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Mom and Daughters: Bella, Suzy and Livi

Vol. 13 No. 5, May 2012 • Complimentary

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ay is here and in full bloom, thanks to the early spring. May is also a time to honor mothers. For most of us, when we talk about our mother, we mean our birth mother. For some, it is an adoptive, foster or stepmother; for others, their mother figure is an aunt, grandmother or any other woman who has loved and supported them as a mother would.

I am blessed to have had a birth mother and grandmother who inspired me throughout my life with their unconditional love and support. These two wonderful ladies helped mold me into who I am today, and all because they believed in me.

I also have an amazing mother-in-law who has been a strong source of love and support. She stepped in when my mom was not able to, and she continues to be there now that my mom and grandmother have died.

I continue to be inspired by other mothers as well, such as my sisters, my stepmother, my friends, my co-workers, etc. There are so many amazing women out there who are mothers.

Whatever type of mother you have or had, mother means different things to different people depending on their backgrounds, family structures and more. However, being a mother means taking care of her family and those she loves.

Our cover story features Suzy Pitzo, a mother. Like all mothers, she is responsibly for her family’s well being. What makes Suzy’s story different is that through her own struggles, Suzy learned the importance of taking care of herself, and by doing so, she has had a tremendous influence on her husband, her children and others.

May is also a time to honor nurses. In this issue, we have our “Salute to Nurses.” Read about some of the area’s nurses and their jobs. Most of all, remember all of the many nurses who work so diligently to keep their patients healthy and safe every day.

To continue with our health theme, we have included an article on careers in health care. This is a growing career field with jobs in every area, such as doctors, nurses, administration, accounting and more.

Finally, we have included a special Mother’s Day Guide to possibly help you figure out a gift for your mom. Whatever gift or special thing you choose, I am sure your mom will love it because it is from you.

Whether you are a mother or not, we can all be inspiring, supportive and loving to those around us. How can you inspire others? Think about it.

Happy Reading!

Cyndi Strayer Editor

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S S E N T I F L A C I S PHY ir a f f a y l i m a f is a

BY JUDITH BERGER

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uzy Pitzo’s life is typical, although not ordinary.

She was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. Ran track in high school. Packed on the ‘freshman 15’ at Miami University. Got a job out of school working in sales at AT&T, then NCR. She met Chris while working in Chicago.

They moved to Atlanta. She started having babies when she was 30 years old.

She is 47-years-old, has been married to Chris for 19 years. They have three children, Livi, 17, Luke, 15, and Bella, 11.

It is true, having children changes everything. “Well, mother is the last person who’s taken care of. Right?” Pitzo asked, knowing the answer. “My physical activities started to wane as I was raising my kids.” She also admits she wasn’t the healthiest eater.

Around the time she was turning 40 and feeling it, Chris talked about entering Al’s Run, the annual 8K run started by legendary coach Al McGuire in 1978. Not to be outdone by her husband, Pitzo started to train for the event. “My first day of training, after just one mile of running, I dropped down in the driveway panting for breath,” she remembered.

Today, Pitzo is a certified personal trainer who leads boot camp classes three times a week and runs five to 10 miles three times a week. She is a testament that physical activity can change lives, including her clients’, her children’s, her husband’s, and, yes, her own.

As an instructor at Lake Country Adventure, she conducts boot camp classes at 5:30 a.m.; and insists that’s the best time for busy women to workout. “You’re up and gone before your kids, before soccer practice, work and the hectic schedule of the day begins,” she said. “Women join to lose weight, tone and build lean muscle or just to try something new.”

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Pitzo Family at the Brewers Game, Luke, 15, Suzy, Livi ,17, Bella, 11, and Chris.

Four-week boot camp sessions are held at locations in Pewaukee, Hartland and Oconomowoc. The Monday through Friday classes are held both inside and out, depending on weather. A successful fitness regimen is predicated on finding something you enjoy doing, she said. “Boot camp is something that will challenge you. Every class is different. You don’t worry about making it different. The instructors do that for you.”

Pitzo knows busy. She’s a mom and runs a one-woman marketing firm, Wellness Marketing, from her home. “I help business owners work on their businesses.” She specializes in email marketing, advertising, public relations and event and video marketing.

Initially, when Pitzo started running again she set a goal: finish a 5K. Seven years later, she has left that goal in the dust. “I feel better now than I did when I was 30. I’m ten pounds lighter and one size smaller. I have more muscle definition in my arms, legs and stomach.

I have far more endurance, flexibility and strength -- and I’m more self confident.”

Nutrition is the other side of the fitness coin. Pitzo, a longtime, two-a-day diet coke drinker, gave up the habit “cold turkey.” Fast food is no longer on the family’s menu. “My kids read labels. They know about high fructose corn syrup and trans fats.” Although she said there are no rules about food in their home. “They just seem to make healthier choices.”

As her husband started running half marathons, Pitzo would not be left behind.

They have run several, but this month they will be running one together in Indianapolis. “I like to set a goal, work toward it and achieve it,” she said.

Like most kids, the Pitzo children have lived what they’ve learned. Livi and Luke are active in sports at Arrowhead High School. Livi is in varsity golf and runs for personal enjoyment. “Livi is training for her first half marathon,” Pitzo said. “Running builds endurance and confidence. Being involved in sports teaches my kids discipline, a work ethic and time management. I think sports and

good grades go hand-in-hand.” Livi has a 4.0 grade average and Luke, who runs track at school, has a 3.85 grade average.

Bella, the youngest Pitzo, is mature beyond her years, Pitzo said.

“She’s an excellent reader and loves to play soccer. She ran her first 5K at ten years old,” Pitzo said of her daughter’s Run to the Peak Hartfest 5K in Hartland. “Luke had a broken foot at the time so he couldn’t run with her, but biked next to her the entire way to help her stay on pace.” Pitzo is now the race director.

Mother and daughter will be running in the Dirty Girl 5K in Hartland in August. It will be Pitzo and Livi pacing each other. Bella will have to wait a few more years before she’s old enough to participate with mom and sister in the women-only mud run. The race, consisting of 11 obstacles, promises to test one’s endurance for, among other things, getting dirty. “Like mudder, like daughter,” Pitzo said with a chuckle. The Dirty Girl race is held all over the country from Pennsylvania and Chicago to Denver and Buffalo. The Hartland race, scheduled for August 18, sold out so quickly another date, August 19, was added. Of the 10 Dirty Girl races across the country, Hartland is the only one on the schedule that is currently sold out.

The Pitzos have seasonal activities, too. They ski as a family in winter and run in spring, summer and fall. They have a pool in the backyard. But it’s not all physical activity, Pitzo admitted. “We love going to Brewers and Packers games. But what Chris and I love to do most is watch our kids play sports.”

The economics of physical fitness is simple math. At one time, Pitzo spent $1,300 a year on medication to ease her acid reflux issues.

She is no longer bothered by it and takes no medication. “A sedentary lifestyle will cost you money eventually.”

Do some kind of vigorous activity for one hour, three times a week. Feeling sore is expected as a result of physical activity, but not pain, Pitzo said. Yes, she feels the endorphins kick in. She calls it “releasing the happy.” And chases it whenever she can.

