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Improve Your Look This summer!
by Stephen T. Greenberg, M.D.
Implementing a comprehensive plan – inclusive of surgical, non- now available can be most effective in achieving this goal. New mothers can take
surgical procedures, diet and exercise – will help you achieve both a advantage of the “Mommy Make-Over” package – a very popular option specifically
beautiful look and realistic result. There are a variety of procedures designed to target the areas of the body most affected by childbirth. Combining a ‘tummy
available today to help you achieve the look you desire, including: tuck’, liposuction, breast lift or breast augmentation can significantly transform your look.
One of the most exciting new non-surgical technologies available is the Artisan laser
breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, liposuction,
tummy tucks, body lifts, facelifts and eyelid lifts. Combining surgical system. This is a unique combination of “same day”, micro-fractional laser treatments
with non-surgical procedures can produce amazing and significant that provides total skin rejuvenation. This process is remarkable because of its unique
ability to offer the most complete array of laser/light based
improvements in your appearance. It is
modalities, providing successful skin resurfacing and tightening as
important, therefore, to become knowledgeable about the latest
The right combination of surgical and well as reducing age spots, wrinkles, stretch marks and acne scars.
procedures so that you make the right choices.
non-surgical procedures
Another avenue to consider for an immediate result are
Surgical procedures such as breast augmentation and liposuction
“injectable fillers” which are quite effective in reducing lines and
are sure to create a new look for you. The latest techniques have
can have you looking your best.
wrinkles on the face, without surgery. Exciting products including
been perfected to offer Breast Augmentation patients a truly “rapid
BOTOX® Cosmetic, Dysport®, Juvéderm® and Restylane®, have
recovery.” Minimal swelling and bruising, coupled with a notably
decreased recovery time, have resulted in proven patient satisfaction. Recognizing the expanded the market and increased the options available to those people who would
need for patients to quickly return to their normal activities, “rapid recovery” ensures like to immediately reduce wrinkles and soften facial creases, frown lines and crow's feet.
both excellent results and faster recovery time. Liposuction is a perfect solution for those
It is the proper mix of these procedures that guarantees a successful improvement in
who would like to reshape specific areas of their bodies. Some people just cannot lose appearance and a significant reduction in the signs of aging. Using the most state-of-the
fat in those areas no matter how much they diet or exercise, making this the perfect art technology to obtain the best and most natural looking results, you can turn back
procedure for both men and women. You can eliminate those bothersome areas, by the hands of time in a caring, safe and supportive environment. Remember, the perfect
focusing on thighs, hips, abdomen, back and upper arms. Many men have eliminated cosmetic surgery package can help create the perfect you. Make the right choices and
those ‘love handles’ and can now feel better about showing off their slimmer bodies! show off a slimmer and younger looking face and body this summer!
Consider the latest CoolSculpting® technology, ZELTIQ™, to actually freeze those
unwanted areas away without any downtime, or Zerona®, which can melt away excess Dr. Stephen T. Greenberg offers complimentary consultations at both his Woodbury and
fat and inches quickly and efficiently.
Park Avenue offices. To schedule an appointment, or request additional information, call
With the significant increase in the number of women having children at a later age, 516-364-4200 or visit www.GreenbergCosmeticSurgery.com.
many are now seeking to obtain their pre-pregnancy figure. The combination of services
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Breast Surgery Combined with Tummy Tuck
and/or Liposuction
by Charlotte Rhee, M.D., FACS, P.C.
Many of my patients come seeking help with the
changes that can occur after childbirth; a woman’s
breast can grow to uncomfortable proportions or
just the opposite can happen. more on page 5
Want Voluptuous Lips? Seek Expert Advice
by Dr. James C. Marotta
Lip augmentation can give you the fuller, voluptuous
lips you want in a way that looks entirely natural. So
if you want bigger, more beautiful lips, here is some
good advice…
more on page 7
The Future Lift: A New Hybrid Facelift
Technique
by Andrew A. Jacono, M.D., FACS
For years, my patients have had to choose
between better results or less scarring. With
hybrid face lifts, they get the best of both worlds.
more on page 9
End Urinary Incontinence
by Scott M. Press, M.D.
So many of my patients are young mothers with
young children. They have experienced the thrill
and the agony of labor, enjoyed nursing, and
endured diaper changes. Now as they enter the
“soccer mom” years, life enters a new phase. more on page 10
Help With Weight Loss and Diabetes
by Dr. Dazhi Chen, Ph.D., LAC
I recently developed a healthy, successful way of
losing weight with acupuncture, which can
actually change your metabolism. There are several unique characteristics with this therapy.
more on page 12
Same Sex Marriage and Estate Planning
by Yana Feldman, Esq.
With the passage of a new law, same-sex couples
now will have equal status as heterosexual
married couples under New York law. However,
there are still special issues to be aware of for
same-sex couples in New York State. more on page 12
Breast Reduction Using The Lollipop Scar
Technique
by Charlotte Rhee, M.D., FACS, P.C.
Alkaline and Acid: Part 1
by Ellen Piernick, Wholistic Nutritionist
The straightest path to health is to avoid toxins,
poisons, artificial ingredients, fragrance,
aluminum, #1 plastics, radiation from cell phones,
lap tops, etc, synthetic hormones and antibiotics
from non-organic animals and tap water. more on page 13
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August 2011
How Stress Makes Us Sick, Tired, Old, Fat
and Ugly!
by Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHC, The Mojo Coach®
Your body is a billboard telling others how you’re
handling your stress. Stress will show itself
through accelerated aging, weight gain, illness
and even disease. more on page 13
Women’s Imaging
by Dr. Betty Motroni
Molecular Breast Imaging has become a useful,
advanced nuclear medicine tool for physicians to
clarify those hard-to-interpret mammograms and
eliminate unnecessary biopsies.
more on page 15
Exercise
by Richard Linchitz, M.D.
We must all do long grueling hours of exercise to
stay slim and healthy, right? WRONG! Once again, if
we look to evolution for logical answers, we find that
throughout the animal kingdom, animals, including
humans, used exercise for two purposes:.. more on page 17
Customized Skin Treatments
by Annette Pennington
Pre and Post surgical skin care increases
hydration and accelerate cell turnover prior to
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The notion of "getting some help at home" is
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The weight of large breasts can cause the bra
straps to dig into the shoulders leaving groove
markings. Large breasts get in the way of
physical activities, such as running. more on page 13
What’s New in the Treatment of Low Back Pain
and Sciatica
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My Mother Is Now My Child?
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SURGERY OF THE BREAST
COSMETIC SURGERY
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Breast Surgery Combined with Tummy Tuck and/or Liposuction
by Charlotte Rhee, MD, F.A.C.S., P.C.
Many of my patients come to me seeking help with the changes that
ing breast reduction. Both groups of women want to have breasts that are proportional to their
can occur after childbirth. Following childbirth, a woman’s breast can
body size with the most natural result possible. In certain situations, a breast lift is also needgrow to uncomfortable proportions or just the opposite can happen. A
ed to tighten lax skin. The laxity can be the result of pregnancy or weight loss. When a breast
woman’s breast can actually lose volume and shrink, resulting in the
lift is needed, I utilize the lollipop scar technique. A breast lift procedure is very similar to a
breast appearing “deflated”.
breast reduction. The only difference is that with a breast reduction, breast tissue is removed.
Additionally, a large number of women come to me seeking help with
Combined Breast/Tummy Tuck and Liposuction Procedures.
the post partum changes of their abdomen. During pregnancy the skin
Many of my patients who have breast surgery also have other procedures performed at the
and abdominal wall muscles are stretched. Following childbirth, the abdomen can protrude
same time. This allows for one surgery and one recovery. The most common combined proand the skin can be loose or sag. In some cases, the abdominal muscles can
cedures performed by Dr. Rhee are breast surgery, whether it is a breast
Many of my patients reduction or augmentation, combined with tummy tuck, also known as
be so weakened that the individual may look like she is still pregnant. Despite
daily workouts including sit ups and crunches, a tummy tuck may be needed
abdominoplasty. For those patients who desire breast augmentation togethwho have breast
to restore these muscles.
er with a tummy tuck, I am able to place the breast implants through the
surgery also have other tummy tuck incision, leaving the breasts without any scars.
Breast Reduction
Liposuction is also commonly performed at the same time. Despite diet and
Women with very large pendulous breasts may experience varied medical procedures performed at
exercise,
certain areas of the body are prone to carry excess fat. For these
problems including back and neck pain. Also, the weight of large breasts can
the same time. This
areas, liposuction can help. The most common areas for liposuction are the
cause the bra straps to dig into the shoulders leaving groove markings. Large
allows for one surgery love handles (upper hip area) and thighs.
breasts get in the way of physical activities such as running, making exercise
Patients who have combined procedures do surprisingly well. In addition to
and weight loss very difficult if not impossible. Breast reduction (reduction
and one recovery
having the benefit of just one recovery process, there can also be a significant
mammaplasty), is a surgical procedure which makes breasts smaller.
savings in price.
There are many different breast reduction techniques. The more traditional method (inverted TTo learn more, please call our Huntington office to schedule a complimentary consultation
scar) leaves the breasts with a vertical, long horizontal scar (along the breast crease). “I utilize the
with Dr. Rhee at (631) 424-6707. Located at 257 E. Jericho Tpke., Huntington Station.
