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Symbols of careLong before anyone spoke of connecting “branding recognition” to products or services, there were symbols that conveyed meaning, purpose and attachments that were beyond mere words.
A few well-recognized symbols show up in this fall publication of Connections: a heart, a rainbow, the Advocate symbol of the Christian cross within the medical cross, symbols representing nine distinct faith traditions and praying hands. Less familiar but important symbols are the Magnet designation for nursing excellence and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, both presented in each issue alongside details about Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital.
As significant as these and other symbols are, I can think of none greater than a sympathetic smile and a gentle touch for those who enter into our
circles of care. These are tangible representations of compassion, love and respect from those who care deeply for individuals created in the image of God.
Finally, our hands joined together symbolize our connection with our faith communities and in purpose as we care for those who seek
hope and comfort in the midst of suffering.
Rev. Jim Christian, Vice President, Mission & Spiritual Care
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Fall 2012Volume 3, Issue 3
Office for Mission & Spiritual CareAdvocate Good Samaritan Hospital630.275.1185GSAM-SpiritualCare
@Advocatehealth.com
Our hours: The Office for Mission and Spiritual Care provides spiritual care for patients and their families 24 hours a day every day of the year. The office is open from 8:30 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. During those times, you may contact us at 630.275.1185. Evenings and weekends, call 630.275.5900, and ask the operator to page the on-call chaplain.
to our faith communitiesConnections
In this issue:1 Greetings from Jim Christian
1 Grace Notes
2 Therapy dogs help our patients
2 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
3 2013 Spirituality and Wellness Five-Session Series
3 Hospice Corner
4 Helping those with chronic illness
4 Chronic illnesses
4 Books for those with chronic illness and their families
4 Make Me Brave for Life
4 Clergy are not exempt
5 How faith leaders can help those with chronic illness
5 Resources for faith leaders
In the film Good Will Hunting, the wise therapist says to Will, the
young man who is hurting, "Bad things draw our attention to the
good things we've overlooked."
Grace Notes are readings, poems or quotes from a variety of faith traditions and writers. Each reflection tries to touch on the heart of being human in this world. To receive Grace Notes five or
seven days a week, please click here or contact [email protected] .
Grace Notes
In
this issue:
Chronic
Illness
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The therapy dog visitation program, begun at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital last year, helps patients cope with their ailments and manage pain. In this new service, dogs and their
handlers are trained and certified through Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy to properly visit with patients, many of whom are temporarily separated from their loving pets at home.
Once trained, the animals and their handlers are invited to a patient’s room
or a designated area. Patients then interact with the animals, pet them and help them with simple dog tricks. The handlers are integral to the process and talk with the patients about dogs in general and the therapy dogs in particular.
“The therapy dog program is a continuation of our healing ministry to our patients,” said Rev. Jim Christian, vice-president of Mission and Spiritual Care. “Our goal is to improve the emotional and spiritual well-being of our patients and reduce their anxiety, loneliness, pain and other distress, and in most cases, a patient’s spirits are lifted with a visit from our therapy dogs.”
Dogs have been used for therapeutic purposes for years, and there is mounting evidence that dogs truly can heal:
•At the University of Southern Maine, researchers found that therapy dog visits calmed the agitation of patients with severe dementia.
•At UCLA, researchers found that therapy dog visits had a significant effect on heart patients. The study looked at 76 patients with heart failure and their responses to a 12-minute visit from either a therapy dog or a volunteer, then used blood tests to compare the patients’ responses to other patients who had no visit of any kind. The results were unequivocal:
- No changes in those who did not receive a visit.
- Visits from volunteers lowered anxiety levels 10%.
- But visits from therapy dogs lowered anxiety levels by 24% plus reduced pressure in the heart and lungs by 10% and reduced stress hormones by 17%.
•At Massachusetts General Hospital, a similar study supported the UCLA results and added that therapy dogs markedly reduced patients’ pain levels as well.
This spring, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital was presented the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the highest Presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership.
Our hospital was the only one in the health care category to be named a 2010 recipient. (Since the programs inception, only 15 hospitals/health systems and 95 businesses have been so honored.)
“For almost a decade, Good Samaritan Hospital has been on a journey to become the best place for physicians to practice, associates to work and patients to receive care,” said Dave Fox, hospital president. “To be recognized with the highest Presidential honor for organizational excellence is a great and well-deserved compliment for our dedicated physicians and associate caregivers.”
A day after the Baldrige ceremony, Good Samaritan Hospital was again named a 100 Top Hospital by Thomson Reuters. This marks the second consecutive year and the third time in the last five years that our hospital was named to that prestigious list.
