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fter surviving breast cancer, Angela Long wanted to give back to fellow survivors.

She just never imagined giving back would require a life jacket.

Long was diagnosed with late stage two breast cancer in 2004.

In her mid-30s, she was considered among its younger victims.

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Long says her disease consumed her life during her treatment, and afterward, part of her just wanted to move on with a life that didn’t revolve around cancer.

But the other part of her wanted to help others.

“Some of my doctors would say ‘I have a young patient. Would you mind talking to them?’” Long said. “I know it’s a hard thing for others to reach out. I wanted to at least offer myself up.”

The part of her that wanted to give back ultimately led her to a meeting for the International Dragon Boat Festival for breast cancer survivors, which was being hosted in 2014 in Sarasota.

The sport had become popular among the breast cancer community in 1996 after a Canadian doctor conducted a study to test if exercise could mitigate the occurrence of lymphedema in women who had undergone surgeries associated with breast cancer.

Lymphedema is a swelling of the arms and legs that is associated with cancer survivors due to the frequent removal of lymph nodes in the treatment process.

Popular medical advice at the time advised against strenuous upper body activity, which was believed to cause lymphedema.

Dr. Don McKenzie, whose interest then was sports medicine and exercise physiology, put 24 women in a boat and taught them to paddle. He found that the exercise did, indeed, help mitigate the onset of lymphedema, and the women involved in the experiment found that dragon boating could be a useful mechanism to raise awareness about the disease.

The women kept racing and the sport spread among breast cancer survivors worldwide.

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to compete in the International Dragon Boat festival.

The team, dubbed Survivors in Sync and affectionately called SIS, practiced in Tampa for the three months leading up to the festival. Of the 100 teams at the event, SIS finished in the top 50, despite team members limited time practicing with each other.

Shortly after, Nathan Benderson donated a boat to the team, making their new home in at Nathan Benderson Park.

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Team captain Angela Long steers the boat during a Survivors in Sync practice.

the meeting, several dragon boat teams already had started in Florida, but none in Sarasota.

“At the end of the meeting (the captain of the Miami team) said ‘Well, we would really like Sarasota to have a dragon boat team,’” Long said. “It seemed like everyone turned around and looked at

Above: Elyse Black sets the pace for Survivors in Sync during a Saturday practice.

Left: Dragon boating helps raise awareness of breast cancer.

me. I was the only Sarasota survivor in the room.”

She was hesitant at first. She had two kids. She was involved in other organizations. Did she really have the time to start a dragon boat team? What was dragon boating anyway? (It's a humanpowered boat traditional to the

Pearl River Delta region of China.)

“When I first got on the boat in the first couple minutes I was like, ‘This is crazy, what am I doing, this is so hard,”’ Long said.

But that feeling didn’t last long.

Long, along with about 15 other breast cancer survivors, committed to the sport and entered

In Florida, getting bit by anything is usually cause for alarm, but not for the Survivors in Sync.

Jacki Mori has been with the group for nearly two years. She’d never heard of dragon boating before she stumbled upon the International Dragon Boat festival in 2014 at Nathan Benderson Park. She was driving by with her sisters and decided to stop.

“I ended up spending the entire day there. I never left,” Mori said.

“I wasn’t sure it was a sport that I would even like, but, as they say, you get bit by the dragon, and I certainly got bit by the dragon.”

It’s a phrase that’s floated up and down the boat.

Each survivor has her own story to tell about when she got “bit” and how the sport has changed her. Even though breast cancer is what brought many of them to the dock, it’s not what has kept them in the boat.

“SIS is about sport and support. We are a dragon boat team.

There are other support groups.

Our focus is really on dragon boating.” Long said.“It's about people who want to leave cancer on the shore for the afternoon and paddle, and they in turn become athletes.”

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From left to right: In the Pink consultant Rachel Armstrong fits Becky Miller, 77, with a cap and wig.

Miller is in remission from breast cancer and is now battling stage four colon cancer.

magical,” she said.

The program helps clients feel good about their appearance.

Each person who attends the free class receives a makeup kit valued between $250 and $300 and instruction from volunteers.

The class shows those who attend how to apply makeup because their skin tones change.

Part of the program involves trying on turbans and scarves. The class offers complimentary wigs and has products for those who have gone through a mastectomy.

