WITH GOOD DAYS WITH GOOD DAYS

WITH GOOD DAYS

WITH GOOD DAYS WITH GOOD DAYS

WITH GOOD DAYS

Improving the Quality of Life After Cancer through Yoga.

GOOD NEWS: All eyes on veggies

SEIZE THE DAYS: Hike your way through summer

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: The Benefit of Giving

MEASURING THE GOOD: Disease Track

IN THE FAMILY: When words get in the way

PARRALLEL LIVES: Help is down the street

Stretching To New Hopes

Streching to New HopesImproving the Quality of Life After Cancer through Yoga

Seize the Days: hike your way through summer

Strength in Numbers: the benefit of giving

meet foundermike banigan

I want to thank you for supporting Good Days of Chronic Disease Fund. Through our new magazine, we are able to update you on patients’ lives, tips for starting your day off right, and giving the smallest moments the attention they deserve.

As we are able to live our lives to the fullest please help others do the same. Donors are vital to the growth of Chronic Disease Fund. It is our responsibility to provide more Good Days for those who are underinsured.

Please continue to raise awareness about Chronic Disease Fund and invite your friends and family to join.

Sincerely,

Mike Banigan Chronic Disease Fund Founder

Finding Comfort in Your Community: Walgreen’s teams up with Chronic Disease Fund to save vwlives in a big way.

FEATURES ARTICLES

Measuring the Good

Strengthen Numbers

Seize the Days

In the Family

Good News

PARALLEL LIVES

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All Eyes On Veggies, Fruits, Fish and Supplements: Foods like collard greens, walnuts and some cheeses all have nutrients in them that are beneficial to eyesight.

Hike Your Way �rough Summer: Pack the car and pile in the kids. Discover the best places to camp this summer.

When Words Get In �e Way : �e right words can soothe; the wrong ones can sting. Survivors reveal what they found more hurtful than helpful.

�e Benefit of Giving: �e �ird Annual Gala reveals the Good Days brand and welcomes guest speaker, Mike Huckabee.

Disease Track: Following our Patients Health keeps CDF effective

Colon Screening Can Save Lives:Sigmoidoscopy Screening, Less Invasive �an Colonoscopy, Reduces Colorectal Cancer Mortality, Study Finds

Seniors hit by hike in Medicare costs: Premiums

for private plans up about 14%

All Eyes On Veggies, Fruits, Fish and Supple-ments: Foods like collard greens, walnuts and some cheeses all have nutrients in them that are beneficial to eyesight.

John Brady had lung cancer and needed expensive medication to survive. Ken Smith a regular donor never thought his donation would end up helping someone a few houses down his street.

STRETCHING TO NEW HOPES

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HIKE YOUR WAY THROUGH SUMMER: PACK THE CAR AND PILE IN THE KIDS. DISCOVER THE BEST PLACES TO CAMP THIS SUMMER.

FAMILY MATTERS: UTILIZE YOUR RESOURCES TO HELP BALANCE YOUR LIFE.

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They had spoken before, but never more than a friendly hello, or a neighborly wave, yet these two men were connected by more than sharing the same zip code.

Finding Comfort in Your Community: Walgreen’s teams up with Chronic Disease Fund to save vwlives in a big way.

FEATURES ARTICLES

Measuring the Good

Strengthen Numbers

Seize the Days

In the Family

Good News

PARALLEL LIVES

3 JUNE 2010 ISSUE

CONTENTS

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All Eyes On Veggies, Fruits, Fish and Supplements: Foods like collard greens, walnuts and some cheeses all have nutrients in them that are beneficial to eyesight.

Hike Your Way �rough Summer: Pack the car and pile in the kids. Discover the best places to camp this summer.

When Words Get In �e Way : �e right words can soothe; the wrong ones can sting. Survivors reveal what they found more hurtful than helpful.

�e Benefit of Giving: �e �ird Annual Gala reveals the Good Days brand and welcomes guest speaker, Mike Huckabee.

Disease Track: Following our Patients Health keeps CDF effective

Colon Screening Can Save Lives:Sigmoidoscopy Screening, Less Invasive �an Colonoscopy, Reduces Colorectal Cancer Mortality, Study Finds

Seniors hit by hike in Medicare costs: Premiums

for private plans up about 14%

All Eyes On Veggies, Fruits, Fish and Supple-ments: Foods like collard greens, walnuts and some cheeses all have nutrients in them that are beneficial to eyesight.