Malcolm Baldrige Award ceremony in Washington, D.C. From the left: The Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director, Patrick Gallagher; Pattie Skriba, vice president of learning and organizational effectiveness at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital; The United States Secretary of the Commerce Department, John Bryson; Dave Fox, president of Good Samaritan Hospital.
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award – We are honored!
Therapy dogs help our patients
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Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital3518 Highland AvenueDowners Grove, IL 60515630.275.5900www.advocatehealth.com/gsam
Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center3551 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, IL
630.275.2879
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Office for Mission & Spiritual [email protected]
Vice President:Rev. Jim Christian
Chaplains:Barbara Burkhardt Donald FryeJohnny Gillespie Kathy GingrichAnna Lee Hisey Pierson Sally MillerKim Neace Cathy StewartLaura Williams Linnea WinquistAdrienne Zervos
Chaplain Educators:Amy Snedeker Jeni Porche
Department Secretary:Julie LaFayette
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Service of RemembranceAdvocate Good Samaritan Hospital Chapel
Sun., Sept. 16, 4 p.m.Good Samaritan Mission & Spiritual Care and Advocate Hospice join together in leading this service as a comfort for families they serve who have recently lost a loved one. For more information, call 630.829.1753 or email [email protected].
Hospice CornerAdvocate Hospice
1441 Branding Lane #220 • Downers Grove, IL 60515
Grief at all ages
Addiction treatment
In upcoming issues
Rev. Bobbie McKay, Ph.D. is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church and has authored several books and publications on the faith, healing and relationships.
2013 Spirituality and Wellness Five-Session SeriesMission & Spiritual Care Office, Advocate Good Samartian Hospital
Session 1: Spirituality Across the Life Span
Our spiritual lives grow and change in each season of our lives. New research, blending facts with stories, will take us through the life cycle, helping us recognize our God experiences and the powerful growth potential they contain. We will look at adolescence and young adult spirituality; the critical role of spiritual life in our Baby Boomers and the
ways of looking at the exciting reality of spiritual life through the entire aging process. Strategies for spiritual growth will be offered for each age.
Five-Session Series
For faith leaders, parish nurses, medical professionals, caregivers and others interested in the relationship of spirituality and wellness:
✦ To appreciate the connection of body, mind and spirit in healing and wellness
✦ To learn how spirituality affects the health and wellness of individuals, congregations, caregivers and communities
✦ To consider ways to move toward greater wellness, purpose and meaning for oneself, within families, congregations and society
Spirituality Across the Life Span, Jan.8, Rev. Bobbie McKay, Ph. D.
Why Faith? Scientific Evidence of the Healing Effects of Religion & Spirituality, Feb. 12, Jan Remer Osborn, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist
Healing From Different Faith Traditions, Mar.12, Interfaith Panel
Alternative and Complementary Approaches to Healing, Apr. 16, Advocate Parish Nurses
The Power of Prayer and Healing Ritual, May 14, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Chaplains
All sessions are on Tuesdays 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the Oak Rooms of Good Samaritan Hospital. To register and for more information, contact Julie LaFayette at [email protected] or 630.275.1185.
Save
the Dates
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Chronic illness disrupts lives. It’s more than having frequent pain or being tired all the time. Life plans change. Ordinary decisions require new considerations. Abilities, appearance, independence – all may be altered. Furthermore, anger, fear, stress, anxiety and depression often compound an already difficult situation.
Today nearly 1 in 2 Americans (133 million) suffer from a chronic condition. The most common are heart disease, cancer, stroke, COPD and diabetes – which together cause more than two-thirds of all deaths. When hypertension, asthma and kidney disease are included, 21% of Americans in the 45- to 64-year age group have two or more chronic conditions.
Chronic illnesses know few bounds, certainly none dictated by age. While 90% of seniors have at least one chronic illness, 60% of those suffering with daily pain or illness are between the ages of 18 and 64. For children, chronic illnesses can be especially frightening, – they may not understand why this is happening to them.
Not surprisingly, there are consequences beyond the physical:
✦ The divorce rate is 75% when one or both partners are chronically ill.
✦ Depression is 15 to 20% higher for the chronically ill.
✦ Physical illness and uncontrollable physical pain are major factors in up to 70% of suicides.
Those dealing with chronic illness often turn to their faith leaders for comfort and hope. This is wise. Those who rely on their religious faith to cope are significantly less depressed, even when taking into account the severity of their physical illness. In fact, those with severe physical disability showed the strongest benefit from faith-based coping, and patients with a deep, internalized faith recover faster from the depression, even when their physical condition isn’t improving.
