Dr. Jonathan L. Prenner joins Life Lessons to explain why it’s important to prioritize your vision.  Dr. Prenner will also discuss ways everyone can work with their eye doctor to help protect against vision loss caused by these retinal diseases.  Fact or Fiction:

Carrots can be good for your eyes – Fact.[1]Reading in the dark is bad for your vision – Fiction.[2]Wearing UV sunglasses in bright sunshine can help protect your eyes – Fact.[3]

When it comes to your vision, it may be difficult to separate fact from fiction. Like sitting too close to the television damages your eyes (also false).4 But there are things that can in fact harm your vision. One of them is diabetes, which can lead to a disease called Diabetic Macular Edema or DME. Another is the simple act of aging; after age 60, you have a greater likelihood of developing a disease called wet age-related macular degeneration or wet AMD.5

Common symptoms of wet AMD and DME include straight lines that appear wavy and blurry vision.5, 6 Wet AMD is often mistaken as signs of general vision loss due to aging, and DME can be overlooked due to many other diabetes-associated complications. The best course of action is to visit your eye doctor and have your eyes checked to understand about how you can help protect against vision loss.  

Dr. Jonathan L. Prenner will be available to explain why it’s important to prioritize your vision.  Dr. Prenner will also discuss ways everyone can work with their eye doctor to help protect against vision loss caused by these retinal diseases.

Gracefully Yours greeting cards present Mentoring Monday with Suzanne Reed from 4wordwomen.

A recognized marketing professional and Chief Marketing Officer

of the year finalist in 2013, Suzanne has more than 20 years of

experience in the financial services, professional services, and

payments industry.

Suzanne is a marketing strategist leaderwith a proven track record of

enhancingbrandequity,revenueandmarketshare.Shechampions

growth by using an integrated approach to marketing and sales that

producesprofitable results.Shehasbeenrecognizedinseveralroles for

her ability to identify strategies and opportunities to reach goals.

An innovative entrepreneur, Suzanne has created new lines of business,

new processes, ground breaking policies and procedures for profit as

well as not for profit organizations. Inquisitive from birth, she believes in

challenging herself and those around her and continually striving to be

better.

Suzanne’s career started in financial services with a large regional bank

in their management training program where she was exposed to the

credit and relationship world. Over her career, she has worked for many

widely known firms both in Nashville and nationally such as American

General Life and Accident (now AIG), Bankers Trust (now Deutsche

Bank), and former First American (now Regions). She has been exposed

to all sides of professional services through her career in managing

client service teams, providing internal consulting and building teams to

drive aggressive growth through mergers, acquisitions and organic client

acquisition.

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Relationships and intimacy challenges can be difficult topics to address openly for many people, even those who are comfortable in their own skin. For people who have a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), being comfortable in your own skin is not always a reality, and relationship struggles may get magnified.

Today, we discuss self-love, dating, emotional and physical intimacy, and more, especially for people with a chronic illness like RA. Joined by Ara Dikranian, MD, Rheumatologist, Cabrillo Center for Rheumatic Disease, we provide people with RA tools they need to help make smart, proactive decisions about their health.

Logan Levkoff, Ph.D., What are some of the challenges in finding love when someone has a chronic condition, like RA? When it comes to relationships and intimacy, what would you say is the most important thing for someone with a chronic condition to do or think about? How can people living with chronic diseases, like RA, communicate their needs to their partner?

Dr. Ara Dikranian What is rheumatoid arthritis? How many people in the U.S. have it? What impact does RA have on the lives of those who have been diagnosed with it? What about on their relationships? Can an open dialogue with their healthcare provider help someone living with RA with their personal relationships? Where can people go to learn more?

How to increase self-love and develop a positive body image when you have a chronic illnessHow to communicate your needs to your partner and make sure you are addressing theirsHow to initiate conversations with your healthcare provider when your sexual health needs aren’t being met

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Relationships and intimacy challenges can be difficult topics to address openly for many people, even those who are comfortable in their own skin. For people who have a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), being comfortable in your own skin is not always a reality, and relationship struggles may get magnified.

Today, we discuss self-love, dating, emotional and physical intimacy, and more, especially for people with a chronic illness like RA. Joined by Ara Dikranian, MD, Rheumatologist, Cabrillo Center for Rheumatic Disease, we provide people with RA tools they need to help make smart, proactive decisions about their health.

Logan Levkoff, Ph.D., What are some of the challenges in finding love when someone has a chronic condition, like RA? When it comes to relationships and intimacy, what would you say is the most important thing for someone with a chronic condition to do or think about? How can people living with chronic diseases, like RA, communicate their needs to their partner?

Dr. Ara Dikranian What is rheumatoid arthritis? How many people in the U.S. have it? What impact does RA have on the lives of those who have been diagnosed with it? What about on their relationships? Can an open dialogue with their healthcare provider help someone living with RA with their personal relationships? Where can people go to learn more?

How to increase self-love and develop a positive body image when you have a chronic illnessHow to communicate your needs to your partner and make sure you are addressing theirsHow to initiate conversations with your healthcare provider when your sexual health needs aren’t being met

Author and speaker Ginger Sanders has released her newest children's book, Fireflies: Sharing God's Light in the Time of Loss. The book is available from major online booksellers, including Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and Books A Million.

 

Fireflies, beautifully illustrated by Tracy Applewhite Broome, deals with talking with young children about the difficult subject of the death of a loved one.

"This book is based on a true story about God revealing death in a way that is easy enough for a child to understand," says Sanders. "I am so grateful to the family that allowed me to share, so others may find peace in a time of loss."

Sanders is no stranger to loss. As a chaplain with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, she has experienced more than her share of natural and man-made disasters. From devastating floods in Iowa to tornado ravaged towns in Alabama; from the scene of the horrific theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, to the unfathomable grief following the tragic school shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut,

What compelled you to embark on such an adventure?

2. Your book, He Goes Before Us, is a collection of stories that detail many of your

experiences with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team. I’m sure these represent only a

fraction of the situations you encountered. How did you choose which stories to tell?

3. In the midst of such incomprehensible suffering, what do you hope to accomplish? What

is the mission of the Rapid Response Team?

5. Tell me about your children’s book, Fireflies.

6. Discussing death is never easy. Do you have any hints for helping children who may have lost someone close?

Author and speaker Ginger Sanders has released her newest children's book, Fireflies: Sharing God's Light in the Time of Loss. The book is available from major online booksellers, including Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and Books A Million.

 

Fireflies, beautifully illustrated by Tracy Applewhite Broome, deals with talking with young children about the difficult subject of the death of a loved one.

"This book is based on a true story about God revealing death in a way that is easy enough for a child to understand," says Sanders. "I am so grateful to the family that allowed me to share, so others may find peace in a time of loss."

Sanders is no stranger to loss. As a chaplain with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, she has experienced more than her share of natural and man-made disasters. From devastating floods in Iowa to tornado ravaged towns in Alabama; from the scene of the horrific theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, to the unfathomable grief following the tragic school shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut,

What compelled you to embark on such an adventure?

2. Your book, He Goes Before Us, is a collection of stories that detail many of your

experiences with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team. I’m sure these represent only a

fraction of the situations you encountered. How did you choose which stories to tell?

3. In the midst of such incomprehensible suffering, what do you hope to accomplish? What

is the mission of the Rapid Response Team?

5. Tell me about your children’s book, Fireflies.

6. Discussing death is never easy. Do you have any hints for helping children who may have lost someone close?

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