2005 Open House

CTF offers a lot to our community, and on Saturday, January 29, 2005, we held our annual Open House to "show our stuff" to the community.  Here is a collage showing what we are all about, as demonstrated at our Open House.

 

So you thought heart disease was a man's disease!  Well, guess again.  Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, responsible for 32% of all deaths in women.  Six times more women die of heart disease than breast cancer.  CTF's program can help women reduce their chances of dying from this disease.   In this photo, a prospective member is getting information on how she can help herself minimize the chances of coming down with heart disease.

Stress can cause heart disease.  CTF realizes that, and here Cindy Price, RN, one of our cardiac nurses, talks about the effects of stress on our heart and how CTF attempts to minimize it.

Exercise and live longer!  It's true.  Not only will you live longer with exercise, but you will be able to do more in life.  Here some of our members are demonstrating that people with heart disease can exercise aerobically with the proper medical supervision that one receives in a program like CTF's

Upper body strength is important too.  Here one of our cardiac nurses, Celia Beckett, RN, leads a group of CTF members with a series of upper-body strength building exercises.

Food is important to our members.  This heart-healthy table of treats was generously donated by Piazza's, located at Charleston Plaza in South Palo Alto, on Middlefield Road.  Part of what our members learn is how to eat right in order to minimize their chances of a heart attack or stroke.  Member Gerry Friedland and member's spouse, Edith Odenheimer, here pose in front of our food and refreshment table.

Putting it all together--that's why it's called The Wrap Up!  Here our director, Robin Wedell, RN, is explaining the various facets of CTF's program to a prospective member.

CTF is in the News!

     The January 14, 2004 issue of The Almanac, in their monthly Health & Fitness section, had a great article by Diana Reynolds Roome on how our cardiac therapy program focuses on exercise and education--with "TLC".  Here is the link to the complete article from The Amanac's archives.  Or if you would like to make a reprint, here is a link to the article as printed in PDF format--requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to open, free from Adobe.)

CTF's 2003 Holiday Party

CTF's members came together to celebrate the Holiday Season and their successful move to the Cubberley Community Center with a luncheon mini-banquet on December 20th.  Good fun was had by all!

Donna Louie's Thank You Party

    The Cardiac Therapy Foundation owes a tremendous amount of gratitude to Donna Louie, who for the past umpteen years has been serving as its Program Director.  So when Donna announced that she wanted to switch positions with Robin Wedell, our Associate Program Director, the Board agreed and then did what it is really good at:  giving Donna a party to thank her for her wonderful years of service and devotion to all of us!

    So on Sunday afternoon, June 24, 2001, Board President Bart Phelps and his gracious wife, Jeanette, hosted a Thank You Party at their residence, open to all CTF's participants and staff.  The attendance was wonderful.  The food and drinks established a party atmosphere for everyone who came to show their appreciation to Donna for her hard work and to wish Robin success in her new role.  Here Peter Milward (center), is celebrating with Robin (left) and Donna (right) as they discuss the fun they've had over the years at CTF!

Gabe's 90th Birthday Party!

You, too, can have the Cardiac Therapy Foundation throw a party like this on your 90th birthday!  However, it won't happen unless you're nice to all the nurses, all the time.  For Gabe Almond, though, that was easy because he's always such a nice guy.