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The City-County Observer “Outstanding Community Services Award” Winners for 2019.

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The City-County Observer  “Outstanding Community Services Award” Winners For 2019.

MARGARET KOCH 

Margaret is a very personable person that is involved in every aspect of our community.

She was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and has her parents to thank for teaching her the importance of stewardship and working to make the world a better place.  She moved to Evansville in the spring of 2000 and worked as a registered nurse for Visiting Nurse Plus, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital and most recently Deaconess Hospital.  She and her husband, Kevin, have two wonderful and busy daughters who are 11 and 9 years old.  They both attend St. Bens Catholic school. 

Due to the needs of her family, Margaret made the decision in 2013, to become a full-time house spouse and community volunteer.

She is a Junior League of Evansville Sustainer, and it was with this amazing organization that she began honing her fundraising skills while working on several money-generating committees.  Since completing her seven-year stint with the Junior League, she has served on the boards of Ark Crisis Child Care Center and the Reitz Home Museum.  With both of these boards, she cultivated relationships within our community working to build partnerships with these wonderful organizations and our many individuals and corporate champions.

Presently she serves on the stewardship committee and pastoral council at St. Ben’s Cathedral, and helps raise money for the Summer Social and Holiday Luncheon.  She also is very involved with St. Ben’s School Mardi Gras committee where she focuses on raising sponsorship dollars that go toward the ongoing upkeep of this outstanding school along with updating technology and educational tools.

She also is a member of the Evansville Museum board, where she helps with the annual gala and serves on the art committee.  She has been a member of the Vanderburgh Community Foundation Alliance Women’s Fund for the past two years and more recently joined 100+ Women Who Care.  She feels privileged to be a part of both of these groups of strong, giving women.

Her passions for animals, conservation, and FUN have been fulfilled with her role as a board member of the Evansville Zoological Society, which is the non-profit arm of Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden.  She perhaps a little too enthusiastically participated in a feasibility study and was subsequently asked to chair our zoo’s first-ever capital campaign in 2014.  She is so pleased with the outcome of the campaign so far when she and family enjoy the Engelbrecht Carousel and walk among the spectacular parakeets in the Evansville Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Budgie Walkabout.  She invites you to visit the zoo and see these spectacular additions, thanks to the generosity of so many individual and corporate donors.

Margaret thrives on helping others and strives to make the world a better place.  She is so proud of the progress happening throughout Evansville and feels honored to be a part of it.

Honorable Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Mary Margaret “Maggie” Lloyd

Judge Lloyd is very well respected. In 2000, Judge Lloyd was elected the first female judge in Vanderburgh County.

Judge Mary Margaret “Maggie” Lloyd was born in Evansville, Indiana and graduated from the McKinney School of Law in 1991.  After serving as a law clerk for then Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard of the Indiana Supreme Court, Judge Lloyd returned to Evansville to practice law in her hometown.  Her first position was as a law clerk for then Vanderburgh Circuit Court Judge, Richard L. Young.  Following her clerkship, she served nine (9) years as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office litigating hundreds of felony cases.  In 2000, Judge Lloyd was elected the first female judge in Vanderburgh County.  Currently, Judge Lloyd has jurisdiction over Family Law matters and civil cases, and since 2001, has been the Supervising Judge of the Domestic Relations/Family Court for Superior Court.   In 2012, she was elected by her fellow judges to serve as Chief Judge of the Vanderburgh Superior Court.

During her nineteen (19) years of service as a judicial officer, Judge Lloyd was instrumental in the creation of the Vanderburgh County Family Court Project which assists divorcing parties without means to hire an attorney to resolve their cases, themselves.  She has served on the Domestic Relations Committee of the Judicial Conference of Indiana which created a Domestic Relations Bench Book to be used by all judicial officers throughout the State and helped update the Child Support Guidelines.  Judge Lloyd served as an At-Large Member of the Board of Managers of the Indiana Judges Association, and further serves or served as the Superior Court judicial representative to the Southwestern Indiana Mental Health Center, Inc. Board, the Evansville Bar Association Board of Directors, the Vanderburgh County Community Corrections Board, and the Evansville/Vanderburgh County Commission on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault.  Presently, Judge Lloyd has been appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court to serve on the Protection Order Committee and has been selected along with two (2) other Courts in the State to initiate a Pilot Project for the electronic filing of Protective Orders for the State of Indiana.

