes hard to believe that when RHS opened, the road to the school ended at the pool. There was nothing but trees below the high school. “We had cross country trails that went miles without seeing the same tree,” he said.
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Healthy aging entails multiple aspects, among them eating right, exercising regularly, and preventing mental decline. Achieving some of these may be easier than others. No matter how well we do our part, nature has a say in all of them, too. While the outward signs of aging are usually quite apparent, the inner transformations our bodies go through as we grow older — e.g. slowing metabolism, diminishing muscle mass, thinning organ tissue, decreasing bone density — are less evident. Yet, these changes are very real and deserve close attention. Thankfully, their impact on our overall health and wellbeing can be mitigated with appropriate adjustments in diet and lifestyle. Meeting altering health needs is not always easy for older adults, though. For example, due to reduced metabolic rates and sedentary behavior, most seniors use up significantly fewer calories than they did in their midlife. At the same time, the risk of malnutrition grows because of a lessening ability to absorb important nutrients, dehydration, lack of appetite, loss of taste, difficulty with chewing, and so forth. So, while reduced food intake is quite normal, it is crucial not to confuse the need for fewer calories with the need for fewer nutrients.
Energy requirements decrease with every decade, explains Dr. Connie Bales, a professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center and associate director of the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center at Durham VA Medical Center to WebMD (http://www.webmd. com/healthy-aging/features/nutritional-needschange-as-you-age). But, while eating less overall, the challenge is to eat more nutrient-rich foods, which, calorie for calorie, pack more of a nutritional punch, she says. Although maintaining healthy eating habits is recommended at any
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Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book “The Healthy Diner — How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun,” which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, “Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D.” (www. timigustafson.com).
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PSE faces pushback, lawsuit on new transmission line plans Brandon Macz Reporter Newspapers
The fight to stop Puget Sound Energy (PSE) from running an 18-mile transmission line from Redmond to Renton continues, with 74 Eastside residents claiming the power company has no legal right to do so along the Eastside Rail Corridor. A lawsuit in Snohomish County Superior Court filed last month by those
residents — spanning waterfront properties from Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park in Renton to Newcastle Beach Park in Bellevue — claims PSE was granted the right to subsurface and aerial rights along the old BNSF south rail line by the Port of Seattle and King County through a land deal, however, the port had no right to do so. The utility needs the new power lines to be able to meet the growing
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Overlake-Bear Creek baseball advances to state
RHS athletes qualify for track and field district meet
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With a 2-0 victory over Meridian High last Saturday, the OverlakeBear Creek baseball Growls advanced to the 1A state tournament for the first time since 2006. The locals from District 1/2/3 will play Brewster from District 6/7 at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the regional round at Larson Playfield in Moses Lake. With a win, the Growls advance to play the Freeman/ Naches Valley winner in a quarterfinal game at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Larson. The final four will be held the following weekend at Yakima County Stadium. In a loser-out game against Meridian in Bellingham, the Growls (17-4 overall) benefited from the pitching of Ben Kelleran, who twirled a six-hit shutout and raised his record to 7-0
Twenty-nine Redmond High athletes qualified for this week’s 4A bi-district track and field meet at Lake Stevens High. Some of them are:
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The Overlake-Bear Creek baseball Growls have qualified for tomorrow’s 1A state tournament in Moses Lake. Courtesy photo this season with an 0.57 ERA. Tyler Wilcox drove in Matt Kelleran and Evan Sather with a single in the fifth inning to lead the Growls. In a 1-0 loss to Coupe-
ville in an early game last Saturday, the victors scored on a bloop single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth for a walk-off win. The Growls’ Matt Kaiser and Coupeville’s Ben Etzell
dueled it out from the pitcher’s mound. In the first round of tri-districts on May 15, the Growls defeated Nooksack Valley, 8-4, at Marymoor Park. Peter Perkins’ three-
run home run gave the Growls a 4-0 lead in the third inning. Perkins leads the team with a .492 batting average with six home runs, 12 doubles and 34 RBIs.
