Midlands Woman Magazine

CELEBRATING, MOTIVATING, AND EDUCATING Real WOMEN

VOL 2, NO 3COMPLIMENTARY

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ONE ON ONE with THE FIRST LADY of the UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA

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BACK to SCHOOL! It’s that time of year again, and we have advice to share from local experts!

TEAM Schmitz We introduce you to the husband and wife team who inspire others on a daily basis

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BACK to SCHOOL!Check out our special section starting on page 16

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFLori Samples Duncan

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MEDIA REPRESENTATIVESTheresa AdamsCathy Williams

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERSRuth Chapman

Lori Samples DuncanShirley Keels

Rodney W. LumpkinsBeth McCrary

AnnMargaret McCrawTripp NewsomeElaine SamplesMatthew Spain

Ryan Wetzel, MD

COVER PHOTORobert Patrick Image Design

DESIGN Melissa W. Morris

PHOTOGRAPHYClark Berry Photography

Robert Patrick Image Design

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The First Lady of USC14 Patricia Moore-Pastides

Back to School16 Is Your Child Getting Enough Sleep?

17 South Carolina Future Scholar Savings Plan

Fashion Show18 2012 JDRF Fashion Show

Health & Wellness21 The Doctor Is In: You Ask, Pediatricians Answer

23 What is Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation?

Business & Web Directory27 Contact our advertisers

Personal Note28 Legacy of Love

From the Editor 2 School’s Back in Session!

Events 3 What’s Happening?

Let’s Talk 4 One on One with Judge Glenda Hatchett

6 Villa Tronco: A Family Tradition

8 Team Schmitz... Inspiring Others Daily

10 Good Dads are Awesome

Celebrating the Survivor in You!12 A Tribute to Survivor Cynthia Weaver

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ummer is almost over and we are gearing back up for routines and cooler weather! God has been good to us in the Carolinas. We have

some of the best weather in the country. Each passing season brings new opportunities and the endings to old ones.

I don’t ever want to forget to thank you for your faithfulness in reading Midlands Woman Maga-zine. A lot of work goes into bringing these stories to you. It is always rewarding to meet a new reader or a long time reader and hear their feedback on a recent edition or a story that we told that gave them hope or inspired them to change their situation. So, thank you again for reading! We always want to hear what you think. Feel free to send me a personal email, or pick up the phone and call me. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.

It is through the continued support of our advertisers that each issue is made possible, enabling us to bring Midlands Woman Magazine to your home, business, and to local merchants, as well. Be sure to visit them and tell them where you found them! Each of the businesses in these pages have made a commitment to you for excellence, and we personally send everyone we know to them!

This issue features pictures from our Spring Fashion show to benefit JDRF. All of our models are survivors, and each one of them is an inspiration. Check out Craig Reagin and Mae’s on Main street in Lexington to find the fashion on those pages.

It is our hope that you will be inspired by the stories and articles contained here and take a mo-ment to be grateful for the many blessings in your life. Happiness is all about perspective. Like the old song says, “Don’t worry — be happy!”

Remember to visit our survivor section to read about a local cancer survivor. We tell these stories to give you hope and inspiration until a cure is found. Don’t miss our upcoming “Surviving the Holidays” Fashion Show in Lexington, SC on November 6th — bring a friend!

For most of us, school will be or is already back in session. Can I get an “Amen” for routine!?! I am very excited about all the great things for Columbia residents to do in the upcoming seasons.

Until next time… your friend,

Lori Samples DuncanEditor-in-Chief

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Ecclesiastes 3:1There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.


Events

What’s HAPPENING?

Wine & Waltzes GalaFundraiser EventSeptember 28, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.The River Center, Saluda Shoals ParkThe Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra is pleased to present their Third Annual Gala event, Wine and Waltzes. Held in the serene setting of The River Cen-ter in Saluda Shoals Park, expect an evening filled with scrumptious foods and wines while being ser-enaded by live music. During the course of the eve-ning, you will have an opportunity to browse and place bids towards unique items provided in their Silent Auction. Following dinner, the dancing begins in earnest as the Lake Murray Symphony Orches-tra performs timeless musical favorites. All proceeds from this event make it possible for the LMSO to continue providing quality live concerts for the next season. More details can be found at the site below.www.LMSO.org

Linda Biggs 5K for IPF –A Quest for CureSeptember 29, registration at 8:30 a.m., walk starts at 9:00 a.m.Lake Murray Dam (Irmo End)The 5K will benefit the Coalition for Pulmonary Fi-brosis (CPF), a nonprofit organization to accelerate research efforts for a cure, while educating, support-ing and advocating for the community of patients, families, and medical professionals fighting this disease in South Carolina and other states across the nation. The sponsorship deadline is September 3rd. You will need to register by September 10th to be guaranteed a t-shirt for the event. To register or for more information about sponsorship, visit the website below.www.firstgiving.com/coalitionforpf/LindaBiggs5K

5th Annual Italian Festival & Bocce Tournament September 29, 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.Downtown Columbia on Main StreetThe Bella Italia Lodge 2808-Columbia hosts this event each year to increase awareness of the local Italian community – its heritage and culture. Tak-ing place in the heart of downtown Columbia, visi-tors enjoy a day of free entertainment, great Italian foods and refreshments, dancing, a display of classic Italian autos, an Italian market, and much more! In addition to celebrating all things Italian, our fes-tival raises funds for various charities throughout Columbia. Our lodge has contributed to Harvest Hope Food Bank, The Oliver Gospel Mission, Christ Central Mission; paid for Veterans Memorial trips to Washington, DC; and assisted various other hu-manitarian efforts around the region. A portion of our proceeds is also earmarked to provide college scholarships to worthy students in the Midlands.www.osiacolumbiasc.org

2012 JDRF Columbia Walk to Cure DiabetesNovember 4, registration at 1:00 p.m., walk starts at 2:00 p.m.Colonial Life ArenaThe JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes brings people to-gether in a healthy activity for a worthy goal. The Walk is fun for families and builds camaraderie among company employees. It provides hope, em-powerment and a sense of community. Your par-ticipation shows your commitment to the large scale movement to conquer type 1 diabetes one step at a time.