In 2017, Judge Lloyd led a collaborative effort which culminated in Vanderburgh County Superior Court being awarded $546,344.00 through a Justice for Families Grant from the Office on Violence against Women.  These funds have been used to supply free supervised visits and exchanges at the Parenting Time Center to benefit children affected by domestic violence, and to create a Protective Order Assistance Office which assists victims of domestic violence or sexual assault in seeking protective orders and teaches these parties about their available community resources.  The Grant further provides a free Guardian ad Litem to represent children in paternity and divorce cases where domestic violence has occurred between the parties, there parents.

CHRISTINE H. KECK  

With the February 2019 acquisition of Vectren Corporation by CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Christine leads Federal advocacy and policy engagement for CNP, enterprise-wide, covering the regulated gas and electric utility operations which now encompass 8 states as well as the company’s non- regulated subsidiaries which have a nation-wide footprint.  With the Vectren acquisition, CNP is now the 2nd largest natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 7 million metered customers.

This builds upon Christine’s efforts since 2008 leading public policy, strategy and external engagement initiatives for Vectren and its subsidiaries, advancing public policy critical to addressing and improving our Nation’s pipeline infrastructure, the nexus between domestic energy production and independence with defense and national security, energy efficiency, regulatory regimes and tax policies.

In 2015 Christine was recognized with the national “Energy Champion” award by the Energy Services Coalition, in recognition of her efforts to advance the use of performance-based contracting and for her efforts in successfully securing a 3-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy.

Christine is active in energy industry associations, including the American Gas Association, the Edison Electric Institute,  the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition,  the National Association of Energy Services Companies and the Energy Services Coalition, for which she is the past board president.

Prior to joining the company in 2008, Keck served as Senior Vice President, Southern Region Corporate Lending Executive for Evansville, Indiana based Old National Bank. Christine began her career with Old National as part of the Bank’s Management Training program, and worked in a variety of capacities, primarily in the Commercial and Corporate Lending groups.

In October of 2018, Christine was elected as Chairman of the Southwest Indiana Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, serving in this capacity to October 2020. In July 2019 Christine became the Chairman of the St. Vincent Hospital Foundation Board of Directors.

In recognition of her community service and leadership, Christine was recently awarded the Sara B. Davies Award by Leadership Evansville. She has also been a finalist for the Athena award in 2018, 2014 and 2012.

EDUCATION

Christine attended McGill University in Montreal, Canada and graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She has received several professional certifications including the prestigious designation of “CRC”, Credit Risk Certified, by the Risk Management Association, a national organization dedicated to the use of sound credit and lending practices in the financial services industry.

LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS

  1. Chairman, SW Indiana Chamber of Commerce of Board
  2. Trustee, University of Southern Indiana
  3. Chairman St Vincent’s Hospital (Ascension Health) Foundation Board
  4. Board Member, University of Evansville Schroeder School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board

  5. EPD SERGEANT JASON CULLUM 

    Jason Cullum is an extremely likable person and is involved in every aspect of our community.

    In 2013, Sgt. Cullum founded Cops Connecting with Kids. To date, this unique partnership between law enforcement, schools, and the community has provided all-expenses-paid trips to Walt Disney World for 166 underserved kids from Evansville.

    Sgt. Jason Cullum is a 20 year veteran of the Evansville Indiana Police Department. He has served in many assignments that include co-founding the first-ever EPD Bike Patrol Unit, SWAT team member, Filed Training Officer. He also served as the Crime Prevention Unit supervisor for 3 years.

    He is currently assigned as the agency’s Public Information Officer and also coordinates the department’s Speaker’s Bureau program.

    Sgt. Cullum is an Evansville native and returned home to serve his community after a 4-year enlistment in the United States Air Force, where he served as a Military Working Dog handler and a Korean National Police Liaison.

