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Welcome to the Winter 2008 Issue of Vim & Vigor
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, Inc

Contents
Winter 2008

Features
In Every Issue

2 Opening Thoughts

8 Foundation News & Events

56
SMHCS Updates

 


Vim and Vigor Fall 2008

Cover Story
Golf legend Tiger Woods knows a thing or two about joint surgery.
Page 12.

 

7 please welcome
Our board is changing. Take a few minutes to get to know our newest trustees.

10 eat your veggies
Go inside the kitchen with Missy Chase Laphine, author of The Sneaky Chef, to learn the cooking tricks that will get your kids to eat.


18 fresh beginnings
Undergoing cancer treatment can be liberating. Take it from this survivor.

22 decades of opportunity
Whether you're in your 20s or 70s, you need to care for your heart. Here's what this all-important muscle needs over time.

28 keeping score
What do you know about metabolic syndrome? Take our quiz to find out-and learn why awareness is so crucial.

30 your big give
These heartwarming stories of generosity and compassion will delight and inspire you.

36 roll up your sleeve
It's flu season. For many people, that means it's time for that lifesaving shot.

40 tidings of comfort and health
Making your list and checking it twice? Here are some fabulous fun gift ideas with a well-being bonus.

46 blueprint for safety
A look at how hospitals are protecting patients from check-in to check-out.

51 leave a legacy
When you make an estate gift, you're insuring quality healthcare for the generations to come. Learn how easy it is to leave your own legacy.

52 a real inspiration
Read how one Sarasota Memorial nurse is using her weight-loss-surgery success to help others achieve the same results.

55 uniquely you
Personalized cancer treatment may offer higher success rates for patients. Find out how you can be part of this exciting research.

   

 

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records.  If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request,
do not send electronic mail to this entity.  Instead, contact Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Public Relations Offices by phone or in writing:
1700 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida 34239 | 941-917-9000 or 800-764-8255.
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