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Your Questions Answered About the New Pap Smear Guidelines

y friends, May 13-19 is National Women’s Health Week. This weeklong health observance is coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (womenshealth.gov/whw). The theme for 2012 is “It’s Your Time.” National Women’s Health Week empowers women to make their health a top priority. It also encourages women to take the following steps to improve their physical and mental health and lower their risks of certain diseases: 3 Get active.

3 Eat healthy.

3 Pay attention to mental health, including getting enough sleep and managing stress.

3 Avoid unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking and not wearing a seatbelt or bicycle helmet.

3 Visit a health care professional to receive regular checkups and preventive screenings.

It’s this last bullet that I want to focus on this month; mainly because there’s been a change in the recommendations for the Pap smear, an important preventive screening.

If you’re like many women, you’re used to having a Pap smear annually. It’s the single most effective and successful cancer screening test in history! Prior to the introduction of the Pap test in the 1940s, cervical cancer was one of the leading causes of cancer death for women in the U.S. But after the Pap test was initiated, cervical cancer incidence was reduced by 70 percent and deaths from cervical cancer by 90 percent.

Now, for the first time in years, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated the timeline for this important screening.

I’ve outlined the new Pap smear guidelines below. As always, you should check with your health care provider about what they recommend for you.

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The new recommendations for Pap smear/cervical cancer screening are changing.

Previously, the Pap smear was recommended every one-tothree years. New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force state that: 3 Women who are under the age of 21 do not need a Pap smear at all, regardless of sexual history.

3 Healthy women who are 21 to 29 years old only need a Pap smear once every three years.

3 Healthy women between the ages of 30 and 65 need a Pap smear only once every five years if they combine it with a test for human papillomavirus, or HPV (a sexually transmitted infection and the leading cause of cervical cancer).

These guidelines are completely in line with the recommendations of the American Cancer Society and other medical organizations.

You should still go to your yearly GYN exams Screening for cervical cancer with the Pap smear is very important but this is only one aspect of women's health. Although the new guidelines recommend Pap smear screening once every threeto-five years in healthy females, women are still encouraged to see their health care provider on an annual basis for breast care, pelvic exams and general women's health issues. The new Pap smear guidelines represent a significant step forward for women's health.

Fewer Pap smears performed in conjunction with HPV testing will detect the same number of cancers as before but with the added benefit of decreased health care costs for women and reduction in the risk of false positive results, which may lead to unnecessary and painful biopsies, cervical procedures and an increased risk of infection, infertility, risks to future pregnancies and stress for women.

The best protection against development of cervical cancer is to continue Pap smear screening according to the new guidelines and to prevent HPV infection through safe sex practices and HPV vaccination. But not all women will be candidates for screening every three-to-five years, so again I encourage you to consult with your health care provider regarding these new guidelines to determine what screening interval will be best for you.

Because it all begins with a healthy woman…

Sue Ann Thompson is founder and president of the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation (WWHF), a statewide non-profit organization whose mission is to help Wisconsin women and their families reach their healthiest potential. WWHF provides programs and conducts forums that focus on education, prevention, and early detection; connects individuals to health resources; produces and distributes the most up-to-date health education and resource materials; and, awards grants and scholarships to women health researchers and related community non-profits. To learn more, visit wwhf.org or call 1-800-4485148.

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How to be Taken

SERIOUSLY

wish there was a more elegant way to introduce this topic.

There isn’t. Not being taken seriously is a complaint I hear often.

Women today have a lot of jobs at work, home, school, church and throughout the community. I suppose it is inevitable that somewhere along the way you will encounter someone who doesn’t take you seriously. When it happens occasionally but not often, you can ignore the slight.

But when kids don’t listen, spouses or partners don’t respond, bosses don’t hear you and friends talk over the top of you when you really need some advice, it can get frustrating indeed.

What can you do to encourage others to take you more seriously?

QUIT COMPLAINING. Listen to yourself for a day or two. Are you constantly running through your list of woes hoping for attention, sympathy or help? If nothing is right in your world and you are a broken record, what’s to take seriously?

CREATE A PLAN. Having problems getting the kids to help around the house? Create an age-appropriate task list and post it on the fridge with deadlines. When the work is done, distribute rewards. Notice that results trigger rewards, not good intentions or feeble efforts.

GET STARTED. We all know someone who talks a great game about what she is going to do. After the third or fourth time, we tune out. After the seventh or eighth time, we start to feel embarrassed for her. She gets mad because nobody takes her seriously. If this is you, quit talking and get started. Every tiny step takes you closer to results.

SHOW RESULTS. Whether they are deadlines met, pounds lost or money raised, when you can show progress, you put yourself into a different, more credible camp. Remember, little steps count.

ENLIST HELP. While you may be incredibly gifted at multi-tasking, no one is entirely self-sufficient. Too many women move at the speed of light until they drop in exhaustion. Then they complain that nobody ever helps. Not surprisingly, their complaints fall on deaf ears. Why? Because people who know them expect that after a brief rest, these women will be right back doing it all.

BREAK THE CYCLE. Ask for help and be specific. Whether it’s compiling data, folding towels or scheduling appointments, find easy ways for others to get involved.

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Several years ago, I had the privilege of working with Mrs. Lim, a principal in a school in Brunei. Brunei is a tiny Muslim country along the South China Sea; I was visiting there as part of a global team working to help school leaders transform their educational system.

During a Q&A session with the Minister of Education, Mrs. Lim stood up and asked what financial help the Minister could give her in order to build a library and an arts center at her school.

The Minister visibly scoffed at her question and asked why she expected him to take responsibility for her work. Mrs. Lim was struck dumb by the dismissiveness of his answer and my heart sank as I watched the color drain from her face.

For the next week, we spoke daily about the incident. At first, Mrs. Lim railed against her humiliation. How dare the Minister be so rude? How foolish of her to risk becoming a public spectacle! She should have known better than to make such a request.

Several days later, however, she began to consider his words more objectively.

Although he had been abrupt in his response, she recognized his challenge and she responded to it.

To build the library, Mrs. Lim invited teachers, students and parents to donate used books while she sought donations from wealthy families. She invited students to design a special place within the library in which friends could help one another learn. She then challenged students to create a spring art fair and encouraged them to submit their best work. This event drew people from throughout the tiny country, including the Sultan and the Minister of Education.

When Mrs. Lim accepted a hefty check and congratulations from the Minister several months later, she proudly gave credit to her teachers and students. Quietly, she told me how wonderful it felt to be taken seriously.

Susan Marshall is an author and speaker whose book, “How to Grow a Backbone: 10 Strategies for Gaining Power and Influence at Work”, has been translated into multiple languages and is especially popular in Asia. Her work is dedicated to building strong leaders who create successful organizations, transform school systems and develop leaders at all levels. You can reach her at 262-567-5983 or execadvise@mac.com.

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Should You Ever Use Retirement Savings To

Pay Off Debt?