    In 2016, Sgt Cullum also served as a Fellow for the Office of Community Policing (COPS office) in Washington D.C. where he served as a subject matter expert for community policing development and law enforcement social media.

    STEVE HAMMER 

    He is a  Principal Partner of the Ohio Valley Properties, LLC-Evansville, Indiana, also a  Principal Partner with Roca Bar North, LLC-Evansville, Indiana and is the  Evansville Region Representative the United States, Senator Mike Braun

    He has a BBA-Management degree from the University of Kentucky-Lexington, Kentucky and is a graduate of Central High School-Evansville, Indiana.

    Mr. Hammer Community Involvement:

    Was a Community Emcee at various events & organizations including St. Ben’s Mardi Gras Gala, Multiple Sclerosis Gala, YWCA Legacy of Style and Wesselman Woods Wandering Owl.

    Former Candidate for Vanderburgh County Commissioner, District 2 in 2018.

    Weekly Volunteer at St. Anthony’s soup kitchen since 2017.

    Chef at A Hundred Men Who Cook annual charity event since 2014.

    Basketball Coach for St. Ben’s Catholic School 3rd Grade Girls team in 2018.

    Builder at Mickey’s Kingdom Community Construction Project in 2018.

    Member of A Hundred Guys Who Care charity group since 2017.

    Member of Evansville Country Club since 1999.

    Member of Ziemer Society of St. Vincent Hospital since 2017.

    Volunteers his service as the Chairmen of the CCO ‘Living Outside THe Box” speakers series.

    He is also a  supporter of numerous charities events to numerous to mention.

    He is married to Ashley, a Cardiology Nurse Practitioner at St. Vincent Hospital and they have two wonderful children, William, 22 & Addison 9.

    BEN SHOULDERS

    Three years ago Democrat Benjamin Shoulders ran for the Vanderburgh County Commissioner and was elected by a comfortable margin.

    Since his election, he has been extremely effective in promoting good public policy and has seemly been a voice of reason and compromise. Mr. Shoulders has demonstrated that he can face difficult governmental challenges with an open mind.

    Commissioner Shoulders is extremely outgoing and is from a well respected and prominent political family of this area.

    He is currently the Commercial Lender lll at Banterra Bank and has been in banking 16 years.

    Ben received his college degree from Indiana University (Bloomington) – Bachelor of Arts ’02 CJUS (College of Arts and Sciences). He was graduated from Harrison High School–Magna Cum Laude (College Prep).

    He received his certification from Indiana Bankers Association – Bank Management Series in 2010 and the Indiana Bankers Association – Commercial Lending School (2011 Graduate).

    Ben is married to former Shannon Perrette of Evansville for 11 years and they have three (3) children.  Emma who is 9 years old and 6 years old twins Parker and Sadie and they reside in Evansville.

    Some of Bens favorite things he enjoys doing are coaching youth basketball and taking his family out to eat fish Tacos and drinking slushies.

    His Community Involvement Is Very Impressive.  Listed Below Are Some OF Them.

    Vanderburgh County Commissioner – District One (Elected – Nov 2016; took office – Jan 1, 2017). Elected President President in -2019.

    GAGE (Growth Alliance of Greater Evansville) – Board Member (2018 – present)

    Commission on Homelessness – Board Member (2017 – present)

    Past Community Corrections – Board Member 

    Old Courthouse – Board Member (2017 – present)

    Domestic and Sexual Violence Commission – Board Member (2017 – present)

    IU College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Board (2014 – present)

    Boys and Girls Club of Evansville – Board President (2018 – present); Vice President (2016 – present)

    EVSC Foundation Board of Directors – Vice President (2013 – 2018)

    Darrell Ragland Foundation Board of Directors – Board Development Chair (2014 – present)

    United Way – Keel Club (2014 – 2018); Southern Indiana Campaign Cabinet Member (2016)

    Past “EVSC Hall of Fame” – Co-Chairman 

    IU Alumni Association of Greater Evansville – Past President / Board member 

    Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Commissioners – Board Treasurer (2014 – 2015)

    Past member of the Habitat for Humanity of Evansville – Development Committee 

    Current Leadership Evansville Board of Directors – Recruitment Chairman

    Harrison High School /Warrior Athletic Booster Club – Past President (2010 – 2013)