John Brady had lung cancer and needed expensive medication to survive. Ken Smith a regular donor never thought his donation would end up helping someone a few houses down his street.

STRETCHING TO NEW HOPES

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COLON SCREENING: CAN SAVE LIVES: SIGMOIDOSCOPY SCREENING, LESS INVASIVE THAN COLONOSCOPY.

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9 TEAMING UP: WALGREENS PAIRS UP WITH CHRONIC DISEASE FUND TO RAISE DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS.

10HE BENEFIT OF GIVING: THE THIRD ANNUAL GALA REVEALS THE GOOD DAYS BRAND AND WELCOMES GUEST SPEAKER, MIKE HUCKABEE.

Every family is a balanced system. After learning of a child's chronic illness, families understandably experience some loss of equilibrium that threatens their stability. The stress of a serious illness can cause severe disruptions, particularly if each parent attempts to deal with his or her own fears and frustrations alone.

In some instances mothers and fathers may become consumed with the care of their ill child, at the expense of nearly everything else in their lives.In these situations parents may find themselves almost constantly investigating new options, reading about alternative treatments, and pondering the future: Is there a better medication for my child? Is it worth getting another doctor's opinion? Can I be doing more?

As a parent, you might sometimes feel that the demands upon you are unending, from trips to the doctor's office to the preparation of special meals. You may feel constantly fatigued, never able to recoup your energy. If anything gets sacrificed, it is often time spent with your spouse, or time for your own personal interests and pursuits.

How Chronic Illness Affects the

Family

More than perhaps any other outdoor activity, backpacking rewards the efficient packer and punishes the overpacker. After all, you will have to live with—and carry—every decision you make. This list is focused on a three-season, three- to five-day outing, but when packing always plan against the highest high and the lowest low temperatures you'll encounter. It'll protect you from spending a miserably cold night out in the woods, give you a bit more of that oh-so-precious pack space, and save your back.

It's also good to compartmentalize when packing by putting similar items in individual bags. Keeping all your food in one place will save you from leaving an errant energy bar behind when prepping your bear bag (to say nothing of preventing a bear mauling), and putting things like flashlights, matches, and your multi-tool together will help you quickly locate what you need. Also, let things do double duty. For example, a sleeping bag stuff sack or tent sack can make the perfect bear bag.

Packing List: BackpackingBy Toby Gohn

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mattersfamily

We all know that kids need to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. We heard this as kids and we certainly hear this as parents. Most of the vi-tamins and minerals children need to develop, grow, think and fight disease are found in fruits and vegetables. But getting kids to eat enough fruits and vegetables seems to be a very challenging task. Most kids, in fact, more than 85% of elementary school children, do not get the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables. Increasing your child’s fruits and veg-gies starts with a little bit of planning.

It is important to include them so they will feel more invested in improving the family’s overall diet. It is important that this be a family experience rather than “just for the kids.” Keeping them involved and expos-ing them in different ways to fruits and vegetables is a key element to getting them curious and interested in these healthy food groups.

With just a few steps you can set your child and family up for a positive experience as you begin to improve their eating habits.

• Have the kids list some of the fruits and

vegetables they do like

• Create your shopping list by food

groups so the children can easily see

the fruits and vegetables on the list

• Have the kids help pick out the fruits

and vegetables at the grocery list

• Have the kids help wash and put away

the fruits and vegetables

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On the other hand, a child's chronic illness often has some positive effects on families. A child with health problems may bring parents and other family members closer. Families—especially those who communicate openly—may be strengthened by experiences associated with managing their child's health impairment. In many cases, the family's management of a child's chronic illness may provide them with a sense of cohesiveness, mission, mastery, and pride.

Physicians, psychologists, social workers, family therapists, and parents of other children with chronic illnesses are invaluable resources for workingthrough family difficulties. Ask for help. You should not expect or attempt to solve all family problems associated with your child's illness by yourself. Iso lation is a preventable side effect of caring fora child with a chronic health condition.

Caring for Your School-Age Child: Ages 5 to 12 (Copyright © 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics)

How Chronic Illness Affects the

They had spoken before, but never more than a friendly hello, or a neighborly wave, yet these two men were connected by more than sharing the same zip code.

Keven Smith is a regular monetary donor for Good Days of Chronic Disease Fund. He en-joys giving to his community, but never expect-ed his donation would reach so closeto home.

John Brady had lung cancer for five years and in his eyes, cancer meant more than is body growing weak. His bank account was hurting and so was his family’s future.

“I’m proud to call him my

neighbor”