RHS baseball season ends with close loss to Edmonds-Woodway Redmond High was close to wrapping up a spot in the 4A state baseball tournament, but Edmonds-Woodway High wouldn’t fold on Monday in a bi-district game at home. The hosts scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning — which
ended with a walk-off RBI double — to defeat Redmond, 3-2, and notch a state berth. Redmond’s season is over. Edmonds-Woodway took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. But Redmond came back with two runs in the top of the sixth to take the lead. Redmond’s Lucas Eliason had an RBI
Overlake, Bear Creek briefs Boys lacrosse The Overlake-Bear Creek boys lacrosse team will play Shorecrest High at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Division II state quarterfinals at Shorecrest.
single and Daniel Bies later scored Eliason on a sacrifice fly. An inning later, Edmonds-Woodway made its comeback to win. “We had a true team … guys really came together and all pulled in the same direction toward the same team-based goals. Players accepted roles and each performed
The locals beat Wenatchee, 10-6, at state last Saturday. Boys and girls golf • Overlake’s Rohit Sirosh, Drew Chouinard and Eli Waalkes all advanced from 1A districts to the state tournament. The boys team finished third at districts.
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Redmond beat Issaquah twice in the playoffs. “The team had no quit and they showed that time and again, constantly coming back when their backs were against the wall at the end of the season. I’ll really miss the 14 seniors that are graduating,” Pudwill said.
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Boys tennis Overlake’s doubles team of Pranav Harikrishnan and Keshav Ummat qualified for the 1A state tournament. State is May 30-31 at the Yakima Tennis Club.
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at a high level in those roles, be it in games or practice,” said Redmond coach Dan Pudwill. On May 15, Redmond (18-7 overall) scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning en route to a 7-5 victory over Issaquah in the 4A Kingco playoffs at Woodinville High. In the sixth, Brandon Burditt led off with a
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organizer and local artist Gaul Culley. “The Sammamish River continues to play such an important role in all four of these communities; what a wonderful way for all to reconnect to each other and remember those who we love.” This event has evolved during the past 15 years when the Bothell Museum started its memorial fund in memory of those who had died that year, and whose names were placed on their memorial board at the Bothell Museum at Bothell Landing. Some of the members on this board include relatives, soldiers who died in battle, pioneers and friends. This will be the first year for Kenmore, Woodinville and Redmond to join the event. All members of the community are invited to bring a basket full of flowers and petals to drop into the river to honor special people in their life who have passed away. With each petal, there is a tribute to life — a memory. The respective sites are: The Leary Way Bridge in
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Businesses raise money for Oso mudslide relief The Redmond Athletic Club, along with other local businesses, helped raise $800 for Oso mudslide relief at a raffle and car wash on May 10. Other business contributors were Acuo CrossFit, Bill the Butcher, Body Realms, Farouche Salon and Kaella Winery.
RTC welcomes Hot Mama This fall, Redmond Town Center (RTC) will feature a new store. Hot Mama, a fashion retailer dedicated to empowering mothers. The store at RTC will be the company’s second in the Seattle metropolitan area after having opened at University Village in November 2013. “We love the shopping center and the density of our customer base in and around Redmond,” said co-founder and chairman,
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ECHS standout students are from Redmond Eastside Catholic High School (ECHS) has announced the class of 2014 valedictorians and salutatorians. From Redmond, Mary Brady and John Snyder are among the valedictorians and Madeline Kusters is among the salutatorians. Brady will attend Whitman College, Snyder will attend the University of Washington and Kusters will attend the University of Notre Dame.