    Harrison High School Athletic Hall of Fame – Founder and Past Chairman

    WNIN Channel 9 Auctioneer (2011 – 2015, 2017, 2018; ”Red Blue Hoops” radio co-host 2014-16)

    Past member of the Evansville African American Museum Gala – Auction Committee 

     Mr. Shoulders Current And Past Awards and Honors:

    Top Producer/President’s Award – First Federal Savings Bank (2010 and 2011)

    Community Service Award – Fifth Third Bank (January 2013)

    Most “Starz” Volunteer Hours in Evansville Market – Old National Bank (2014, 2015)

    Selected as a Top Performer for Old National Bank 

    Chamber of Commerce Drive – “Big Dawg Award” (most memberships sold)

    Past Recipient of the President’s Award for Community Service – Boys and Girls Club 

    Selected as  a “Top 20 Under 40” – Evansville Business Journal/Evansville Courier and Press in September 2011

    Selected as “Top 20 Under 40” – News 4U Magazine in 2015)

    Involved in 100 Men Who Cook — Chef -Evansville

    Past Vanderburgh Medical Alliance Annual Style Show – Master of Ceremonies

    This year’s awards luncheon will be held at Tropicana-Evansville Walnut rooms A and B. The registration begins at 11:30 am, the event officially starts at 12 noon on October 25, 2019. Reservations for this event maybe obtain by calling 812-774-8011. Deadline for registration is October 15, 2019. Last years event was a sellout.

     

 

Are E-Cigarettes/Vaping “Better” Than Regular Cigarettes?

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Are E-Cigarettes/Vaping “Better” Than Regular Cigarettes?

David Ryon, MDDeaconess Pulmonary & Critical Care11/09/2018

As a doctor specializing in lung diseases, I have seen the negative outcomes that result from smoking and tobacco use. I also know that patients, who are trying so hard to quit, often begin using e-cigs, vaping devices, etc. instead of cigarettes. Many patients ask me if “vaping” is a better option than cigarettes.

I tell them the answer is complex.

Let me start with this statement: all currently available data tells us that e-cigs/vaping are less harmful than tobacco use. That being said, it’s been shown that most smokers who casually attempt to quit smoking using e-cigs end up smoking both regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes.

Additionally, youth who start with using vaping devices are more likely to also become cigarette users.

What is an e-cigarette?

Smokefree.gov defines e-cigarettes as battery-powered devices that work by heating a liquid into an aerosol that the user inhales and exhales. The e-cigarette liquid typically contains nicotine, propylene glycol, glycerin, flavorings, and other chemicals.

As indicated in the photo, there are many kinds of e-cigarettes. Some look like traditional tobacco products and some do not.

Photo from drugabuse.gov

You may have heard your teenager or college student talk about JUUL. It’s the brand name of an e-cigarette that resembles a USB or “flash” drive. According to the non-profit group Truth Initiative, in just two years on the market, JUUL has already “amassed nearly half of the e-cigarette market share.”

Photo from https://truthinitiative.org/news/what-is-juul

What’s in an e-cigarette?
There are a number of chemicals involved in e-cigs/vaping. First is the PEG, polyethylene glycol, which is the “carrier” of the other contents in vaping devices. (In JUULing, we don’t know as much about the “carrier” substance.)

PEG is thought to be a harmless food additive and is the same medium often used for theatric “smoke” and lighting effects at concerts and shows. We know that people with lung conditions can have trouble with PEG, and studies are only now looking at PEG as a heated, inhaled substance.

Second is nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive substance that causes people to become hooked on these devices and all tobacco products. Nicotine is no longer thought to be an otherwise harmless chemical, and has been linked to the development of COPD, and implicated in other negative health outcomes. (According to the product website as it relates to nicotine, a single JUUL cartridge is roughly equal to a pack of cigarettes, or 200 cigarette puffs.  https://truthinitiative.org/news/what-is-juul)

The third is formaldehyde and heavy metals. Formaldehyde is a probable carcinogen – it can cause cancer – and promotes respiratory issues such as bronchitis. Vapor from e-cigs has as much formaldehyde as cigarette smoke. On top of that, to generate vapor, e-cigs heat the chemicals inside the device, leading to heavy metal particles from the heaters being detectable in the vapor/smoke.