DEAR CARRIE: When I turn 59 and a half, I think it would be a good idea to withdraw $40,000 from my 401(k) to pay off highinterest rate credit cards (24 percent APR). I plan to continue working until I'm 65, and my current 401(k) balance is more than $500,000. I know that the $40,000 will be taxed according to my income level. Good or bad idea? — A Reader DEAR READER: While I almost never recommend taking money from retirement savings before you actually retire, your situation is one of the few where it could make sense. First, you seem to be on a pretty solid retirement savings track, especially if you stick with it until you're 65. Next, by waiting to withdraw the $40,000 until you're 59 and a half, you won't be hit with an earlywithdrawal penalty. Finally — and this is where such a move could really pay off — by getting rid of your high-interest credit card balances, you're giving yourself the equivalent of a 24-percent gain. Yes, you'll have to pay income taxes, which might mean your realized gain is 10 percent to 15 percent depending on your income, but that's still a very good return.

Another alternative is borrowing the money from your 401(k). I rarely recommend this, either, but if your company's plan has a loan provision and you qualify, it could make sense. Provided you abide by all of the rules, there are no taxes or penalties. Plus, the interest rate is generally quite low — and you'd have the motivation of paying yourself back.

But whether you take a distribution or a loan, the danger is falling back into debt once you pay off your balance. Fortunately, it's in your hands to make sure this doesn't happen. You don't say how close you are to 59 and a half, but whatever your age, here are some steps you can take to assure you get a handle on your debt even before you tap into your 401(k).

COMMIT TO CASH As hard as this is in today's world, commit to changing the credit card habit, and use only cash. Much research has been done showing that people are willing to spend more when they use a credit card than when paying cash. A study published in the Journal of Consumer Research in April 2012 goes even further, suggesting that when paying with a credit card, the purchaser focuses on the benefits of the product they're buying, but when paying with cash, the focus is on cost. To stay out of debt, you need to focus on cost and what you can afford — no matter how much you like or want the product. Paying with cash is the best way I know to do this.

START CHIPPING AWAY AT YOUR BALANCE NOW Just because you have a future plan to pay off your credit card balances doesn't mean you have to wait to start paying them down. I'd use this as an opportunity to review your budget and see where you can cut back. This is a good pre-retirement exercise, debt or no debt. List all of your essential expenses, such as rent or mortgage, utilities, food, insurance, transportation, loans, etc. Then list your nonessentials, such as entertainment, clothing, travel — anything you can do without. See what you can carve out of nonessential expenses, and redirect that amount toward your credit card balances. If you can increase your payments now, you'll preserve more of your 401(k) and save on interest in the meantime.

SHOP FOR A LOWER-INTEREST CARD No matter how committed you are to cash, there are times when you need a credit card. But put your high-interest cards away, and look for one with a lower rate.

Interest rates vary with the type of card, and the rate you get may depend on your credit history, but 24 percent is definitely on the high side. Shop around for a better deal. You

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might even look into what is called a balance transfer card and lower the interest on your current debt. Whatever type of card you get, use it only when absolutely necessary, and pay off any new charges every month.

COVER YOURSELF IN CASE OF EMERGENCY An event such as a job loss or illness can put you further in the hole unless you have money set aside "just in case." Try to keep cash available to cover three to six months of essential living expenses. (When you're retired, you'll want to have funds to cover two to three years of expenses on hand.)

Keep this money easily accessible in a savings account or CD. You won't make much interest, but that's not the point. Your main goal is to be able to handle unexpected costs without turning to your credit card.

ASSESS YOUR RETIREMENT SAVINGS So how does this translate to retirement income? As a rough guideline, you can plan on being able to withdraw approximately four percent of your portfolio each year once you're retired (with increases for inflation).

If you have $500,000 saved by the time you retire, you'll be able to withdraw about $20,000 per year and have a high level of confidence that your money will last for 30 years.

If that's not enough, keep saving.

Continue to contribute as much as you can to your 401(k), but don't stop there. If you can save more, also contribute to an IRA or a taxable brokerage account. By increasing your savings and staying out of debt, you're on the path to a secure retirement. Stick with it!

Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(tm), is president of Charles Schwab Foundation and author of "It Pays to Talk." You can e-mail Carrie at askcarrie@schwab.com.

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COMMUNICATION is key

What to say and do when a friend has cancer

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hen a friend is facing cancer, it can be difficult to know what to say. As a result, we often choose to say nothing—or, worse, the wrong thing. If a friend is battling cancer, take a deep breath and think before you speak.

Some general guidelines:

• Don’t use well-meaning but trite phrases such as, “Everything will work out” and “God has a plan.”

• Don’t say, “I know just how you feel” or “I understand.”

Unless you have endured the exact same thing, you really don’t know how the person feels.

• Don’t make comparisons such as “My Aunt Sally had cancer, and she had treatment X.” Cancer comes in many varieties, and different people need different treatment. Let the doctors do the doctoring and instead focus on being a friend.

• Don’t trivialize the pain with such phrases as “It’s just hair; it will grow back.”

• Don’t pity the patient.

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• Listen. Just simply listen with an open heart.

Maintain eye contact and be present for your friend.

• Say, “I’m sorry you’re going through this. I am here for you.” And be there.

• Be natural. Treat your friend in the same way you always have.

• Maintain regular contact. Your friend may feel too tired or ill to socialize, but continue to check in and let him or her know you are there.

• Extend invitations to social events and let him or her say yes or no as appropriate. Social outings provide an opportunity to take a break from focusing on cancer. Your friend will appreciate the invitation even if he or she cannot attend. Don’t exclude your friend.

• Incorporate humor when possible. Laughter can be very uplifting.

• Be specific. Rather than saying, “Let me know if there is anything I can do,” say, “I have free time on Monday mornings; can I mow your lawn and pick up your groceries?”

• Make plans for the future. This gives your friend something to look forward to and also indicates that you plan on sticking around for the duration.

Be positive and encouraging.

Reprinted with permission by Cancer Fighters Magazine Spring 2012 issue

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ay is the month to celebrate and honor nurses, with National Nurses’ Week set to begin May 6 and end on May 12, Florence Nightingales’s birthday. This year’s celebration theme is “Nurses: Advocating, Leading, Caring.”

If you think about it, nurses are a big part in our lives.

They are there when we are born, they are there when we bring our own children into the world, they are there when we age and for every medical challenge we may have along the way. In fact, every family in America will need the care of a nurse at some point in their lives. Nurses are in our schools, community agencies, churches, hospitals, clinics, assisted living and nursing homes, technological and scientific industries and even in our media.

This further proves that professional nursing care is indispensable when it comes to providing quality care to patients. And it is because of nurses and their priceless contributions to our health care that we honor and salute all nurses.

Here are a few area nurses we’d like to salute, as well as all of their colleagues, for their commitment to caregiving and for providing life-sustaining services. Most of all, thank you to each and every nurse for being true advocates for our well-being and making our lives better.

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“Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard as preparation, as any painter’s or sculptor’s work; for what is the having to do with dead canvas or dead marble, compared with having to do with the living body, the temple of God’s spirit? It is one of the Fine Arts: I had almost said, the finest of Fine Arts.”

- Florence Nightingale

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Stephenie Cerns Values Patients and Their Families Since beginning her nursing career more than 20 years ago, Stephenie Cerns, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, RN-BC and CHPN, has always valued the idea of patients and families allowing her to be a part of their journey. “There was no question in my mind, nursing is what I wanted to do,� she says.