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Joint Commission honors EvergreenHealth’s Inpatient Diabetes Care EvergreenHealth announced that its Inpatient Diabetes Care has maintained its prestigious advanced certification from The Joint Commission and meets the highest national standards for inpatient diabetes care. Inpatient Diabetes Care has upheld advanced certification since December 2011 and demonstrates EvergreenHealth’s commitment to exemplary health care quality and safety within EvergreenHealth’s diabetes education and nutrition services. “Recognition like the certification from The Joint Commission is another proof point of the hard work and dedication of the providers, nurses, staff and volunteers across our organization. Their collaboration to earn this certification, now for the third consecutive year, exemplifies
EvergreenHealth’s commitment to be our community’s best partner in health,” said EvergreenHealth CEO Bob Malte. Inpatient Diabetes Care brings together prevention programs, expert care, support groups and classes to guide patients through their health journey, whether they are newly diagnosed or need some help along the way. Joint Commission experts evaluated EvergreenHealth’s Inpatient Diabetes Care for compliance with the requirements for The Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification, developed in conjunction with the American Diabetes Association. The evaluation includes staff education, blood glucose monitoring protocols, plans for the treatment of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, data collection of incidences of hypoglycemia and patient education.
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Union sets Guide Dogs of America charity golf tournament in Redmond
Machinists Union District Lodge 751‘s annual Guide Dogs of America Charity Golf Tournament is returning to Redmond this year. The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. July 20 at Willows Run Golf Course, 10402 Willows Road N.E. The tournament will be a scramble format. A trophy will be awarded to the firstplace team, along with a $100 prize for each team member. The tournament field is limited to 280 players. The cost is $100 per player, which covers greens fees, cart rental, a tournament T-shirt, lunch and prizes. Entry forms are available at all District 751 union halls around Puget Sound, including the Seattle Union Hall at 9125 15th Place S. For details, or to request a form, call the Seattle hall at (206) 764-0312. All proceeds will go to Guide Dogs of America, a California-based charity that provides service
Golfers participate in last year’s tournament to raise funds for Guide Dogs of America. This year’s event will take place on July 20 at Willows Run Golf Course in Redmond. Courtesy photo dogs and training in their use to people who are blind or have impaired vision from across the United States and Canada. District 751 is
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BRIEFS Microsoft grants $100,000 to Inspiration Playground Microsoft Corp. has contributed $100,000 to Inspiration Playground Capital Play for All Campaign. The Rotary Club of Bellevue is in charge of coordinating the $4.3 million Inspiration Playground capital campaign. The Rotary Club of Bellevue has partnered with the City of Bellevue to help fund and build an inclusive outdoor play environment and sensory garden at the Bellevue Downtown Park. The Rotary Club of Bellevue’s fundraising efforts have raised approximately $1,740,000 to date in gifts and pledges. The immediate goal is to raise an additional $500,000 so construction can begin in the fall of 2015. An-
other $2.1 million will complete the full project build-out. Microsoft Corp. has joined other private contributors to this project from the following corporations: City of Bellevue, Drugstore. com, Fred Danz Foundation, Nintendo, Puget Sound Energy, Rotary Wishing Well Foundation, Sterling Reality Organization, Inc., The Fortin Group and Wallace Properties, Inc.