A relentlessly ailing body can lead to a broken spirit. But finding understanding from family and experiencing support from a faith community often result in a greater feeling of gratitude and hope – even for the chronically ill.
Helping those with chronic illness
Living Well with Chronic Pain by Jude Willhoff
Why Can’t I Make People Understand? by Lisa Copen
How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the
Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers by Toni Bernhard and Sylvia Boorstein
In the Shadow of Illness by Myra Bluebond-Langner (for parents with children with fatal chronic illnesses)
When God Weeps by Joni Eareckson Tada
Those who turn to their religious faith to cope are significantly
less depressed . . .
Books for those with chronic illnessand their families:
Chronic illness takes many forms:- Addison’s disease- AIDS- Anemia- Ankylosing Spondylitis- Asthma- Cancer- Celiac disease- Chronic fatigue and
immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS)
- Coronary heart disease- Crohn’s disease- Cystic fibrosis- Diabetes- Ehlers-Danlos
Syndrome- Fibromyalgia- Grave’s disease- Guillain Barre
Syndrome- Hashimoto's Syndrome- Headache- Interstitial cystitis- Lupus- Lyme disease- Ménière's disease- Multiple sclerosis- Muscular dystrophy- Myasthenia Gravis- Osteoarthritis- Parkinson’s disease- Reflex sympathetic
dystrophy syndrome (RSD)
- Rheumatoid arthritis- Scleroderma- Sjogren’s syndrome- Tay-Sachs and allied
diseases- Ulcerative colitis
Make Me Brave for Life
God, make me brave for life;oh, braver than this.
Let me straighten after pain As a tree straightens after the rain, Shining and lovely again.
God, make me brave for life;much braver than this.
As the blown grass lifts, let me riseFrom sorrow with quiet eyes, Knowing Thy way is wise.
God, make me brave;life brings such blinding things.
Help me to keep my sight;Help me to see aright That out of dark comes light.
– Author Unknown
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Resources for faith leaders
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Site provides resources on several chronic illnesses. cdc.gov/chronicdisease
Psych Central: 5 Rules for Living with Chronic Illness and Depression: An Interview with Elvira Aletta. This therapist, who also has a chronic illness, provides excellent advice for individuals striving to care for themselves and their families while dealing with health challenges. psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/06/16/5-rules-for-living-with-chronic-illness-and-depression-an-interview-with-elivra-aletta
TeensHealth: Dealing With a Health Condition. Site provides help and information for teenagers. kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/deal_chronic_illness.html
HelpStartsHere.org: Living With Illness Tip Sheet – Living With Chronic Illness. Tips, support and opportunities that a “life changing” illness can bring. helpstartshere.org/health-wellness/living-with-a-chronic-illness.html
Advocate Health CareAdvocate Health Care Facilities:
Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak LawnAdvocate Condell Medical Center, LibertyvilleAdvocate Eureka Hospital, EurekaAdvocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers GroveAdvocate Good Shepherd Hospital, BarringtonAdvocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, ChicagoAdvocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park RidgeAdvocate South Suburban Hospital, Hazel CrestAdvocate Trinity Hospital, Chicago
Children’s hospitals:Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital, Oak LawnAdvocate Lutheran General Children’s Hospital, Park Ridge
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Faith leaders who regularly put the needs of others ahead of their own may find it takes a toll on their health, and chronic health problems may result.
When examining data from eighty-eight clergy in North Carolina, Duke University researchers found they had increased rates of obesity (40% compared to the average of 29%) and higher rates of diabetes, asthma, arthritis and hypertension. The study also found that clergy members show signs of depression at nearly double the national average (10.5% versus 5.5%).
Ironically, clergy perceive themselves to be healthier than they are, don’t recognize that they need help and believe their health doesn’t affect their ability to serve others.
Perhaps they equate self-care with selfishness. Whatever the reason, a solution needs to address the barriers to wellness for faith leaders: health care costs, unpredictable work schedules and the fear of the stigma associated with mental health issues. When faith leaders accept the link between physical and mental and spiritual health, they are likely to take better care of themselves and, in turn, members of their congregations.
For further reading, go to nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_127087.html.
How faith leaders can help those with chronic illness
❖ Offer prayers with or for someone with chronic illness.❖ As much as you are able, listen whenever and
wherever your comfort is sought.❖ Comfort their families.❖ While talk may center around loss and uncertainty,
elicit comments about what is satisfying and joyful in their lives.