Lejour technique, which leaves the breast with a single vertical incision (lollipop scar) and, in my
www.liplasticsurgery.com.
opinion, with a rounder more natural appearing breast and a better cosmetic result.” Breast reductions are performed as an outpatient procedure and are covered by insurance.
Dr. Charlotte Rhee is a board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon specializing in
breast surgery. She is an assistant professor of plastic surgery at Montefiore Medical
Breast Augmentation
Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Women who come to me seeking breast enlargement have very similar goals to those seekadvertisement
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by Debbi Honorof
FARMER’S MARKET FINDS
Summer on Long Island means there’s a fair, festival
or Farmer’s Market going on just about every weekend.
I love sauntering through the stalls and meeting the
friendly, entrepreneurial women (and men) who sell
their wares. Here’s a sampling of Long Island-based
businesses you’re likely to see at fairs and markets this
summer:
Meet This
Long Island Woman
Barbara A. Cataletto, MBA, CPC
Founder and Owner, Business Dynamics LLC
Scent Sense
Kathleen Werner is a state-licensed and board certiﬁed
Nurse Practitioner and certiﬁed aromatherapist who is
dedicated to teaching patients how to heal themselves
naturally, so she created a line of custom-blended aromatherapy treatments and products to enhance health
and well-being. All products are made with 100% pure
essential oil and all herbal products are organicallygrown. Learn more at scentscense.com.
Polka Dot
Pound Cake
After owning a
dance studio for
12 years, Lisa
Gunderson decided to hang up her
tutu so she could
be home with her
daughters. As ﬂour ﬂew around the kitchen, she found
herself thinking about creating a new business: Banana
Bread and Pound Cake! Lisa’s passion for baking was
inspired by her childhood memories of the heavenly
aromas of her Norwegian mother’s daily baking. Her
Polka Dot Pound Cakes are lovingly baked to order using farm fresh products, no added preservatives, and
no ingredients that you cannot pronounce. The cakes
are available in three sizes and varieties that change
with the seasons. To order, visit polkadotpoundcake.
com.
Long Island Candle Factory
What better way to create atmosphere than with candles! The Long Island Candle Factory creates candles
that provide a beautiful glow and a full-bodied aroma.
They use only eco-friendly plant waxes, 100% cotton
wicks and the purest essential oils and fragrances. Try
“Montauk Mist” or “Oyster Bay” for a truly Long Island
aroma! Visit longislandcandlefactory.com for more information.
ROBERT MOSES’ LONG ISLAND LEGACY
Robert Moses built bridges, roadways, parks, and
beaches that transformed Long Island forever. As
chairman of the Long Island State Parks commission
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(1924-1963), he created 15
major parks and 175 miles of
parkways. He transformed recreational culture, and inﬂuenced
the very social structures of the
Island. A special exhibit at Coe
Hall (on the grounds of Planting Fields Arboretum) traces the
course of Moses’ Long Island
work using original maps, documents and artifacts that
highlight his extraordinary passion, vision and power
in the creation of Long Island’s world class state parks
and beaches. The exhibit runs through September 30.
For more information, visit plantingﬁelds.org.
FIRE UP THE GRILLS!
It’s August … time for another sumptuous BBQ recipe from Chef Andy Lalonde at Custom Catering (www.
customcateringli.com).
Brooklyn native Barbara Cataletto was a gym teacher who
later became a medical coder in the spine ﬁeld. Today, she
is a noted author, lecturer and recognized subject matter
expert in spine coding and reimbursement. The Lloyd Neck
resident founded her own company, Business Dynamics LLC,
a Mineola-based business that has grown steadily over the
years. To date, BDL has submitted more than 300,000 surgical spine claims, totaling close to 1 billion dollars in revenue,
and spinning off three subsidiaries: Business Dynamics Consulting – customized consulting for the spine industry; The
Business of Spine, advanced education for the coder who
wants to specialize in spine, and Business Dynamics Online
– webinars and online courses for the spine specialist.
When Barbara started her career in this ﬁeld, there was no
footprint to follow, so she blazed her own trail. To ease the
burden of spine coding, Barbara developed CaseCoder™ the
only web-based “spine speciﬁc” coding program available
today. Barbara is also a patient advocate who has taken appeals for payments to various Attorneys General ofﬁces and
CEOs of health care companies when she felt a patient was
wrongly denied coverage.
With all this, Barbara still ﬁnds time to be philanthropic,
including helping to build homes for returning servicemen.
She believes in mentoring and supporting women of all
ages, encouraging them to be the best they can be. “There
is power to be harnessed when women work together,” says
Barbara, and that is why she is so passionate about helping
women succeed.
Barbara likes living on Long Island because it has the same
sophistication as New York without the constant chaos. Living near Caumsett State Park gives her the opportunity to
spend time with her family in a peaceful place!
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Sauce
Marinade
•4 Tablespoons
soy sauce
•2 tablespoons
peanut butter
•1 tablespoon
molasses
•2 teaspoons white vinegar
•1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
•2 teaspoons sesame seed oil
•20 drops hot sauce
•1/8 teaspoon black pepper
•1 tablespoon chopped green onion
•1 tablespoon chopped garlic
•1/2 cup pineapple juice
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
Place a 2 pound piece of ﬂank or skirt steak in a 1
gallon re-sealable storage bag.
Add marinade to bag. Tightly seal bag, being sure to
remove most of the air.
Place in a large bowl and refrigerate for 2 hours.
After the ﬁrst hour, ﬂip bag over and let sit in refrigerator for 2 more hours.
Do not marinate for longer than 12 hours.
Take steak out one hour prior to grilling (cold steak is
harder to get to proper temperature).
Drain off most of the marinade. Due to the high sugar content in this marinade, the steak can easily burn,
so watch it carefully.
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by James C. Marotta, MD
Full, voluptuous lips have long been considered sexy. Years before Ange- make them bigger. You should talk about these details with any prospective doctor.
• Know what is going into your face or lips. I recently surgically removed silicone from a
lina Jolie, Marilyn Monroe’s puckered lips adorned in bright red lipstick set
the standard for the feminine embouchement. Contrast that with other patient’s lips who told me that she had no idea what she had injected into her lips, but only
celebrity images of lips gone wrong like Lisa Rinna, who revealed the that her girlfriend had the same procedure done by a non-physician in a salon and had “no
secret behind her overly plump lips as silicone. The fear of the “trout problem.” In the news, a mid-western woman self- injected silicone she purchased on the
pout” or “duck lips” is a concern I must allay in any patient having lip internet into her face and lips causing permanent disﬁgurement. Make sure you sign an
augmentation. Just as I assure them, I can also assure you - lip augmenta- informed consent document that tells you what the substance being used in your augmentation can give you the fuller, voluptuous lips you want in a way that looks tion is and what possible risks or side effects of the procedure might be.
• Try something temporary ﬁrst. If you are considering lip augmentation, try non-surgientirely natural. So if you want bigger, more beautiful lips, here is some good advice on how
cal augmentation with a temporary ﬁller ﬁrst. Doing something
to go about it.
temporary allows you to ﬁrst try out your new lips and gauge if
• Seek expert advice. Not everyone with a syringe is qualiﬁed to
deliver the lips you want. There is deﬁnitely some art and science Not everyone with a syringe is qualiﬁed your provider can achieve the look you want. We now have very
behind any treatment you receive and nowhere is that more true
to deliver the lips you want. There is safe long-lasting ﬁllers, like Juvederm, which work quite well in lip
augmentation. Fillers are the best treatment to add deﬁnition to
than with the lips. An intimate knowledge and preservation of the
proper lip anatomy is the key to keeping your lips looking natural deﬁnitely some art and science behind certain parts of the lips and they are also sometimes used in patients
while growing in size. At a minimum, the person you entrust with any treatment you receive and nowhere who have surgical lip augmentation with fat injections or V-Y advancement. Some patients actually elect to stick with ﬁllers as their
your lips should be a board certiﬁed facial plastic surgeon, general
is that more true than with the lips.
“permanent” solution for voluptuous lips.
plastic surgeon, or dermatologist who performs a lot of injectable
• If you want permanent lip augmentation or change, know that
and surgical treatments on the lips. As with any procedure, it is a
there isn’t one “gold standard” procedure. Fat injections, V-Y lip advancement, lip implantagood idea to see some before and after pictures ﬁrst.
• Dwell on the details. The lips are complex anatomic structures that have different compo- tion with dermal-fat-fascia or alloderm are all procedures that can permanently augment
nents. When I see a patient for lip augmentation, my discussion with them goes way beyond the lips. The choice of the procedure depends on your anatomy and the experience of your
size. I routinely educate patients about the components of the lip like the white roll, philtral surgeon. Again, it is important in this situation to seek expert advice.
For more information, please visit www.MarottaMD.com or call 631-982-2022
columns, and vermilion. Through this educational process and discussion I can determine
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whether the patient actually wants to make their lips bigger or rather just reshaped and more
deﬁned. Some patients simply want to reverse some of the aging process in the lips, not Types of Lifts
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PRODUCT PICK
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completely ﬂat and ﬁt into a slim storage case, making them super portable.
