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Joy and Cheer in Bridgewater! OKAY, SO MAYBE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON HASN’T BEEN FULL OF JOY AND CHEER AT ALL TIMES. There’s a lot to do, and you want everything to be perfect so your family and friends know how loved they are. Slow down, and take a deep breath—we are all in this together. The holidays may look different from years past, but they can be equally special, perhaps even more so, because we have collectively

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INSIDE THE ISSUE DECEMBER 2020

FEATURES 18 Steps to a Cure Sherrie and Michael Wellsâ€™ Tragedy Ignited a Fight to Find a Cure for Childhood Cancers

24 Holiday Baking Tips Simply Sweets by Lauren Offers Advice to Simplify Your Holiday Baking

36 An Extraordinary Respite for Mind, Body and Spirit The Lodge at Woodloch Won't Disappoint

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40 Merry and Bright Nails This Holiday Season Impress Your Friends and Family with These Holiday Nail Trends

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Good Times

Around Town

Giving Back

24 Locally Owned 30 Healthy Lifestyle 36 Travel Destination 40 Trend Setter 43 Realty Report

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ARTICLE PATTI VERBANAS PHOTOGRAPHY DRUM HILL STUDIOS, JOHN O'BOYLE, T. KEVIN BIRCH WHEN SHERRIE AND MICHAEL WELLS BROUGHT THEIR SON, BRADY, TO THE PEDIATRICIAN FOR A SWOLLEN EYE, THEY NEVER EXPECTED THAT THE VISIT WOULD LEAD THEM ON A 10-MONTH JOURNEY OF FRUSTRATION, FEAR AND HEARTACHE. “We went to the ER when Brady’s fever

A Brady Buggy Wagon

spiked to 105. After a battery of tests, the doctors told us he had cancer,” Sherrie says. “We were devastated. Brady was our only child; he was just one.” Brady was diagnosed with the rare Non-Differentiated Acute Leukemia. Sherrie and Michael threw themselves into learning what they could about Brady’s condition and formed a tight bond with the people who populated their new, strange world: the physicians, nurses and families on the cancer ward at the BristolMyers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. “Parents whose children receive a cancer diagnosis often are understandably so overwhelmed that they can’t do anything else,” Sherrie says. “My way of coping was to make things better.” The couple brought the frustrations they had as parents to the staff, which led to conversations with the hospital administration on how some no-cost or low-cost measures would make life better for families of children at the hospital. With the dialogue started, the couple took their advocacy to the next level. They wanted to use the money people were donating to help Brady to create a fund to help other families on the ward. They started the Hugs for Brady Fund, with the condition that any money spent at the hospital would have their approval. First, they focused on improving the quality of life for other families: They installed flat-screen televisions, along with video game consoles with wireless remotes and games in all children’s and parents’ rooms.

Brady, son of Sherrie and Michael Wells

Then, they looked at transportation. Like other families, the Wells struggled with moving their child with an IV. “You can’t stay in that small room. You need to walk around,” Sherrie says. “Brady was too weak to walk, too heavy to carry and too small for a wheelchair.” They put him in a Radio Flyer wagon and placed the IV in the hitch. “It’s wasn’t very safe, but it was the only way I could have an IV pole attached to him and the wagon,” she says. “It gave us the freedom to walk and see flowers.” Michael sketched a design on a napkin for a wagon that would allow parents to safely and easily attach an IV without asking for assistance and looked for a manufacturer. To date, about 600 of their whimsical, animal-shaped Brady Buggy Wagons have been distributed nationwide. They are now looking to distribute them internationally.

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A NEW GOAL Brady Wells passed away one month shy of his second birthday. Despite their grief, the couple continued their mission to help children with cancer. They established the non-profit Hugs for Brady Foundation a few months later. “When Brady succumbed to his cancer, his parents asked ‘How can we help?’” says Richard Drachtman, Clinical

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Pediatric

Hematology/

Oncology, at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, who was Brady’s primary doctor. “I told them it was getting harder to fund research for pediatric cancer, but the research showed promise. When I started taking care of kids with cancer in the 1980s I didn’t expect most patients to survive. Now, I do expect that.” Hugs for Brady focuses on funding pediatric cancer research at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Notably, it pledged $300,000 to support studies in state-of-the-art pediatric precision medicine, which allows doctors to personalize cancer treatments and constantly adjust their strategies by targeting genomic mutations in the cancer. “The research we funded has saved lives,” Sherrie says. “I’m doing virtual cartwheels.” It also pledged $500,000 to fund the Hugs for Brady Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Lab, directed by Peter Cole, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the Institute. As the state’s only dedicated pediatric cancer research laboratory, it seeks to develop treatments for pediatric cancer and reduce the toxicity of anticancer therapies. This funding is crucial since most financial support goes to research on adult cancers, which are more common. However, while scientific findings in adult cancer rarely help pediatric patients, research into pediatric cancer can inform the treatment of adult cancers. “For example, a lot of chemotherapy drugs cross adult and pediatric boundaries, and research on the side effects of chemotherapy is often pioneered in children and then applied to adults,” Dr. Cole says.