❖ Celebrate even the smallest of victories.❖ Acknowledge and affirm their statements of gratitude.❖ Strive to tailor your responses to the particular
emotional and spiritual needs of each person; avoid platitudes, overworked phrases and generalizations.
❖ Ask how you can serve them better.❖ Offer CDs or tapes of services in order to strength their
faith even if they are unable to attend worship.❖ Ask what they wish people knew about their illness.❖ Provide helpful pamphlets and website listings.❖ Find opportunities for them to serve others.❖ Reprint topical articles in your newsletters; post them
on a bulletin board.❖ Hold classes on chronic illness and depression.❖ Initiate support groups.❖ Deliver sermons that normalize chronic illness.❖ Invite speakers to discuss illness or tell their personal
stories of living with chronic illness.
❖ Give special attention to the elderly and caregivers, two groups more vulnerable to depression.
❖ Learn about the parish nurse program, and consider it for your congregation.
Clergy are not exempt
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ach
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of th
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my
life
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port
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rd th
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r in
form
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n th
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mak
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heal
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6.W
hat a
re th
e po
ssib
le c
ompl
icat
ions
?7.
Whi
ch h
ospi
tal i
s be
st fo
r m
y ne
eds?
8.H
ow d
o yo
u sp
ell t
he n
ame
of th
at d
rug?
9.A
re th
ere
any
side
effe
cts?
10.W
ill th
is m
edic
ine
inte
ract
with
thos
e I'm
alr
eady
taki
ng?
Purc
hase
a n
oteb
ook
dedi
cate
d to
you
r m
edic
al n
eeds
(or
the
need
s of
a lo
ved
one
you
are
tend
ing)
. At
each
doct
or’s
visi
t,
wri
te th
e da
te a
nd ta
ke n
otes
of a
ll im
port
ant c
omm
ents
from
yo
ur d
octo
r. B
etw
een v
isits,
jot d
own
ques
tions
for
your
nex
t vi
sit o
r ob
serv
atio
ns y
ou h
ave
betw
een
visi
ts. A
t th
e en
d o
f ea
ch
visi
t, a
sk y
our
doct
or if
ther
e is
per
tinen
t wri
tten
info
rmat
ion
you
can
take
hom
e.
* Th
e A
genc
y fo
r H
ealth
care
Res
earc
h an
d Q
ualit
y's
(AH
RQ
) mis
sion
is to
im
prov
e th
e qu
ality
, saf
ety,
effi
cien
cy a
nd e
ffect
iven
ess
of h
ealth
car
e fo
r al
l A
mer
ican
s. A
s 1
of 1
2 ag
enci
es w
ithin
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Se
rvic
es, A
HR
Q s
uppo
rts
rese
arch
that
hel
ps p
eopl
e m
ake
mor
e in
form
ed
deci
sion
s an
d im
prov
es th
e qu
ality
of h
ealth
car
e se
rvic
es. A
HR
Q w
as
form
erly
kno
wn
as th
e A
genc
y fo
r H
ealth
Car
e Po
licy
and
Res
earc
h.
Com
ing
in A
ugus
t: H
ow to
talk
with
a m
edic
al p
rofe
ssio
nal.
Take
str
ep t
hro
at s
erio
usl
y!
Stre
p th
roat
is c
ause
d by
a h
ighly
infe
ctio
us
bact
eria
. It i
s pa
ssed
on
whe
n so
meo
ne w
ith th
e di
seas
e co
ughs
or
snee
zes
open
ly
into
the
air
or s
hare
s fo
od. Y
ou c
an e
ven
catc
h it
if yo
u to
uch
an in
fect
ed d
oork
nob
and
then
touc
h yo
ur m
outh
or
nose
.
Sym
ptom
s ar
e us
ually
mor
e se
vere
than
a v
iral
thro
at in
fect
ion
and
may
incl
ude
an e
spec
ially
sor
e th
roat
(ofte
n th
at c
omes
on
very
qui
ckly
), di
fficu
lty s
wal
low
ing,
sw
olle
n to
nsils
or
glan
ds,
whi
te p
atch
es o
n to
nsils
and
red
dot
s in
the
back
of t
he th
roat
. Fe
ver,
head
ache
, fat
igue
and
ras
h m
ay b
e si
gns,
too.
Cal
l you
r do
ctor
for
a so
re th
roat
that
last
s fo
r m
ore
than
48
hour
s or
a
feve
r of
mor
e th
an tw
o da
ys.