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TORN: True Stories of Kids, Career & the Conﬂict of
Modern Motherhood
Edited by Samantha Parent Walravens
The collection of stories in this book offer hope and
inspiration, but they also reveal the messy realities of
modern motherhood and life’s inevitable crises. The
book includes highly topical stories of mothers serving
active military duty in Iraq and Afghanistan and stay-athome mothers being forced back to work because of
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authentic German fare and beer on tap and hear live music every Friday beginning at 6 p.m. It’s a unique destination for a family outing or a summer night
out with friends. On August 27, enjoy of “Dancing Under the Stars,” a dinner
and wine pairing in cooperation with Martha Clara Vineyards.
EVENT PICK
A Chorus Line
Broadhollow Theater
Sunday, August 7 at 8:30 p.m.
Chapin Rainbow Stage at Heckscher Park, Huntington
The fabulous Broadhollow theater takes the show on the road, as they present
the Pulitzer and Tony award-winning musical, A Chorus Line as part of the Huntington Arts Council’s Summer Arts Festival. Get there early (live theater at the
Festival is always very popular), bring a picnic, and enjoy a wonderful evening
under the stars—with the stars! For more information, visit huntingtonarts.org.
CLICK PICK
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“That Girl” Marlo Thomas has created her
own website and she shares great advice, entertaining videos, jokes, and much
more. (Look for an interview with Ms.
Thomas in the November issue of Long
Island Woman).
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The Future Lift: A New Hybrid Facelift Technique
by Andrew A. Jacono, M.D., FACS
The aging process, if you haven’t noticed, has a wear-and-tear effect on
Future Lift, which fuses the optimal features of older-generation, short-incision “mini” face
our skin and our bodies. As we enter our forties and early fifties the jaw line
lifts with deep plane face lifts. Hybrid face lifts yield superior, natural looking results with minand neck begin to loosen, creating jowls, neck laxity, vertical bands in the
imal scarring and a shorter recovery (7-10 days). In addition, this lift restores volume to the
neck, and that much dreaded “turkey neck.” In recent years we have
cheekbones and smoothes nasolabial folds, resulting in a youthful, beautiful, heart- shaped
become intolerant of these consequences, and more of us are seeking to
face and authentic result that does not appear tight or “overdone.” For years, my patients
rewind the clock and revitalize our physical being.
have had to choose between better results or less scarring. With hybrid face lifts, they get the
There were over 100,000 facelifts performed in 2009 according to the
best of both worlds.
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, but the techniques used vary widely. There are corporate
The Future Lift uses a short incision, while lifting the facial tissue and muscles simultaneoussponsored face lifts that are advertised on television claiming no downtime, trademarked lifts,
ly so patients get the superior results of a deep plane face lift, combined with the minimal scarmini lifts, S-lifts, MACS lifts, and deep plane lifts. This is all very confusing,
ring of a “mini lift.” It is not only an option that delivers best-in-class
and most of us do not understand the vital differences. How do you decide
results, but a procedure that offers longer-lasting results as well. The stanThe most state-of-the-art
what procedure gives the best results, with minimal scarring and downdard lifetime of a “mini lift” is between three to five years, but with newer
face lift is a recently
time, and the longest lasting results? This is the most commonly asked
hybrid face lifts results typically last 12 to 15 years.
question by my patients.
developed hybrid technique, Just like a “mini face lift,” The Future Lift can be performed under local
Short-incision “mini” face lifts, often the ones advertised on television,
anesthesia in about an hour and a half. General anesthesia is not necesthat I call the Future Lift.
utilize an abbreviated incision to lift the skin. While the incision is small
sary, making this a safe procedure as well. Given the level of difficulty in
(hidden inside the ear) leaving minimal scarring, post-operative bleeding
performing this procedure, as a more detailed understanding of the anatoand bruising is a trademark of these procedures. They typically tighten only the skin and do
my is required, I encourage any patient considering this procedure to seek a physician who spenot lift and tighten the muscles. As a result, they can leave patients with a windswept,
cializes in facial plastic surgery and possesses the level of expertise required to perform a hybrid
“pulled” appearance, and the results last only three to five years, as the underlying facial musface lift. As a committed facial plastic surgeon, I assure that all of my patients have a clear
cles are not tightened. The facial muscles are the structure of the face, the beams that hold up
understanding of the different types of procedures. Any patient considering a face lift should
the face lift if you will; and if not treated the lifted face will fall earlier than desired.
be aware of all of their options.
Compared to “mini” face lifts, a deep plane face lift yields more effective, longer lasting
To learn more about this innovative procedure, please call our New York or Great Neck offices at
results with my patient population. It is a procedure that lifts the skin and muscle as one unit,
212-570-2500 or 516-773-4646, or you may visit us at www.NewYorkFacialPlasticSurgery.com.
as well as lifting the mid-face and cheek area. On the downside, deep plane face lifts require
Dr. Andrew Jacono is a Dual Board Certified Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. He is
a very large incision, resulting in more noticeable scarring which makes hiding your procedure
Section Head of the Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at North Shore University Hospital
virtually impossible.
and an Assistant Professor of Facial Plastic Surgery at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, and
The most state-of-the-art face lift is a recently developed hybrid technique, that I call the
Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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End Urinary Incontinence
by Scott M. Press, M.D
So many of my patients are young mothers with young chil- at soccer, they have to consciously think about holding in the urine otherwise an
dren. They have experienced the thrill and the agony of labor, embarrassing stain can result. This has the effect of making women feel old
enjoyed nursing, and endured diaper changes. Now as they before their time. Many women stop doing the things that active young women
enter the “soccer mom” years, life enters a new phase. Moms do and become sedentary. Everyone wants to be able to laugh without worrywant to get to play and enjoy sports with their kids (ie. soccer, ing about needing to wear a pad. Most women who come to my office are surbaseball, basketball, skiing etc.), they want to get to go to the prised that there are minimally invasive treatments available that can restore
gym, run, and exercise to get back to pre-baby shape. their urine control and allow them to get back to doing the things that they
loved but had to put on hold.
Unfortunately for many women in this situation, urinary control
The state of the art in treatment of stress incontinence is the
problems can rear their ugly head and deprive many women of this
Everyone wants to be
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important time. Now there is something that can be done that with
able to laugh without
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to wear a pad.
Patient come in the morning for the procedure and are out before
coughing, sneezing or vigorous activity. It can be caused by many
noon. When they leave, they are dry immediately. Soreness and
factors but one of the most common is childbirth. After child birth
many women complain that they leak urine when they laugh or cough. This downtime is so minimal that many women do not even require pain medication.
unfortunately can progress to losing urine during physical activity such as play- What a surprise and thrill the first time a woman coughs and nothing leaks out.
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So many women in my practice complain that they just want to be able to go to are returning to the gym and chasing their children free of any worry about urithe gym and go on the elliptical machine or kick box without worrying about nary control. They can keep up with their kids without leaving anything behind!
Contact Dr. Press at 631-675-2810. 226 North Belle Mead Rd., East Setauket.
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Recent reports show that
which can actually change your metabolism.
two thirds of American
There are several unique characteristics with
adults are either overweight
this therapy:
or obese in this country and
1. You do NOT gain back the weight you lost.
obesity rates have grown
2. You will see the results as early as the
from 15% in 1978-1980 to
FIRST WEEK.
32% in 2003-04.
3. Stop craving food.
Not only does obesity increase the risk for
4. Health Issues such as insomnia, constipadeveloping major diseases, including type 2
tion, menopause and stress will be alleviated
diabetes, heart disease
simultaneously during
and stroke, but may lead
the treatment.
I recently developed a
to some forms of cancer
5. It is effective for how
healthy, successful way of your whole body will funcas well. Many therapeutic
losing weight with
weight loss programs may
tion.
work in the short term,
If other weight loss proacupuncture, actually
however, as most Amergrams have failed call Dr.
icans know, the patient changing your metabolism. Chen at 516-562-9221 or
gains the weight back
516-526-2058 (located at
almost immediately after he or she discon277 Northern Blvd., Suite. 306, Great Neck)
tinues the program — usually under
for
an
appointment
or
email
unhealthy conditions during treatment or
altmedny@gmail.com. Acupuncture is also an
after the patient has stopped exercising.
effective treatment for menopause, pain manWeight gain can be attributed to many
agement (neck pain, shoulder and back pain)
as well depression, fatigue and infertility.
things, but metabolism is a key consideraDr. Chen is a credentialed Acupuncturist at
tion and should be looked at seriously.
North Shore Hospital.
I recently developed a healthy, successful
Visit www.camtherapycenter.com.
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by Yana Feldman, Esq.
With the passage of that all couples should engage in, with
a new law, same-sex equal tax treatment as yet unavailable,
couples now will have there are major differences in effective
equal status as hetero- estate and tax planning for same-sex
sexual married couples couples as compared to heterosexual
couples. In many cases this will mean
under New York law.
However, there are still special issues that a life insurance trust is a necessity
to be aware of for same-sex couples in just to provide for the surviving spouse
in a tax-efﬁcient manner.
