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THIS IS KOCO 5 NEWS IN THE
MORNING WITH ERIELLE RESHEF,
ABIGAIL OGLE, AND METEOROLOGIST
BRAD SOWDER.
>> MY WHOLE LIFE I HAVE THOUGHT
EVEYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.
NOW I CAN SEE THAT MY CANCER
DOES HAVE A PURPOSE.
DIFFERENCE.
A TERMINAL ILLNESS.
SARAH VAFADAR BATTLING
PANCREATIC CANCER.
BUT INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE IS
HELPING HER FIND QUALITY OF LIFE
DESPITE THE DOWNFALLS OF HER
DISEASE.
NOW SHE'S TRYING TO MAKE SURE
OTHER PATIENTS CAN AFFORD THE
SHE'S TEAMED UP WITH DR. LARRY
BOOKMAN FOR A FUNDRAISER
DR. BOOKMAN JOINS US LIVE THIS
MORNING.
TO HEAR
ABOUT HER JOURNEY IN HER OWN
WORDS.
>> I HAD SURGERY AND HE
OPENS
THE UP AND FOUND CANCER
EVERYWHERE IN MY ABDOMEN.
HE SAID IT WAS ADVANCED
PATRIOTIC CANCER.
IT DIDN'T HIT ME RIGHT AWAY.
A FEW DAYS LATER IT STARTED TO
THE
DIAGNOSIS.
DIAGNOSIS.
BEST.
WHAT IS INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE?
DR. BOOKMAN: IT IS COMBINING
MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT IN A
HOLISTIC APPROACH.
IT I SCIENTIFIC-BASED AND
TREATING THE WHOLE PERSON AND
NOT JUST THE DISEASE.
ILL AND
COULD NOT EAT.
THE APPROACH THAT THEY HAVE
PROSPER.
BETTER.
HE QUALITY IS MUCH IMPROVED.
SHE COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY
BECAUSE OF SOME ILLNESS.
I THINK THAT SHE WOULD BE THE
FIRST TO PROMOTE IT.
THAT'S WHAT STARTED THE
WEEKEND.
WE DO KNOW THESE KIND OF
TREATMENTS CAN BE CAUSED
PROHIBITED FOR A LOT OF
PATIENTS.
SHE WANTS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR
OTHER OKLAHOMANS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FUNDRAISER.
I GET TO TAKE PART IN IT AS A
GUEST CHEF.
ABOUT.
DR. BOOKMAN: EVEN IN THE DARKEST
DAYS WITH SARAH'S ILLNESS, SHE
WANTED TO PAY I FORWARD, WHICH
IS THE TERM WE USE.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE IS NOT PAID
FOR BY INSURANCE.
THE INDIVIDUAL HAS TO PAY FOR
THEMSELVES.
MA PATIENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO
BENEFITS.
SHE WANTED TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE
TO OTHER PATIENTS, WHICH I THINK
YOU NEED TO GIVE HER TREMENDOUS
CREDIT IN HER ILLNESS THAT SHE
IS WORRIED ABOUT OTHER PATIENTS.
THE FOUNDATION HAD A FUNDRAISER
WITH THEIR GALA AND RAISED MONEY
FOR THE FUND.
AND NAMED IT AFTER HER.
WE ARE HAVING A DINNER AND WE
WILL BE THE GUEST CHEFS AT THE
METRO RESTAURANT BY. INVITATION
WE HAVE ALMOST 90 PEOPLE WHO
HAVE PAID TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEAL
THAT WE ARE GOING TO PREPARE.
IMPORTANT ASSISTANCE.
LET'S HEAR FRO SARAH.
WE KNOW THIS IS MADE AN
INCREDIBLE IMPACT ON HER LIFE.
HAS DONE FOR HER.
>> SHE GAVE ME SUCH HOPE FOR MY
FUTURE AND GAVE ME A SENSE OF
CONTROL AND EMPOWERED ME WITH
THINGS THAT I COULD DO TO MAKE
GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS.
>> REITERATE FOR US
TOUCH ON SOME SPECIFICS.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN, MIND, BODY
AND SOUL.
DIETARY ADVICE, SOMEONE TO GUIDE
YOU PSYCHOLOGICALLY.
DR. BOOKMAN: NUTRITION IS SO
IMPORTANT FOR ALL CANCER
PATIENTS.
IT MAY INCLUDE MASSAGE
THERAPY,
BIOFEEDBACK, PHYSICAL THERAPY,
THINGS THAT WILL HELP THE
QUALITY.
IT ALLOWS THE PATIENT TO FEEL
BETTER.
AND THE ADVOCATE IS REALLY,
BECOMES A BEST FRIEND, THE
PERSON THAT THEY CAN TALK TO,
CANCER.
YOU DO NOT WANT THE PATIENT TO
INTERNALIZE EVERYTHING.
PERSON TO HELP THEM THROUGH THE
TOUGH TIMES.
>> LOT OF US ARE FORTUNATE TO
HAVE LOVING FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
DISEASE ALONE.
TRYING TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE
NOT ALONE.
THE NURSES SENT CARETAKERS CAN
MAKE THEM FEEL A SENSE OF
NORMALCY.
WE DO KNOW THE EVENT IS ALMOST
SOLD OUT AT METRO.
THERE ARE WAYS FOR VIEWERS TO
IF WE CAN PUT THAT ON THE
SCREEN.
DONATE.
THIS ALL THEY PUT ONLINE.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
DONATING, IT IS A POSSIBILITY
AND WE DO THANK THE DOCTOR AND
WITH US.
I LOOK FORWARD TO COOKING WITH
HOPEFULLY MY COOKING SKILLS WILL