Whe
reve
r th
ere
are
grou
ps o
f peo
ple
in c
lose
co
ntac
t, st
rep
flour
ishe
s. W
hile
eve
ryon
e is
sus
-ce
ptib
le a
ll ye
ar lo
ng, c
hild
ren
betw
een
5 an
d 15
ar
e m
ost a
t ris
k, a
nd la
te fa
ll an
d ea
rly
spri
ng a
re
the
times
str
ep is
mos
t pre
vale
nt.
Nev
er t
ake
stre
p lig
htly.
It m
ay le
ad to
com
plic
atio
ns (i
nfec
tion
of to
nsils
, sin
uses
, mid
dle
ear,
skin
, blo
od) o
r se
riou
s ill
ness
es,
such
as
scar
let f
ever
, infl
amed
kid
ney
and
rheu
mat
ic fe
ver
whi
ch c
an a
ffect
the
hear
t, jo
ints
, ski
n an
d ne
rvou
s sy
stem
.
Esta
blis
hing
han
d-w
ashi
ng r
outin
es fo
r ch
ildre
n w
ill lo
wer
thei
r ri
sk o
f get
ting
stre
p. It
’s w
orth
the
effo
rt to
teac
h th
em to
was
h fr
eque
ntly
, tho
roug
hly
and
for
at le
ast 1
5 se
cond
s. (S
ingi
ng
“Hap
py B
irth
day”
twic
e ta
kes
just
that
am
ount
of t
ime!
)
Bei
ng a
goo
d ro
le m
odel
you
rsel
f by
was
hing
you
r ha
nds
freq
uent
ly m
ay p
ay o
ff ha
ndso
mel
y in
few
er tr
ips
to th
e do
ctor
’s of
fice
and
bette
r al
l-ar
ound
goo
d he
alth
for
you
and
your
fam
ily.
7-12
July
Is
Stre
p
Aw
aren
ess
Month
Res
ou
rces
: adv
ocat
ehea
lth.c
om •
mys
trep
thro
atre
med
ies.
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stre
p-th
roat
-pic
ture
s/ •
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dshe
alth
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/Par
ent/I
nfec
tions
> B
acte
rial
and
Vir
al In
fect
ions
> S
trep
• y
outu
be.c
om
> S
earc
h “s
trep
thro
at p
ictu
res”
• c
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roat
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l
Pray
er:
Ever
last
ing
God
, hel
p m
e p
ay a
tten
tion t
o m
y b
ody
and
th
e b
od
ies
of m
y ch
ildre
n. W
hen
som
ethin
g is
not
as it
should
be,
re
min
d m
e to
see
k hel
p w
ithout
del
ay. A
men
.
Prac
tica
l Gui
de t
o th
e H
ealt
h C
are
Syst
em:
How
to
talk
to
a do
ctor
Talk
ing
with
a d
octo
r ca
n be
dau
ntin
g –
but i
t doe
sn’t
have
to b
e.
Her
e ar
e a
few
tips
to h
elp
you
feel
mor
e co
mfo
rtab
le a
nd h
ave
a m
ore
prod
uctiv
e co
nver
satio
n w
ith y
our
med
ical
pro
fess
iona
l:
Pre
par
e fo
r yo
ur
visi
t:
•B
uy a
spi
ral n
oteb
ook
dedi
cate
d to
doc
tor
visi
ts, d
ate
all
your
ent
ries
and
alw
ays
brin
g th
e no
tebo
ok w
ith y
ou.
•Pr
ior
to th
e vi
sit,
wri
te d
own
sym
ptom
s, q
uest
ions
or
conc
erns
as
they
occ
ur to
you
.•
Thin
k ah
ead
to w
hat t
he d
octo
r m
ight
wan
t to
know
so
you
have
ans
wer
s re
ady.
•Li
st a
ll yo
ur m
edic
atio
ns, v
itam
ins
and
supp
lem
ents
.•
Prov
ide
the
cont
act i
nfor
mat
ion
of y
our
othe
r he
alth
car
e pr
ofes
sion
als.
Duri
ng
you
r vi
sit,
req
ues
t w
hat
you n
eed
:
•If
you
are
unfa
mili
ar w
ith a
med
ical
term
or
wan
t to
know
ho
w to
spe
ll w
hat i
s be
ing
disc
usse
d, s
impl
y as
k fo
r he
lp.
•If
you
don’
t und
erst
and
a pr
oced
ure
or tr
eatm
ent,
ask
for
a fu
ller
expl
anat
ion.