New York State. The fedThus, basic estate planeral Defense of Marriage
Basic estate planning
ning will continue to be
Act (DOMA) will still afwill continue to be
vitally important for samefect same-sex couples that
marry in New York. Samevitally important for sex couples.
The new law does provide
sex spouses will not be
same sex couples.
for many positive beneﬁts,
eligible for Social Security
including the right to inspousal beneﬁts or survivor
beneﬁts. Additionally, the IRS does not herit in the absence of a will, the right to
recognize same-sex marriages for federal inherit a rent-controlled apartment and
entitles couples to insurance and other
income, gift or estate tax purposes.
Consequently, same-sex spouses can- employment beneﬁts.
Contact one of the experienced esnot ﬁle joint income tax returns nor can
they transfer property to the other free of tate planning attorneys at Karol Hausman & Sosnik for more information at
gift and estate tax.
Besides the standard estate planning (516) 745-0066 or www.khspc.com.
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by Dr Stephen T. Onesti
by Cynthia Shaw, M.S.
Most of us have suffered safely performed with excellent results. With
from low back pain at one prompt therapy, most patients can resume
time or another. Back pain normal activities in less than two weeks.
can be brought on by simple
For cases of prolonged sciatica from disk
movements such as bending herniation, the good news is that surgical
or twisting, or from improp- techniques have been reﬁned so that many
er lifting techniques. Injury to the low back patients can be treated with a minimally invamuscles, ligaments and joints may result. sive approach, often on an outpatient basis.
Occasionally, disk herniaThis microsurgical technique
tion occurs as well, which
requires smaller incisions and
can result in sciatica, or pain Most cases of acute back leaves most of the normal
running down the leg. This
pain can be managed anatomical structures of the
can be accompanied by
spine untouched. Patients
with conservative,
numbness and weakness in
are also encouraged to renonsurgical techniques. sume most normal activities
the leg as well.
right away without proMost cases of acute back
pain can be managed with conservative, longed postoperative bed rest. Full activities,
nonsurgical techniques. Anti-inﬂammatories including driving and recreational sports, can
and physical therapy are typically started right usually be resumed within two to three weeks
away without prolonged bed rest or inactiv- after surgery.
Dr Stephen T. Onesti is a Neurosurgeon
ity, as was common in the past. Instruction in
proper posture and biomechanics (eg, lifting with Neurological Surgery, P.C. who specialtechniques) is essential to prevent recurrence. izes in the treatment of diseases of the spine.
For more severe cases, pain management He may be contacted at 516-442-2250.
techniques with steroid injections can now be www.nspc.com
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by Ellen Piernick, Wholistic Nutritionist
The straightest path ashes left behind and are referred to as
to health is to avoid either “acid ash” or “alkaline ash” detoxins, poisons, arti- pending on the food. Our bodies can
ﬁcial ingredients, fra- process alkaline as, but acid ash must be
grance, aluminum, #1 neutralized with alkaline minerals stored
plastics, radiation from in the body’s bank account.” When you
cell phones, lap tops, etc, synthetic eat alkaline foods, you deposit 4 key
hormones and antibiotics from non- alkaline minerals: magnesium, calcium,
organic animals and tap water. While potassium, and sodium into your body’s
bank account. When acid
you may have a water
foods are consumed the
ﬁlter for drinking, what
about your shower? Just While you may have a body makes a withdraw5 minutes in a shower water ﬁlter for drinking, al of alkaline minerals to
with tap water is equal
what about your shower? neutralize the acid ash.
Hopefully we are keepto drinking 7 glasses of
ing a “balanced alkaline
toxic, ﬂuoride, chlorine,
barium, antibiotic Long Island water! bank account.” In my 30 years in private
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very toxic and too much ACID! You was in a “positive status” with regards to
need a shower ﬁlter that can handle their alkaline mineral bank account.
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Your body is a billboard search for comfort foods while leaving
telling others how you’re you less interested in label reading and
handling your stress. Stress making healthy choices.
Illness/Disease-stress suppresses the imwill show itself through
accelerated aging, weight mune system, which leaves you more susgain, illness and even dis- ceptible to illness and disease. Stress reease. When you’re under stress, your body lated illnesses are the biggest emergency
secretes hormones and chemicals in an at- room complaint and promotes chronic
tempt to keep you safe from harm.While diseases (heart disease, strokes, etc.) digestive disturbances, aushort term, that keeps
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Women with very scar) leaves the breasts with a vertical
large
pendulous and a long horizontal scar (along the
breasts may experi- breast crease). I utilize the LeJour techence a variety of nique which leaves the breast with a
medical problems single vertical incision (lollipop scar)
including back and neck pain. Also, and in my opinion, with a rounder
the weight of large breasts can cause and more naturally appearing breast
the bra straps to dig into the shoul- with a better cosmetic result.
ders leaving groove
Breast reductions are
markings. Large breasts
performed as an outpaThe LeJour technique tient procedure and are
get in the way of physical activities such as leaves the breast with covered by insurance. If
running and other a single vertical incision you would like to learn
sports which can make
more about this proce(lollipop scar).
exercise and weight
dure, please call our
loss very difficult if not
Huntington office to
impossible.
schedule a complimentary consultaBreast Reduction, also known as tion with Dr. Rhee at (631) 424-6707.
reduction mammaplasty, is a surgical
Dr. Charlotte Rhee is a Board
procedure undertaken to make the Certified Plastic and Reconstructive
breasts smaller. There are many differ- Surgeon who specializes in surgery
ent breast reduction techniques. The of the breast. Visit www.liplastic surmore traditional method (inverted T- gery.com.
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Health
by Joanna Pompilio
Under Your Skin
Varicose Veins
Varicose veins affect half of people 50 years or older,
according to the Department of Health and Human
Services. These enlarged, twisted veins near the skin’s surface, occur most frequently in the legs, but can also appear
in the ankles. While not a serious condition, it is often an
uncomfortable condition and may lead to more serious
health issues.
According to Mark A. Schwartz MD, FACS, RPVI Board
Certified in Vascular Surgery and Medical Director of The North
Shore Vein Center in Lake Success (www.longislandvein.com),
“Over 80 million people have varicose veins. Females are
affected approximately four to one over males. These conditions are often hereditary, but
hormonal factors including
puberty, pregnancy, menopause
and the use of birth control pills
can also play a role. The development of varicose veins may occur
at any age but usually occurs
between the ages of 18 and 35
years, and peaks between 50
and 60 years. As one ages, the
cumulative effects of advancing
age will lead to persistence or
worsening of the condition.”
In some cases,
varicose veins
may be
completely nonsymptomatic and
still appear. In
certain cases,
varicose veins
can lead to more
serious health
issues.
Cause
One-way valves found in veins
keep blood flowing from the
legs towards the heart. Issues in
the valves, causing them to not
function and blood to collect in
the legs, creates pressure build up resulting in
varicose veins. Veins become frail, bulky and distorted. A primary reason
behind varicose veins is because the legs endure the most pressure from
the body to carry blood back to heart.
Most commonly caused by genetics and aging, 50 to 55 percent of
women and 40 to 45 percent of men in the United States suffer from
some type of vein problem, according to the Department of Health and
Human Services. The valves in veins weaken and do not work as well as
they used to, due to aging. Being born with weak valves may also increases the risk of contracting varicose veins.
Varicose veins are also symptomatic of pregnancy due to the increased
amount of blood in the body, enlarging legs. A growing uterus also adds
pressure on leg veins. Three months after delivery, varicose veins may
improve, but may return with each pregnancy.
14 • August 2011 • LONG ISLAND WOMAN
A job that entails standing for long periods of time, consequently adding
pressure on leg veins, can cause varicose veins to occur. Also, being dramatically overweight can also be grounds.
Symptoms
Typically varicose veins have a dark blue or red color, are swollen and
have a coiled appearance underneath the skin. Mild symptoms range from
burning, tenderness or leg pain. After standing or sitting for long periods,
symptoms may worsen. They commonly develop on thighs, the back of
the calves or inside the leg. During pregnancy they can form around the
vagina and buttocks. In certain cases, they are symptomatic of a deep vein
thrombosis, a blockage in the deeper veins, which may need treatment.
“Initially, varicose veins may only appear as bumps or lumpy protrusions
under the skin. Eventually, these veins may become quite tender and cause
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Zwanger-Pesiri Radiol- types of Molecular Breast Imaging, which
ogy prides itself for be- are BSGI (Breast Speciﬁc Gamma Imaging)
ing at the forefront of and PEM (Positron Emission Mammograthe newest technology. phy). Both allow the patient to sit or stand
With more women diag- upright while obtaining the images. The
nosed with breast can- scanner uses little or no compression so
cer every day, early detection is the key the patient is very comfortable.
Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology is the only fato survival. Routine yearly mammograms
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Health
Varicose Veins
symptoms of fatigue, aching pain, and heaviness, relieved by leg elevation,” explains Dr. Schwartz.
When patients develop swelling, skin changes or leg ulceration, Dr.
Antonios P. Gasparis, MD, FACS and Director of Stony Brook Vein Center
recommends they see a doctor. “The skin is an organ, prolonged swelling
leads to organ damage over time and advanced disease presents with skin
damage, pigmentation or ulceration,” according to Dr. Gasparis. Veins
can also become swollen, red, tender and hot to the touch. Sores or a
rash on the leg or ankles can develop.