Your personal contribution and fundraising efforts support JDRF-funded research that will help those living with the disease to look forward to longer, healthier lives. Take your first step by registering to-day at the website below!www.jdrf.org

Surviving the Holidays Fashion ShowNovember 6, 6:30 p.m.Holiday Inn & Suites, LexingtonAll 20 models are cancer survivors, and they will be wearing clothing from Craig Reagin and Mae’s on Main. This event is co-sponsored by Lexington Medical Center, and all proceeds will benefit the LMC Foundation. There will be food and drinks and the ticket cost is minimal. Visit us online for more details!www.lexingtonwomanonline.com

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Judge Hatchett grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, in a household with nurturing parents who challenged

her to aim for excellence and cheered her on to live her dreams. Her parents invested deeply in their community, giving their time, resources and the little money that they could to help young people outside of the Hatchett home. Her father was the Board

Chair at the local YMCA and he taught a Vacation Bible School. Her mother taught

elementary school in a poverty-stricken neighborhood. Her parents lived by

the simple notion that to those who much is given, much is required.

With such positive and encourag-ing parents as role models, it is no

surprise that Judge Hatchett carried their determination for excellence.

Judge Hatchett graduated from Emory School of Law and became a very success-

ful litigation attorney at Delta Air Lines. She also carried on her parents sense of community. Even as

a young adult, Judge Hatchett developed a deep respect for the Children’s Defense Fund. However, it was when

I recently had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Judge Glenda Hatchett, the highly successful Judge, single mother of

2, author and motivational speaker. Although she is known by most for her syndicated daytime courtroom television show that ran for

10 years, there is so much more to her. Indeed, my interview with Judge Hatchett revealed how her passion as

a children’s advocate was born, her thoughts on leadership, parenting tips, as well as key

take aways from her newest book Dare to Change.

ONE ON ONE with

by Rodney W. Lumpkins

Judge Glenda Hatchett



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she went to work on the bench in the Fulton County Juvenile Court it became clear that her career, her purpose and her passion had intersected. This is where she was supposed to be. It was in this posi-tion that she really had a chance to do things beyond the bench and to advocate through policy and law for people to be more involved in opportunities to support children and families.

One such opportunity is Kinder Kids. This group provides family support and services to children that have physical and behavioral challenges. Judge Hatchett is the guest speaker for the Kinder Kids 2012 Justice for Kids gala this Oc-tober in Aiken. This is a black-tie fundraiser, scheduled for October 16, 2012. Judge Hatchett respects the work that the Kinder Kids or-ganization does in its support of families dealing with physically and behaviorally-challenged kids, and knows that parenting special needs children requires work of a special patience and a special heart. Judge Hatchett also noted, when asked about advice for parents and caregivers dealing with challenged children, that caregivers must take time to re-charge their batteries, noting that you can’t just keep giv-ing and giving without stopping to take a breath.

One personal note, when I told my wife that I’d be interviewing Judge

Hatchett, she lit up and began to tell me about hearing Judge Hatch-ett speak at a leadership conference in Atlanta 2006. My wife took less than two minutes to ruffle through an old file to share with me her handwritten notes on the back of a folded flyer to show me the 7 rules

of leadership that the Judge spoke about that day. Rule #4 stood out to me, it read: “be willing to go where you lead”. I told Judge Hatchett this story and she was flattered, and excitedly responded that you can’t lead where you are not willing to go and that true leaders never ever point. You can’t just point the way, you must lead by example. A true leader really sets the example for others to follow.

Prior to the interview, a close friend told me about Judge Hatch-ett’s posting dreams versus posting bail strategy. When asked about her idea of children writing down their dreams and posting them on the wall, the Judge’s excitement was obvious. Judge Hatchett told

me that this was one of her favorite topics to speak on. She broke the idea down into 3 steps. The first step is to ask the child what his/her dreams are and be clear that the sky is the limit. Step two is to write that dream down boldly on a piece of paper. The third step, and her fa-

vorite part, is to then post that paper on the ceiling above the child’s bed. The idea is that this dream will be the last thing that child sees before he or she closes their eyes to sleep at night, and the first thing the child sees when they awake. The Judge noted that she has seen first hand as a moth-

er and as a Judge in the Juvenile Courts that if our children focus on their dreams, then they are less likely to be distracted by the crazi-ness in the streets. As parents, we have to cheer for our children and let them know they can achieve greatness, and that greatness is ex-pected from them.

I also asked the Judge about key points that purchasers of her new book Dare to Change, should walk away with. She responded: “it’s the dare”. Judge Hatchett explained that in the book, she double-dog-dares her readers to live their lives with passion and purpose, with the understanding that your past does not have to dictate your future. She went on to say that the book is for

everybody and is about what we do with what we have now and here. There is also a chapter that chal-lenges readers to stop focusing on what they don’t have and to take inventory of and maximize all the wonderful gifts in their lives that they already have in order to make their lives full. Dare to Change is interactive and it challenges read-ers to look deep within themselves to decide whether they want to be victims or victors.

Today, Judge Hatchett tells me that she wishes she had more time to work with organizations like Kinder Kids because the work they do is so important. These days, she re-charges her own battery by working out at the neighborhood YMCA. Along with her work as the National Spokesperson for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) helping children all across the country in foster care, Judge Hatchett’s weeks are filled with traveling, doing motivational speeches, book signings and work-ing on her new media production company. She also has plans to re-turn to practicing law on an exclu-sive part-time basis.

You can follow Judge Hatchett on Twitter or Facebook (she does her own tweets). Her Twitter account is @JudgeGHatchett, and on Face-book, go to her fan page “Judge Glenda Hatchett.”

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I talian food is comfort to me. Perhaps it’s because I can never resist the mouth watering bread that graces the table everywhere I go, so I end up in a food coma. But the bottom line

is, when I eat it, I think of home. One would be hard pressed to find an Italian restaurant more laced with tradition than Villa Tronco, located at 1213 Blanding Street in Columbia.

VILLA TRONCOA Family Tradition

by Lori Samples Duncanphotography by Robert Patrick Image Design



inside the sometimes overflowing restaurant. With Cork walls and the green wine bottled chandelier to say it is charming would be a gross understatement. Many time couples will call Carmella and ask for this private booth for special news, or to propose, even enticing

her at times to participate by bringing the ring to the table in the bread basket or some other creative way.

I was unaware of the Hide-away booth until I first met Carmella. I had to visit for myself to see how she could hide this charming little spot in the corner of her restaurant. Wouldn’t it be romantic ladies, to have a first date at Villa Tronco and then return when he “pops” the question? Trust me you won’t be just com-ing for the booth, the food is delicious! We found

something for most everyone on the menu and for those of us like myself trying to watch our weight, they even made whole wheat pas-ta cooked to order!

Weather you are bringing the whole family to celebrate a birthday, or sample the rich Italian fare, or if you are looking for the Hideaway booth, Villa Tronco is definitely a downtown must.