•If
the
pace
is to
o fa
st o
r yo
u ne
ed ti
me
to p
roce
ss w
hat i
s be
ing
said
, ask
the
doct
or to
slo
w d
own
or s
top
a m
omen
t.•
Req
uest
wri
tten
mat
eria
l you
can
rea
d at
hom
e.
List
en c
aref
ully
as
your
doct
or
spea
ks t
o y
ou:
•M
aint
ain
focu
s on
wha
t is
bein
g sa
id.
•Jo
t dow
n ke
y po
ints
in y
our
note
book
.•
Rep
eat i
nfor
mat
ion
back
to th
e do
ctor
to b
e su
re y
ou
unde
rsta
nd c
orre
ctly
.
Tell
the
truth
:
•Se
t asi
de y
our
ego,
em
barr
assm
ents
and
fear
s.•
Ans
wer
all
ques
tions
as
hone
stly
and
com
plet
ely
as p
ossi
ble.
Com
ing
in S
epte
mbe
r: H
ow to
pre
pare
for
a ho
spita
l sta
y
Upd
ate
on A
lzhe
imer
’s di
seas
eTh
is y
ear,
the
Alz
heim
er’s
Ass
ocia
tion
and
the
Nat
iona
l Ins
titut
e on
Agi
ng jo
intly
issu
ed n
ew g
uide
lines
for A
lzhe
imer
’s di
seas
e (A
D),
repl
acin
g th
ose
issu
ed in
198
4.
Ther
e ar
e th
ree
sign
ifica
nt c
hang
es: T
hese
gui
delin
es p
lace
gr
eate
r fo
cus
on e
arly
det
ectio
n of
this
neu
rolo
gica
l dis
orde
r. Th
e lis
t of s
ympt
oms
now
go
beyo
nd m
emor
y im
pair
men
t to
incl
ude
spat
ial c
ogni
tion
prob
lem
s, im
pair
ed r
easo
ning
and
di
fficu
lty e
xpre
ssin
g on
esel
f with
wor
ds. F
inal
ly, i
nste
ad o
f jus
t on
e, to
day’
s cr
iteri
a of
fer
thre
e ph
ases
of A
lzhe
imer
’s:
✦P
recl
inic
al A
lzhei
mer
’s is
the
new
ly r
ecog
nize
d an
d fir
st s
tage
of
the
dise
ase.
In th
is p
hase
, key
bio
logi
cal c
hang
es a
re
happ
enin
g, b
ut th
e di
seas
e ha
sn’t
yet c
ause
d an
y no
ticea
ble
sym
ptom
s. C
hang
es in
bra
in b
ench
mar
ks (c
alle
d bi
omar
kers
) m
ay o
ccur
yea
rs b
efor
e sy
mpt
oms
can
be d
etec
ted
by a
ffect
ed
indi
vidu
als
or th
eir
doct
ors.
The
se b
iom
arke
rs c
an h
elp
iden
tify
chan
ges
and
pred
ict a
per
son’
s ri
sk o
f dev
elop
ing
AD
.
✦M
ild C
ogn
itiv
e Im
pai
rmen
t is
the
seco
nd s
tage
. Her
e a
pers
on
has
mild
cha
nges
in m
emor
y an
d th
inki
ng a
bilit
ies
that
are
no
ticea
ble
but n
ot s
ever
e en
ough
to d
isru
pt d
ay to
day
life
.
✦D
emen
tia
is th
e st
age
in w
hich
impa
irm
ents
dec
reas
e a
pers
on’s
abili
ty to
func
tion
inde
pend
ently
in e
very
day
life.
Wha
t do
thes
e ne
w g
uide
lines
mea
n to
us?
Per
haps
they
rem
ove
som
e of
the
fear
. With
a b
road
er a
ccep
tanc
e of
the
impo
rtan
ce
of e
arly
det
ectio
n, m
ore
peop
le w
ill b
e he
lped
at e
arlie
r st
ages
, an
d di
sabl
ing
cons
eque
nces
can
be
dela
yed.
Hop
e is
gro
win
g . .
.
8-12
Res
ourc
es: a
dvoc
ateh
ealth
.com
• a
lz.o
rg/a
lzhe
imer
s_di
seas
e_w
hat_
is_a
lzhe
imer
s.as
p •
ahaf
.org
/alz
heim
ers
(Alz
heim
er’s
Dis
ease
Res
earc
h, A
mer
ican
Hea
lth A
ssis
tanc
e Fo
unda
tion)
• a
ct.a
lz.o
rg/c
hica
go20
12 (W
alk
to E
nd A
lzhe
imer
’s, S
unda
y, S
ept.