“These are all newly diagnosed patients who are on chemo or radiation,” Hayes said. “They come in lackadaisical and feeling defeated, but the program helps in a lot of ways.”

Those fighting cancer who would like to look good and feel better also have other alternatives, such as In the Pink boutique at 1727 Fruitville Road in Sarasota.

Rachel Armstrong said In the Pink is one of a few mastectomy boutiques from Fort Myers to

Tampa. She said the cost of products, from prosthetics to bras and other clothing, to wigs and hair products, are usually covered by medical insurance.

“We see them through stages,” Armstrong said of her clients.

“They come in overwhelmed.”

Most clients hear about the boutique from their doctors.

“When I help a client, I think the hardest part for them definitely is losing hair,” Armstrong said. “But it is harder for them to just let their hair fall out than to take control. We have head shaving parties, either after hours or any time of the day. They choose their music.

“I did a head shaving to Justin Bieber the other day.”

Armstrong said the key is that In the Pink knows how to treat each client with empathy and how to be patient through the process.

“A lot of them are terrified,” Armstrong said. “We consult with them because they have no

idea what this entails. We know they are going to be emotional through the entire process.”

Armstrong said the boutique offers “styling for success” hair care and focuses primarily on mastectomy services and clothing, such as bras and swimwear.

Those who come through the doors also find a lot of wigs.

Although Armstrong said the majority of their clients are over 55, they help patients of all ages.

“This is not about sales,” said Armstrong, who quit a lucrative career to work in the boutique. It’s about spreading the word.

“Some women slip through the cracks,” she said.

Paula Morris was one of those who almost went unnoticed.

“As many things go, In the Pink and I had been moving in separate universes,” she said. “As a yoga therapist, I had trained to sooth people going through chronic illnesses to manage their symptoms and recover quality of life and greater health. As a nonprofit

boutique of offerings for women living with cancer, In the Pink existed for that same mission.”

In February, Morris was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had three surgeries in six months, including a double mastectomy and lymph node removal.

Although yoga helps with her lymph gland function, she was referred to In the Pink for a compression sleeve.

As Armstrong measured Morris for different styles of sleeves, she discovered her personal story.

Although In the Pink offered free yoga classes, the instructor had just moved on. The two planned a new series of yoga classes taught

by Morris that began Oct. 5.

“As a woman surviving cancer who is also self-supporting, self-employed and significantly set back by an inability to work much this past year, I found that in a mysterious, synergistic way, people who truly help people heal and recover come together,” Morris said.

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LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER Offered by: The American Cancer Society Where: 2970 University Parkway, Sarasota When: 2 p.m., first Monday of each month Program Manager: Beth Hayes, American Cancer Society, 239-936-1113, Ext. 3909 About the Program: The program was founded in 1989 by the Personal Care Products Council (at the time called the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association) a charitable organization supported by the cosmetic industry. It was launched in cooperation with the American Cancer Society and the Professional Beauty Association. All cosmetology volunteers who are part of the program attend a fourhour certification class.

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IN THE PINK What: A boutique for women living with cancer Service: Helps those going through cancer treatment and recovery with services that run from prosthetics to bras and other clothing, to wigs and hair products, most eligible for coverage under medical insurance.

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“Truly for modern diseases, inflammation is the common link that ties pretty much every disease together,” said Nalluri, a cardiologist at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. “Even if you think of some certain autoimmune conditions, inflammation is still the pathway. For example, a person didn’t do anything to develop rheumatoid arthritis, but how they live their life will have a dramatic impact on the expression.

For heart disease, how you live is going to be fundamental.”

Inflammation is the body’s response to fight illness or infection. But if the condition becomes chronic, the body begins to damage itself through the buildup of plaque in the blood vessels, or other conditions.

As it relates to cancer, the more chronic the inflammation, the greater the chances that a cell divides incorrectly and a cancer cell forms and multiplies.

Dr. Miguel Pelayo, of Florida Cancer Specialist’s Lakewood Ranch office, said recent studies of breast cancer patients shows that if they can keep their body mass index under 25, they are 17% less likely to have a recurrence of cancer. Obesity is considered a BMI of more than 30.

Additionally, colon cancer is prevalent in the United States, while gastric cancer is more prevalent in Asia, where individuals consume more smoked foods with additional nitrates and other

nutrients. Pelayo said that speaks to the importance of a person’s diet as it relates to cancer and overall health.