Are teens using e-cigarettes?
In a recent report regarding tobacco/nicotine use in Indiana, it was stated that 29% of Hoosier 12th graders report the use of e-cigarettes/vaping. This number is similar to national trends.

Teen vaping is a major public health concern, and here’s why:

  • As I mentioned earlier, vaping is a gateway drug. Youth who start with using vaping devices are more likely to eventually become cigarette users as well.
  • There is concern about the effects of nicotine on the developing adolescent brain, especially the part responsible for regulating attention and judgment.
  • We know that smoking among adolescents is associated with impaired attention, working memory and ability to concentrate. Nicotine is thought to be the cause of these problems.
  • There are studies that support smoking as a risk factor for an impaired cognitive function later in life.
  • Nicotine addiction is incredibly hard to break. Kids could be setting up a habit they may struggle with for the rest of their lives.

Another point of note is that many—if not most—e-cigs products are sponsored by big tobacco companies. These companies are interested in maintaining their market share, and in my opinion, they’re not too concerned about whether their market is people who vape people who smoke cigarettes or both.

We—parents, doctors, society—should be concerned about the use of flavors, such as bubble gum, cotton candy, ‘frutti tutti’ and other tastes that are clearly used to entice young people into using these products.

One of my favorite expert authors on the subject of tobacco, vaping, and marketing of such products is Dr. Stanton Glantz who is a professor of medicine at UCSF.

In his writings, Dr. Glantz points out that the FDA has been relatively ineffective in limiting the use and protecting children from e-cigs. He strongly recommends that local communities create ordinances to restrict uthe se of these products. (This strategy has worked well in California.) Taxation of vaping products can also reduce rates of youth vaping. It’s been proven to work with traditional tobacco products.

Dr. Glantz has published multiple articles about the marketing of vaping products. Here is one of particular interest:  https://tobacco.ucsf.edu/ftc-should-collect-and-release-detailed-information-e-cigarette-marketing-and-promotions

Additionally, Georgetown University’s School of Nursing & Health Studies has published a recent article, With the Jury Out on Vaping, Clinicians Pause to Identify the Cons of E-Cigarettes. The article discusses key social factors that influence adolescent e-cigarette use, along with significant statistics regarding this issue in the United States. Also highlighted is how e-cigarettes are often a gateway to tobacco use.

To learn more 
Here are some additional websites to help explain the basics of e-cigarettes and the health effects of smoking and/or vaping:
https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/index.htm
http://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/tclc-guide-reg-ecigarettes-2016.pdf

UE Graduate And Professor Publish Research On Predictors Of Teachers’ Intentions To Report Suspected Child Abuse

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UE graduate Tess Hupe, Class of 2018, and Dr. Margaret Stevenson, UE associate professor of psychology, recently published research in the Journal of Child Custody titled “Teachers’ Intentions to Report Suspected Child Abuse: The Influence of Compassion Fatigue.” This research was previously awarded an Outstanding Student Paper Award from Division 41 of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychology and Law Society (AP-LS), and was ranked in the top 20 papers presented at the 2018 AP-LS conference.

Their research reflects one of the few studies to explore teachers’ and school administrators’ (N = 299) knowledge of abuse reporting policy and their self-reported intentions to report hypothetical instances of suspected child abuse – research questions with relevance to the policy given that teachers are legally mandated to report suspected child abuse. Moreover, the authors also explored the relationship between compassion fatigue (i.e., job burnout and secondary traumatic stress stemming from vicarious exposure to client trauma) and teachers’ attitudes toward reporting suspected child abuse.

They found that a significant minority of teachers indicated that they would not report suspected child abuse – a finding that held even after eliminating the 10.3% of teachers who were unaware of a policy requiring teachers to report suspected child abuse. Supporting hypotheses, as compassion fatigue increased, negative attitudes toward child abuse reporting significantly increased. Additionally, increased compassion fatigue was significantly associated with increased job efficacy cynicism, psychological detachment from students, and diminished knowledge about reporting child abuse – all factors that statistically explained the relationship between compassion fatigue and negative attitudes toward reporting suspected abuse.

