| World Class Cancer Care in Your Own Backyard |
| After returning from a relaxing Florida vacation
just days before, Fairfield resident Peg Clark
found herself in a situation she never anticipated:
in Bridgeport Hospital, overcome with fear and uncertainty.
Bridgeport Hospital’s team of expert pathologists
confirmed that Peg had a GIST—a gastrointestinal stromal
tumor. It was cancer.
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| REACH Offers Help to Adults with Both Mental Illness and Addiction |
| It could be a combination of depression
and alcoholism. Or bipolar
disorder and addiction to prescription
pain medication. Or maybe
it’s anxiety and cocaine use. Adults
who suffer from a mental illness
often turn to alcohol or drugs to
cope. Unfortunately, this means
that many are battling two diseases
at the same time. |
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| Breathing Well: Pulmonary Rehabilitation |
| Do you ever feel like you can’t get enough air?
Maybe you cough with almost every breath, or
have trouble clearing your throat. Could it be
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? |
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| Ask The Expert |
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