YouthSpark Summer Camps start June 2 Starting June 2, Microsoft will kick off free YouthSpark Summer Camps at retail stores across the nation. Camps include programing designed to teach kids computer science skills in fun and engaging ways, including learning how to build, publish and bring mobile games to life, as well as produce and design their own digital movies. In addition, Microsoft will bring back the DigiGirlz high-tech
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Thank You for Caring If you are reading this special breast cancer section of the Redmond Reporter, you clearly care about the impact of breast cancer on our community. Thank you. More women in Washington State are diagnosed with breast cancer than any other form of cancer. Indeed, our state has one of the highest rates of breast cancer in our country. Who knows why the incidence of breast cancer is so high in our state? One theory is it might be a relative lack of vitamin D. This is why I am excited about the Komen funded study on obesity and vitamin D that was just completed by Dr. Anne McTiernan, MD, PHD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. This research is discussed in another article in today’s paper. It is one of eight local breast cancer research studies together totaling $3.7 million dollars in Komen global medical research funding spent right here in Puget Sound. Personally, I would like to see more study into the unique factors affecting breast health in our Northwest region. Beyond the statistics, we care about breast cancer because so many of us know someone whose life has been touched by this disease. It might be a mother, a daughter, an aunt, a sister, a wife, a close friend or you. For me, the matriarch of my family, my Aunt Judy, is a breast cancer survivor. And, now that I am a part of a Komen Puget Sound family, I have become close to the many Komen staff, donors and volunteers who have either survived breast cancer or are currently battling this disease. I am inspired by their stories every day, and they reinforce within me a personal sense of urgency regarding our mission. If a woman has to decide whether to pay for her family’s meals or her breast cancer treatments, she needs our support today. With 100 women in our state diagnosed with breast cancer every week, we need find a cure for breast cancer now. When lives are at stake, there is no time to lose. If you also feel this sense of urgency, I invite you to visit komenpugetsound.org and register for the Race for the Cure on June 1. Join me and others who share your desire to make a difference. We can win the battle against breast cancer. All we need is you. Thank you,
David Richart Executive Director, Komen Puget Sound
Our Physicians provide care for women of all ages during pregnancy, delivery, postpartum care as well as gynecological care, at all stages of their lives from adolescence, through and past menopause.
OUR PHYSICIANS
James D. Haines, M.D. Ann M. Kolwitz, M.D. Michael M. Lawler, M.D. Kristin J. Graham, M.D. Jonathan I. Paley, M.D. Katherine Van Kessel, M.D. Desiree L. Otto, M.D. Judith A. Lacy, M.D. Christine L. Werner, M.D. Our Certified Nurse Midwives provide a full scope of midwifery care, prenatal care, labor support, hospital deliveries and gynecological care including annual exams, family planning and evaluation of gynecological problems.
OUR MIDWIVES
Peggy Moore Kibbel, CN.M., A.R.N.P. Laura Carmichael, CN.M., A.R.N.P. Lori Loghin, C.N.M., A.R.N.P.
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Our Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners provide annual exams, family planning evaluation of gynecological problems and infertility evaluations.
OUR A.R.N.P’S
Lisa Abel, A.R.N.P Cheryl Axford, A.R.N.P Jennifer S. Nielsen, A.R.N.P.
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JOIN THE RACE. Everybody’s Welcome! Enjoy a day filled with fun for yourself and the whole family, and you will make a real difference in our fight against breast cancer.
Start a team! There’s strength in numbers and more fun! A Race team is a great way to build morale, support a friend, remember a loved one and maximize your impact in the fight against breast cancer. Teams can be any type or size: • Corporate Teams • Friends and Family • School Groups • Healthcare Teams • Community Organization • And more! There is no additional cost to form or join a Race team. Team members do not have to participate in the same event. Become a team captain. Learn how easy it is at komenpugetsound.org.
Donate. Support a Race participant. Even if you can’t walk or run, you can lend your support. Make a general donation or give to a participant or team. Simply go online to komenpugetsound.org to make a donation.
Why it’s important: Reasons to race. Every week, over 100 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Washington state. Komen Puget Sound is the only organization that supports critical breast cancer services for local women and funds medical research to better diagnose, treat and ultimately cure this disease. The Race for the Cure is Komen Puget Sound’s single largest opportunity to raise funds needed to fight breast cancer. Seventy-five percent of net donations stays local to provide critical services like free mammograms and breast cancer treatment support for low income women. The remaining 25 percent goes directly to Susan G. Komen global medical research to better diagnose, treat and ultimately cure breast cancer. Currently, Komen’s global medical research program is investing over $3.7 million locally into Puget Sound research projects.
Fundraise for the cure.
Getting started is easy!
The Washington state Department of Health (DOH) estimates $3.3 million is needed this year to provide low-income, uninsured women with lifesaving mammograms. Your support will help fill that gap. Once you sign up for the Race, you’ll get customizable fundraising webpage to collect donations online.