Stephenie is a palliative care clinical nurse specialist at Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

Stephenie received her associate’s degree in nursing from MATC Madison, followed by a bachelor’s in nursing from Alverno College and a Master’s in Science of Nursing from Marquette in 2004. She pursuedherClinicalNurseSpecialistdegreeinorder“toreallymake a broad difference and to help improve nursing practices and patient outcomes.�

Stephenie realized early on that nursing was truly a calling for her, much more than a simple career decision. While caring for patients is always her number one priority, Stephenie also finds immense satisfaction in working with families.

Working at Froedtert, a magnet hospital, has been a driving force for Stephenie and her career goals. “Being able to actively participate in improving nursing practices and seeing the impact on patient outcomes is really important to me,� she says. Another highlight is the collaborative nature of an academic medical center, where Stephenie partners with other nurses, physicians and students to provide the highest quality of care.

Underscoring her capabilities as a nurse in this very special field, Stephanie was singled out by The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists to receive its highest honor of the Clinical Nurse Specialist of the Year. She was recognized for her exemplary professional achievements and collaborative approach to patient care. She is on multiple committees at Froedtert Hospital, many of which focus on enhancing the skills and knowledge of other nurses.

Stephenie is also a member of numerous national boards and committees, including her current role as President of the Wisconsin Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists.

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Elizabeth Hostetler, BSN, RN: A Career Shaped Through Experience Elizabeth Hostetler, BSN, RN at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® at Midwestern Regional Medical is herself a cancer survivor. Elizabeth’s experience with cancer, as well as her mother’s experience as a breast cancer survivor, have helped to shape her future as a health care professional.

Two weeks before her 10th birthday, Elizabeth was diagnosed with leukemia. “During my three year treatment plan, the significant, most impactful part of that experience, which remains with me to this day, is how my nurses and doctors treated me,” said Elizabeth. Her nurses and doctors took the time to get to know and understand her, as a child with cancer, allowing her to preserve her childhood. “It was the individual care and thoughtfulness of my nurses and doctors during my experience that eventually led me to pursue my nursing career,” said Elizabeth.

When Elizabeth was in school in pursuit of her nursing degree, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer,

which only helped to reinforce her passion for patient care.

“Experiencing cancer from both a patient and healthcare professional’s point of view truly allows me to have insight into both worlds,” said Elizabeth. Her experiences have forever changed how Elizabeth approaches patient care.

“I love my job! When patients and/or a patient's family tells me I eased their pain, helped them cope with what is happening, or they hug me for taking care of them and their family, it reassures me that I am doing what I was meant to do with my survivorship,” said Elizabeth.

“I am surprised and honored to be recognized as an outstanding nurse,” said Elizabeth. “I just care for patients the way I wanted to be cared for when I was the patient.”

Elizabeth received her BSN from Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois in 2009. She has her ONS Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Administration Certification and is ACLS certified.

“When I think about all the patients and their loved ones that I have worked with over the years, I know most of them don’t remember me nor I them. But I do know that I gave a little piece of myself to each of them and they to me and those threads make up the beautiful tapestry in my mind that is my career in nursing.”

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Amanda Polcyn, RN, CCRN, Wanted to Have a Positive Impact “Growing up I never really thought of being a nurse,” said Amanda Polcyn, RN, CCRN. “However, while I was pursuing degrees in marketing and education I took a position as a patient care assistant (PCA) at Columbia St. Mary’s. Then, my career path changed when I realized as a PCA how much nursing could make such a positive impact on people’s lives. Columbia St. Mary’s has made a tremendous impact on my decision to choose nursing as a profession. They have supported me throughout my career and encouraged me to grow and mentor others as well.”

Amanda received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee in 2003. She obtained a Critical Care Registered Nurse Certification in 2009.

“It’s a blessing to step into people’s lives and know that you’re able to help them,” Amanda said. “Not a day goes by when I’m not in a position to help someone. Being an advocate for patients, to help patients understand what’s going on with their care and at the same time assist the family, both are very rewarding. It’s really meant a lot to me to help people through that process and navigate the healthcare system.”

As for being a critical care nurse, Amanda says, “It’s incredibly rewarding knowing that we’ve helped save a life.

And, at end of life, it is a privilege to work with the family to help remember and celebrate that life.”

Kitty Montgomery, MS, RN, PCNS-BC, CPHON, is Passionate about Research Kitty Montgomery, MS, RN, PCNS-BC, CPHON, was the youngest student of the first directentry master’s program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing. Since then, she has quickly risen through the nursing ranks at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.

Montgomery began her career as a research assistant in 2007, held an intern position as a unit-based advanced practice nurse on the Hematology/Oncology/Transplant unit. And in 2008, she took a position as a pediatric clinical nurse specialist where she is responsible for the quality of clinical nursing practice focused on improving the care of children living with cancer.

“I always wanted to work with kids. I had an aunt and grandfather who lost their battles with cancer and that led me toward oncology,” said Montgomery.

She has earned three certifications: Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse, Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist and Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider. She has taken a leadership role on committees at Children’s, is active in the Wisconsin Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses and Wisconsin Society of Pediatric Nurses. She has made 16 presentations, first-authored 13 of those, and is involved in several funded-research activities.

She is chair of the clinical practice committee, the Hematology/Oncology/Transplant unit and the central venous line work group at Children’s.

Montgomery is also enrolled in the doctoral program at UWMilwaukee. Her dissertation research focuses on the nurses’ experiences of communicating about palliative and end-of-life care with children with cancer, their families and care providers. “I am passionate about using research to identify what is most important to children and their families

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Micki Akins, RN, Says Nurses See Challenges as Opportunities Micki Akins, RN, works in Ambulatory Care at UW Health Partners Watertown Regional Medical Center (WRMC). She earned her degree from the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Peoria, Illinois in 1974, and has worked at WRMC her entire career.

“In 38 years, the role of a nurse has changed dramatically,” says Micki. “I am so proud to see how my coworkers have adapted to these changes. They see challenges as opportunities, and always remain focused on giving the best care to our patients.”

Micki has been instrumental in creating and leading WRMC’s Council for Care Transformation, serving as Chair of the shared-governance council. The Council focuses on Clinical Practice and Informatics, Quality and Safety, and Professional Development and Education.

“The goal of the council is shared governance,” says Micki. “It empowers nurses to make a difference and gives us a voice in the everyday care of our patients. I’m proud to help facilitate that.”

Micki and her husband, Rich, live in Jefferson. They have two sons, Luke and Daniel, and two daughters, Molly and Katie. They also have eight grandchildren.

“Nursing is not for everyone. It takes a very strong, intelligent and compassionate person to take on the ills of the world with passion and purpose and work to maintain the health and well-being of the planet. No wonder we’re exhausted at the end of the day!”

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Margaret Malnory, RN, MSN, knew from the age of five that she wanted to be a labor and delivery nurse. “I was always curious as to ‘where babies came from,’” Margaret says. And throughout her 39-year nursing career, she has made it her life’s passion to promote the health and safety of infants, children and their families. “I love being able to influence the care of families,” she says.

As the Administrative Director of Women and Children's Services for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – All Saints in Racine, Margaret has been instrumental in working with local coalitions to address health concerns. Specifically, she serves on the Greater Racine Collaborative for Healthy Birth Outcomes and helps the group better understand the unique needs of the community with the goal of reducing the incidence of fetal infant mortality and infant mortality. She has also worked to promote children's safety through the Safe Kids program and was instrumental in All Saints becoming the lead agency for Racine and Kenosha counties. At the state level, Margaret serves as President Elect of the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care and is an active member on two key subcommittees.