Side Affects
In some cases, varicose veins may be completely non-symptomatic and
still appear. In certain cases, varicose veins can lead to more serious health
issues. Skin sores or ulcers may develop due to chronic blood back up.
These sores are slow to heal and sometimes cannot ever fully heal, until
the backward blood flow in the vein is repaired.
“Left untreated these symptoms may progress to more severe problems
such as chronic leg swelling, eczema-type symptoms, skin thickening and
discoloration, as well as ulcerations,” warns Dr.
Schwartz. “The early signs of pain, swelling and
heaviness must be recognized so that the condition can be treated before irreversible skin
changes occur.”
Superficial thrombophlebitis, which is a
blood clot formation in veins below the skin, is
also common. Skin will become scarlet, firm
but tender and feel hot around the vein. Deep
vein thrombosis is a blood clot deep in the vein
that can cause a pulling sensation in the calf,
pain, warmth, swelling and discoloration. In
cases where, deep vein thrombosis causes no
symptoms, the blood clot can travel to the lungs and be fatal.
While not all
varicose veins can
be prevented,
there are steps
that can reduce
their occurrence.
Diagnosis
An examination by a doctor will allow proper diagnosis. Patients usually stand up and then sit with legs dangling in order for the doctor to spot
the varicose veins, which are evident due to the physical symptoms of
darker veins, dry thinning skin and inflammation of the area. In order to
rule out other disorders, tests may be performed. Ultrasounds are used to
see the structure of the vein, investigate blood flow and check for blood
clots. Sound waves are used create images of the structures in the body.
There are several types of doctors that can treat varicose veins. A phlebologist specializes in vein treatment, a vascular doctor focuses on the
blood system, an interventional radiologist specializes in using imaging
tools to see inside the body and can often treat issues with little or no surgery. Dermatologists are also capable of treating varicose veins. Many of
these doctors perform some of the procedures used for treating varicose
16 • August 2011 • LONG ISLAND WOMAN
veins. A good starting point is inquiring with your general physician
regarding which specialist he or she recommends. Inquiring with your
insurance provider about which type of doctor is covered under your policy may also be beneficial.
Treatment
Lifestyle changes, in addition to medical treatment can relieve symptoms, prevent complications and improve the appearance of varicose
veins. A doctor is likely to propose lifestyle modifications if the varicose
veins are not causing many symptoms. Should symptoms be more severe
a doctor may suggest a variety of management options.
Many treatments of varicose veins can be done in the home. For immediate treatment to decompress varicose veins, Dr. Eli Anker, a vascular surgeon with a practice in West Islip, recommends patients wear prescription
surgical compression stockings. “They are best worn throughout the day.
Obviously this treatment is only temporary since the veins return to their
usual size and extent once the stockings are removed,” describes Dr.
Anker. Many patients complain the stockings are difficult to put on and
may be too hot to wear during the summer months.
“In the past, patients have avoided treatment as they are most familiar
with out-dated stripping procedures that were painful and came with a
prolonged convalescence,” explains Dr. Schwartz. “Recent advances in
vein treatment now offer patients an easier alternative. Procedures are
now being performed in an office setting.”
Sclerotherapy is the most common treatment for varicose veins. A liquid
chemical is injected into the vein causing the walls to seal together and
remain closed. This stops the blood flow, converting the vein into scar tissue. The vein fades in a few weeks, but may need treatment more than
once. This in-office procedure may cause red or raised skin, bruises at the
injection site and groups of fine lines around the treated area, which will
also disappear in a few weeks.
Radiofrequency and laser treatments treat deeper leg veins, called the
saphenous veins, and can replace surgery for severe cases of varicose
veins. This technique can also be done in a physician’s office and requires
a catheter, a very small tube, to be placed into the vein. A probe travels
through the tube that heats the inside of the vein to close it via radio frequency or a laser. Local anesthesia is required and slight bruising is common after treatment.
Prevention
While not all varicose veins can be prevented, there are steps that can
reduce their occurrence. Apply sunscreen to protect the skin on the legs,
exercise regularly to increase leg potency and circulation in veins, especially since this can help keep weight under control, as excess weight adds
stress on leg veins. Wearing lowered heeled shoes tones calf muscles to
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We must all do long grueling hours of exercise to stay slim several minutes until you are breathing more comfortably. This process would be
and healthy, right? WRONG! Once again, if we look to evolu- repeated four to six times followed by a few minutes of comfortable walking as
tion for logical answers, we ﬁnd that throughout the animal a “cool-down”.
kingdom, animals, including humans, used exercise for two
That’s it! The entire workout would last 20 minutes or a bit more depending
purposes: play and survival. Almost without exception, these on the number of intervals completed. The same principles could be adapted
activities are “stop-start”. There are no animals “working to an elliptical trainer, an exercise bike or even a swimming pool. This could be
out”with a steady Target Heart Rate for 20 minutes, 30 min- repeated two or three times a week. Of course, do not start out these intervals
utes, or 60 minutes etc. Animals show bursts
at top speed until you have trained your body to withstand the
of activity, interspersed by rest. Once again, through survival of
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We must all do long
the ﬁttest, animals, including humans, have adapted so that
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right? WRONG!
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LONG ISLAND WOMAN • August 2011 • 17
Meredith
Baxter
Owning Up
by David Lefkowitz
There’s an old motto that goes,
“It’s not our drinking that gets us stinking; it’s our stinking thinking
that gets us drinking.” In fact, one could blame misjudgment for a
host of wrong choices made in life and relationships. And if you’re
actress Meredith Baxter, you can fault stinking thinking for three
failed marriages and a bout with alcoholism while enduring years
of verbal and physical abuse and decades of self-abnegation.
Yes, that Meredith Baxter: the perky, blonde, golden girl who
embodied the shikshe goddess of Bridget Loves Bernie, the determined, divorced young mother of Family and, most memorably,
the nurturing post-hippie mom of Family Ties. In her just-released
autobiography, Untied, Baxter not only rips the cover-girl surface
off those seemingly ideal years with her tales of spousal abuse and
marital woe, but she also recounts her bout with breast cancer and
decision, in 2009, to come out publicly as a lesbian.
“I thought (the publisher’s) the initial request for the book had
been about the whole coming-out process, and that was a little
disturbing,” Baxter says in our late-winter phone conversation,
“because I thought, `that does not warrant a book.’ It’s not all that
interesting, and I’d like to think I’m more than that. Although, if you
Googled me, you’d think that’s all I’ve ever done.”
When I counter that sex sells books and that when a woman who
was straight for decades suddenly declares she prefers ladies, prurient curiosity is likely to follow, Baxter laughs, “You, too? But seriously,
“As it happens, I like men much better now that the
whole sexual component is out of the way.”
there were no conditions on the book. I simply had to write what I knew. If I had to write
this book 20 years ago, or even 10, I wouldn’t have known what to write because I really
hadn’t learned anything. I’d never done any self-examination. I was just trying to keep my
head above water. It wasn’t until I decided, “Okay, let me take a look at what I’ve learned
about myself in my (then) 62 years. It turns out, everything I’ve learned I’ve learned in
therapy and in a 12-step program.”
The main thing Baxter says she’s gleaned from digging deep is taking responsibility
for her role in her own history. Whatever the circumstances of your victim-hood,
throwing yourself a pity party doesn’t cut it. “When I got out of my third marriage [to
late actor and screenwriter Michael Blodgett],” Baxter recalls, “I had a kind of breakdown. And it was not because of the loss of the relationship because I knew that had
been a disaster. All I could think was, `How did I ﬁnd myself in the same place yet
again?’ I remember howling in my living room in despair because I had created such
disaster. It was horrible. I don’t mean the marriage was all horrible, because he wasn’t
a bad guy, and sometimes there was a lot of fun to be had. But there was dissociative behavior on his part, and there was a terrible price to pay at the end because of
stuff that went on. So it was the ﬁrst time since I started my 12-step program that I
realized I had no answer for my next step. I was broken. I had hit bottom. And that’s
when I started asking for help.”
Continues Baxter, “I was guided to a therapist I’ve been with all this time who has
been remarkable for me. I redoubled my efforts in the program and started doing
the work I had never done before. Well, some of that was taking a look at what my
part was in things. If you’re a victim, you don’t have a part; it all happens to you. To
illustrate my thinking, I was at a meeting, and I heard a woman talk about how we’re
trained as children to go to the parental well for food, nurturing, sustenance, love
– but some parents’ wells are empty. They’re not empty at us; they’re just empty.
“I was blown away,” Baxter says of this revelation about her unhappy childhood as
the daughter of sitcom creator Whitney Blake and radio announcer Tom Baxter. “I
had always thought it was empty at me, that I had been a target. I had lain all my
troubles at my mother’s feet, so I had to go back and say, `Who was my mother?