9,
2012
, Mon
tros
e H
arbo
r, C
hica
go, I
L an
d ot
her
loca
tions
)
Pray
er:
Com
fort
those
who liv
e in
confu
sion a
nd
who c
an
no
longe
r tr
ust
thei
r m
emori
es. B
e w
ith
th
em a
nd
thei
r ca
regi
vers
eac
h a
nd
eve
ry d
ay. A
men
.
Prac
tica
l Gui
de t
o th
e H
ealt
h C
are
Syst
em:
Prep
arin
g fo
r a
hosp
ital
sta
yB
eing
rea
dy fo
r a
plan
ned
hosp
ital s
tay
decr
ease
s an
xiet
y. H
ere
are
impo
rtan
t asp
ects
to h
andl
e in
adv
ance
:
List
all
your
med
icat
ions
. Inc
lude
all
the
over
-the
-cou
nter
dru
gs,
vita
min
s an
d he
rbal
and
die
tary
sup
plem
ents
you
take
. Not
e ho
w lo
ng y
ou h
ave
been
taki
ng e
ach
and
the
dosa
ge. G
ive
your
do
ctor
a c
opy
of th
is li
st, a
nd k
eep
one
for
your
self.
Hav
e a
pre-
surg
ery
talk
wit
h yo
ur d
octo
r. U
nder
stan
d th
e ri
sks
and
bene
fits
of th
e pr
oced
ure
and
any
pert
inen
t tes
t res
ults
. Th
ere
is u
sual
ly a
lot t
o ab
sorb
at o
ne ti
me;
goo
d no
tes
can
real
ly h
elp.
Ask
a fr
iend
or
fam
ily m
embe
r to
acc
ompa
ny y
ou
and
serv
e as
you
r ad
voca
te, a
skin
g qu
estio
ns a
nd ta
king
not
es.
At t
he v
ery
leas
t, br
ing
a no
tebo
ok a
nd ta
ke n
otes
you
rsel
f.
Gat
her
impo
rtan
t pa
pers
. Bri
ng y
our
soci
al s
ecur
ity n
umbe
r, a
phot
o ID
and
you
r in
sura
nce
card
. If y
ou h
ave
adva
nce
dire
c-tiv
es (p
ower
of a
ttorn
ey o
f hea
lth c
are,
livi
ng w
ill),
brin
g co
pies
. Yo
u m
ay w
ant l
ab w
ork
and
X-r
ays
as w
ell.
Pack
per
sona
l nec
essi
ties
. You
may
be
able
to w
ear
your
ow
n pa
jam
as a
nd s
lippe
rs w
hile
in th
e ho
spita
l. B
ring
loos
e-fit
ting
unde
rwea
r an
d so
cks,
too.
A s
wea
ter
can
war
d of
f chi
lls. D
on’t
forg
et y
our
eyeg
lass
es. T
oile
trie
s ar
e a
nice
add
ition
as
is li
p ba
lm. (
Leav
e pe
rfum
es a
nd h
eavi
ly s
cent
ed p
rodu
cts
at h
ome.
)
Incl
ude
som
e pl
easa
nt p
asti
mes
– a
boo
k, a
mag
azin
e, w
ritin
g pa
per,
pen,
sm
all p
hoto
s or
mem
ento
s. B
ring
a s
mal
l am
ount
of
cash
; lea
ve c
redi
t car
ds a
t hom
e. P
rint
out
frie
nds’
pho
ne n
um-
bers
. Che
ck th
e ho
spita
l’s p
olic
y ab
out e
lect
roni
c ite
ms
befo
re
you
pack
you
r la
ptop
or
cell
phon
e. It
ems
like
thes
e ar
e of
ten
disc
oura
ged
or e
ven
forb
idde
n an
d ar
e al
so ta
rget
s fo
r th
eft.
Plan
you
r ab
senc
e fr
om h
ome.
Pay
any
hou
seho
ld b
ills
that
will
co
me
due
duri
ng y
our
stay
, wat
er y
our
plan
ts a
nd a
rran
ge fo
r pe
t car
e w
hile
you
are
gon
e.
Com
ing
in O
ctob
er: P
repa
re fo
r be
ing
disc
harg
ed
The
AB
Cs
of c
hole
ster
olC
hole
ster
ol is
the
soft,
wax
y su
bsta
nce
foun
d in
all
part
s of
the
body
. Whi
le y
our
body
nee
ds s
ome
of it
to w
ork
prop
erly
, too
m
uch
can
clog
you
r ar
teri
es a
nd le
ad to
hea
rt p
robl
ems.