Sadie Tronco, born to Charles and Anna Se-rio Carnaggio, on February 18, 1901, moved to Columbia with her parents and siblings around the year 1910. Her father owned one of the first fruit stores in Columbia, close to Seaboard Railway Station.

During World War I, James Tronco was sent from his home in Philadelphia to Camp Jack-son as a medic. There he met Sadie in her father’s fruit store and they were married in 1918. They moved to Philadelphia and lived there for a few years before moving back to Columbia in 1930. They had four children – Joe, Charlie, Carmella and Anna Rose. Sa-die and Jim opened a fruit store at 1901 Main Street, and a few years later, they opened an-other fruit store. It was during World War II, when so many Northern soldiers of Italian descent were stationed at Fort Jackson and becoming homesick for their own mother’s cooking, Sadie began cooking spaghetti and meatballs for a few of them who had become friends of the family. And from that was born the first Italian restaurant in Columbia. Sadie, or Mama Tronco, as she was affectionately called by her friends, introduced pizza to Co-lumbia and actually had to give it away be-cause virtually no one knew what it was. Can you IMAGINE?!

Today, Villa Tronco is still serving Mama’s treasured recipes. Mama Tronco, at age 87, was still active and came to the restaurant ev-ery day to see her friends until her death in 1988. To-day, Mama’s granddaughter Carmella and her husband Joe run the business rich in family and tradition.

The building has been de-clared a historic landmark and the back dining room was restored to preserve as much of the original build-ing as possible, including the floor, brick, skylight and stable doors. The facade was re-stored in August 1983 and renovated again in June 2012.

When they began renovations Carmella said they decided to bring back the “hideaway” booth where many locals became engaged or celebrated special occasions. This charming booth affords its occupants a private setting

COLUMBIA’SOldest & FinestItalian Restaurant

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1213 Blanding StreetColumbia, SC

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Est. 1940

Lunch Monday-Friday: 11am-3pmDinner Monday-Saturday: 5pm-10pm



This charming booth affords its occupants a private setting inside the sometimes overflowing restaurant.

A newly engaged couple in the “hideaway” booth


TEAM SCHMITZ… Inspiring Others Daily

J ust moments after crossing the fin-

ish line in the Little River Bridge Run in my home-town of Laurens in Febru-ary of 2010, a very attrac-tive couple approached me. Kristin Schmitz recog-nized me from the previous fall when I shared about my daughter’s diagnosis with Type 1 Diabetes at the BlueCross BlueShield Team Captain Kick-off for the Annual JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes. I was quite impressed that Kristin, a case manager for BCBS, recognized me with my hair pulled back in a ponytail, a red face, and in running attire. I remember that it was her and her husband William’s second race of the day. The running commu-nity refers to it as “double dipping”.

That encounter in 2010 kicked off a friendship with Kristin and her husband William that continues to inspire me today. We discovered that not only did we share a pas-sion for raising awareness of Type 1 Diabetes and a love of running, but that we both lived in the town of Lexington in neighborhoods a little more than a mile apart. Now that I know Kristin, I’m not sur-prised that she recognized me and remembered my story. Kristin has a heart for others. She is a natural encourager because she takes a genuine interest in helping others achieve their fitness goals no mat-ter their age, size, shape, or fitness level. And she believes in giving back to her community.

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Kristin has set goals and worked extremely hard along with her hus-band William to accomplish many milestones in running, biking, and triathlons. In just four years, she has competed in 207 events includ-ing running races, bike races, and triathlons. For the events she has data on, she has placed in her age group 41 times, won her age group 61 times, and been the overall fe-male winner 11 times. Together, she and William comprise Team Schmitz. Team Schmitz was born in February of 2008 after Kristin and William completed their first race together. It was the Lexington Race Against Hunger and that race remains their favorite local race to compete in because they can ride their bikes to the starting line at Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church and it’s for a great cause. They fin-ished their first race hand in hand and couldn’t wait to compete in their next race.

Kristin did not grow up running or participating in any sports un-til 7th grade. She was on the swim team from 7th grade through her senior year in high school in New-ark, New York. Doing dry land weights and running for condi-tioning was the part of practice she enjoyed the least back then. That has changed dramatically since her move to South Carolina in May of 2003.

After graduating from Buffalo State College with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work, Kristin knew she was heading south for graduate school to escape the brutal winters in upstate New York. Kristin ap-plied at 3 universities and fell in love with the University of South Carolina and the Midlands while visiting with her mom. She gradu-ated from Buffalo State in mid-May of 2003 and moved in to an apart-ment and ready to start graduate school at USC by Memorial Day weekend of that same year. Kristin credits her move to South Carolina as being instrumental to her health and where she is now in life.

She also gives great credit to friends along the way after her move to Columbia that encouraged her to become proactive about her health and fitness goals. Four years of undergrad had added unwanted pounds to Kristin’s tall frame. A friend in graduate school invited Kristin to attend Weight Watchers where she learned about calorie intake and became more cognitive of the food she was eating. While Kristin’s height allows her to pull off a higher weight, she knew she was not as healthy as she could be and not fit by a long shot. That was all about to change because of friendships, accountability, and encouragement from others.

The following year in 2004, Kristin began working out at Strom Thur-mond Wellness Center with an-other friend who is a triathlete and marathoner. This is when Kristin found what she really enjoyed doing in the gym and the added weight from college began to fall off. After trying group exercise classes as well, Kristin became cer-tified to teach and did so at Health Directions from 2006-2011. She enjoyed the energy and commit-ment from group participation and realized teaching would be a great way to give back and in-fluence others as instructors had done for her.

Kristin and William’s love affair with running began after Kristin received an email from BlueCross BlueShield about their employee running club. She had started working for BCBS in December of 2007 and received the email in January of 2008. The Lexington Race Against Hunger followed in February and Team Schmitz has not slowed down since. That first race together and the decision to join the BCBS Running Club has completely changed their lives. When their wedding day came along on July 17, 2008, Kristin included in her own written vows to William…“couples who run to-gether, have fun together!”

Kristin’s relationship with running was not love at first sight. She well remembers the first time she ran 2.5 miles without stopping at Riv-erfront Park to get ready for her first 5K. She kept telling her friend

that she could not do it. She quickly learned that to run further she had to slow her pace. Once she learned how to run correctly and pace her-self to run further distances, she fell in love with running and the benefits that come with it.