Margaret earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare is proud of Margaret’s commitment to the women, children and families in and around Southeast Wisconsin. We salute her and all of the outstanding nurses in our state.

Jill Schroeder, RN, Tells Why She Became a Nurse From a very young age, the field of nursing sparked an interest within me. My mother and godmother are both nurses and two of the most influential people in my life. I have always admired their dedication to the nursing profession and the individuals and families they serve.

I obtained my BSN from Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin in 1997, and plunged into my first job as a new graduate in a 16 bed cardiovascular, heart and lung transplant intensive care unit in Illinois. My marriage brought me back to Wisconsin in 1998.

My second job was in the Intensive Care Unit at Waukesha Memorial Hospital where I have grown and flourished for the past 14 years.

It has been my privilege to care for many people in some of the most difficult moments of their lives. The technical component of my job is exhilarating. I have seen dramatic changes in critical care nursing over the past 15 years. However, it's not all the state-of-theart equipment or procedures that keeps me at the bedside. The opportunity to hold a patient or family member's hand and address the emotional and spiritual needs is just as important as any medication I can administer or procedure completed. Being invited into the lives of these patients and their families, for a day or weeks, is what brings me back to the bedside day after day. I consider it an honor and a privilege to be a nurse.

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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT): responds to emergency calls on-site. His or her job is to stabilize the patient and transport to a hospital.

Medical Assistant: completes basic tasks that involve patients when they first walk in, such as blood pressure checks, taking notes on medical histories and sometimes doing blood tests.

Medical Coding: makes sure what’s on the paperwork at the doctor’s office matches up with the way the insurance companies will interpret the claims. These same codes are also used for ordering tests for patients.

Respiratory Therapist: diagnose and treat respiratory and cardiovascular problems, such as asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, strokes and heart attacks. n CAREERS THAT REQUIRE A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE: Pharmaceutical Sales Representative: visits doctors’ offices to educate them on new drugs and provide product samples to give to their patients.

Audiologist: identifies and prevents hearing loss and auditory dysfunction. Also, recommendations on hearing aids and other technology, counsel patients and provide rehabilitation services. n CAREERS THAT REQUIRE MORE THAN FOUR YEARS: Optometrist/ophthalmologist: eye care specialists who perform eye examinations and prescribe glasses and contacts.

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Surgeon: perform surgery to diagnose, treat and cure diseases or illnesses.

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Physical Therapist: evaluates a patient’s coordination, strength, range of motion, endurance and mobility and then creates a program to help them improve in those areas in which they are weak.

Physician’s Assistant: works under the supervision of a doctor to diagnose patients, order tests and x-rays and discuss preventative health care. A physician’s assistant also treats minor injuries.

Whatever career choice you make, medical jobs are almost always a good choice because of growth and demand. However, before you put all of your money into an expensive medical training program, check the job outlook for the options you are considering.

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Some Great Ways to Celebrate Mom

Give the Gift of Memories: You can do this by putting together a scrapbook of your mom’s favorite photos or memorabilia she has collected over the years. Or you may want to create a new memory together by spending the day together either doing something you both love to do or by trying something new together, such as taking a riverboat tour or rock climbing.

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Indulge Her Sweet Tooth: Take mom out for her favorite treat. Whether you go out for a hot fudge sundae, cupcake, chocolate or cheesecake, you can enjoy both the treat and the company.

Have a Family Gathering: Most moms simply want to spend time together with their loved ones. You can do this by either making reservations for brunch or planning a picnic in her honor.

Give Her the Royal Treatment: Most moms crave to be pampered. So, why not send her to a full-service day spa for a complete massage, mani and pedi package? Of course, having breakfast delivered to her in bed and having someone else do the dishes is also a well-appreciated treat.

Sow the Seeds of Love: Does your mom love plants? If so, plant a tree in her honor, give her flowers or provide her with her favorite plant(s) for her garden.

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Think sun-drenched colors, sheer fabrics and sexy sandals. It's a perfect combination for sauntering up to that tiki bar, now isn't it? Here's the "4-1-1" on how to get that perfect travel wardrobe before you leave the ground.

"Nothing wrong with making a splash before you get to your vacation spot," says Joyce Carrigan, editor of Marie Claire's "Outfit 911."

"Choose an en-route look in the same 'key' as your glam getaway: a sleek, tropical print T, a slick scuba-inspired top, maybe a ruffled rumba skirt. Feeling the vibe of the place is the next best thing to being there."

And remember, Carrigan says, "You don't have to fly first class to feel pampered: Treat yourself to comfort fashion like fab flats in luxe leathers, fabrics that breathe and feel dreamy against bare skin. A ravishing, roomy brightcolored carry-on will always cheer you up!"

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The concept behind Noma and the New Nordic Cuisine movement has been to create an indigenous food culture specific to the North Atlantic region by using new, undiscovered regional produce in an innovative and sustainable way. Noma’s success and today’s achievement bear witness to the fact that Denmark offers world-class cuisine.

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A delicious dish from resturant Noma, the best restaurant in the world. Danish restaurant Noma won a sensational first place at the San Pellegrino Awards, which each year publishes a list of the 50 best restaurants in the world. he gastronomy scene of Copenhagen is not all about Michelin stars, although the city does have 14 of them. It also involves the popular food festival Copenhagen Cooking, which has become the biggest food festival of the North.

In 2011, Copenhagen Cooking (both the large summer edition in late August and the winter edition during February’s Wondercool festival) attracted an estimated 100,000 participants all together.

This year’s Copenhagen Cooking runs from August 24 – September 2, 2012 and for the third time in a winter edition in February 2013.

Whether one is into flashy food, traditional dishes or wants to taste a little of everything, there will be lots of things to try.

For the ten days of the festival, a wealth of temptations will be available around the city.

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There were 13 Copenhagen restaurants that made Michelin’s list of the world’s outstanding restaurants in 2012, earning a total of 14 Michelin stars, the highest number for any Scandinavia. Noma leads the pack as Copenhagen’s only two-star Michelin restaurant.

The Geranium restaurant also received a Michelin star. Behind the organic restaurant stands head-chef Rasmus Kofoed, who won a Gold Medal at the Bocuse d’Or, the World Championship for chefs.

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Glazed beets and apples, a delicious dish from restaurant Noma. culinary frontrunner and “hot-spot” food destination when named number one on the San Pellegrino’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. And for the second consecutive year, this is.

The award is widely considered the highest accolade in the culinary world, and Noma’s second win draws focus on the current success surrounding New Nordic Cuisine and Copenhagen’s emersion as a by: Jacquelyn Mitchard world-class food destination.

Nordisk Mad on the Culinary World Map, Noma is the abbreviation of the two Danish words nordisk (Nordic) and mad (food). The two-star Michelin restaurant, run by chef René Redzepi, opened in 2004

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A wide spectrum of food offerings From fine dining at Michelin starred restaurants to traditional Danish open-faced sandwiches and the value-for-money tastings at small restaurants in new neighborhoods like the Copenhagen Meatpacking District, the city offers a grand variety of excellent food experiences.