You also will have access to email templates to help you solicit donations. We will provide you with lots of fundraising tips and you can even “Fundraise on Facebook.” Make your fundraising efforts go even further. Ask your donors if their companies have an employee matching gifts program. It doubles the amount you raise. Check our website for details and matching gift guidelines. Raising $150 could fund a lifesaving mammogram through our community grants program.
Race Day Schedule 7 am: Registration and timing chip booth open 7 am to noon: Top 100 Fundraisers Tent, Survivor Celebration Tent, Food, Water, Coffee, Sponsor Booths, Main Stage Entertainment 8 am: Kid’s Race 8:15 am: Women’s Only 5K RunKids for the Cure 8:30 am: Co-ed 5K Run 8:45 am: One Mile Walk 8:45 am: Co-ed 5K Walk 10-10:45 am: Team Photos at Pink Ribbon 10:45 am: Survivor Parade 11 am: Fundraising Awards and Closing Ceremonies
Komen Puget Sound Community Events 21th Annual Survivor Celebration
September 14, 2014 Aboard a Holland America Line Ship at Pier 91, Seattle Puget Sound breast cancer survivors celebrate their journey with an exceptional experience onboard a luxurious Holland America Line ship. Guests are treated to an exquisite dining experience. Registration begins in August at www.komenpugetsound.org
Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure September 19-21, 2014 Greater Seattle Area The Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure is a 60-mile walk for women and men who want to make a personal difference in the fight to end breast cancer. Register at www.the3day.org
Lunch for the Cure® October 9, 2014 Hotel Murano Bicentennial Pavilion, Tacoma
The Lunch for the Cure has become one of Pierce County’s most important fundraising events with over 600 local community leaders joining together in the promise to end breast. Learn more at www.komenpugetsound.org
Power of a Promise® Luncheon
October 23, 2014 The Westin Hotel, Seattle
Be a part of Seattle’s premier luncheon supporting the fight against breast cancer, and help ensure all women have the opportunity to receive lifesaving breast cancer education, early detection and treatment. Learn more at www.komenpugetsound.org
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Breast-cancer survivor May lends a hand with Race for the Cure
lumpectomy on her left breast that February. Following her mastectomy, she had a few more surgeries that year for reconstruction. “All in all, for a person who’s never had a surgery before in her life, I had six in 2010 — so it was a rough year. But I guess we just put one foot in front of the other, and I even walked 30 miles in the 3-Day for the Cure in September of that year,” May said of the Susan G. Komen event. May grew up in Seattle’s Green Lake
neighborhood and moved to Redmond a little over a year ago and lives there with her boyfriend. She’s been in the radio broadcast business for many years and she can currently be heard spinning classic hits and oldies from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays on Q104.5 FM. She also does commercial production for the station. On the volunteer front, May is the marketing chair for the Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure, which will take place on June 1 at Seattle Center. After running in the Komen 3-Day, May wanted to get involved with the organization locally, especially after discussing her breast-cancer experience on the air when she was working middays on KJR 95.7 FM. “When I was diagnosed, I was very open about my diagnosis and I felt like I might be in a position to create more awareness about breast cancer, so I talked about it on the air,” said May, who received copious emails and phone calls from listeners she had an impact on during her on-air talks. She’s excited about the upcoming Race for the Cure and feels fortunate to be involved with an organization that’s striving to help cure breast cancer. Seventy-five percent of the money raised at the event will stay in the Puget Sound
area for underserved and underinsured women and to help different agencies provide mammograms for early detection of breast cancer. The other 25 percent of the money goes toward research and finding a cure for breast cancer. “I’ve gotten a whole new family through the volunteers and the staff (at Puget Sound Komen). It feels good to give back and it’s my cause,” May said. No one in her family has ever had breast cancer and her daughter will need to be screened when she’s 35. May has learned a handful of life lessons after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the most important one being: “I think that it really hit home that life is short. We don’t even know if we’re going to be here tomorrow or in four months or in four years, so I think I have a stronger sense of that life is for living today.” When it comes to motivation and inspiration, May is tops on son Joseph’s list. She’s everything to him, and to see her in pain was tough, Joseph said. “If you’re having a bad day, I look at the bracelet — it could be worse,” he said. Both mother and son will be running in the Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon together on June 21. “She’ll never stop. I feel like I’m keeping up with her,” Joseph said.