“Diet really is becoming more and more a topic of conversation,” he said.

So what can you do to fight inflammation?

Nalluri, the cardiologist, points to studies by Dr. Dean Ornish,

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“What you eat is fundamental,” Nalluri said.

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Corista Williams, clinical nutrition manager at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, agreed.

“Dietary fiber helps to keep the heart and gastrointestinal system healthy,” she said. “The highquality nutrition found in these particular foods can help maintain adequate levels of vitamins and minerals that are associated with a healthy immune system.”

Williams recommends limiting red meat to once a week. And, when you do eat meat, try fish like salmon and tuna, which are high in omega-3 fatty acids.

Nalluri said some data even shows that meat, particularly red meat, can promote the buildup of plaque in the blood vessels.

“Limit saturated fats, such as fried food, chips, cakes,cookies, pie. They can actually increase inflammation in the body,” Williams said.

Step two is exercise.

“You don’t have to be that person who runs the marathon,” Nalluri said. “Low to moderate exercise gives you that antiinflammatory benefit.”

Stress reduction also is important, and often is a byproduct of exercise. Studies show exercise can be as effective as one antidepressant for treating moderate to mild depression.

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Check yourself: Self-checks are proactive steps to health How to spot symptoms and changes in your body that could be linked to cancer.

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Something as ordinary as a shower helped to potentially save the life of Sarasota resident Dana Zizak.

It was while showering that Zizak discovered a lump in her breast through a self-check.

Suspicious it could be cancerous, she consulted her physician. Following an ultrasound in March, Zizak was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.

Although Zizak had a mammogram prior to the diagnosis, the X-ray didn’t reveal the cancerous lump until she requested an ultrasound.

“Self checks are so important as well as knowing how dense your breasts are,” Zizak's sister, Christy Cohen, said. “Although you could feel the lump the mammogram didn't detect it but the ultrasound did.”

Zizak’s proactive approach to monitoring her health led Cohen to request an ultrasound as well.

“I have two, noncancerous cysts, that were detected during an ultrasound but not on the mammogram,” Cohen said.

“However, they are monitoring them because of my sister’s history.”

The United States Preventive Services Task Force suggests women 50 to 74 are at average risk for breast cancer and should

get a mammogram every two years. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 11% of all new cases of breast cancer in the U.S. are found in women younger than 45.

For a woman younger than 50, it is recommended the decision be left up to the individual and her physician to determine when to start mammograms.

Zizak completed her chemotherapy and radiation in August, but she will continue on a less strenuous treatment plan for the next five years. She attributes the effectiveness of her treatment to the early signs she noticed in her self-exam.

Dr. David Koehler, medical oncologist and hematologist at Florida Cancer Specialists, said cancers that can be screened are breast cancer, lung cancer for people with smoking history, prostate and cervical cancer.

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Some cancers can be found through self examination before being confirmed by a medical professional.

“Mammograms don’t pick up 100%, they pick up about 95-99%,” Koehler said. “It’s as equally important to say that you’ve felt something on your breast.”

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Bounce back quickly from surgery These techniques help bodies balance, hydrate, align and energize.

KATIE JOHNS STAFF WRITER

Life post-surgery is more of a journey than most expect.

Soreness, stiffness and overall discomfort are some of the most common downsides. But with some techniques, those sore spots and discomfort can recover more quickly.

The MELT Method, qi gong and tai chi are different techniques that can help a body prevent, prepare or recover from surgery.

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This method works to create better hydration, alignment and communication through the body’s connective tissue.

After surgery, bodies go through the process of scarring, which causes surrounding tissue to stiffen and dehydrate. When the connective tissue is dehydrated and stiff, the timing in the muscles isn’t right.

That causes our body to overcompensate, which can lead to injury, said Shannon Willits, who is certified through advanced levels of STOTT Pilates.

“So, let’s say someone has been compensating a long time, and they’ve had the surgery, so by creating better connective tissue and hydration we can then work on the underlying issue of the

neuromuscular timing because at the end of the day that’s what it’s all about,” Willits said.

MELT’s major focuses are the four R’s: reconnect, rebalance, rehydrate and release. The four goals help hydrate the connective tissue system, which supports, protects and stabilizes the body. When the connective tissues is dehydrated, chronic pain becomes an issue.