One of the benefits of running is the sense of empowerment Kristin feels when she puts her shoes on to run. She says it is the best part of running and she prays to never lose the desire and ability to run. “I love the energy I feel from running. I love seeing parts of new cities and our hometown that I get to see by running. It is a different perspec-tive seeing sights from a run and I also see things differently in my life while thinking about them while I run. I often remind myself that there is no problem I cannot solve while running, however, some-times I might have to run longer to solve it.”

In 2011 and in 2012, Kristin and William applied for and were ac-cepted into the Brooks ID program. This program stands for Inspire Daily through running. It is made up of a group of runners all over the country who love to inspire and help people in the community. The group is made up of all differ-ent ages, speeds and experiences, but all have the same passion to inspire people daily through run-ning to accomplish the goals they have set.

They are always at the finish line cheering everyone on.

Having participated in a hand-ful of the same races with Team Schmitz, I can attest to the fact that they inspire daily. They are always at the finish line cheering everyone on. While they are accomplished

runners, they remain ex-tremely humble and will-ing to help others. They are always available to chat and answer training questions and an added bonus is that William is a meteorologist with the South East Regional Climate Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. He always

has the scoop on the weather for local events.

Both Kristin and William volun-teer for local organizations because it is important to them to give back to their community. In addition to the annual JDRF Walk to Cure Di-abetes, they volunteer for Girls on the Run, the Body Shop of Lexing-ton Kid’s Triathlon, the Columbia Marathon, and the Harbison 50K Trail Run. They feel that all of these events are great ways to expose others to walking, running, biking, and swimming in the Midlands. They want to encourage others of all ages to set obtainable goals and experience the empowerment that comes with reaching the goals.

Kristin wants others to know that it is possible to qualify and compete in the Boston Marathon and to mentally prepare for events like Es-cape from Alcatraz . She considers herself blessed to have been able to complete both in 2012. Both are events she will never forget and she is quick to acknowledge the sup-port and influence of mentor Jeff Brandenburg, the Strictly Running training groups she has been a part of and her buddies in the BCBS Running Club.

To read more about Team Schmitz and to be inspired by their dedi-cation to setting yearly goals for themselves, subscribe to their blog – http://teamschmitz.blogspot.com.

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by Shirley Keels

e read and hear about the many good things “super moms” do everyday. However; there are plenty of “Awesome Dads “too. Yes, Dads do things differently. As an example, watch the way Moms and Dads hold

babies. Moms cradle their little ones facing themselves under their chins. Dads on the other hand, tend to pick up their babies in playful, unpredictable ways and face them out toward the world – meaning – This is the world you’re entering. Lunchboxes and outfits and hair … don’t have to be perfect.

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GOOD Dads are Awesome

Sorry, but a left over hot dog bun and beef jerky are not a real lunch but Dads say it’s ok.

Also Dads say it’s more important to feed the kids on time, maybe give them a little junk food, than to feed them perfectly. It’s ok for the kids to sleep in their clothes if they fall asleep that way.

Lots of things in life matter, but in your children’s eyes, what really matters is that they are valuable to you and that they measure up to your standards. And that they are important enough to you that you would want to spend time with them. They need to be affirmed and loved; right here and right now. A father’s love for a child is a precious gift.

You know a man is an established father when you see him carrying a potty through a parking lot.

I give you a toast – To all the dads who’ve had their lives turned up-side down by The State of the Economy. Who in one swoop have lost prestige, routine, income and mates. And yet survive – and make a brand new life. Who discover new abilities. Who use the extra time to build, from what would be ruin, a richer, happier life for their children…And for their wives, and for themselves.

“I cannot think of any need in child-hood as strong as the need for a father’s protection” — Sigmund Freud

One in 25 men worldwide is not the biological father of a child they be-lieve is theirs, that’s approximately 4%! Every child needs a Dad they can count on. The research is clear: children thrive when they have an involved father – someone who loves them, knows them, guides them, and helps them achieve their destiny.

There is a great social change in our country. A modern dad sees the changing roles of men in family life as an opportunity – not a bur-den – to be a better dad. These are the Dads we salute today! Hope-fully, the days are gone when So-ciety expected men to bring down the hammer.

This article was submitted by Shir-ley Keels, administrator of Columbia Women’s Healthcare and SC Clinical Research Center. Visit columbiawhc.com or call them at (803) 254-3230.

Every child needs a Dad they can count on.

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Cynthia and her daughter decided to go to Duke for a second opin-ion. Cynthia tells us that she and her daughter never wanted to look

back and feel they had not checked out all the resources and options available. Lying in the back seat recuperating from the back biopsy, her daughter and son-in-law took Cynthia to Duke to meet with a breast cancer specialist. Duke confirmed with

the oncologist in Columbia that additional chemo would not be helpful at that point.

After having her yearly mam-mogram just eight weeks earlier, Cynthia rolled over in bed to turn out the light on April 1, 2009 and felt a huge mass. The cancer was in her left breast and had spread to the lymph nodes. After being diag-nosed with Stage III invasive duc-tal carcinoma (the tumor being the size of a lemon) she was stunned and faced immediate surgery in the following days. Appointments were made imme-diately with the surgeon and on-cologist to discuss treatment op-tions. After having a mastectomy, another surgery to have a port in-

serted for chemo, four and a half months of life-altering chemo and six weeks of radiation, Cynthia thought she had fought the hard-est battles and would soon hear the words, “cancer-free”. Unfor-tunately, that was not to be. Thirty days after treatment, on New Year’s Eve 2009 she was told that she had a reoccurrence and the breast can-cer had spread to a vertebrate in her back. “I was in shock from this news and thought ‘this cannot be’,” says Cynthia. To

make sure that the cancer in the vertebrae was from the breast can-cer and not a new occurrence, the doctors performed a very painful

procedure to biopsy the inside of the vertebrate and it did come back positive for breast cancer.

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A TRIBUTE TO SURVIVOR

Cynthia Weaver

I have found courage that I never knew existed andendurance for the unknown.

n each issue, we want to inspire women with a survivor story. These stories are not always easy to tell, because they sometimes don’t have the hoped for outcome. In our holiday issue of 2010, we told you the survival story of

Cynthia Weaver. At that time, Cynthia’s only hope was to live long enough to hold her granddaughter. She did. Not only did she survive her birth, but she lived over a year after her granddaughter, Charlotte Darby, was born. She held her, played with her, celebrated her first Christmas, her first birthday and many other firsts. On May 18, 2012 in the morning, surrounded by her loving family, Cynthia received her complete healing when she went to be with our heavenly father. This survivor section is dedicated to Cynthia and the many others like her who keep on keeping on. She is an inspiration to us, a loved mother, a grandmother, and a friend to many. “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. (Philippians 1:21)

Midlands Woman ce lebr ates the sur v ivor in you


undreds of colorful butterflies will fill the air at the SC State House

September 25, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. as the SC Ovarian Cancer Foundation Riverbanks Region Chapter holds its annual “Whispers” event to promote awareness of the whispering symptoms of ovarian cancer. September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Don’t Miss theState HouseBUTTERFLYRELEASE

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Participants will release butterflies in memory or honor of a relative or friend who has been affected by ovarian cancer and other female-related cancers.