What did she want out of her life that she didn’t get, that put her in a situation
where she had to look only to take care of herself and maybe not take care of me so
much?’ And I came to understand her. But I couldn’t forgive her yet. So I had to look
further and say, `What about me? How did I handle my children?’ I looked at all the
times when I wasn’t able to show up for them. When I was afraid and didn’t protect
them because I was taking care of myself instead. Was it shabby? Sometimes. Was
I doing the best I could? I had to allow that yes, I was. And if I could allow that for
myself, I had to give that to my mother, which totally changed the way I saw her.”
Asked if she was beaten or molested as a child, Baxter allows that she had a stepfather “who would switch us, but I would not call him an abuser. He was a very rough
guy, and he did sexualize me very early, just in the way he treated me, but no, I was
not abused. My childhood wasn’t bad; it’s just that stuff happened that was very
painful. I lived my life as if it had been a tragedy. Kids who had grown up in foster
homes with lots of brutality and cigarettes put out on them – somehow, because
they didn’t have the same kind of self-perpetuated thinking, came out and went,
`Boy, I grew up with some motherf**kers. But I’m okay!’ Me, I imploded. I didn’t want
to let an opportunity for pain and despair pass by.”
And so, her ﬁrst youthful marriage crash landed, followed by marriage number two,
for 15 years, to Baxter’s Bridget Loves Bernie co-star, David Birney. And that’s where
things get ugly.
“I never called David any names in my book,” Baxter says, but she stands by her
public statements that he was both verbally and physically abusive. “Yes, he hit me
before we were even married, and yes, he’d been rough with the kids. But I pretended
not to see that. I pretended not to call it what it was. But this is not about him; I’m
not trying to demonize him. It’s about the narration I had in my head that allowed
me to go there. And I had to continue this narration as more violence happened. And
there wasn’t a slew of violence. You don’t have to get hit every day to know that’s
in the deal; it can come out at any time. It was the daily derision, the mockery, the
put-downs. That’s the stuff that’s so corrosive.
“As for why I didn’t just leave,” continues Baxter, “talk with women who have been
in abusive relationships. Your sense of choice is just not there. There’s a story I cited
in my book that I remembered so profoundly: Hedda Nussbaum and Joel Steinberg.
Remember, the couple in New York about 20 years ago? He abused her for four years
and then killed their six-year-old daughter. I’m not saying my life was on a par with
them. However, everyone was saying to (Nussbaum), who was a pariah and blamed
almost as much as he was, `Why did ya stay?’ WHY DID YA STAY?’ And I remember
her sobbing and saying, `I didn’t know I could leave.’ I sat there sobbing watching
this, `cause I felt the same way. I had a car, I had a job, I went out in the world, but
still, I didn’t know I could leave. That choice never occurred to me.”
(On his ofﬁcial website, Birney contests Baxter’s portrayal of events in “Untied.”
While not denying any speciﬁc allegations, the actor accuses his ex-wife of constructing a mean-spirited “fairy tale,” one which hurls accusations that tend to crop
up suspiciously often in bitter custody battles.)
Asked how she ﬁnally got the gumption to exit the marriage, Baxter recalls, “We
had a Thanksgiving dinner that was no different from other Thanksgivings. I assume
people were at the house; I don’t remember who was there. And it was after the dinner, and I was cleaning up. And David came and sat down and said, `Well, what are
we gonna do next year so it’s not a disaster like this year?’ And I remember thinking,
`I don’t know. What did I do this year?’ And I’m just standing there crying over the
stove. And my daughter, Eva, who was around 18 or 20 back then, she just leaned
into me and said, `What are you waiting for?’”
“I didn’t feel some surge of activism,” notes Baxter. “I just had no defense against
what she had told me. So I said to David, `There’s not gonna be a next time.’ I didn’t
know where those words came from. He just kind of laughed at me, and the mockery
started: `Oh, the little darling, are you feeling bad?’ You know, that kind of shit. But
it started a conversation where somewhere I said, `I’m not happy.’”
For all the obvious acrimony, Baxter at least attempts to shift the focus back to her
own journey. “Yes, I had anger about what transpired. David is not someone whose
process I respect because he treats people unkindly. However, I knew who he was
before I went into that marriage, so how can I blame him? The main idea is that I
cannot see myself as a victim. That’s a toxic position to be in, which is why I would
go back and do it again.”
Alcohol was a helpful crutch, but even getting clean wasn’t the answer to Baxter’s
deeper problems. “I’ve been sober for 21 years, but I didn’t do any of the work the
ﬁrst ten years, because I really didn’t think I was an alcoholic. I thought everybody
else had a problem. I thought, `I’ll stop drinking because it seems to be bothering people.’ My life got
better, and my relationships with the kids were better,
but it was still my thinking that was the problem. And
my thinking was, `ﬁnd something outside myself to
solve my problems. And if it wasn’t gonna be alcohol,
then it would be…a guy! I’ll marry this guy, `cause he
seems to want me.’ And I’m thinking, `If you just love
me, I’ll pretend that I don’t see that you lie, that you’re
unfaithful’ – when we met, he was having an affair
on his wife with me! So I knew this was a guy not to
trust. That was my third husband.”
When Baxter ﬁnally did the heavy lifting of therapy,
Meredith Baxter continued
she not only realized the vicious cycle she was on but learned something revelatory
about her sexuality. “Look, I was attracted to men,” she explains. “I mean, you listen to
Ricky Martin interviews – he had very happy and successful relationships with women.
It doesn’t mean that you can’t; it’s just not where you want to be. As it happens, I like
men much better now that the whole sexual component is out of the way.”
And as for her partner, building contractor Nancy Locke, the actress says, “We’ve
been together ﬁve years, though I’ve known her longer than that. I basically tortured
her at ﬁrst,” she laughs. “Because I was so distrustful of the way I thought, and I
wanted to make sure I wasn’t lying to myself again. I was attracted to her, and I
enjoyed being with her, but I didn’t trust me.”
Though not overtly political, Baxter does believe she’s making a statement simply by
being open about her homosexuality. “I’m not out there going, `GO GAY!’ Just because
it’s right for me does not mean it’s right for anybody else. But if you’ve known me all
these years, and you liked me all these years, then the fact that I’m gay doesn’t change
anything.”
Also on a happy note, Baxter, cancer-free since the late 1990s, has been a vegetarian for nearly 30 years. “I used to be a big-time runner, but because of back problems,
I can’t do that anymore. Still, Nancy goes to the gym absolutely every day. I go with
her probably three, four times a week. When does it happen that a girl goes from
being a lithe young thing to a little-bit-older woman who has to hold her stomach
in? I never appreciated how thin I was!” Baxter laughs. “I’m a healthy girl, though
vegetarians can still eat a ton of ice cream, dontcha know!” ❖
David Lefkowitz co-publishes Performing Arts Insider (TotalTheater.com) and hosts
Dave’s Gone By (davesgoneby.org) on UNC Radio, where he serves as programming
director. Read him at: http://davelefkowitzwriting.wordpress.com/about/
Meredith with David Birney in Bridget Loves Bernie
20 • August 2011 • LONG ISLAND WOMAN
Meredith Q&A
Any fond memories of Long Island?
There was a lovely family I knew out there on Jones Beach 25-30
years ago. They were friends of David’s, and we went sailing with
them. Growing up in Los Angeles, I’d missed so much because I
noticed these kids understood, from a very young age, the tides, the
tables, the dangers of the water, and when it was good to take the
boats out. It was very foreign to me and wonderfully attractive. We
had a great time out there.
The dream role you never got to play?
Juliet. It’s such a winsome part, and I love the language. But then
it was, `Well, I’ve wayyyy outgrown Juliet.’ Maybe I could do it at
someplace like the Muny opera house in Kansas City that seats
10,000 people. I’d be small enough that they wouldn’t be able to tell
how old I was.
Your thoughts on celebrities being “outed”?
I personally don’t believe in it. It’s none of anyone’s business. This
country was based on freedom of religion, so why can’t it be the
same for your sexuality? We have Methodists and Hindus and Baptists and Jews and Protestants, and we can all go to any church we
want and think, `What dogma speaks to me? Oh, I like their music.
Or, that priest? Ehh.. a little judgmental. I think I’ll try the Baptists.
Oh, too much hellﬁre and brimstone – that doesn’t speak to me.
Or the Buddhists. That’s very gentle; I like that.’ Where I am now
speaks to me. I feel a comfort in the level of connection here.
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Catching Up with Carol
by Carol Silva
A Grown Up Haircut
The names have been changed to protect
the innocent.
Last spring a dear friend told me, before she
sent her teenaged daughter off to college,
that she was going to treat her to a “real haircut.” That meant one of those $100 minimum
Long Island salons. The same salon where
“Mom” goes.
Daughter came home looking great. Fast
forward a few weeks. Mom and Daughter were in the car and Mom was
laughing about that day’s “Ask Amy” newspaper advice column (the
replacement for Ann Landers.)
Mom said, “Can you believe the trouble this girl had when her Mom sent
her daughter to her salon? Mom quoted the “Ask Amy” letter.
“I am a 17-year-old girl who has gotten herself into a very awkward situation … (my Mom sent me to her stylist)
… The stylist was extremely flirty. At the
end of my appointment he asked me for
my phone number. He’s 24. Mistake No 1:
I loved the attention, so I wrote my phone
number on his tip. When he actually called
that night and asked me to meet him at a
party in the city, I was totally taken aback
and I told him I was busy. He asked me to
call him this weekend to set something up.