As the results of their research suggest, teacher compassion fatigue not only reflects the suffering of teachers, but it can also indirectly contribute to lack of intervention for child victims of abuse, in turn, perpetuating child suffering.

USI Blasted In 2nd Half By Bellarmine, Fall 5-1

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team could not stop a second-half offensive barrage by Bellarmine University and lost 5-1 Sunday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky. The Screaming Eagles see their record go to 0-3-2 overall and 0-2-1 in the GLVC, while Bellarmine goes to 4-0-2, 1-0-2 GLVC.

USI and Bellarmine finished the opening 45 minutes in a 1-1 draw. The Knights posted a tally early at 7:17 and would hold a 1-0 lead until the 41:25 mark when sophomore midfielder Eli Quivey (Fishers, Indiana) converted a penalty kick to tie the match, 1-1.

In the second half, the Eagles splintered defensively as the Knights exploded for four goals in the final 30 minutes of the contest. USI’s offense also was not able to force the issue as it was unable to manage a shot in being shutout in the final 45 minutes.

The Eagles comes home to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field for a pair of matches next weekend. USI starts the homestand Friday when it hosts Lindenwood University at 7:30 p.m. and concludes September 29 against the Univeristy of Missouri-St. Louis at 2:30 p.m. The match will be the first visit for Lindenwood to Strassweg Field as a member of the GLVC.

USI is 1-0-0 all-time versus Lindenwood, winning on the road, 4-0, in 1986, but trails in the series to UMSL, 22-7-2. The Eagles have won three of the last five meetings with the UMSL Tritons, including last season’s 2-0 win at Strassweg Field.

Ivy Tech Headcount Increases


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Ivy Tech Community College Evansville Campus total Fall 2019 unduplicated headcount is up 5.7%, at 4,198 as of census day, Sept. 11, as compared with 2018 Census Day’s headcount of 3,973. These numbers include traditional students in Evansville and the Princeton and Tell City Career & Technology Centers, as well as students enrolled through such initiatives as Achieve Your Degree, Early College High School, Senior Scholars, and Workforce Alignment courses.

In addition, our full-time equivalent revenue-generating headcount was up 1.4% on Census Day.

“Our doors are open. We are enrolling students for classes beginning Oct. 28 and the spring semester,” said Ivy Tech Chancellor Jonathan Weinzapfel. “We are pleased to be able to serve our communities by providing affordable educational opportunities and by growing our workers’ skillsets to meet employer demands.

Through the many partnerships with area school corporations, the work of the College Connection Coaches, and the Pathways Plus Initiative, we anticipate continued growth.”

Ivy Tech, unlike four-year colleges, has multiple enrollment periods every 8 weeks throughout the year. Enrollment is now taking place for Oct. 28, as well as spring enrollment beginning January 13. Also, Ivy Tech offers free dual credit classes in high schools, where students earn high school and college credits concurrently. 

Treating Cancer-Related Pain

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Treating Cancer-Related Pain

Laura Pauckner, FNP

Deaconess Comprehensive Pain Center

All of us know someone who either has either had cancer or has passed from cancer.  Unfortunately, pain is a common complication of cancer, making an already difficult journey even worse. The good news, however, is pain that is caused by cancer can be treated. Once under control, patients experience a better quality of life.

What causes cancer-related pain?
• Effects of treatment, such as nerve damage/neuropathy from chemotherapy, or nerve damage/burns from radiation therapy.
• The cancer tumor(s) themselves. Tumors can press on nerves, or invade healthy tissue, resulting in pain.
• Metastatic cancer, in particular, can be painful. Metastasis is when cancer spreads. Metastasis to the bone, for example, is often quite painful, as is metastasis to the brain.

Some cancers don’t cause pain at their original site; others can cause pain because of the size and location of a tumor. Examples include:

  • Brain tumors – In the brain, the growing tumors lead to the pressure inside the skull, which causes significant pain and can affect balance, vision and mental function.
  • Cancers of the pancreas, ovary, colon, liver/bile duct, stomach, etc. – These cancers can cause pain because of pressure they put on the abdomen and/or low back.
  • Bone cancer – In bone, cancer damages the bone tissue, resulting in a deep, searing-type of pain.

