HEALTH & WELLNESS Free JScreen Available
Through the end of 2016, the National Gaucher Foundation is working with Emory-based JScreen to provide testing for more than 100 genetic diseases at no out-of-pocket expense. The National Gaucher Foundation will cover any costs for the spit test and for follow-up genetic counseling that are not covered by insurance. The usual cost of the screen is $149. To take advantage of the offer, which is open to people ages 18 to 45, sign up for the genetic spit test at www. gaucherdisease.org/screening instead of the usual jscreen.org. The National Gaucher Foundation is promoting the testing with its Spit Happens campaign (youtu.be/PriBOuH_TAs). One in 10 Ashkenazi Jews carries the gene for Gaucher disease.
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Hadassah Greater Atlanta hosted surgeon Joshua Schroeder from the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem, who spoke at a dessert reception at Congregation Or Hadash on Monday night, Nov. 14. Schroeder is an expert in spinal robotics and the use of stem cells to speed healing. As the lead surgeon in multidisciplinary spine surgeries, he operates at Hadas- Joshua Schroeder sah’s Ein Kerem talks during the and Mount Scopus Hadassah dessert reception. campuses. He stressed the importance of doing robotic surgery, which he said is the future of surgery because of its precision. “Robots are able to peel a grape. Their dexterity far outmatches a human’s,” Schroeder said. He also said orthopedic surgery involves radiation exposure to the operating room staff, surgeons and patients. Robotic surgery diminishes that occupational health risk for the staff. Schroeder said he flew to the Republic of Georgia on Yom Kippur eve to bring back a severely injured mother and child involved in an automobile accident. He operated on the mother at Ein Kerem, and she and the child and other family members are recovering. Sybil Ginsburg, who chaired the event with Marni Hoffman, described Schroeder as “hamish and youthful” and said he graciously answered a lot of questions from the audience. Also at the event was Marcie Natan, the immediate past president of National Hadassah. She spoke of her
friendship with Schroeder’s mother, Barbara Sofer, and lauded the beautiful and efficient new Hadassah hospital tower in Israel.
Grady Honors New Moms
Jewish Atlanta entrepreneur Sara Blakely hosted a baby shower for new and expectant mothers Friday, Nov. 18, at Grady Memorial Hospital. The event also celebrated the Spanx founder’s new book, “The Belly Art Project,” whose proceeds support efforts to ensure safe and healthy births throughout the world. “I am thrilled to celebrate motherhood with the launch of my newest labor of love, ‘The Belly Art Project.’ Access to medical care is critical to ensure a safe and healthy pregnancy and birth for both mothers The Sara Blakely Foundation and babies. Grady fills that role for supported the Grady baby shower with thousands of new a $100,000 grant. and growing families every year,” Blakely said. “As an organization committed to empowering women, we are proud to add to the incredible support these mothers are receiving and help them celebrate this special time.” Nearly 90 new and expectant mothers participated in the celebration, during which Blakely talked about her experiences as a mother of four young children. Mothers received gifts including a combination baby stroller/car seat underwritten by a $100,000 donation from the Sara Blakely Foundation, which will sponsor two Grady baby showers in 2017. “Friday afternoon’s event was a wonderful celebration of all that motherhood can and should be. It was also an important reminder to the women attending that they are not alone,” said Renay Blumenthal, the president of the Grady Health Foundation. “Whether a mother and baby are here because they needed the services of our neonatal intensive care unit or after experiencing a normal birth, we are committed to providing a safe, caring environment that gives them the best possible chance for a healthy start.” More than 3,000 babies were delivered last year at Grady, which has a Level 3 neonatal intensive care unit. “The Belly Art Project” features celebrity and everyday women whose pregnant bellies have been transformed into “billboards of hope.”