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Easing The Anxiety

By Rebecca French Smith SHE’S A TOUGH young lady, working on her Taekwondo brown belt. But at thirteen, Pascale White has been through more than most. Looking at her, you wouldn’t know it. She’s healthy and happy and squabbles with her two sisters, but once upon a time her fight with leukemia had her all but out.

In 1994 at the age of one, Pascale was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

A serious illnes…... Read more >

Cancer Care

By Aja J. Junior

MILLIONS OF CANCER PATIENTS endure six intense weeks of restlessness, fear, pain, and loss of time during their radiation or chemotherapy treatments. Now, those dealing with breast cancer and its effects have options and decreased time for radiation treatments, giving a boost to women around Missouri for Breast Cancer Awareness month, which is October.

Siteman Cancer Center at St. Louis is making gains in breast …... Read more >

Art for the Health of It

By Diana Lambdin Meyer

    Why does a blue sky lift our spirits? Shifra Stein, a Kansas City artist, writer, and workshop instructor, thinks it’s the color.     “It’s calming and promotes physical and mental relaxation, stimulates healing and creativity, relieves pain, and lowers blood pressure,” Stein says.     After recovering from a debilitating depressive illness in 1996 that left he…... Read more >

Under One Roof

By Pamele Inzerillo

    Children and seniors who need care can both benefit by spending some time together, and now the new 4 Life Center at Lexington adds a third and fourth dimension, health and dental care, for the children, the seniors, and the busy sandwich generation trying to care for both.     Small towns or rural communities, especially, sometimes don’t have all four options in one town. Lexing…... Read more >