How do you treat cancer-related pain?
Pain specialists generally prescribe a combination of medication and interventional pain treatment to help cancer patients address their pain.

Medications can include anti-inflammatories, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, acetaminophen, opioids, and compound creams.

Interventional pain treatments include:

  • Epidural steroid injections: An epidural is a steroid injection that can be placed in the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar areas of the spine. The steroid works to decrease inflammation and/or swelling which will help decrease pain. These injections can be used for cancers that can press on the spine such as liver, kidney, colon, breast, lung and/or pancreas.
  • Intercostal nerve blocks are used for patients who have chest wall or rib pain. These are typically performed due to rib fractures associated with bone cancer.
  • Ganglion of impair blocks is used to treat rectal and genital pain. These can be used for cancers affecting the colon or tailbone region.
  • Spinal cord stimulation can be used for patients who have neuropathy of the hands and feet from chemotherapy. A spinal cord stimulator is an implantable device that sends an electrical current to the nerves of the spinal cord. This sensation can decrease pain such as numbness, tingling, and burning sensations.
  • Kyphoplasty, which is most easily described as injecting a type of cement in and around the collapsed vertebrae of the spine, can be used for compression fractures that can occur with bone cancer.
  • Intrathecal pain pumps can be used to give patients medications thru an implantable pump 24/7. This pump delivers medication thru a targeted drug delivery and allows lower doses of medications to be used, leading to fewer drug side effects.

Each patient will experience cancer and cancer-related pain in different ways. That’s why it’s important to talk to your pain specialist about your health concerns.

Our team at the Deaconess Comprehensive Pain Centers will work with you to find the best combination of treatment options to reduce pain and increase the quality of your daily life.

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE AREA

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Mainstream Fiber Networks – Evansville, IN
Possess a valid CDL (A) license or be able to attain one. Do you have the following license or certification:. Valid driver’s license. Class A CDL?…
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Sep 20
Plant Manager
Airgas Inc. 3.3/5 rating   1,277 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Operate and safely maintain plant for pumping or repackaging gases into cylinders while ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local and company policies,…
Sep 20
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Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation 3.8/5 rating   50 reviews  – Evansville, IN
It is the policy of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, veteran status, national…
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Construction Laborer
Mainstream Fiber Networks – Evansville, IN
Assists in directing traffic flow in accordance with local and state DOT guidelines. Installs equipment and using assorted small hand and power tools….
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Sep 20
Programmer Analyst
Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company, Inc. – Evansville, IN
4-9+ years experience or any combination of equivalent education and experience in Information Technology field….
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Sep 20
General Laborer
Wise Staffing Group- Clarksville, Nashville, TN and Hopkinsville, KY – Evansville, IN
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Sep 20
Field Supervisor
Indiana Teachers of Tomorrow – Evansville, IN
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Quality Control Lab Manager
RB 3.7/5 rating   726 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Bachelor’s degree in science-based field. Develop and achieve quality department budget. In Return RB offer very competitive salaries with excellent benefits…
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Account Manager – Plastics
Nexeo Plastics – Evansville, IN
Bachelor of Science preferred. We diligently observe a commitment to quality in all of our practices and adhere to a defined quality policy….
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Card Services Assistant
Evansville Teachers FCU 2.6/5 rating   11 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Develop a working knowledge of the credit union’s data and word processing systems. Develop and maintain an understanding of all card services products and…
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Administrative Assistant, Housing and Residence Life – N19089N1
University of Southern Indiana 4.3/5 rating   106 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Assist with training of Area Coordinators, Resident Assistants, Desk Assistants, and office staff on processes….
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Production Operator – Food Manufacturing – PM
Kerry 3.2/5 rating   444 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Are you able to carry 50 lbs, stand for extended periods of time, and operate a propane gas industrial fork truck?…
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General Warehouse Associate
TJ Maxx Distribution Center 3.8/5 rating   6,946 reviews  – Evansville, IN
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APD Mortgage Specialist
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Hand tools, shovel, valve wrench, jack hammer, water lance, pry bars, basic mechanics hand and electrical tools. Monitor contractor progress;…
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Don’t Fall for Harvest Season Hazards

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The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind motorists to exercise caution on our county roadways as fall harvest season gets underway. “Our local farmers will be moving farm implements and other agricultural machinery along county roadways in order to access farm fields,” said Sheriff Dave Wedding. “Motorists should be prepared for machinery to enter a field from the roadway or exit a field onto the roadway.”