This year, an impressive 12 restaurants are classified as Bib Gourmand, “offering good quality cuisine at reasonable prices.”

Among them are the newly opened restaurant Relæ with chef Christian Puglisi in Jægersborggade, a new and cutting-edge food hub in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen.

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Again, a great way to experience Copenhagen’s food scene is to visit the city during the Copenhagen Cooking Festival, August 19-28. Now in its sixth year, this Nordic Food Festival is fast becoming a fixture on every food lover’s calendar with lots of special events and tastings.

This year, a new food initiative begins, the so-called ‘Mad Foodcamp’ (‘mad’ meaning food in Danish, but with reference to the English ‘mad’ as in ‘crazy’).

The festival will take place August 27-28 at the Refshaleø, a five-acre peninsula in the Copenhagen harbor. Behind the initiative are the founding fathers of the New Nordic Cuisine movement, Rene Redzepi (Noma head-chef) and Claus Meyer (high-profile gastro entrepreneur and co-owner of Noma), who are inspired by the famed rock festival, Roskilde Festival. The idea is to create a “grass root movement” where people spend a couple of days cultivating their love for food.

Restaurants in Denmark with Michelin Stars The world-famous Michelin Guide uses the following ratings

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Relæ- The concept is simple. The focus is on gastronomy and everything considered a waste of time and energy is cut off.

After quite a few years of experience from the top of gastronomy the time is ready for us to focus on the values that are close to our hearts. We want to move the patrons closer to the kitchen, the products and the ideas and modernize the dining experience in order to focus more on the essentials. to evaluate the best restaurants around the globe: - 3 stars for "Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey" - 2 stars for "Excellent cooking, worth a detour" - 1 star for "A very good restaurant"

Michelin Guide. The list includes four new restaurants compared to the 2011 list: Restaurant Noma (2*) Strandgade 93 DK-1401 Copenhagen K Tel.: +45 32 96 32 97

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THE SHOEMAKER'S WIFE

BY ADRIANA TRIGIANI

The majestic and haunting beauty of the Italian Alps is the setting of the first meeting of Enza, a practical beauty, and Ciro, a strapping mountain boy, who meet as teenagers, despite growing up in villages just a few miles apart. At the turn of the last century, when Ciro catches the local priest in a scandal, he is banished from his village and sent to hide in America as an apprentice to a shoemaker in Little Italy. Without explanation, he leaves a bereft Enza behind.

Soon, Enza's family faces disaster and she, too, is forced to go to America with her father to secure their future.

Unbeknownst to one another, they both build fledgling lives in America, Ciro masters shoemaking and Enza takes a factory job in Hoboken until fate intervenes and reunites them. But it is too late: Ciro has volunteered to serve in World War I and Enza, determined to forge a life without him, begins her impressive career as a seamstress at the Metropolitan Opera House that will sweep her into the glamorous salons of Manhattan and into the life of the international singing sensation, Enrico Caruso.

From the stately mansions of Carnegie Hill, to the cobblestone streets of Little Italy, over the perilous cliffs of northern Italy, to the white-capped lakes of northern Minnesota, these star-crossed

lovers meet and separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever.

Lush and evocative, told in tantalizing detail and enriched with lovable, unforgettable characters, The Shoemaker's Wife is a portrait of the times, the places and the people who defined the immigrant experience, claiming their portion of the American dream with ambition and resolve, cutting it to fit their needs like the finest Italian silk.

This riveting historical epic of love and family, war and loss, risk and destiny is the novel Adriana Trigiani was born to write, one inspired by her own family history and the love of tradition that has propelled her body of bestselling novels to international acclaim. Like Lucia, The Shoemaker's Wife defines an era with clarity and splendor, with operatic scope and a vivid cast of characters who will live on in the imaginations of readers for years to come.

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According to USDA data, corn oil, contains more cholesterol-blocking plant sterols than any other cooking oil — four times as many as olive oil. It also contains 40 percent more than canola oil. This will help the healthfulness of everyone’s fiestas.

Setting a Healthier Table Whether it’s for a fiesta with friends, or a weeknight dinner, it’s possible to set a healthier table by using corn oil For healthy fiesta recipes, visit www.mazola.com.

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FAVORITE FOODS CAN HELP YOUR HEART

According to the FDA, clinical studies indicate that, when consumed as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, plant sterols can help reduce the absorption of cholesterol, which, in turn, can lower LDL cholesterol. And while 58 percent of Americans stated in a recent survey they believe corn oil is bad for you, corn oil is actually the cooking oil with the highest amount of plant sterols per serving.

Incorporating corn oil whenever you use cooking oil, as well as consuming other foods containing plant sterols — such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, cereals and legumes — can contribute to a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, which can have an important effect on health. Learn more at www.mazola.com.

ROASTED POBLANO CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

FIESTA BLACK BEAN, CORN AND PEPPER SALAD Yield: 18 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic 1/2 cup diced red onion 2 tablespoons corn oil 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup diced red pepper 1 cup diced zucchini 2 cans reduced sodium black beans (15 ounces each), drained and rinsed 2 cups frozen corn 1/2 cup salsa 1 tablespoon lime juice 1-1/2 tablespoons cilantro, finely minced 3/4 cup queso fresco cheese Sauté garlic and onion in corn oil over medium heat in a large skillet until slightly softened. Add cumin, chili powder, salt, peppers and zucchini; continue to cook and stir for two minutes. Add black beans and corn and continue cooking to heat through, about three to five minutes. Remove from heat and stir in salsa.

Transfer to serving dish; squeeze two lime wedges over mixture and stir. Garnish with remaining lime and cilantro. Serve warm or chilled.

Prep Time: 10 to 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 to 15 minutes Yield: 6 servings 2 medium poblano peppers 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Mexican cheese blend 1 cup cooked, shredded chicken 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 teaspoon onion salt 6 8 to 10-inch flour tortillas 2 tablespoons corn oil Roast peppers under the broiler, over a gas flame or on grill.

Heat for five to seven minutes per side or until surface skin on the peppers is blistered and charred. Using tongs, transfer peppers to a paper bag or a covered bowl and set aside until cool enough to handle.

Rinse peppers under running water to remove stem, seeds, pith and all charred material. Pat dry and cut into one-inch strips.

Heat griddle or large skillet over medium-high heat, or place oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat broiler to 400°F. Combine roasted pepper strips, cheese, chicken, cilantro and onion salt in a small bowl.

Evenly divide the filling and spread over one half of each tortilla. Fold remaining half over to form a semi-circle.

Lightly brush both sides of quesadillas with corn oil.

Heat quesadillas for one to two minutes per side or until lightly browned and cheese is melted. (For broiler method, place quesadillas on a baking sheet and broil for one to two minutes per side or until lightly browned and cheese is melted.)

Cut quesadillas into wedges and serve with salsa and sour cream, if desired.

Tips : Filling can be refrigerated up to two days ahead. For convenience, use shredded rotisserie chicken.

BANANAS EMPANADAS Prep Time: 20 minutes Bake Time: 20 minutes Yield: 12 empanadas 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 4 ripe bananas, sliced 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) spiced rum 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 packages (11.6 ounces each) empanada dough disks 2 tablespoons corn oil Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add bananas, rum and cinnamon. Cook and stir occasionally for 15 minutes.

