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According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation in the United States, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer does not just affect women. It is estimated that in 2023, 297,790 women and 2,800 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here is one breast cancer survivor’s journey.
Read moreHow much blood flows through your joints? Would you be surprised if I told you “None”?
Read moreFall has always been my favorite season! The beautiful array of colors: red, orange, yellow and brown. Here in the Dakotas, we not only enjoy the color changing of the leaves, but we are also blessed with some gorgeous sunrises and sunsets as the weather begins to cool and harvest season begins. What an exciting time. Harvest season is when your hard work begins to “pay it back” as combines roll through the fields. The excitement of who starts and/or finishes first, watching the yield monitors as you cut through each field, neighbors helping neighbors stay ahead of mother nature, and of course keeping close track of daily markets and basis levels.
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Etched into stone at the Korean War Memorial are the words, “Freedom is not free.” The generations of Americans who have made immense sacrifices in service to the United States know all too well what it costs to defend our country and secure our freedoms. They know what they sacrificed – their families do too – and they know others who made the ultimate sacrifice. They are all heroes, and on Veterans Day, we have a special opportunity to honor their service.
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It’s plain and simple – only girls should play girls’ sports. This is a matter of basic biological fairness.
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On Monday, I hosted my first Level Up Youth Conference in Rapid City. Over 350 students from more than a dozen West River schools attended to hear from a variety of speakers about how they can become more engaged citizens – and even learned some tips on how to better chat with Uncle Bob about politics during Thanksgiving dinner. Divisive political discourse, 24/7 news and media consumption, and low civic engagement among youth paint a bleak picture for our nation’s future, but it’s not too late to get us back on the right track. These students are our future leaders and there’s no doubt they will be part of the solution.
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RENOVATION CONTINUES ON GUS STOP
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A common lament I hear from my patients as they try to discuss a real concern they have about their body: “I’m sorry; this is so disgusting!” Their cheeks burn with shame as they tell me how their bowels have betrayed them. No matter what the issue is, so many of my patients are mortified discussing their diarrhea, constipation, fecal incontinence. My response, always, is “you can’t gross me out – we talk about poop every day in this clinic!”
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