{"id":5329,"date":"2011-07-23T03:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-07-23T03:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"[caption id=\"attachment_8427\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"700\"]<img class=\"wp-image-8427 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Sierra_Haistin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"729\" \/> <strong>Sierra Garz"},"modified":"2016-04-03T21:35:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-03T21:35:40","slug":"one-day-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/one-day-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"One day at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8427\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Sierra_Haistin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Sierra_Haistin.jpg 700w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Sierra_Haistin-144x150.jpg 144w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Sierra_Haistin-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Sierra Garza enjoys a quiet moment with her 22 -month-old son, Haistin Sky, as he wakes up after his leukemia treatment at the CTRC.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span class=\"head\">CTRC lifts spirits, nurtures patients<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"txt\">It\u2019s 8 a.m., and the phone is quiet for now. Mary Jackson burrows into the annual &#8220;Surviving &amp; Thriving&#8221; conference for cancer survivors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>She handles typical conference details: booking a site, planning activities and choosing speakers. But her job does not end there: She must anticipate the needs of patients with a range of cancers at various stages of illness and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some people who come to the conference are pretty sick,&#8221; said Jackson, director of Patient &amp; Family Services at the UT Health Science Center\u2019s Cancer Therapy &amp; Research Center. &#8220;So there are a lot of little details you have to think about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That is what Patient &amp; Family Services is all about: helping cancer patients and caregivers with nonmedical aspects of illness, whether by offering practical guidance or boosting spirits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are so many things that go on in a cancer patient\u2019s life, and every cancer patient is unique,&#8221; Jackson said. &#8220;Patient &amp; Family Services helps them get through all those complications and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Surviving &amp; Thriving&#8221; illustrates the office\u2019s vital, and intensely personal, mission &#8211; cultivating strong bonds of mutual support among patients. Because that support is so important, Jackson seeks out funds to cover those who cannot afford to attend: &#8220;I try to take everybody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Personal touch<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Outside Jackson\u2019s door, things are getting busy.<\/p>\n<p>Upstairs in Radiation Oncology, 22-month-old Haistin Sky Garza wakes up after a leukemia treatment. It\u2019s 8:30 a.m. His mother, Sierra, sits beside him with a clipboard, listing his favorite things. Lupita Martinez, the Patient &amp; Family Services social worker, will send the list to the nonprofit Songs of Love Foundation, which creates personalized songs for seriously ill children.<\/p>\n<p>The toddler opens his eyes and looks around in confusion. His mother enfolds him in her arms and returns to her list, which makes her laugh.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He likes R&amp;B \u2014 he does the fist pump,&#8221; Garza said, mimicking the boy, who watched her with a smile spreading over his face.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Write that down!&#8221; Martinez said.<\/p>\n<p>In the Patient &amp; Family Services office, phone calls are coming faster. Secretary Irma Contreras routes calls to the appropriate section: transportation services, nutrition, counseling, food pantry or social services. She may schedule an appointment with psychotherapist Tyler Burnett or ask Martinez to straighten out a Medicaid problem.<span class=\"txt\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8429\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8429 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/PFS-driver-George-patient-Herminia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/PFS-driver-George-patient-Herminia.jpg 550w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/PFS-driver-George-patient-Herminia-136x150.jpg 136w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/PFS-driver-George-patient-Herminia-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Patient Herminia Cervantes gets curbside service from CTRC driver George Longoria.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"txt\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Logging miles, delivering hope<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Outside the building at 9 a.m., George Longoria starts the CTRC\u2019s 1999 Ford Escort, going to pick up a patient who cannot drive to radiation treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The odometer reads 116,996 &#8211; and has turned over once already. The other vehicle, a van, has more than 400,000 miles. The two drivers, who also help with deliveries and valet parking, logged 80,000 last year. All those miles put them in close touch with patients.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You get attached to them,&#8221; Longoria said. &#8220;I treat my patients just like my parents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Herminia Cervantes is ready when Longoria reaches her house. She is receiving six weeks of daily radiation for a brain tumor, and the mid-morning trips are difficult for her family.<\/p>\n<p>When family members do accompany a patient to the CTRC, they find resources for themselves as well, including counseling, massage and art therapy.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8430\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8430 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Romana-beads.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Romana-beads.jpg 550w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Romana-beads-139x150.jpg 139w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Romana-beads-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Romana Gutierrez channels nervous energy into making a pink beaded bracelet as she waits for her brother, Reynaldo Alvarado, to receive chemotherapy treatment.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"txt\"><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Art of healing<\/span> <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the chemotherapy room, Romana Gutierrez channels nervous energy into making a pink beaded bracelet as she waits for her brother, Reynaldo Alvarado, to receive treatment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s tranquil. I\u2019m nervous. I need something to do,&#8221; Gutierrez said. &#8220;When I do this, I don\u2019t think about anything else but putting the beads on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Artist-in-residence Katherine Brown visits the CTRC twice a week, armed with supplies for everything from beading to watercolor. She is funded through a one-year grant from the LIVESTRONG Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When people focus on the art, they\u2019re not focused on their own pain,&#8221; Brown said. &#8220;It takes their mind off of being ill and puts them in a more positive mood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brown understands how wearying the fight against cancer can be: She was treated at the CTRC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I was diagnosed with a brain tumor, my children were just petrified. I remember my son telling me, &#8220;Mom, I\u2019ll give you my money to help you,\u2019&#8221; Brown said. &#8220;I said, \u2018Honey, I don\u2019t need your money. Just draw me something.\u2019 He picked a sculpture to draw that I treasure. And it helped him to go to his own zone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Curative cooking<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Patients and caregivers wrestle with changing dietary requirements: Chemotherapy patients may struggle with nausea, or an esophageal cancer patient may be limited to a liquid diet. Patient &amp; Family Services registered dietitian Jenny Guerra meets one-on-one to discuss individual needs and holds free group demonstrations focused on healthy, simple cooking for the family.<\/p>\n<p>Said Guerra: &#8220;Sometimes, when people come in, they have no idea what their options are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Comfort over a cure<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Lupita Martinez, the social worker, prepares to meet with a patient and family about hospice. Doctors call her if they have done everything possible to heal a patient and it\u2019s time to focus on comfort over a cure.<\/p>\n<p>First, doctors walk through possible treatments and explain that there is nothing else to do. Then Martinez discusses options with the patient and family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We tell them about comfort measures we can offer at home,&#8221; said Martinez, who worked in hospice before coming to the CTRC. &#8220;We let them know they\u2019re not going to be alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She does not hesitate to reach out to families during challenging times: &#8220;This is something we can do to help. You just have to remember going in, we have done this before &#8211; but this is the first time they\u2019re hearing it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For information about Patient &amp; Family Services, call 210-450-5570.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CTRC lifts spirits, nurtures patients It\u2019s 8 a.m., and the phone is quiet for now. 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