Separate each empanada disk and place on an oiled baking sheet. To assemble, place some filling mixture on half of the round disk, leaving a small border around the edge. Fold other half of pastry over filling, pressing edges to seal.

Lightly brush each empanada with oil.

Bake in preheated 400°F oven for 20 minutes, until pastry is golden.

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2012 Women Leaders Conference On March 30 at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee, the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee hosted its 2012 Women Leaders Conference. Hundreds of women attended seminars, panel discussions and networking sessions. It was a wonderful event with such keynote speakers as writer, lecturer and feminist activist Gloria Steinem; Doris Christopher, founder and former CEO of Pampered Chef; and Dr. France Cordova, President of Purdue University. For more photos and slides go to sce-womenleaders.uwm.edu. Also, if you are interested in attending next year’s conference, put March 15, 2013 on your calendar now.

Chris Heeter from the Wild Institute discusses “You Girls Out Here All Alone?

—The Wild Side of Leadership.”

Women at the conference attended lectures and participated in both group and one-on-one discussions. It was a great day to learn, as well as make new contacts and new friends.

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Keynote speaker and feminist activist, Gloria Steinem discussed “The Longest Revolution.”

Keynote speaker on “Women of STEM,” Dr. France A. Cordova, President of Purdue University

Keynote speaker, Doris Christopher, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, The Pampered Chef, discussed empowering women.

Gloria Steinem decided to give Harley Davidsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s display motorcycle a try.

At the conference, women were able to discuss career development strategies in small group conversations.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each of us has an inner compass that helps us to know where to go and what to do. It signals are interest, excitement, the joy of understanding for its own sake, and the sort of fear that is a sign of being in new territory - and therefore of growth.â&#x20AC;?

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Within our complex system of long-term care, women’s caregiving is essential in providing a backbone of support. It is estimated that the percentage of family or informal caregivers who are women range from 59 to 75 percent. Women provide the majority of informal care to spouses, parents, parents-in-law, friends and neighbors, and they play many roles while caregiving—hands-on health provider, care manager, friend, companion, surrogate decisionmaker and advocate.

Women, Work and Caregiving The number of working women age 55 and older has increased significantly over the years; and this participation increase has posed even greater financial challenges for many women workers, due

mostly to lost wages from reduced work hours, time out of the workforce, family leave or early retirement.

This time out of the workforce for caregiving may compound the impact of earlier leave taken to care for a child. Further, caregiving is expensive in and of itself. Whether it’s paying for prescription medications, installing a ramp for a wheelchair-bound care recipient or purchasing consumable supplies, caregiving has a significant economic impact on a family.

While the costs of providing care are high, the demands on caregivers’ time are also substantial. Estimates indicate that 25 percent of the entire American workforce provided informal care during 1996. But women don’t abandon their caregiving responsibilities because of employment. Instead, they cope—to the best of their abilities—with the combined pressures of caring for a loved one, their need for income, reliance on often inadequate public programs and fewer employment-related benefits. Unmarried women caregivers may have even fewer options for balancing work and caregiving.

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One national study on women and caregiving highlighted the conflicting demands of work and eldercare. The study found that: 33% of working women decreased work hours 29% passed up a job promotion, training or assignment 22% took a leave of absence 20% switched from full-time to part-time employment 16% quit their jobs 13% retired early

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Health Consequences of Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Caregiving Caregiving can take quite a toll on a person, and it can be much more than just financial. Higher levels of depression, anxiety and other mental health challenges are common among women who care for an older relative or friend. Studies find that men respond to caregiving responsibilities by delaying retirement, in part to shoulder the financial burden associated with long-term care. Women, on the other hand, tend to stay home and provide care themselves.

A particularly strong factor in determining the mental health impact of providing care is the amount of care per week that a woman provides. One study found a marked increase in risk among women who provided 36 or more hours per week of care to a spouse.

Researchers concluded that there may be a threshold of time involvement beyond which the likelihood of mental health consequences rapidly escalates.

The incidence of symptoms or experiences is not limited to depression. In fact, the physical impact of providing care can lead to long-term care needs for the caregiver. For example: As many as two out of three older women do not take advantage of preventive health services due to lack of information and high out-of-pocket costs.

25 percent of women caregivers have health problems as a result of their caregiving activities.

Other health effects include elevated blood pressure and increased risk of developing hypertension; lower perceived health status; poorer immune function; slower wound healing; and an increased risk of mortality.

It is clear that caregiving can have negative health effects. It is important to note, however, that although caregiving can exact physical, emotional and financial tolls, it can also be rewarding.

Some women caregivers: Reported a caregiver â&#x20AC;&#x153;gainâ&#x20AC;?: more purpose in life than their noncaregiving women peers.

Reported beneficial effects including more autonomy, more personal growth and more self-acceptance when caring for friends.

Support Systems for Women Caregivers Because of the multi-faceted role that family and informal caregivers play, women need take advantage of the wide range of available support services to remain healthy, improve their caregiving skills and remain in their caregiving role. Caregiver support services include information, assistance, counseling, respite, home modifications or assistive devices, support groups and family counseling.

While many services are available through local government agencies, service organizations or faith-based organizations, employers are beginning to implement workplace support programs as one way to mitigate the impact that caregiving can have on workers.

Frequently, support services can make a real difference in the day-to-day lives of caregivers. Research has shown, for example, that counseling and support groups, in combination with respite and other services, have positive direct effects on health behavior practices and assist caregivers in remaining in their caregiving role longer, with less stress and greater satisfaction. In fact, women are more than twice as likely as men to say that they would benefit from talking to someone about their caregiving experience.

Information provided by Family Caregiver Alliance.

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Rather, he growled and nipped multiple times.

The positive about Seven: He is a very loving dog. He loves to play fetch and wrestle and to just cuddle up with you. He listens well and is trained to sit, stay and come. He is a great dog for car rides, and he sits still for baths, teeth brushing and coat brushing. He loves to run! He and my daughter get along all right. They don't play a whole lot together, but Seven would come up to the couch where my daughter would be sitting and wait for a pet or a scratch.

The negative about Seven: He is overprotective and displays signs of food-aggres-

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sion. He also has a barking issue that bark collars haven't been able to solve. He doesn't like small dogs or neighborhood cats.

These folks have a problem -- and so does Seven. The wife wants to get rid of the dog; the husband wants to keep him. She has called local shelters, hoping to find someone who will take Seven and find him a new home. So far, no luck. The unfortunate reality is that Seven is old, he's big, he's untrained, and he now has a history of biting. The wife is losing hope and considering euthanasia; her husband refuses.

In my opinion, they are both wrong.

Seven cannot live in a home with a small Jacquelyn Mitchard childby: -- especially a child who is allowed to crawl and jump on the family dog, as this child is. It's dangerous, and the mother is right to be afraid for her daughter's safety.

But they do have a duty to Seven to find an appropriate home where he can live out the rest of his life comfortably. I advised contacting last-resort sanctuaries and German Shepherd rescues, as well as stepping up their search for a new home without children.

Stories like this are exceptionally hard for me to hear because I know things didn't have to get to this point. If I had received a call about Seven eight years ago, when his barking was a fresh nuisance and the food-aggression first surfaced, or even four or five years ago, when the baby was still an idea, you wouldn't be reading this story today. Seven would have been among the 95 percent.