It’s because cancer has its own agenda. And in the case of breast cancer, if you’re female, you are a target. Think of seven women you love dearly. One of them will get a diagnosis of breast cancer. I moved to Seattle over the Labor Day weekend of 2009 to start a new life, not really knowing anyone in this area. My diagnosis came one year and four months later. I was pretty much on my own, except when one of my friends from Alaska, my home state, or Idaho, where I moved here from, would come to help. I now realize how strong I was because I had to deal with this pretty much on my own, which I’ve come to learn, is not the norm. But I didn’t know any different. I dedicated “The Boob Blog” to survivors, current and future patients and anyone who has had their life touched by any kind of cancer. In the book I talk about how I’ve always had a pretty wicked sense of humor, and that is what kept me going. In chapter three, “Fact Finding,” I said “tomorrow is my brain scan. It will be interesting to see if there’s anything in there.” Well, there wasn’t (meaning, no tumors)! I talk about chemo. It’s hell. There’s really no other way to describe it. I did chemo first, which is called neoadjuvant therapy. You can’t think straight. You are tired all the time. And I thought, okay, at least I’ll lose some weight with cancer. NO! You gain weight because they give you steroids to counteract the side effects of the chemo, so you want to eat more, and you gain
weight. Great, I thought. Fat and bald. Then, for a little extra fun, when I had one of my first MRIs, a tech called to say there was a “spot” on my appendix. My oncologist told me not to worry about it. On the evening of May 25, 2011, I knew something was terribly wrong. You guessed it. Appendicitis. So, it had to come out. That set me back a little from the chemo schedule. I am very much a planner and in control of my life, so for me all of this was really hard because I was not the one in control. The disease was. Once I was back on track, I went into phase II of the chemo, which was the hard stuff. It was a combination of two drugs, adriamycin and cytoxan; adriamycin is also referred to as the red devil, and it didn’t take long to figure out why. That’s when my hair really started to go, and tired took on a whole new meaning. What made my journey unique is that I really did my best to try to keep it normal. I continued to do things I enjoyed as much as I could. I went zip-lining and kayaking after I had a uni-lateral mastectomy. And it kept me strong, physically and mentally. I don’t forget my medical team in the book at all. They were all so wonderful. My medical oncologist, Dr. Kaplan, my surgeon, Dr. Beatty, my plastic surgeon, Dr. Isik, and the oncology nurses and all the nurses were nothing short of angels. My final day of chemo was bittersweet, because I had to say goodbye to those wonderful nurses. Many women don’t bother with
reconstruction. But I felt I was still too young not to do it. I opted for a tram-flap, which was another long journey. The tram-flap is an amazing procedure, but had I known how painful it would be, I might have re-thought it. I was in rough, rough shape for a good month after the surgery. I had to have constant care for three weeks, so thankfully I had three different girlfriends come in week shifts to care for me. I am healed now, but I still have occasional twinges of pain, from nerves reconnecting I suppose. By December 2012 I moved into my very own little condo in West Seattle. I bought at the bottom of the market and I love my place. I have a view of Puget Sound, which was my priority. I love being able to sit on my deck in the summer and see the Sound and the Olympic Mountains and to walk along the shore. I participated in my first Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure last June, and I will be doing it again this year. I’m also the PR chair for this year’s American Cancer Society, West Seattle, Relay for Life. The fight can’t end until cancer is eradicated forever. “The Boob Blog” is available on Amazon.com or for Kindle. It’s also available at the Issaquah Library, and at Swedish Medical Centers in Issaquah, Seattle First Hill and Edmonds in the cancer education centers. Sometimes reading someone else’s journey can help you make key decisions.