Each year more than 20,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and of those more than 15,000 will lose their lives. One in 72 women will develop some form of ovarian cancer in their lifetime.

Ovarian cancer is called “the disease that whispers”, because women may not recognize the symptoms that signal the onset. It is one of the deadliest cancers among women, often detected too late to be cured. If detected early, ovarian cancer has a 95% five-year survival rate. The survival rate drops below 25% for five-year survival for those who are in stage 3 and 5% for those diagnosed in stage 4. Ovarian cancer is never detected through pap smear examinations.

Proceeds from the event help further the Chapter’s mis-sion of educating women in the Midlands about ovarian cancer. For more information on how to participate in the butterfly release, please contact Sandy Boozer or Cathy Novinger at 803-926-3462.

the next few days cooking, making sure groceries were in the house, running errands until I was back on my feet and they she returned to her home in Greenville, SC and back to her practice as a Vascular Internist. Then the process would begin again for a total of 6 rounds of chemo.

My daughter has provided constant love and encouragement; even con-vincing me I had hair when I was bald to force me out of the house without my wig.

I have found courage that I never knew existed and endurance for the unknown. I have learned that none of us are guaranteed a tomorrow, and that you have to live each day fully and with hope. I am thankful and blessed for every single day that God gives me and appreciate every moment and never taking things for granted. I have been blessed and given many friends that I would not have if not for breast cancer. I feel that I can say I am surviving breast cancer and will continue to fight this dreadful disease.

Cynthia’s prayers in the beginning were for survival. Through her journey, the prayer was no longer about her breasts cancer but in-stead Cynthia tells us, “My prayer to God since is ‘Please God, let me live long enough to rock a grand-child.’” Cynthia’s prayer was an-swered. She spent the first year of her granddaughter’s life celebrat-ing her birth.

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I decided early on that I would walk this cancer journey with courage and dignity and have tried every day to do so through all the treat-ments, surgeries, biopsies, scans and doctor appointments. I know that God is walking with me and carrying me when I stumble, and that many prayers that have been prayed for me and my faith has got-ten me through many dark hours and days.

I have learned how much I am loved by my daughter, mom, dad, brother and all my friends. The outpouring of love and support has been over-whelming. I cannot express how my daughter (who I called my an-gel through all this) has helped me walk through this journey. Without her care, encouragement and sup-port I know that I would not be here today. She even took me home after my mastectomy surgery and con-vinced the surgeon that she would care for me at home without me even spending a night at the hos-pital. She was so loving and cared for me and watched over me for the next few days after surgery. She was the one who forced me to take the bandages off and we cried together to see how I was forever changed physically. She is very protective of me, especially when we are in dress-ing rooms and trying on clothes so that others will not look at me. She made sure that she went to all my chemo treatments and sat with me for each four and a half hour treat-ment; reading, playing games, or anything we could do to pass the time. She then took care of me for

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Patricia Moore-PastidesTHE FIRST LADY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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Lexington Woman: Tell us about when you met your husband.Patricia Moore-Pastides: I met Harris on my first day of graduate school at Yale University. We were both students in the School of Public Health.

LWM: How long did you date? PMP: We met in the fall of 1977 and married in the spring of 1980 when he was finishing up his PhD.

LWM: What is a fun story about you and your husband that you can share with our readers about the time you dated?PMP: Well I have three brothers and we spent a lot of recreational time dancing (after all it was the disco era). Harris would tell you that he was a little intimidated about going dancing with me after seeing me dance with my brothers. But he was a great dancer and still is today! My favorite dates always include dancing.

LWM: How did he ask you to marry him? PMP: We saw ourselves together from pretty early on in our relationship. We had discussed childrens’ names and we’d shopped for rings so he could get an idea of what I liked, but Har-ris has a hard time keeping a secret. On the morning of the day he decided to propose he said, “Don’t be late coming from work tonight because I have a special dinner planned” I knew immediately what he was up to!! It was the first day of spring, which I’ve always thought was simply perfect.

LWM: Tell us about your children. PMP: Our daughter, Katharine is a museum educator married to Forest Erickson a filmmak-er and they have a beautiful four-month-old daughter, Penelope Jean. She is our first grand-child and we are besotted!

Our son Andrew is an actor and his wife Celia Rowlson-Hall is a choreographer and filmmaker.

We are a very well entertained family! Seriously, there is nothing that Harris and I enjoy more that hearing about our children’s projects and seeing their work. They are all creative, tena-cious, passionate people.

LWM: Your website says your career has been in public health. Please give us a little background and expand on that some.PMP: I have an MPH in Health Administration

and I’ve enjoyed interesting and fulfilling jobs in various health venues. I’ve worked in neighbor-hood health centers, city and county health de-partments, hospitals, home health agencies and in teen age pregnancy prevention.

My passion lies in health promotion. I lecture on the health benefits of the traditional Medi-terranean diet

LWM: If you could only give three tips that you think are MOST IMPORTANT for maintaining healthy lifestyle, what would they be?PMP: Don’t smoke. Exercise everyday. Eat a healthy diet. I promote the traditional Mediter-ranean diet because it’s been so widely studied and the simple preparation of whole unpro-cessed foods is easy and delicious!

LWM: Tell us about your book Greek Revival: Cooking for Life.PMP: Greek Revival: Cooking for Life promotes the health benefits of the traditional Mediter-ranean diet. It has 87 deli-cious recipes, each with a full color picture and includes stories from our sabbaticals in Greece and Cyprus. It’s more than a cookbook, in that it provides summaries of the research that supports why the traditional Mediter-ranean diet is a good choice for Americans. And the stories add a little levity while also addressing the positive relationship that Greeks have traditionally had with food.

LWM: What inspired you to write a cookbook?PMP: After working in the field of public health for so many years, I believe the solution to all that ails us—obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancers, inflammation—lies in a healthful lifestyle. While avoiding smoking and exercising daily are critical, I think as a nation we eat far too many fatty, salty and highly pro-cessed foods.