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Humane Society Adoptable Pets The beautiful and mysterious Cleopatra was brought to HAWS in mid-March. She is a 10-year-old, spayed female who is also front-declawed…and ready to spend the rest of her “reign” in a cat-friendly kingdom. She is docile and loving, and prefers quiet companionship. Cleopatra is not a fan of dogs, and would prefer also to be an only cat. At this point in her life, this queen should get what she wants – she deserves it!

Meet all the HAWS adoptable pets daily! Viewing hours are Monday – Friday from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m., Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Sunday from Noon - 4:00 p.m. Be sure to join in the fun at our 29th Annual Pet Walkathon on May 5th: you can ‘let your fingers do the fundraising’ with a personalized, online webpage! Just visit the Walkathon page at www.hawspets.org to get started.

Adopt, Learn, Give – support the HAWS cause.

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My hope is that, in reading this story, anyone who sees themselves heading down this path will find help now -- when the issues are relatively small and solvable and the much larger problems that lie ahead are entirely avoidable.

WOOF! Dog trainer Matthew "Uncle Matty" Margolis is the co-author of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio and television guest, and the host of the PBS series

PET of the month RILEY

Riley is the last of a litter of miniature dachshunds adopted. He is very talented and will “sing” whenever he hears “Who Let the Dogs Out?” He has even won a talent contest at the annual Washington Park Bark. Riley is truly a joy!

Emily McNut

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Send us your pet photo along with a description and your pet could be in next month’s issue!

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Pediatric Critical Care Specialist FASIHA SAEED has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is a hospitalist in the pediatric intensive care unit practicing at Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Wisconsin. After earning her M.D. from Army Medical College at the National University of Science and Technology in Rawalpindi, Pakistan in 2007, Dr. Saeed completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center in 2011.

ProHealth Care Medical Associates announces the addition of pediatrician SARAH L. GODBERT GAETHKE, MD, who recently began seeing patients at the clinic on Janesville and Moorland Roads in Muskego. Dr. Gaethke completed her medical school training, an internship and residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Prior to joining ProHealth Care Medical Associates, Dr. Gaethke was employed by the Medical College of Wisconsin at Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Wisconsin. Her clinical interests include nutrition, pediatric and adolescent medicine, asthma control and management.

Waukesha State Bank announced that it has promoted NICOLE MILLER to Bank Manager of its Fox Run Office in Waukesha. In her new position, she will be responsible for all aspects of daily operations, including business development, personnel, customer service, lending and relationship management and community service.

KRISTEN QUINN, M.D., M.S., has been appointed Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She will see patients at Froedtert Hospital, Community Memorial Hospital, Waukesha Memorial Hospital and Oconomowoc Hospital. Dr. Quinn is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and her clinical interests include multiple gestations (twins, triplets, etc.), prenatal diagnosis, fetal intervention and hypertensive (high blood pressure) disorders of pregnancy.

MAY EVENTS COMMUNITY Calendar

CURRENT EVENTS MAY 5

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer® 5K walk

Have a Happy Mother’s Day!

MAY 13

Mother's Day at the Milwaukee County Zoo

Discovery World American Cancer Society 5K walk presented by Kohl’s Cares at 10 a.m.

To register: stridesmilwaukee.com or call (262) 523-5567.

Sponsored by Westbury Bank Share in Mom’s Day with a trip to the Zoo! All mothers receive free admission. Parking fee is still required.

MAY 5

MAY 17

Kathy’s House 12th Annual Gala Ozaukee Country Club 10823 N. River Rd., Mequon The Gala raises funds to subsidize guest stays at Kathy’s House for patients and their caregivers of families that are traveling to Milwaukee area hospitals for medical treatment. Call (414) 453-8290 http://kathyshouse.org.

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MAY 10

Diva Night Historic Third Ward Neighborhood Shop Diva Night from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. all around the Historic Third Ward.

Visit online: www.historicthirdward.org.

MAY 12

Location: Greendale Visitor Center 5602 Broad Street, Greendale 9 a.m. Breakfast and 12:30 p.m. Lunch Fashion Shows; Showcasing Fashions from Margo's Village Boutique and introducing Sophisticated Styles, Sizes 14+ from More Margo's. Live Entertainment; Shop in our fine shops for in-store specials; Something for the entire family! 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., www.greendalevisitorcenter.com.

Exploring the New Beginnings Klemmer’s, 10401 W. Oklahoma WIN (Women’s Information Network) dinner meeting. For reservations visit www.wominnet.org or call (262) 7821469.

MAY 20

popular arias and show tunes with the orchestra. Children will get to conduct the instrumental finale, "Stars and Stripes." www.festivalcitysymphony.org.

MAY 28

Remember the veterans on Memorial Day!

IAAP Milwaukee Chapter Business Meeting

JUNE 7 - 14

The IAAP meets on the second Thursday of the month. For more information, visit www.iaapwisconsin.com/milwaukee.

Downtown Dining Week Featuring 40 downtown restaurants, each with a special menu of three course favorites. Check out the restaurants by reserving your spot at www.MilwaukeeDowntown.com/dinin gweek.

IAAP Waukesha Chapter The Waukesha Chapter of International Association of Administrative Professional (IAAP) meets monthly. For information, visit: iaap-waukesha.org.

JUNE 9

LoziLu Women's Mud Run Milwaukee

Pilot Club of Milwaukee

MAY 20

LoziLu serves up the most unique 5-K you've ever done. Benefiting Leukemia and Lymphoma research.

URL:http://www.lozilu.com Registration:https://lozilu.webconnex.c om/Milwaukee2012.

Milwaukee County Zoo 5-K Run, 3-K Walk, Kids' Fun Run. Supports Melanoma Research. Web URL: http://annshope.org/.

ONGOING CALENDAR - WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS

MAY 23

Association for Women in Communications

Block Melanoma 5-K Run, 3-K Walk, & Kids' Fun Run

“Spring Sing” Pajama Jamboree Marcus Center for the Performing Arts This free one-hour ( 7 - 8 p.m.) children's classical 'pops' concert features versatile actress and singer soprano Kathy Pyeatt performing

BPW/Milwaukee Area meets the third Thursday of every month. Monthly programs focus on building strong women politically, professionally and personally. Future members are enthusiastically welcomed. For details call (414) 702-0814 or (414) 4672182.

FUTURE EVENTS

11th Annual STOMP Riverside Park, West Bend Supports the Family Center. 5K family fun walk 11 a.m., 10 a.m. registration.

Bring a non-perishable food item for the Full Shelf Food Pantry. Online registration at www.wcfamilycenter.org.

Business and Professional Women/Milwaukee Area

AWC meets the second Tuesday of every month at different locations.

Future members are welcome. For details, call (414) 380-6000.

Astor Hotel, 924 E. Juneau Ave., Milwaukee PCM is a women’s friendship and service group that meets in the evening on the fourth Thursday of most months. Potential members are enthusiastically welcomed. For details, call Maureen at (414) 332-1360.

Professional Dimensions Greater Milwaukee Area Large networking organization for professional women promotes the personal and professional growth of women through social, business and community participation. New members are welcome. To learn more visit www.professionaldimensions.org.

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