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It’s all about family. Heidi May smiles when she thinks about her son Joseph Norris. Ever since the day the Redmond resident decided to have a mastectomy after doctors located cancer in three more places following her lumpectomy, Norris has worn a pink breast-cancer awareness bracelet around one of his wrists. “It’s very sweet. There’s my strapping young man with this pink bracelet,” May, 49, said of Norris, 26. May’s daughter Jenica Norris, 27, also delivered in the support realm when her mom was overwhelmed with all the different choices of surgeons for her mastectomy. “(Jenica) said, ‘Mom, you’re not going to die. Just go with your gut,’” May said about her surgeon decision. “And I think on some level, I just needed to hear that at the time.” May noted that she had a host of other family members there when she needed them. The mastectomy was successful and May has been cancer free since March 11, 2010. May, who was diagnosed with breast cancer on Jan. 10, 2010, experienced internal bleeding following her
The Boob Blog By Linda Ball
Last September I published my first book. I called it “The Boob Blog” because it started out as a blog. I started the blog to keep family and friends up to speed on my progress and what was happening to me as I dealt with breast cancer. I realized what was happening was so unreal I had to expand on it — thus the book. When you’re given a diagnosis of cancer, it’s frightening. Emotions and thoughts swell up that are hard to explain. Why me? I’m always been very healthy. I work out. I eat pretty healthy, except when I crave sweets. I used to be a body builder (30 some years ago). How could this happen?
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hen Anna heard the news she was pregnant, she and her husband were overjoyed. Up to this point they had devoted their lives to providing a safe, nurturing home for foster children. While they had a large family of six foster children, they welcomed the news of another child in their lives. But then, shortly afterwards, Anna also received the news that she had breast cancer. After the baby was born, Anna underwent surgery to have the cancer removed, and then she began chemotherapy. Overwhelmed by the unexpected medical expenses, she turned to her mother who put her in touch with one of Cancer Lifeline’s financial navigator’s. The navigator worked helped with the application for aid from the Komen Puget Sound Patient Assistance Fund. Support from the Komen fund helped to keep the heat on in Anna’s home as well as provide meal support for her and her family. Once Anna’s financial situation was stabilized, she was able to address her medical needs and is now doing well. Both financially and emotionally, Cancer Lifeline helped Anna move from hopelessness to the survivor she is today. Forty years ago, Cancer Lifeline began service as a 24-hour phone line designed to offer information and provide emotional support to patients and families affected by cancer. Over the years of carefully listening to the needs of cancer patients and survivors,
the organization added other programs to provide all people touched by cancer with high-quality emotional, financial, and health and wellness services. For the past nine years, Cancer Lifeline has administered the Komen Puget Sound Patient Assistance Fund (KPAF) to provide low-income breast cancer patients like Anna with financial and emotional support to help stabilize their lives and allow them to remain in treatment. The organization is Komen Puget Sound’s second largest grantee, after the Washington State Department of Health. With the ongoing economic downturn, KPAF and Cancer Lifeline’s patient financial assistance program has been particularly vital for vulnerable breast cancer patients. It is one of the few programs in the Puget Sound area that helps patients at risk of losing housing, utilities or other basic essentials due to the expense of cancer treatments, loss of employment and/or insurance needs due to illness. “Cancer Lifeline has truly been a lifeline for patients who have nowhere else to go,” says Elisa Del Rosario, Komen Puget Sound Director of Grants, Education and Advocacy. “They meet a critical need for women and families in our community, with staff and volunteers who exhibit the utmost caring for patient’s wellbeing.” In addition to addressing the health and financial needs of cancer patients, Cancer Lifeline also
provides important mental well-being programs, including classes in artistic expression. These Creative Expression workshops are open to all people living with cancer – patients, survivors, family members, friends and co-workers. Lead by trained facilitators, classes may include card making, painting, collage, fiber arts or writing. By tapping into their creative skills, participants learn to cope while navigating through their cancer experience. “Our programs are based on the needs of people living with cancer,” said Joseph Yurgevich, Cancer Lifeline program director. “We offer you choices and encourage you to take control. Most of all, we provide the environment where you have the freedom to express feelings without being judged.”