A major benefit of the MELT method is that its techniques work indirectly, meaning you don’t actually have to work on the problem spot. MELT works to sleuth out the cause of the pain, Willits said.

Think of the body as a house.

“Your feet would be your foundation,” she said. If you’re foundation is not level, your house will fall down.”

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The system of traditional Chinese medicine is based on the idea that a body is healthiest when it has abundant and flowing energy.

Qi gong is an ancient practice that believes health, vitality and longevity can be improved in simple ways, instructor Nancy Saum said. Qi gong integrates physical posture and breathing techniques with the intention of opening energy blockages in the body.

It uses the same meridian system as acupuncture, but without all those needles.

It’s "one where we move in a relaxed body, and we breathe, and we have a focused attention to what we’re doing, and the ben-

efit and the bottom line for all that is it allows us to enter into a state of relaxation," Saum said.

“It improves [your] mood and your ability to sleep,” she said. “It improves digestion, so if you’re absorbing nutrients better, you’re going to heal better.”

“Qi gong is easy to learn, immediately relaxing, even in the first class, and it’s not stressful at all,” Saum said.

TAI CHI

Tai chi is a little more complicated than qi gong, but based on the same idea. It can help improve balance and prevents falls.

Tai chi focuses on the upper half of the body moving differently than the lower half of the body. Since that can be difficult for some, Saum said one of her teachers created tai chi easy, which teaches upper body movements and walking separately before merging them.

It has different styles that have 100 different forms, which can cause stress. But the movements are gentle and rarely have negative effects.

“You get the benefit without the downside of the wearing down that happens with things like jogging,” Saum said.

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PI CTURE O F HE ALTH WITH PEARL WALD

Plans change on the road to recovery Sarasota’s Pearl Wald, three time lung cancer survivor, talks about what she’s done during her recovery to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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Neighborhood: West Clark Road, Sarasota Diet: Pearl has a simple diet. She eats a lot of salad, chicken, beans, fish and vegetables. Occasionally she’ll eat her favorite — pistachio ice cream — but only when she’s treating herself.

Exercise routine: On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she attends exercise class and a support group at Jewish Family and Children’s Services. On Wednesdays, she does qi gong and meditation.

ing Hope closed in 2015, Jewish Family and Children’s Services took over.

“When the old cancer support center shut down, I was almost crying. I thought to myself ‘Where am I going to go? What am I going to do?’” Wald said.

“Then I found this place — well, they found us — and it’s been another life saver.”

JFCS offers various classes in its cancer support program, and Wald participates in many. It’s a community she said she could have never imagined would be so elemental to her health.

“It makes you feel good — the exercise makes you feel good, my

body and my mind, and the people that are there make you feel good more than anything,” Wald said. “I realize, coming here, that I don’t have to be such a big shot — if you feel tired, there’s a chair and you can sit down. I enjoy every minute of it.”

Wald attends the exercise class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and then goes to her support group.

On Wednesdays, she goes to an exercise class that focuses on motion and mental health. Then it’s off to meditation class.

She speaks highly of all the instructors and they speak highly of Wald.

“Pearl is one of our most dedicated participants in many aspects of this program,” said Mariann Vento, 65. “She’s in as many classes as her schedule allows her — to maintain her physical (and) mental wellness.”

Vento said while the classes aid in physical wellness, it’s the community and support that is fundamental to recovery.

“The social aspect of these classes is the most strengthening for these people who are in such a fragile situation,” Vento said.

“Physically, the medication these ladies are taking causes joint inflammation, so my class helps keep their range of motion softer and gentler, and it physically keeps them moving while also taking their mind off things.

Every part of your body gets worked during this class.”

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“I always thought I could take care of myself, but in this situation, you really can’t,” Wald said.

“I found that I needed the support group. I needed the people.”

Wald, a 36-year resident of Sarasota, has been diagnosed with lung cancer three times — once in 1998, then six years later in 2004, and once again in 2010.

It wasn’t until the passing of her husband, Murray Wald, 13 years ago that she sought support.

“I never did exercise or go to support groups because I had him,” Wald said. “Once I started going to the exercise classes, it made me realize that I wasn’t the only one walking around with the burden of cancer — you realize you’re not alone in this, and there are things you can do to help. It makes you grow up.”

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