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4 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, December 2, 2009
HEALTH AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Donate Life Georgia Celebrates the
Gift of Life This Holiday Season
Donate Life Georgia ,
the non-profit organization
which educates Georgians
about the importance of
organ, tissue, and eye dona
tion will celebrate the Gift of
Life this holiday season with
its Love Lights a Tree event;
a celebration that illuminates
these Gifts through organ
and tissue donation and the
hope of life through trans
plantation.
A tree lighting ceremo
ny will take place on
Thursday, December 3rd at
6:30 p.m. at the One
Buckhead Plaza in Atlanta,
Georgia. Bring the family
and friends to celebrate the
Gift of Life with transplant
recipients, organ and tissue
donor family members, and
living organ donors. Music
and refreshments will be pro
vided and Santa, Mrs. Claus,
and the Elves will also
attend.
“The lights on the tree
are a symbolic celebration of
the love in our hearts. We
celebrate the lives of those
who have given and received
the Gift of Life through
organ, tissue, and eye dona
tion and transplantation in
Georgia,” said Dia Johnson,
Love Lights a Tree
Chairperson. Through the
purchase of a light or a string
of lights, Georgians can
honor a loved one, transplant
recipient, or organ and tissue
donor. Proceeds for the Love
Lights a Tree will support
Donate Life Georgia’s mis
sion.
In 2003, Mike Rampey
suffered from end-stage heart
failure and needed a life-sav
ing transplant; meanwhile
Cynthia Edwards faced a life-
altering tragedy, the death of
her eldest son Melvin.
Melvin’s injuries were
too severe for survival; his
family followed his wishes to
become an organ donor and
Melvin’s Gifts saved the lives
of Rampey and six others.
After the donation Cynthia
and Mike began to communi
cate through letters and even
tually met one another during
a Donate Life Georgia event
at the Georgia State Capitol.
They each keep Melvin’s
memory alive and their fami
lies spend time together dur
ing holidays and other special
events.
Donate Life Georgia
seeks individual, business
and community sponsors for
the Love Lights a Tree cam
paign. Individual support of
Love Lights a Tree can be
done by hosting a Love
Lights a Tree celebration,
volunteering time, and take
action by joining the state’s
organ donor registry.
Businesses can host a compa
ny Love Lights a Tree cam
paign or sponsor a communi
ty Love Lights a Tree cele
bration.
For more information
regarding organ and tissue or
to become a sponsor of the
event contact
www.donatelifegeorgia.org.,
or call 866-57-4273 (866-57-
SHARE) or visit www.geor-
gia.lovelightsatree.org.
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Come To Health Naturally
The Right Food is Key
to health success. Good
nutrition feeds us both emo
tionally and physically.
Generally we think of
food as a way to feed our
hunger, and our taste buds.
We enjoy the taste of foods,
and celebrate with an abun
dance of foods at family
gatherings and events. But
too many times we use food
to soothe us when we are
lonely, depressed or sick. (
Don’t do it, get a hobby.)
Fact is, food actually
has the power to heal us. The
many nutrients in (the right)
foods actually fight diseases
of the heart, help prevent
cancer and even keeps the
brain sharp.
We know that fresh
fruits and vegetables have
vitamins and minerals which
the body needs, and that
unprocessed, natural foods
are best for us. We know
now, that foods are the power
source that allows our bodies
to resist disease, prolong
brain function, and keeps us
happy and upbeat.
We all know about
oranges for vitamin C. But,
studies show that Oranges
and other fruit contain
antioxidants that fight for our
health at the cellular level.
Today, more and more we
are looking at food choices
and lifestyle measures, as
alternatives to traditional
medicine for answering the
questions of how to cure and
prevent disease. Good food
choices, exercise, and being
selective in chemicals we use
Carolyn Guilford
at home, this is the key to
creating a healthy mind and
body.
As free-thinkers and
choice-makers we have con
trol over our health by the
food choices we make.
Nutrition plays a role even
more important than exercise
and family history, on our
health.
We are well aware that
antioxidants stop the cell
damaging effects of free rad
icals, and reduce our risk of
disease. It’s not magic;
antioxidants are naturally
occurring components of the
fresh, unprocessed fruits,
vegetables, nuts, fish oils,
teas, and many other foods.
"We are learning that foods
have many more important
functions than we had recog
nized earlier. For example,
polyunsaturated fats do
much more than lower blood
cholesterol levels. They can
help prevent blood clots and
lower the odds of developing
fatal heart rhythms, “says
Walter Willett, of the
Harvard School of Public
Health.
