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IN HEALTH NEWS-- SPECIALIZED
PATIENTS NOW AVAILABLE IN
CONNECTICUT. NEWS 8
MEDICAL REPORTER JOCELYN
MAMINTA IS HERE TO TELL US
MORE ABOUT THE 'STAR' PROGRAM.
SONIA-DARREN - BRIDGEPORT
HOSPITAL IS THE FIRST IN THE
STATE TO SIGN UP FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM FOR CANCER REHAB.
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ARE NOW
ARMED WITH KNOWLEDGE -- AIMED
AT HELPING PATIENTS -- 'AFTER'
CANCER TREATMENT.
PATIENTS ARE STEPPING UP --
REGAINING THEIR STRENGTH -- AT
THIS BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL
REHABILITATION CLINIC IN
PHYSICAL THERAPY APPROACH --
HAS CANCER PATIENTS LIKE HEIDI
TAYLOR COMING IN FOR WEEKLY
SESSIONS. "HOW DOES IT
FEEL SINCE OUR LAST SESSION IF
YOU COULD COMPARE? BETTER."
HEIDI WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
UNDERGO A BILATERAL
MASTECTOMY. "IT'S
EXPERIENCING AT THAT TIME, ANY
DISCOMFORTS. IT COULD BE MY
ACHES AND PAINS ALL OVER MY
BODY JUST FROM CHEMOTHERAPY."
THE THERAPISTS HERE ARE THE
FIRST IN THE STATE TO BE
CANCER REHAB TRAINING PROGRAM.
THE STAR PROGRAM IS
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RECOVERING
CANCER PATIENTS. "WE HAVE
SO MUCH MORE KNOWLEDGE THAN WE
HAD BEFORE ABOUT CANCER
IMPLICATION THAT THOSE THINGS
HAVE ON THE PATIENTS WHO COME
TO SEE US." VIKKI WINKS IS
THE DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL
THERAPY AT BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL.
"BEFORE I WOULDN'T HAVE
BEEN SURE IF EXERCISE FOR
GOOD IDEA. NOW I KNOW JUST
HOW MUCH EXERCISE IS A GOOD
CANCER-RELATED FATIGUE OR
INFORMATION -- THAT IS
BEEN EXPERIENCING WHAT I FELT
WERE LIKE LINES IN MY ARMS
WHAT THEY WERE. AND I WAS
KINDA TOLD THEY COULD BE ONE
THERAPY, THROUGH VIKKI, SHE
INFORMED ME THAT ITS ACTUALLY
THAT'S BACKING UP IN MY ARMS."
NOW WITH MORE DOCTORS ON
KNOW IT WAS GOOD FOR THE
PATIENT OR POTENTIALLY FELT IT
MIGHT BE DETRIMENTAL FOR THE
MUCH."
PATIENTS LIKE HEIDI ARE
FEELING THE BENEFITS.
MUCH."
THE NEW STANDARD OF CARE AT
BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL WAS MADE
POSSIBLE THROUGH A PRIVATE
SANDIE TAUBIN STAR PROGRAM.