I wanted to offer the reader a path to health-ful eating that is accessible. The ingredients are fresh, the recipes are quite simple, and best of all the flavors are delectable!

LWM: What is your favorite dish to cook for your family?PMP: I love the holidays because that is when the entire family comes together and we have lots of traditional dishes. For Thanksgiving I

always make a curried butternut squash soup, which to me is the perfect Thanksgiving soup.On Greek Orthodox Easter I make all the tra-ditional Greek comfort foods –roast lamb, roast potatoes, pastichio…we eat small servings of many dishes and of course end with baklava.

LWM: What is your husband’s favorite dish that you cook?PMP: Probably tavas, which is a lamb, potato, to-mato and onion, stew. It’s reminiscent of Harris’ mother’s cooking.

LWM: What do you think makes the University of South Carolina so special?PMP: We have a wonderful culture at USC. We are a large research university, but at the same time we enjoy the culture of a small college. There is something for everyone here. We have great humanities and arts programs, an interna-tionally known business school, top engineer-ing programs, and best of all, we are a family.

LWM: What role do you think higher education plays in the quality of life of an in-dividual?PMP: USC’s motto says ‘Edu-cation humanizes character and doesn’t allow it to be cruel.”

Higher education allows the individual to explore him or herself and others, to better understand the world through study. As we delve, search, and consider, we explore new paths and interests. If an individual invests him or herself in all USC has to offer they can’t help but discover their passion.

Our goal is to graduate good citizens, leaders, thinkers and doers who have a solid center of core values from which to affect our world posi-tively.

Be sure to pick up a copy of Mrs. Pastides second book coming out next May called Greek Revival from the Garden: Growing and Cooking for Life.

She says this book is “about growing your own or-ganic vegetable garden and cooking the vegetables in the Mediterranean way. It will be targeted to a young adult audience with the hope of instilling sustainable growing practices, and good health habits at an early age.”

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A ccording to the National Sleep Foundation, preschool aged children (ages 3-5) need 11-13 hours of sleep each night and school-aged children (5-12) need 10-11 hours of sleep each night. How many hours of sleep

does your child receive? They suggest that TV, computers, media, Internet and caffeine products lead to difficulty falling asleep, nightmares and disruptions to the sleep.

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IS YOUR CHILD GETTING ENOUGH Sleep?

They offer the following sleep tips:

• Teach children about healthy sleep habits• Continue to emphasize the need for regular and consistent sleep schedule and bedtime routine• Make your child’s bedroom conducive to sleep — dark, cool and quiet including a recommendation to keep television and computers out of the bedroom.• Avoid caffeine.

Furthermore, there is research to suggest that there is a link between the #1 epidemic in America, child-hood obesity and sleep, or the lack thereof. There is also research to suggest a link between common sleep disorders and ADHD.

So let’s do the math.

If your 5 year old child has to be up for school at 6:30 a.m., he should be in bed ideally, between 7:30 – 8:00 p.m. Your 10 year old child should be in bed between 8:30-9:00. Typi-cally pre-school starts later in the morning, so if your 3 year old child has to be up by 8:00 a.m., then she should be in bed between 7:00- 7:30 p.m.

Getting them up that first week back to school, especially if their sleep schedule has been disrupted over the relaxed summer can be challenging.

Perhaps going to bed a little ear-lier each night and awaking a little

earlier each morning, beginning a few weeks before school will help get your child back on the right sleep track. It’s always easier to set a sleep schedule at the beginning of

the school year than to try to back-track weeks later.

Good luck!

Getting them up that first week back to school, especially if their sleep schedule has been disrupted over the relaxed summer can be challenging.

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always ask me about “tax shelters” and I say they were torn down in the late eighties. However, this is as close as it comes. Savvy internet users can open and maintain their own accounts through www.futurescholar.com. This is also where you can obtain more information regarding the “what if ’s?” of starting one.

In closing, please contact our office if you have any other questions, and do not pay a fi-nancial advisor to set up your 529 plan. Your tax preparer should do this free of charge. Don’t diminish the tax benefits you receive with fees paid to an advisor, it is counterpro-ductive. Wishing you wealth, happiness, and personal growth until we speak again.

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The majority of benefit plans give you five op-tions. These include conservative, moderately conservative, balanced, moderately aggres-sive, and aggressive. Today, we are going to speak about an alternative. A low risk, high yield, albeit single year, financial and respon-sible investment… the SC Future Scholar Plan.

The SC Future Scholar Plan is a qualified 529 college savings plan. It was designed to offset the rising prices of college. In South Carolina, it equates to a 6% guaranteed return every year money is invested. Call your financial advisor and ask he/she about an investment that guarantees 6%... see what they say.

So how does it work? Each beneficiary is allowed up to $318,000 (per current regula-tions) of contributions. These contributions are post tax as it concerns the IRS, but pre-tax when you file your SC tax return. This is where your 6% immediate savings comes in, if you are incurring other state income tax-es. The growth of the plan is completely tax free for both federal and state income taxes. With certain exclusions, the withdrawal of the fund is tax free, and you can contribute up to $65,000 ($130,000 for married couples) in a single five year period without incurring gift taxes.

I love the Future Scholars Program. People

S aving money…. The subject immediately strikes fear into the heart of readers. It is the reason I am an accountant and not a financial

advisor. No two people agree on the methods. Even after you have picked the method, you have to worry about timing, hopping in and out of the market, exercising patience, yet “striking while the iron is hot.” I personally love it… except when I hate it… especially if I ate it. (I am going to send that last little bit to Al Sharpton).

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Devon WiseHometown: Clover, SCYears living with it: 16.5 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? Diabetes doesn’t control your life, you control what diabetes is in your life.

Abby StiverHometown: Pomaria, SCYears living with it: 4.5 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? It doesn’t make me any different from anyone else. I just have to be more aware of what I feel and eat.

Priscilla Anne LovellHometown: Lexington, SCYears living with it: 5 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? It helps to keep a good sense of humor. For now, it is a permanent part of my life so it is best to accept it and move on.

Lydia Nicole LovellHometown: Lexington, SCYears living with it: 7 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? You may not be able to see that I have type 1 diabetes but it affects every part of my life. Just because I don’t look sick doesn’t mean I am not suffering.

Caroline BarnesHometown: Columbia, SCYears living with it: 25 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? Diabetes is a lifestyle. If you manage it rather than letting it manage you, you can feel good and lead a pretty normal life.