Expe
rts
reco
mm
end
that
you
hav
e a
chol
este
rol t
est s
tart
ing
at
age
twen
ty a
nd r
e-te
st e
very
five
yea
rs. H
igh
chol
este
rol l
evel
s us
ually
don
’t ha
ve s
igns
or
sym
ptom
s, s
o th
is te
st is
a r
eally
im-
port
ant t
ool i
n de
term
inin
g if
you
are
at r
isk
for
hear
t dis
ease
.
A c
ompl
ete
chol
este
rol t
est,
calle
d a
lipid
pan
el
or p
rofil
e, is
a b
lood
test
that
mea
sure
s fa
ts
(lipi
ds) i
n yo
ur b
ody:
✦LD
L (lo
w-d
ensi
ty li
popr
otei
n) –
Too
muc
h of
th
is “
bad
chol
este
rol”
cau
ses
a bu
ildup
of
fatty
dep
osits
(pla
ques
) in
your
art
erie
s th
at r
e-du
ce b
lood
flow
and
mig
ht le
ad to
a h
eart
atta
ck o
r st
roke
. Ta
rget
LD
L nu
mbe
rs v
ary,
dep
endi
ng o
n yo
ur r
isk
of h
eart
dis
-ea
se, b
ut m
ost p
eopl
e sh
ould
aim
for
a le
vel b
elow
130
.
✦H
DL
(hig
h-de
nsity
lipo
prot
ein)
– “
Goo
d ch
oles
tero
l” h
elps
ca
rry
away
LD
L so
blo
od fl
ows
free
ly. 6
0 or
mor
e is
bes
t.
✦Tr
igly
ceri
des
– Yo
ur b
ody
conv
erts
any
cal
orie
s it
does
n’t n
eed
in
to tr
igly
ceri
des
stor
ed in
fat c
ells
. Bel
ow 1
50 is
des
irab
le.
✦To
tal c
hole
ster
ol is
the
sum
of y
our
bloo
d’s
chol
este
rol c
on-
tent
. Bel
ow 2
00 is
des
irab
le.
Cho
lest
erol
is a
n im
port
ant a
spec
t of h
ealth
. Che
ck w
ith y
our
near
est A
dvoc
ate
hosp
ital f
or in
form
atio
n ab
out s
cree
ning
s,
clas
ses
and
educ
atio
n re
late
d to
cho
lest
erol
.
9-12
Res
ourc
es: a
dvoc
ateh
ealth
.com
• h
eart
.org
>C
ondi
tions
>C
hole
ster
ol
>A
bout
Cho
lest
erol
• h
eart
heal
thyw
omen
.org
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-i-a
t-ri
sk/h
igh-
chol
este
rol-
a-lip
ids/
wha
t-yo
ur-c
hole
ster
ol-n
umbe
rs-m
ean.
htm
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ww
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bi.n
ih.g
ov/h
ealth
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lic/h
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Pray
er:
Dea
r Lo
rd, r
emin
d m
e to
pau
se a
nd ta
ke a
rec
koni
ng
of m
y lif
esty
le a
nd h
ealth
hab
its. H
elp
me
mak
e th
ose
chan
ges
nece
ssar
y to
live
a lo
ng a
nd h
ealth
y lif
e. A
men
.
Sept
embe
r Is
Cho
lest
erol
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war
enes
s M
onth
2013 Spirituality and Wellness SeriesMission & Spiritual Care Office, Advocate Good Samartian Hospital
Five-Session SeriesFor faith leaders, parish nurses, medical professionals, caregivers and others interested in the relationship of spirituality and wellness:
✦ To appreciate the connection of body, mind and spirit in healing and wellness
✦ To learn how spirituality affects the health and wellness of individuals, congregations, caregivers and communities
✦ To consider ways to move toward greater wellness, purpose and meaning for oneself, within families, congregations and society
Spirituality Across the Life Span,Jan.8, Rev. Bobbie McKay, Ph. D.
Why Faith? Scientific Evidence of the Healing Effects of Religion & Spirituality, Feb. 12, Jan Remer Osborn, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist
Healing From Different Faith Traditions, Mar.12, Interfaith Panel
Alternative and Complementary Approaches to Healing, Apr. 16, Advocate Parish Nurses
The Power of Prayer and Healing Ritual, May 14, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Chaplains
All sessions are on Tuesdays 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the Oak Rooms of Good Samaritan Hospital. To register and for more information, contact Julie LaFayette at [email protected] or 630.275.1185.
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Pre-registration is required. Call: 800-779-6353