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Weekend Doctor: Stress relief

Posted by Staff on May 11, 2024 - 6:00am

By Katie Fultz, PA-C and James Davidson, MD
Blanchard Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Medical testing and procedures can sometimes present a challenge both physically and mentally for a patient and their caregivers. Understanding those types of stressors and having tools to help manage them can help patients have a more positive experience. Eustress is positive stress that represents positive challenges and positive changes. Distress is negative stress that can come from negative or difficult challenges. 

Medical testing and procedures can bring both stressors as well as other feelings such as anxiety, depression, fear, worry, accomplishment and relief. When these challenges are present in patients’ and caregivers’ lives for a certain period of time, they can manifest into physical symptoms such as headaches, disturbed sleep, gastrointestinal upset, increased blood pressure, chest pain and increased postoperative pain, to name a few. 

Without stress management tools and coping mechanisms, patients can turn to unhealthy ways to manage that stress such as inappropriate use of prescribed drugs, use of illegal drugs, increased use of alcohol and smoking.

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Tickets on sale for May 11 NWC Track & Field championships

Posted by Paula Scott on May 10, 2024 - 10:08am

Purchase tickets online HERE.

Bluffton High School is hosting NWC Track & Field Championships on Saturday, May 11 at Bluffton University Salzman Stadium on Bentley Rd.

Field events including Girls Discus, High Jump and Pole Vault; and Boys  Shot Put and Long Jump will begin at 9:30 a.m..

Running events will begin at 11:00 a.m. with the 4x800 relay. At 1:00 the remainder of the running events will resume, starting with the Girls 100 IM.

Tickets available online https://www.blufftonschools.org/athletics/athletics-tickets. Adult $5, Student $3. Tickets will be $10 at the gate.

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22 anglers snagged prizes in 80th Bluffton Trout Derby

Posted by Paula Scott on May 10, 2024 - 6:00am

SLIDESHOW

$1,124 prize awarded in 50/50 raffle

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Trout No. 1 lived to swim another day despite the best efforts of anglers of all experience levels at the May 4 Bluffton Trout Derby, the 80th event of its kind. In total 22 tagged trout were caught by anglers from Ada, Bellefontaine, Benton Ridge, Bluffton, Columbus, Columbus Grove, Delphos, Findlay, Mt. Cory, Ottawa, Pandora and Rawson.

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More volunteers needed to count use on more pathways

Posted by Paula Scott on May 9, 2024 - 10:38am

With two new pathways--on SR 103 and County Line Rd.--the Bluffton Lions are seeking volunteers to spend 2 hours counting bike and pedestrian traffic through the end of next week. Volunteers can choose an area to monitor and the day and time of day. Counts  play an important role in grant applications. To volunteer, email [email protected], or text or call 419-905-6876.

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Michael Chanda Kingsley was a chef

Posted by Staff on May 9, 2024 - 10:14am

Michael Chanda Kingsley, 42, passed away at his home in Bluffton, Ohio, on Monday evening, May 6, 2024. Mike was born on September 8, 1981, in Lusaka, Zambia.

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Obituaries
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Cynthia Slaughterbeck was a nurse

Posted by Staff on May 9, 2024 - 9:40am

Cynthia Slaughterbeck, Age 67, of Bradenton, Fla., passed away at Traditions of Lebanon in Lebanon, Ohio, on Sunday, May 5, 2024 following an extended illness.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Steve Slaughterbeck, father, Ned Kress and brother, Brad Kress. She was a 1974 Graduate of Franklin-Monroe High School.

She had a heart to serve and did so as a nurse for over 30 years both in Ohio and in Florida. She was very active in promoting and playing shuffleboard. She served as the President of the Florida Shuffleboard Association’s Southwest District.

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