Jenny BrownHometown: Greenville, SCYears living with it: 52 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? Go through “Diabetes College” and check to see how food, insulin exercise, stress and hormonal changes affect your glucose levels. Maintain a positive attitude.

James DornburgHometown: Irmo, SCYears living with it: 18 years and 9 monthsWhat would you like to share with others? Diabetes is time consuming and never leaves my mind.

David QuiatHometown: Charleston, SCYears living with it: 16.5 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? Living with Type 1 Diabetes is a 24/7 challenge that if left unat-tended can lead to life-threatening complications or death. Keeping levels normal can get frustrating.

Emma Webb“Miss Palmetto Teen USA 2013”

Hometown: Greenville, SCYears living with it: 10 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? I control my diabetes, I don’t let it stop me from doing what I want.

Catherine AshbridgeHometown: Columbia, SCYears living with it: 5 yearsWhat would you like toshare with others? Don’t be afraid to live your life. Everyone has a cross to bear. Although diabetes certainly has its moments, it’s a manageable disease.


Craig LeaphartHometown: Lexington, SCYears living with it: ½ yearWhat would you like to share with others? It is just something else to deal with. We’re no different than anyone else.

Elizabeth Todd HeckelHometown: Columbia, SCYears living with it: 45 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? It can be a positive or negative, up to individual.

Kaitlin Marie LevaHometown: Quantico, VAYears living with it: 5 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? It’s hard, but I if you stay strong and take care of yourself, you can live with it. Diabetes doesn’t define who I am.

Megan KellyQuattlebaumHometown: Lexington, SCYears living with it: 20.5 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? To master it and don’t let it master you!

Matt CampbellHometown: Simpsonville, SCYears living with it: 1 yearWhat would you like to share with others? I’m just like anyone living without diabetes, but I just have to be more conscious about what I eat and drink.

Alexys CobbHometown: Lexington, SCYears living with it: 12 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? Type 1 Diabetes is anautoimmune disease. I didn’t get it from poor diet or lack of exercise.

Jamie McCartyHometown: Louisville, KYYears living with it: 18 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? It has definitely not held me back; in fact it has given me the opportunity to do so much more!

Sheila Scanlon HoldfordHometown: Washington, DCYears living with it: 40 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? The best way to live successfully with a chronic illness, including type 1 is to take care of it.

Charlotte FlintHometown: Mt. Pleasant, SCYears living with it: 3 yearsWhat would you like to share with others? I am essentially no different than anyone else. I can do everything they do; I just have to be more patient.

Amy Stockwell Merceris a freelance writer in Charles-ton, SC. She graduated with her MFA in creative writing from Queens University in Charlotte, NC. Her writing has appeared in Charleston Magazine, the City Paper, Art Papers, skirt! Magazine, Liter-ary Mama, A Cup of Comfort For Writers, and several oth-ers. Amy has lived with type 1 diabetes for 25 years and is the proud mother to three young boys.

Presented by Lexington Woman Magazine and The Palmetto Chapter of JDRF, the first Naturally Sweeter Fashion Show, featuring models with Type 1 Diabetes, was held at Holiday Inn & Suites in West Columbia this past Spring. Our models featured fashion by Craig Reagin Clothiers, Envii of Lexington, Mae’s on Main, and The Range. Amy Stockwell Mercer, author of The Smart Woman’s Guide to Diabetes, was our special guest. A great time was had by all who attended, and all proceeds raised went to The Palmetto Chapter of JDRF to help find a cure for diabetes.

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All women are at risk for ovarian cancer.• Ovarian cancer is one of the fi ve leading causes of cancer

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How can we help to keep our children from becoming overweight?We’ve seen more overweight chil-dren because we’re not moving enough. We’ve even seen high blood pressure and early onset dia-betes in teenagers. The key is for the whole family to live a healthy lifestyle. Take a walk or jump rope together. Switch to skim milk. Re-member that convenient foods are not always healthy foods. The Midlands is a great place to raise healthy kids - we have a lot of op-portunity for activity. Also, breast-feed your babies: research shows that breast fed babies are less likely to become overweight than bottle fed babies.

Dr. Dwight Reynolds

What are your best outdoor tips for parents?Babies need sunscreen with a rec-ommended SPF of 30. Don’t trust that it’s waterproof or sweatproof – reapply throughout the day. Also, roll-on deodorant can be great first aid for mosquito bites. A deodorant with aluminum salt, which most deodorants have, will keep a fresh bite from flaring up and becoming infected. And, meat tenderizer is a good remedy for fire

ant bites. Mix some meat tender-izer with a few drops of water and rub it on the bite to help the area heal faster.

Dr. Caroline Webber

How can I get my baby to sleep through the night?Put your baby in his own room at night as soon as you are comfort-able – definitely by 2 to 3 months old. If your baby cries when you put him to bed, give him 10 to 15 minutes to calm down on his own. If he’s still crying after that, go into his room, reassure him and give him a pacifier, if he uses one. Then, give him 15 to 20 minutes before going back. It’s important for a baby to learn how to fall asleep on his own without help from things like rocking in a rocking chair, drinking a bottle or nursing.

Dr. Caleb Wheeler

What milestones should a baby reach by the first birthday?The first birthday is the biggest time of change in children’s lives. They start walking, talking and eating real food. Everything they know is changing and all kids han-dle that and develop differently. At age 1, a child should show an effort

to talk, say a few words including “Mama” and “Dada,” show their personality, express some needs and demonstrate affection.

Lexington Pediatric Practice has a family feel and physicians spend a lot of time with each patient, without making patients feel as if they’re lost in the shuffle of a large practice. There’s a great mix of ex-perience and new training among the physicians. And they love tak-ing care of children.

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“The kids keep you young, are always interesting and say what’s on their mind,” Dr. Reynolds said. “Around age three, they become our best buddies – that’s a transi-tion we enjoy.”

They’re looking forward to taking care of the next generation. Lex-ington Pediatric Practice is accept-ing new patients. You can reach them at (803) 359-8855 or www.lexpediatricpractice.com

L exington Pediatric Practice, a Lexington Medical Center physician practice, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Dr. Dwight Reynolds started Lexington Pediatric Practice in 1987. The original office

was located on Old Chapin Road and Dr. Reynolds was the only pediatrician in Lexington at the time. Like its patients, Lexington Pediatric Practice grew up big. Today, it’s home to Dr. Reynolds, Dr. Lillie Bates, Dr. Caroline Webber and Dr. Caleb Wheeler, and is located inside a spacious, kid-friendly office at LMC-Lexington, located at 811 West Main Street, Suite 204. The practice joined the LMC Network of Care in 2009. Each physician is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In honor of the silver anniversary milestone, its four physicians are sharing their answers for some of the most common questions they are asked at their practice.

