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egs For Lite... Peripheral Vascular Disease “Although PVD occurs most often in the elderly, it can happen at earlier ages, particularly among those who smoke/’ /)r. Robert ./. lialotin oping Willi Loss... •' The RTS Bereavement Program hoiv's a special |ov lhal accompanies die birth ol a chilli and despair when an nit am doesn't survive to make the tup home I hat's where the RI S Bereavement I’rogram can help \ sen tee o| I lie Women's ('enter at Houston Medical, the hcrcav ement program helps women ail just to theii infant's death with counseling and special mementos ol the bain lor lliem to keep •\\ hen we have a total demise, misi an lage or slid birth. «r counsel the patients ami provide them pamphlets, a hahv s line and a I eddy hear to go home with lliem to u \ to help them, said Kav I ,cvcrelic coordinaioi ol die RI S Boic.nement prog iam We iliess the hahv up. lake pictures and give them the outfits. We do all dial lor die mama so thov won't have to go home empty handed. she said. Ihe babies are dressed in bonnets and blankets made In sisters Carol I itlmann and Nancy Hranscom vv nil help Irom oilier women at Ml. ( abaci I iitluran ( Imrcli in Warnei Robins I lie program, which began about live veals ago. has helped numerous mothers cope with theii losses. I.cvcrcttc said t hose who have lost a hahv neat lull-term receive a I eddy beat and a line that has been placed on the hahv's I'injiei lor a special photograph Ihe picture also is otlered to the mother tor her to keep Women who have siillercd miscarriages in the early months ol pregnancy are ere s the scene. You're walking alone. laithliilK following a Illness regimen. when you're halted In pains in the lees and feet that disappear when vou stop exercising. But arc those sensations simply signs ol painful stillness eommonlv associated w ith arms, or could thev signal a more serious condition known as Peripheral Vascular Disease'.’ Peripheral Yascul.u Disease. 01 P\ D lor short, is a disease ol die blootl vessels in which the arteries that carry blood to the arms ami lees become narrowed or clocked, thus stopping or slowing the 11 ovv ol blood to the limbs I he usual cause ol the condition is atherosclerosis, or hardening ol die arteries, a eradual pioeess in which cholesterol and siai tissue build up inside ilk' artery I vpical sv mplonis ol PVI) are numbness and I incline in ilk' lovvei Ices ami lect. coldness m the lowci lees and leet and ulcers 01 sores on the Ices and lect that don t heal Hie disease mav cause pain 01 sv mplonis that limn the ranee ol activities that people would need to cii|ov quality ol hk 01 mav imp.in i person s abililv to do .. |ob said Dr. Robert Balolin a i.idiologist on si,ill at Houston Medical ( enter and I’errv Hospital Some patients come in with severe svmptonis. and the lee is in jeopardy ol being lost because there is not enough blood supplv to keep it alive." said Dr. lialotin who is specially trained m interventional i.idiology techniques and a member ol ihe National Societv ol ( ardiovasculai and Interventional Radiology •• Mlhough P\ I) occurs most olten in the elderly. it can happen at earlier apes, particularly among those who smoke " Dr. lialotin said Risk factors lor developing the disease include a fusion ol smoking. bei lie overweight 01 I lav me a I ami I v lusloi v ol eardiov aseular disease Men are more likely to develop l’\ I) than vv omen Ihe occurrence ol P\ I) also can be a marker lor the development ol generalized eardiov asculai disease, and sieuil icanllv increases the risk ol sullcring a heart attack 01 stroke, he said And while the disease most olten occurs in those ovet ape 50. symptoms ol PVD pain in the lovvei leps and leet that cues aw,iv dtirinp exercise are not a normal part ol the aging process "People who exercise 01 walk and have chest pains have been educated to realize that the problem is the heart is not icv civ me eiiom'li blood and thev mav be having a heart attack Dr. lialotin said You have the same croup ol patients who walk or exercise and have pain in the tliiphs. leps ami leet that cues awav when thev stop exercising. and very lew ol them will recognize that then leps are not getting enouph blood. ” lk‘ said ’Thev think the pain is a normal pail o| the apinp process and it s not It mav be a sipn ol something more serious |*\ |) t ,in be prevented 01 controlled bv making certain changes m lifestyle Becoming more active, losinp excess weiL’ht and lowering Inch cholesterol levels are important, but stopping smoking is the most significant change. \n important aspect ol P\ I) therapv is recognizing that ihe disease is likelv present in Ihe heart and brain as well, ami treatment is also directed at preventing heart attacks, strokes and/or death I re. it me nt ol P\ I) depends on main I actors, such as overall health, the location ol the alleeled ai lei v and the size o| the blockage or narrowing ol ihe artery In certain eases. P\ D can be treated In an interventional radiologist, a speeiallv trained docloi who uses \ i.ns and otliei imaging techniques to perform a variety ol procedures such as angioplasty oi ilie plaeemeni ol metal tubes in blood vessels, called stents It a blood clot is present, the clot can be dissolved with medications. loi more information regarding I *\ I). talk to voui family physician or call IlealihSource at ' l )' 7 l ft fW - - fjPlp S |W t d \ * icixen the beat and ring. Mosi women accept the mementos and are grateful tor the solace and concern. I cv civile said. Nine out ol ten women come back and thank us later, she said "We save the ileitis tor the ones who do not want them, and thev come back within a month asking us d we suit have the pictures Manv are scared and don t know liovv to deal with the loss, so we save the items lor them." Kthel Cornett of Warnei Robins also contributes receiving blankets, night gowns and knitted caps lot premature infants, and interment dresses lor deceased babies, as part ol the I breads ol l ove progi.ui) based in Baton Rouge. Louisiana Mrs. ( ornett became interested in I breads ol I .ovi attei reading about the program in a I annli ( tide magazine I breads ol I ove has chapters all ovci the count!v Mlhough there is no Houston ( ounty chapter. Cornett works under the organization'' umbrella and all ol the items she makes has a I breads ol l ove tag attached. |ve never had anv experience with anything like that, bui I have always made doll clothes for my grandchildren.' Mrs. Cornett said Now my grandchildren are at the point where I don't make main doll clothes and I thought this was a good way to continue. It's kind ol a hobby. I enjoy it and it makes me I cel good."