Machinery that travels under 25 miles per hour is required to display a slow moving vehicle emblem (see Indiana Code 9-21-9). “Crashes can occur when a motorist fails to recognize that the machinery they are approaching is moving at a significantly slower speed than normal traffic,” said Sheriff Wedding. “The risk of making this miscalculation increases at night. Don’t attempt to pass slow moving farm equipment unless it is safe and legal to do so.”

October and November is breeding season for the white-tailed deer. Once corn starts being harvested, deer will lose their cover and begin moving across roadways frequently. Last year there were 154 crashes in Vanderburgh County that involved deer and 5 of those crashes resulted in injury. 67 of last year’s crashes that involved deer occured in October and November alone.

“Traffic typically increases on our rural roadways during the fall, especially in areas known for agricultural tourism,” said Sheriff Wedding. Motorists are advised to slow down and watch for increased traffic in the area of Mayse Farm Market on N. Saint Joseph Ave and Goebel Farms on W. Boonville-New Harmony Rd.”

“With motorists and farmers sharing the responsibility of keeping our roadways safe this fall, there is no reason to expect anything less that a successful harvest,” said Sheriff Wedding.

Fall Harvest Safety Tips:

  • Exercise caution and patience when approaching farm machinery.
  • Farm machinery may enter the roadway at any time, so slow down if you see equipment traveling towards or adjacent to a roadway.
  • Do not pass farm machinery unless it is safe and legal to do so.
  • Farm machinery is typically not equipped with turn signals, so watch for unanticipated left turns and increase your following distance at night.
  • Be aware of increased traffic at agricultural tourism locations.
  • Watch for deer! If you spot one, then expect more to cross.

Daily Scriptures for the Week of September 23, 2019

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MONDAY

Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you

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remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set

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you free.”

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John 8:31-32 NLT

TUESDAY

“But we are descendants of Abraham,” they said. “We have never been slaves to

anyone. What do you mean, ‘You will be set free’?” Jesus replied, “I tell you the

truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin. A slave is not a permanent member of

the family, but a son is part of the family forever.”

John 8:33-35 NLT

WEDNESDAY

““So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free. Yes, I realize that you are

descendants of Abraham. And yet some of you are trying to kill me because

there’s no room in your hearts for my message. I am telling you what I saw when

I was with my Father. But you are following the advice of your father.”

John 8:36-38 NLT

THURSDAY

“Our father is Abraham!” they declared. “No,” Jesus replied, “for if you were really

the children of Abraham, you would follow his example. Instead, you are trying to

kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did

such a thing.”

John 8:39-40 NLT

FRIDAY

“No, you are imitating your real father.” They replied, “We aren’t illegitimate

children! God himself is our true Father.” Jesus told them, “If God were your

Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here

on my own, but he sent me. Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s

because you can’t even hear me!”

John 8:41-43 NLT

SATURDAY

“For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil

things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the

truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his

character; for he is a liar and the father of lies. So when I tell the truth, you just

naturally don’t believe me!”

John 8:44-45 NLT

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“Which of you can truthfully accuse me of sin? And since I am telling you the

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truth, why don’t you believe me? Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the

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words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God.”

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John 8:46-47 NLT

Submitted to the City-County Observer by Karen Seltzer

ADOPT A PET

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Honey Bunny is a female Lionhead rabbit. She’s 3 years old and was originally adopted in the fall of 2018. Then she got returned this month due to her owner’s declining health. Honey Bunny’s adoption fee is $50. She’s spayed & ready to go home today! Contact Vanderburgh Humane  at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

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