Vol. 24 - No. 16
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THE BERKELEY
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Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Bayville, Berkeley, Beachwood, Pine Beach, Ocean Gate and South Toms River | September 22, 2018
Allison Brutka Is (In Her Words) A “Magical Cancer Unicorn”
Community News! Pages 10-11.
Letters Page 8.
Government Page 9.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
Tech Roundup: Ways To Maximize Your Hearing
Page 18.
Dear Pharmacist 6 Ways To Protect Your Eyesight
Page 19.
Inside The Law Page 21.
Business Directory
By Jennifer Peacock BRICK – Allison Brutka’s singular focus has been her education. Last May, she completed her bachelor’s degree in social work, and this past May, earned her master’s degree. –Photo by Jennifer Peacock She’s waiting on the state to process Allison Brutka on a recent visit to Ocean Medical Center. her license, but she’s not counting the time. Yes, actually, she is. Three months and counting. “I am interested in working with veterans with PTSD and other victims of trauma. I’m a very trauma-focused social worker,” Brutka said. The Brick Township native, 41, has lived in Lanoka Harbor since 2014 with her mother and cat, Agent Phil Coulson. Marvel fans know that the character (not Brutka’s cat) was killed by Loki but was then saved by Nick Fury’s efforts. But Brutka knew it wasn’t her course load or fascination with trauma that was making her feel…off. Her overall health, aside from life’s –Photo by Jennifer Peacock usual bumps and scrapes and bruises, Nurse Oncologist Cheryl Cappetta at Ocean Medical Center after has been fine. She was going to the gym, eating meeting up again with Allison Brutka.
very healthy, but not losing a n y weight. She faithfully logged her food intake and workouts and measurements. She had been going to her primary care physician, complaining that the scale wasn’t moving downward, and was instead gaining weight, especially around her abdomen. That doctor sent Brutka for bloodwork, which always came back within normal ranges. “You must be eating something you’re not putting down, because it’s not about a woman realizing something is wrong with her body. It’s a fat person trying to hide that they’re eating cake is what I got from him,” Brutka recalled. “You’re just not telling me that you’re eating something bad. And that was not the case.” This went on for about six months. Her physician finally decided to send her to a gynecologist. “I’ll never forget the last day I saw him before my diagnosis. He didn’t want to look at any of my logs. He (Brutka - See Page 15)
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Classifieds Page 23.
Wolfgang Puck Page 31.
Horoscope Page 31.
School Not Source Of Legionnaires’, Testing Confirms
By Jennifer Peacock BERKELEY – Central Regional Middle School is not the source of an employee’s contracting of Legionnaires’ disease. As a precaution, the school was tested - and showed no Legionnaires’ - and its main office sterilized, district Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides said. (Testing - See Page 4)
Little Leagues Honored
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Four Little League teams won top spots in their divisions and were honored by the governing body during a recent Township Council meeting. “This is really a sports town,” said John Bentivigna, president of the Berkeley Little League. “Investing in youth sports –Photo by Chris Lundy leads to high school teams with real Members and coaches of the Berkeley Little competition.” League were honored at a recent Township He thanked the parents and coaching Council meeting by the Berkeley governing body. (Leagues - See Page 4)
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