Wellness - Todays Woman

Softball is Her Go-To Stress Reliever

By Carrie VittitoeFayon Davis has been an avid softball player since she was a child. During her childhood, she was the victim of sexual abuse, and playing softball offered her a way to cope. Fayon says, “I had to keep a lot inside, but softball was my out. I’m just grateful that I didn’t explode through the years.”She says she was a tomboy who played with the local boys in the neighborhood, but she enjoyed the game so much that she went on to play softball on scholarship at Florida State. For six of her [...]

By April Allman|2016-10-29T08:30:00-04:00October 29, 2016|Mental Health|

3 Breast Cancer Treatment Options

By Amanda Beam Dr. Beth Riley, an oncologist and director of clinical operations at the University of Louisville’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center, talks about how breast cancer treatments work. Here are few things to know…SurgeryIn general, surgery remains a requisite for most women diagnosed with a breast malignancy. Alongside patient preference, tumor size, staging, and whether multiple areas of lesions exist influence the need and type of surgery required.“In 2016, if someone has stage 1 to stage 3 breast cancer, they must undergo surgery to be cured,” Riley says. “If they have stage 4 breast [...]

By April Allman|2016-10-28T08:30:00-04:00October 28, 2016|Breast Cancer|

“I’m My Own Health Advocate”

By Mary Ellen Bianco Rosemary DeLaney monitors her health and maintains a regular fitness regimen. Rosemary DeLaney, 62, is a certified Pilates instructor who has owned Pilates of Louisville since 2001. She is also an aesthetician at the Institute of Anti-Aging Medicine (IAAM). “I’ve always been an active person and take care of myself,” Rosemary says. “I learned that I have to be my own health advocate and to trust my doctor.”As a Pilates instructor Rosemary sees there is much more to staying healthy than just keeping fit. “The social part is where people make [...]

By April Allman|2016-10-26T08:30:00-04:00October 26, 2016|Health Battle|

Donna Wilcock is Working to Stop Alzheimer’s

By Marie Bradby Every day, Dr. Donna Wilcock and her team of researchers at the University of Kentucky (UK) move by milliliters toward the fundamental understanding of and treatment for one of the world’s most debilitating conditions — Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). It’s a progressive condition that destroys brain cells and eventually will wipe out the cognitive function of millions of people, leaving them unable to even dress or feed themselves.Donna is not daunted by trials and studies that have not worked. She is on a mission. She hopes her work and that of others will [...]

By April Allman|2016-10-14T08:30:00-04:00October 14, 2016|Survival Skills|

Best Bodies: Jess Marquardt

Jess Marquardt is executive director of CirqueLouis, and an instructor at Turners Circus. What Are These Places?“I love (CirqueLouis) because we are building on it every day. The center principle of CirqueLouis is compassion, and it’s so exciting to consider what it means to be a circus who cares, then act on it.” Besides planning programming and reaching out to the public, Jess performs and teaches fire workshops with this nonprofit — just a year-and-a-half old.“Turners Circus is where I started my circus adventure, so it holds a special place in my heart. It’s a [...]

By April Allman|2016-10-12T08:30:00-04:00October 12, 2016|Best Bodies|

Coping With Depression

By Carrie Vittitoe For some women, depression is profound sadness that pours into a waterfall of tears. For others, depression is rage that spews forth as a result of minor irritations. Depression may be the dull pressure of emptiness that makes being among friends and loved ones unbearable, or it can be bone-crushing fatigue that makes sitting up in bed a Herculean feat.Sarah Hayden, 43, has struggled with depression most of her life. She was diagnosed in high school, but it took years for her to receive treatment. She didn’t know she needed medication, but [...]

By April Allman|2016-10-09T08:30:00-04:00October 9, 2016|Health Battle|

Softball is Her Go-To Stress Reliever

3 Breast Cancer Treatment Options

“I’m My Own Health Advocate”

Donna Wilcock is Working to Stop Alzheimer’s

Best Bodies: Jess Marquardt

Coping With Depression

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