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(left to right) Dr. Dwight Reynolds, Dr. Caroline Webber, Dr. Caleb Wheeler, and Dr. Lillie Bates


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H ave you ever been referred to a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician and wondered what that really means? PM&R is a medical specialty first certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties

in 1947 as the expertise of these physicians was in high demand to address the serious disabilities of veterans returning from World War II.

A PM&R physician, also called a physiatrist, is a nerve, muscle and bone expert who treats injuries or illnesses that impede move-ment. Specializing in non-surgical treatments, a physiatrist focuses on the development of a compre-hensive program to restore or improve quality of life for patients after injury or disease. Physiat-rists design treatment plans and coordinate care among a team of medical specialists to include or-thopaedic surgeons, neurologists, psychologists, physical therapists and occupational therapists. Often a surgeon will refer patients to a physiatrist after determining that pain will not be improved by sur-gery. Physiatrists treat a wide range of conditions including arthritis, back pain, carpal tunnel, geriatric rehabilitation, herniated disc, neck pain, neuropathy, sports related in-juries and work related injuries. Like other physicians, physiatrists use medical histories, physical exams and imaging studies to aid in diagnosis. The rehabilitation physician also frequently utilizes electrodiagnostic techniques like EMG and nerve conduction stud-ies to pin point conditions causing pain, weakness or numbness. These tests measure the speed and degree of electrical activity in your muscles and nerves to determine if injury or disease is impeding the movement of these signals. Ortho-

paedic surgeons often recommend electrodiagnostic testing to deter-mine if conditions are being caused by pressure on a nerve, frequently in the arm, elbow or wrist.

Electromyography, or EMG, eval-uates the electrical activity in your muscles. It is commonly used to identify carpal tunnel, neuropathy, and pinched nerves in the neck or back. At rest, normal muscles are electrically neutral. Small, thin needles are placed in the muscle during an EMG to record the elec-trical activity. You will be asked to alternately relax and then tense the muscle while the physician watches the electrical signals broadcast on a monitor. Although you may feel some discomfort when the needles are inserted and experience some soreness or bruising when they are removed, EMGs have no long-term side effects.

An EMG is often accompanied by Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) to determine if a nerve is function-ing properly. Wires, or electrodes, will be taped to the skin in various places along the nerve pathway and then an electric current is ap-plied to stimulate the nerve. The electrodes capture how quickly the signal is traveling. Electric signals can travel up to 120 miles per hour in healthy nerves, but the signal will be much slower and weaker in damaged nerves. Stimulating the

nerve at various places allows the physician to determine the injured site. While you may be startled by the nerve stimulation, it is not painful.

Additionally, physiatrists fre-quently use injections to both diagnose and treat back and neck pain. Spinal injections utilize x-ray guidance to ensure that the medi-cation is placed correctly. A dye is injected prior to the medication so the physician can determine exactly where the medication will flow. If the dye doesn’t flow to the correct location, the physician can reposition the needle before inject-ing the medicine.

Midlands Orthopaedics is pleased to offer a variety of diagnostic

and treatment options in our new injection suite at our downtown location. Dr. Ryan Wetzel is the newest addition to the Physi-cal Medicine team at Midlands Orthopaedics. Dr. Wetzel com-pleted his Residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Vir-ginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, VA followed by an additional year of Fellowship training in Pain Management, also at VCU. He is well-trained in interventional pain management techniques and is a nice complement to the well-established PM&R practice of Dr. Dave Redmond and the pain man-agement injection options offered by our Family Practice physician, Dr. Tom Armsey.

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n a recent visit to see my family, my mother found herself stranded on the side of interstate somewhere near Easley, South Carolina. It was about

106 degrees that day, and when I got the call, my mind immediately went to the scorching heat. My mom is a go getter and not much slows her down; however, I was still concerned about her in the heat.

Mom called AAA and I made a call myself. I called on my heavenly father; I asked him to keep her safe and to keep her cool. I forgot to pray for water. I was concerned for her immediate safety. Of course, I wasn’t the only one praying. When your mom breaks down two hours from her home and two hours from yours — the only thing you can do is try to reach her as fast as possible.

I left the office and headed to Easley. In the meantime, she reached AAA and they said it could be a couple of hours before arrival. It was Friday afternoon, and they were backed up. They would get to her as soon as possible. After talking to mom again, I was relieved to hear there was a big shade tree right beside where she was and she had some respite from the sun. “I am so thirsty,” she stated. The vehicle had stopped between two exits and there was no real chance of her walking to either one without risk-ing injury in this South Carolina heat.

As she was talking, I was reminded of the scripture that tells us “You have not because you ask not.” I decided that was exactly the problem. I had asked for a way for her to be cool and He provided the shade. I had asked for her safety so far she was fine. I did not ask for water.

On my cell phone, I Googled local churches for Pelzer, South Carolina. I was not hopeful that I would find someone at a church office at (by this time it was after 1:00pm) on a Friday afternoon. The first number I dialed just rang and rang. On the second call, I reached a gentlemen at the church office and told him of my plight. He said, “Tell your mother I am on my way with something cool to drink.” I thanked him for his help and he said he was happy to do it. And who was this man willing to drop everything and on a Friday afternoon in order to take some water to my mother? It was the Pastor of Pelzer Church of God. He could have thought himself too important to make the delivery. He could have thought someone who would never pay tithe in his congregation and likely never even visit his church was of no importance to him. But he did not. Perhaps he was studying for Sunday’s message when he received my call. Perhaps he was considering knocking off a little early to get home to his fam-ily. Regardless of what he was doing, this man of God didn’t question who I was or what my motives were, he just reached out to help someone in need.

This pastor took two bottles of water to my mother (“ice cold” was the report). There he found her sit-ting in the air conditioned cab of a SC DOT Worker, who had just happened by and offered to stay with her until AAA arrived.

My daughter and niece were with me and they heard me pray. They also saw God answer my prayer in a very real and tangible way. This Pastor of the little church in Pelzer, South Carolina taught me a les-son that day with his kindness and generosity. Let us never be too busy to allow God to use us. I am so thankful we have a God who is our very present help in time of need. I challenge you to be a blessing to someone today.

God Bless you,

Lori Samples Duncan

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Matthew 25:45And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’

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