Following a plant-
based diet, enjoying an abun
dance of foods such as fresh
vegetables, fruits, fish, and
whole grains, is now known
to be the best possible way to
eat. These foods contain phy
tochemicals, which naturally
strengthen the immune sys
tem, and protect us against
disease.
We offer a class,
Grocery Shopping 101, so
that clients can learn how to
purchase the best foods and
make good choices in the
grocery store. This is the first
step in making healthy and
satisfying meals and snacks
at home. Our goal is to help
each family learn to create a
healthy diet and lifestyle.
After simple changes in your
diet and lifestyle you will
start to feel better. More
energy, sleeping better, feel
ing clearer and stronger.
You'll know you are on the
right track.
Nutrition Consulting Saves
Lives!
If you would like to
purchase the book -Health
Restoration 101, attend the
class: Grocery Shopping
101, or if you are ready to
change the level of your
health for the better, call for a
Free Consultation (912)
236-8987, Or write to:
Carolyn Guilford at
Health Restoration
Consulting
P. O. Box 2814, Savannah,
GA 31402
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School.
In 1978, Luther made
history by being elected as
the first African-American
city councilman and the
first African-American
elected official in
Bainbridge-Decatur
County. He has been re
elected numerous times
during the past 31 years,
and has served five terms
as Mayor Pro Tem. For his
distinguished career as a
public servant, Luther was
inducted into the Georgia
Municipal Hall of Fame in
2008.
Gwendolyn’s 40-plus years
in education began in 1950
as a business education
teacher at Mt. Moriah High
School; she later worked at
Hutto High School and
Bainbridge High School.
In 2008, to com
memorate their 60th class
reunion, the couple cospon
sored the Kirbo-Conyers
Endowed Scholarship Fund
for Savannah State, which
was launched with a
$100,000 commitment
from the Kirbo Foundation.
The couple was select
ed as the 2009
Homecoming Parade Grand
Marshals.
Memorial’s Cancer Program Granted
Prestigious Accreditation
The Curtis and
Elizabeth Anderson Cancer
Institute (ACI) at Memorial
University Medical Center
has been granted a Three-
Year Accreditation with
Commendation by The
Commission on Cancer
(CoC) of the American
College of Surgeons. The
CoC accreditation is only
given to facilities that have
voluntarily committed to
providing the highest level of
quality cancer care and that
undergo a rigorous evalua
tion process and review of
their performance. This is the
second consecutive CoC
accreditation that the ACI
has received. ACI is the only
facility in the region to have
received this CoC
Accreditation with
Commendation.
“This accreditation
confirms that the ACI's treat
ment programs meet or
exceed national benchmarks
in quality care. Receiving
this accreditation in two con
secutive review cycles places
the ACI near the top of the
nation's 1,400 accredited
cancer centers,” said Jeremy
Sibiski, FACHE director
oncology services of the
ACI.
The ACI's accreditation
followed an on-site evalua
tion by a physician surveyor
who evaluated the ACI's can
cer committee leadership,
cancer data management,
clinical services, research,
community outreach, and
quality improvement pro
grams.
A CoC-accredited can
cer program ensures a patient
will have access to:
Comprehensive care, includ
ing state-of-the art services
and equipment; a multispe
cialty team approach to coor
dinate the best treatment
options;information about
ongoing clinical trials and
new treatment options;
access to cancer-related
information, education, and
support; a cancer registry
that collects data on type and
stage of cancers and treat
ment results and offers life
long patient follow-up;ongo-
ing monitoring and improve
ment of care;quality care
close to home.
There are currently
more than 1,400 CoC-
accredited cancer programs
in the U.S. and Puerto Rico,
representing close to 25 per
cent of all hospitals. This 25
percent of hospitals diag
noses and/or treats 80 per
cent of newly diagnosed can
cer patients each year.
Established in 1922 by
the American College of
Surgeons, the CoC is a con
sortium of professional
organizations dedicated to
improving survival rates and
quality of life for cancer
patients through standard
setting, prevention, research,
education, and the monitor
ing of comprehensive, quali
ty care.
More information on
the Commission on Cancer
can be found at
www. facs. org/cancer/index.
html.
Memorial University
Medical Center is a two-state
healthcare organization serv
ing a 3 5-county area in
southeast Georgia and south
ern South Carolina. The sys
tem includes its flagship hos
pital, a 530-bed academic
medical center; Memorial
primary and specialty care
physician networks; a major
medical education program;
business and industry servic
es; and NurseOne, a 24-hour
call center. Visit our Web site
a t
www.memorialhealth.com.