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Dr. Cole’s research seeks to make chemotherapy treatments better. “Most children get cured, but in the process of curing them, the side effects of the treatment can cause permanent organ dysfunction, so they still need to deal with the persistent effects for the rest of their lives,” he says. “We want to understand why chemotherapy side effects are more severe in some patients and how to lessen them.” Dr. Drachtman notes the significance of Hugs for Brady supporting local pediatric cancer research. “So often, money for pediatric cancer research goes out of state, but we have a tremendous research institution here. Most children in New Jersey who have a serious illness do not have to leave the state to be treated,” he says. In addition to the funding for research, Hugs for Brady also offers financial support to families who are faced with staggering medical bills. Much of this support assists families who are facing difficulties in paying their rent/mortgage, food, utilities and other day to day necessities. Today, Sherrie and Michael share their advocacy with their eight-year-old twin sons, Logan and Gavin. This holiday season consider gifting a donation to help children battling pediatric cancer. There are so many ways you can donate to ease the burden of this horrific disease. From financial gifts to help with medical bills, to gift cards for groceries and cleaning supplies, to toys, crafts and games to bring some joy into their Peter Cole, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

lives. In addition to contributing financially, Sherrie says people can help by registering to be a bone marrow donor and by donating blood and platelets, which is an ongoing need.

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ARTICLE TIFFANY SLOWINSKI PHOTOGRAPHY THE LODGE AT WOODLOCH

an extraordinary respite for mind, body and spirit

WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A ROMANTIC ESCAPE OR BONDING WITH THE GIRLS, THE LODGE AT WOODLOCH WON'T DISAPPOINT

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AMERICANS

WORK MORE THAN PEOPLE IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD.

We also take fewer vacations and work longer days. These factors combine to provide for a perfect stress storm. In the best of times taking care of my daughters and managing the magazine leaves me frazzled—being the Publisher of Bridgewater Lifestyle has been an amazing experience, but not without its fair share of stressors. Top it off with a pandemic that threw my entire life out of routine, and I was in desperate need of a break. I realized my friend, Marla Gaglione, a busy attorney with seven-year old triplets, was feeling equally depleted and we embarked on a mission to plan a relaxing yet fun weekend away.

After an amazing family vacation to Woodloch Resort a few years ago, I was interested in returning to try The Lodge at Woodloch. With all of the current limitations on travel, an adult-only spa resort less than two hours away from Bridgewater felt like the perfect choice. Nestled in the Pocono Mountains, The Lodge is one of the finest all-inclusive luxury destination spa resorts in the country. We are lucky it is so close to us! After getting our children off to school on a Friday morning in the fall, Marla and I embarked on our adventure. Not wanting to miss out on one of our included meals, upon arrival we headed straight to TREE Restaurant and Bar for lunch. Elevated amongst the treetops with glimpses of the glistening private lake, the restaurant offers a diverse menu that is anything but the ordinary spa cuisine. With a focus on starting with only the best ingredients, the chef hand selects naturally-raised meats, fish, and organic, locally grown vegetables. The level of serenity at The Lodge is unlike anything I have ever experienced before. When entering the restaurant I noticed a sign

Culinary Philosophy

stating that this was a cellphone free zone. My weekend at The Lodge was the perfect excuse to go on a digital detox. While I could feel my cellphone buzzing

in my pocket, I reminded myself that I wanted to soak in everything The Lodge had to offer, and that included being CONTINUED >

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present for the experience. While I will admit to checking my phone once back in my room at night, these were the longest stretches of time I’ve gone in years being “checked out.” After lunch, Marla and I headed to our first fitness class, TRX. The Lodge has so much to offer including complete spa programs, treatments, outdoor adventures, fitness activities, over 35 class options per day, swimming and more. To accommodate for social distancing and safety, Marla and I were asked to pre-select all of our classes and spa treatments prior to our arrival. This assured that no activity was overfilled. Since relaxing is not in my DNA, I wanted to be sure to make the most of my weekend away. TRX was just the beginning, over the next two days we participated in a boot camp, mountain biking, botanical hiking, Tenkara fishing, archery, water aerobics and water painting class. In the evenings we sat bundled up in Adirondak chairs by the lakeside fire pit while roasting marshmallows and listening to live music. Over

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our 2.5 day stay, I managed to log over 40,000 steps on my Apple Watch, which certainly helped to combat the nutritious yet indulgent meal choices I made—I’m

not going away for an incredible weekend like this to watch every calorie. While I’m not one to stop and sit for long, Marla had a different vision for this weekend away. She didn’t have to twist my arm too hard to get me to agree to schedule some downtime to get a massage. Upon entering the spa we were each given a personal locker to use for the duration of our stay with our own cozy robe and slippers. The Lodge is definitely a sanctuary for the senses. Whether relaxing in the co-ed Whisper Lounge, enjoying the Aqua Garden’s Hydromassage WaterWalls or activity pool with floor to ceiling windows surrounded by nature, even within 38

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Luxury Spa Facilit ie s & Services the spa area you can choose to be as active or relaxed as you wish. The spa offers a unique selection of expert body treatments, massages, facials, and salon services designed to create heightened levels of relaxation and well-being. I treated myself to the Deep-Tissue Massage. Feeling the beginning of a migraine coming on, Marla decided to splurge on the Healing Hemp Extract upgrade. With this massage, they integrate CBD oil into your treatment, which helps to support overall wellness while easing muscular tension, reducing inflammation, and calming the nervous system. In Marla’s case, it also helped to ward off her migraine and kept her feeling zen the rest of the day. By Sunday afternoon the reality hit us that it would soon be time to return to the real world. Before our departure, Marla and I decided to squeeze in one last trip to the outdoor horizon-edge whirlpool. While sitting in the steaming whirlpool overlooking the gorgeous backdrop we started planning our way back for another trip. Perhaps next time with our significant others or a larger group of friends? After an extraordinary weekend, I will leave you with this thought. This holiday season skip the chachkies and instead invest in the gift of time together. This extraordinary respite for mind, body and spirit along with the memories made will truly be the gift that keeps on giving. thelodgeatwoodloch.com

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