Investing in Research to Find a Cure for Breast Cancer – Worldwide and Right Here at Home By Dr. Anne McTiernan, MD, PHD. Thirty years ago, Susan G. Komen was founded on a promise to end breast cancer forever. Since then, the organization has worked towards fulfilling that promise by investing more than $790 million into breast cancer research. That makes Komen the largest non-government funder of breast cancer research in the world. Did you know that Komen is currently investing over $3.7 million of their global breast cancer research program right here into active medical studies in the Puget Sound region? One Komen grant recipient is Dr. Mary-Claire King at the University of Washington. King is working to uncover new genes that will better identify women at risk for inherited breast cancer. Other Komen grant recipients include some of my colleagues at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. For example, one Komen grantee is working to uncover a simple, noninvasive blood test that, when done in combination with a mammogram, will significantly increase accuracy in detecting breast cancer at an early stage, when it is most curable. I am working at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center on an exciting Komen funded study that looks at vitamin D insufficiency and weight, two interrelated risk factors for breast cancer. We have such an epidemic of obesity and lack of exercise in our country. This is why I believe a study into these areas can have a significant impact on better understanding these risk factors for breast cancer.
Many of you may be aware that vitamin D comes from the sun and helps build better bones, but there is evidence that it might also help in prevention of breast cancer. This is particularly important for us living in the Northwest where, unfortunately, many of us are not getting enough vitamin D due to a relative lack of sunlight, and other factors like body weight. Overweight individuals are at increased risk of low vitamin D levels. That’s possibly because excess fat absorbs and holds onto vitamin D, making it unavailable to the body. Vitamin D may be helpful in reducing the risk of breast cancer in a number of ways. It could reduce production of fat tissue, which would result in lowering breast cancer risk factors related to obesity. Vitamin D by itself has also been associated with a reduction in the initiation of cancer in laboratory experiments. We have recently completed a study that enrolled 218 women who were overweight with low Vitamin D levels in a year-long, nutrition and exercise based weight loss program. Participants met regularly with a study nutritionist to learn strategies for healthy eating and weight loss, and worked closely with our exercise specialists on a moderate-intensity aerobic exercise program. As a part of this study, half of these women were randomly assigned to receive a daily dose of vitamin D. We found that women whose vitamin D levels rose to what is considered a healthy level lost significantly more weight and body fat, and they lost significantly
more inches around their waist. This means that women should have their blood levels of vitamin D tested by their medical provider. If their levels are too low, they should work with their provider to ensure that any vitamin D pills they take are raising their vitamin D to a healthy level. These results were recently Anne McTiernan, MD, PHD is a researcher, Public Health Sciences, published in the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. To our knowledge, there are no prior studies on the effect of vitamin D and weight on breast cancer prevention. So, this study is highly novel. If positive results follow, as we hope, this research will translate into clinical and public health practices that will provide women and physicians additional options for reducing risk for breast cancer. In the meantime, there is one thing we do know. When it comes to breast cancer, exercise and weight control are like wearing a seat belt. They reduce your risk, and might even save your life.
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Join QFC and the Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure as we raise funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer. Ensuring that all women have access to breast cancer early detection and quality treatment support is the ultimate goal, and QFC is committed to seeing this happen. Understanding the facts about the disease and knowing the warning signs can help protect you and your loved ones. Here are some useful tips: • Talk to your family and learn about your family health history • Complete monthly breast self-exams • Be alert to any changes in your body • Notify your doctor immediately if you notice any changes or have any concerns • Have yearly check-ups and mammograms, as recommended • Spread the word by talking and sharing with mothers, sisters, family and friends. Love and knowledge are powerful weapons in this battle.
QFC is proud to be the Local Presenting Sponsor of this year’s Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure. We will see you at Seattle Center on June 1st!