I’m freaking out because I have absolutely
no desire to go out with a man more than
six years older who seems to think it’s fine
for a high school girl to meet up with him on a Thursday night in the city!
I can’t tell my mom because he does her hair!”
Mom was hysterical. The laughing kind of hysterical. Daughter was hysterical. The hysterical kind of hysterical. Seems young Daughter had also been
feeling kind of grown up and flirty the day she went to her Mom’s salon. So
when the stylist hit on her, well, she wrote her phone number on his tip. He
called. Big party in the city. Freak out. You know the rest of the story.
Daughter was so petrified she accessed the best advice around – a bunch
of 17-year old girlfriends. Their experienced solution: write to “Ask Amy.”
It’ll never get published anyway. Or will it?
Today Daughter has a year of college under her belt. She’s learned a lot
about the world – including that Mom is a great first stop for advice in crisis. Oh, and Daughter’s hair – she’s growing it out these days. Really. ◆
Daughter was so
petrified she
accessed the best
advice around – a
bunch of 17-year
old girlfriends.
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Book Corner
by Debi Honorof
August Beach Reads
Fiction and Nonfiction, Locales Near and Far
Grab your blanket and sunscreen. It’s time for our annual August
Beach Reads column, and once again, some guest reviewers select
books that make great reading. This year, we feature a wide array of
engrossing reads for those long, lazy days of summer.
Jerusalem Maiden
by Talia Carner
Life for a twelve-year-old girl at the beginning of the 20th
century was difficult enough, but for young women who
were members of an ultra-Orthodox sect, there were few
choices and little to look forward to. As soon as she
reached puberty, a “Jerusalem maiden” was expected to
marry a man she had never met and begin a life of hard
work, repressing rituals, frequent childbirth, and living as a
second-class citizen. Esther Kaminsky dreads the day when
her family marries her off because she is an artist who
wants nothing more than to practice her
craft. Creating art, however, is strictly
forbidden by her religious sect, and
although she is able to study in secret
with a teacher who recognizes her talent, she knows that once she is married,
those sublime hours will end. With
Jerusalem Maiden, Talia Carner has written an exquisite tale that recreates a city
and its people and beckons the reader
to follow Esther through her adolescence in Jerusalem, married life in Jaffa,
and a visit to Paris that transforms her
life. Learn more about the author’s fascinating life at taliacarner.com.
Menopause in Manhattan
by Anne Kleinberg
Fast forward a hundred
years and we meet 50year-old Manhattanite Elie
Sands, who has all the
choices in the world: fabulous shopping, world-class
restaurants and the ability
to choose her own path.
When Elie makes some distressing discoveries, her loving and supportive
friends help her find the courage to
22 • August 2011 • LONG ISLAND WOMAN
make significant changes in her life. Kleinberg, who grew up in Queens,
studied at FIT, and lived in Manhattan for many years, is now an interior designer, lifestyle writer and cookbook author living in Israel, but she
clearly has her finger on the pulse of the “Big Apple.” The book is a rollicking romp through the trials and tribulations of middle age, and her
clever website (menopauseinmanhattan.com) continues the story by
providing links to restaurants mentioned in the book, plus recipes, photos of characters’ clothing and jewelry, and more.
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This powerful book tells the epic story of a migration few people have heard of, but most have lived
through. Between 1915 and 1970, six million
African Americans migrated from the Jim Crow
South to northern and western cities to change their
lives—and eventually, the fabric of America.
Wilkerson weaves the stories of 1,200 people she
interviewed along with the three main characters of
her story: a Mississippi sharecropper, a Florida laborer, and a Louisiana doctor.
It’s a sweeping story, at
times heartwrenching and
cruel, at times uplifting
and triumphant. The Great
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their families, friends, language, and familiar landmarks behind to escape a
society of cruelty, inhumanity and fear. As
Wilkerson writes, “The
actions of the people in
this book were both universal
and
distinctly
American. Their migration
was a response to an economic and social structure
not of their making ...They
did what human beings
looking for freedom,
throughout history, have
often done. They left.”
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ACUPUNCTURE
•Dr. Dazhi Chen, Ph.D., LAC: 277
Northern Blvd., Ste. 306, Great Neck.
516-562-9221. camtherapycenter.com.
Credentialed acupuncturist in North
Shore Hospital. Dr. Chen has specialized
in Chinese Medicine for 20+ years. He
successfully treats weight control, pain
management, depression, fatigue, infertility and more. Patients suffering with
obesity will not gain the weight back and
may see results after first week of treatment. Call today.
BREAST HEALTH
•Complete Women’s Imaging: 440
Merrick Rd., Oceanside. 516-255-8220.
southnassau.org. Top-quality women’s
imaging, provided in a calm, anxietyreducing setting. Digital mammography
and sonography, breast MRI, aspiration
and biopsy, bone density studies and
genetic testing are offered. Clients typically receive their results from the physician on the day of service.
•Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology: Nine convenient locations in Nassau and Suffolk
counties. 516-798-4242. 631-444-5544.
zprad.com. Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology
provides the latest in women's imaging
with a team of dedicated breast radiologists. Their studies include Breast Specific
Gamma Imaging, Positron Emission
Mammography, Digital Mammography,
MRI, Ultrasound and biopsies. They have
nine locations throughout Nassau and
Suffolk Counties. Call 516-798-4242 or
631-444-5544 for an appointment, or
visit zprad.com.
CANCER CARE
•Linchitz Medical Wellness: 70 Glen
St., Ste. 300, Glen Cove. 516-759-4200.
linchitzwellness.com. At LMW, they
believe that effective cancer care must
include an attempt to preserve the health
of their patients while attempting to
eliminate the cancer. To this end, they use
Insulin Potentiation therapy along with
other innovative treatments including
those designed to boost the immune system to care for the person with cancer.
COSMETIC SURGERY
•Marotta Facial Plastic Surgery, P.C.:
267 E. Main St., Ste. B5, Smithtown.
631-982-2022. MarottaMD.com. Dual
board certified, Yale University trained
facial plastic surgeon Dr. James Marotta,
is highly recognized for his work in rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) and
his minimally invasive endoscopic face
lifting techniques. His extensive training
in the highly complex anatomy of the
face also makes him a leader in filler &
injectable treatments.
DERMATOLOGY
•Dr. William Romero: 103 Majestic Drive,
Dix Hills. 631-858-0500. romeroclinic.com.
Dr. Romero performs the most Botox® and
Radiesse® procedures on Long Island. He
only uses fresh, genuine and pure
Botox® and charges only $199 per area
of 20 units ($10/unit). He is a Botox
Instructor to other doctors and nurses.
He is a top physician for Juvederm®. Call
or visit website for specials.
DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES
•Complete Women’s Imaging: 440
Merrick Rd., Oceanside. 516-255-8220.
southnassau.org. Top-quality women’s
imaging, provided in a calm, anxietyreducing setting. Digital mammography
and sonography, breast MRI, aspiration
and biopsy, bone density studies and
genetic testing are offered. Clients typically receive their results from the physician on the day of service.
HAIR TRANSPLANT
•Long Island Hair Restoration – A
Division of Marotta Facial Plastic
Surgery: 267 E. Main St., Ste. B5,
Smithtown. 631-982-2022. LongIslandHairRestoration.com. Dual board certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. James
Marotta, offers permanent hair restoration solutions for men & women as well
as prescription hair loss medication and
counseling.
HOLISTIC HEALTH
•Linchitz Medical Wellness: 70 Glen
St., Ste. 300, Glen Cove. 516-759-4200.
linchitzwellness.com. At Linchitz Medical
Wellness their goal is to help their
patients achieve vibrant health by
emphasizing natural treatment and,
especially, the prevention of illness. At
LMW, they educate their patients to
achieve truly optimal health based on the
“six pillars” of: food, supplements, exercise, detoxification, stress management
and bio-identical hormone balancing.
•Naturopathic Solutions, Inc.: 641C
Old Country Rd., Plainview. 516-9351334.
drstills.com.
Naturopathic
Solutions Inc. provides comprehensive
healthcare for the whole family specializing in European Biological Medicine, BioIdentical Hormones, Naturopathic
Oncology and (CRT) Thermography. Dr.
Sharon Stills goes beyond the “mass”
solution by weaving traditional medical
knowledge with the principles of naturopathic medicine to find your specific path
to achieve wellness.
HOME CARE
•Helpful Care Company: 129 Broadway,
Lynbrook. 516-599-5870. helpfulcare.com.
Since 1996, Helpful Care has been assisting
seniors in their homes while not intruding
in their lives. Trained professionals offer
light housekeeping, laundry, linen change,
shopping, meal preparation, medication
reminder, escort to appointments.
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MEDI-SPA
•Aesthetic Medical Studio: 8 Bond St.,
Ste. 200, Great Neck. 516-482-2424. aestheticmedicalstudio.com. Kelly O’Malley
Mattone, M.D. specializes in non-surgical
face and body cosmetic procedures in a
unique private medical studio. Take 10-15
years off your face without pain, surgery
or downtime using the innovative
advanced technology of Microcurrent
Facial Sculpting and Invisilift. Pamper
yourself with Facials by Grace Drazal.
•Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, PC: 833
Northern Blvd., Suite 160, Great Neck.
516-498-8400. Medical aesthetician,
Annette Pennington, under direction of
Drs.’ Feingold, Israeli and Korn, offers
state-of-the-art personalized skincare
treatments. Specializing in pre and post
operative skin care, age management,
rejuvenation and problematic skin.
Customized facials, chemical peels, microdermabrasion, laser hair removal, photofacials, intense pulse light treatments for
age/sun spots, rosacea and spider veins.
Complimentary consults available.
•Fusion Skin Spa: 798 Grand Blvd., Deer
Park. 631-940-1672. fusionskinspa.com.
Fusion skin spa is a full service, upscale
spa where beauty and nature fuse with
science. Offerring tattoo removal, laser
hair removal, teeth whitening, Botox and
fillers, massage and facials, laser toenail
fungus treatment and much more.
•North Shore Medical Spa: 1 Hollow
Lane, Ste. 210, Lake Success. 516-4415110. NorthShoreMediSpa.com. The
North Shore Medical Spa is a fully licensed,
aesthetic facility staffed by board certified
surgeons and licensed aestheticians. They
offer free initial Visia skin care evaluations
and comprehensive skin care therapy.
Treatments include: laser resurfacing,
Fotofacials, laser hair removal, vein treatments, Botox and filler injectables, skin
tightening, MicroDermabrasion and personalized facial treatments.
MEDITATION
•Awakenings 7 Center, Judith S.
Giannotti, R.Hy., Director, : Smithtown.
631-724-9733. lightawakeningsmeditationandbeyond.com. Classes, ongoing
groups, workshops & private sessions on
meditation, stress reduction, spirituality,
angels, chakras, astrological insights,
past life regressions, personal growth
and enlightenment through the process
of connecting with your inner wisdom
and light. Newcomers are always welcome to join us in our journey. You can
improve your life!
NEUROLOGISTS
•Five Towns Neuroscience Research/
Five Towns Neurology: 222 Rockaway
Tpke., Ste. 1, Cedarhurst. 516-239-1800.
kevinftn@hotmail.com/daniellaftn@hotmail.com. Five Towns Neuroscience
Research is working hard to advance the
treatment of epilepsy, multiple sclerosis
and chronic pain. They are currently seeking participants for several clinical trials in
epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and chronic
pain. To learn more about their clinical
trials call 516-239-1800 x137.
NEUROSURGERY
•Neurological Surgery, P.C.: 100 Merrick
Rd, Ste. 128W, Rockville Centre. 516-2559031. nspc.com. Neurological Surgery,
P.C. is the largest private Neurosurgery
practice in the tri-state area. Their physicians serve as Chiefs of Neurosurgery in
some of the best hospitals on Long Island
and are trained in the latest leading edge
techniques. They provide comprehensive
world-class care with compassion, commitment and competency.
NON-SURGICAL FACE-LIFT
•Marotta Facial Plastic Surgery, P.C.:
267 E. Main St., Ste. B5, Smithtown.
631-982-2022. MarottaMD.com. Dual
board certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr.
James Marotta, offers Total FX Fractional
CO2 Laser skin rejuvenation, Micro-fat
Injections, and fillers (including the Liquid
Face Lift) to give you a lift without surgery. Visit their website to learn more
about these treatments as well as Dr.
Marotta’s signature EZ Lift™ Mini Facelift
and E-Z Lift- Eye procedures.
•Dr. William Romero: 103 Majestic Drive,
Dix Hills. 631-858-0500. romeroclinic.com.
Dr. Romero performs the most Botox® and
Radiesse® procedures on Long Island. He
only uses fresh, genuine and pure Botox®
and charges only $199 per area of 20 units
($10/unit). He is a Botox instructor to other
doctors and nurses. He is a top physician
for Juvederm®. Call or visit website for specials.
PLASTIC SURGERY
•Stephen T. Greenberg, M.D., FACS: 195
Froehlich Farm Blvd., Woodbury. 516-3644200. greenbergcosmeticsurgery.com.
One of NY’s most well-known plastic surgeons, Dr. Greenberg offers a full range of
cosmetic surgical procedures in a beautifully-appointed environment. Whether your
interest is breast augmentation, liposuction, tummy tuck or a facelift, Dr.
Greenberg is a perfectionist who strives for
beautiful,
natural-looking
results.
Complimentary consultation.
•Andrew A. Jacono, M.D., FACS: 440
Northern Blvd., Great Neck. 516-7734646. newyorkfacialplasticsurgery.com.
Andrew Jacono, M.D., FACS is SectionHead of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery at North Shore University
Hospital Manhasset. He specializes in
minimally invasive endoscopic face lifts,
brow lifts, eyelid lifts, and Botox and
Restylane injections. His new book, Face
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•Marotta Facial Plastic Surgery, P.C.:
267 E. Main St., Ste. B5, Smithtown.
631-982-2022. MarottaMD.com. Dual
board certified, Yale University trained
facial plastic surgeon Dr. James Marotta
is highly recognized for his work in
rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) and his minimally invasive endoscopic face lifting techniques. His extensive training in the highly complex
anatomy of the face also makes him a
leader in filler & injectable treatments.
•Charlotte Ann Rhee, M.D.: 257 E.
Jericho Tpke., Huntington Station. 631424-6707. liplasticsurgery.com. Dr. Rhee
is a board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Dr. Rhee specializes in cosmetic surgery of the breast (Lollipop scar
breast reduction, breast augmentation
and breast lift). Call for a consultation.
•Dr. William Romero: 103 Majestic
Drive, Dix Hills. 631-858-0500. romeroclinic.com. Dr. Romero performs the most
Botox® and Radiesse® procedures on
Long Island. He only uses fresh, genuine
and pure Botox® and charges only $199
per area of 20 units ($10/unit). He is a
Botox instructor to other doctors and
nurses. He is a top physician for
Juvederm®. Call or visit website for specials.
•Dr. Steven G. Wallach, M.D., FACS:
1175 Jericho Tpke., Ste. 212, Syosset.
516-921-0530. 1049 Fifth Ave., Ste. 2D,
New York. 212-861-6400. stevenwallachmd.com. Dr. Steven Wallach is a board
certified plastic surgeon and was featured
in New York Magazine's Best Beauty
Doc's Issue as “One of Plastic Surgery's
Sharpest Talents.” He specializes in breast
and body contour surgery as well as noninvasive facial rejuvenation with injectable
facial fillers and Botox.
RADIOLOGY
•Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology: Nine convenient locations in Nassau and Suffolk
counties. 516-798-4242. 631-4445544. zprad.com. They offer all digital
state-of-the-art radiological services
unsurpassed in the industry. Their compassionate, professional staff and soothing atmosphere allow for a pleasant
experience for all patients. It is their goal
to ensure that every patient receives the
highest level of personalized care and
the most accurate diagnosis available.
SLEEP DISORDERS
•Chase Dental Health, PLLC: 324 S.
Service Rd., Ste. 116, Melville. 631-3936888. chasedentalhealth.com. Chase
Dental Health is owned and operated by
Barry N. Chase, DDS. A 1976 graduate
of Georgetown University Dental
School, Dr. Chase set up his private dental practice on Long Island. Dr. Chase’s
expertise is in treating Sleep Apnea with
Oral Appliance Therapy. Call for a free
consult.
UROLOGY
•Scott Press M.D., P.C.: 226 North Belle
Mead Rd., East Setauket. 631-5913120. 7minutesling.com. Dr. Press has
over fifteen years experience treating
women’s health issues and is an expert
in the treatment of female urinary
incontinence. Dr. Press has created the
7 Minute SlingTM which combines the
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surgery with the ease of a minor procedure.
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•North Shore Vein Center: 1 Hollow
Lane, Ste. 210, Lake Success. 516-869VEIN (8346). NorthShoreVein.com. The
North Shore Vein Center is a fully
licensed, vein-dedicated center located
on Long Island. It is directed by Dr.
Mark Schwartz, a board certified general & vascular surgeon. It offers free
vein screenings, plus diagnostic ultrasounds for a complete evaluation.
Treatments range from non-surgical
laser modalities to FDA approved sclerotherapy injections.
WEIGHT CONTROL
•Dr. Dazhi Chen, Ph.D., LAC: 277
Northern Blvd., Suite 306, Great Neck.
516-562-9221. camtherapycenter.com.
Credentialed acupuncturist in North
Shore Hospital. Dr. Chen has specialized
in Chinese Medicine for 20+ years. He
successfully treats weight control, pain
management, depression, fatigue, infertility and more. Patients suffering with
obesity will not gain the weight back
and may see results after first week of
treatment. Call today.
•Lifestyle Fitness, Inc.: 631-499-4999.
TheMojoCoach.com. Debi Silber, MS,
RD, WHC The Mojo Coach ® is a
Registered Dietitian, Personal Trainer,
Lifestyle Expert, spokesperson, speaker
and author. She’s the secret behind
some of the healthiest, most influential, charismatic and successful professionals today. Call 631-499-4999 for
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visit www.TheMojoCoach.com to learn
more.
•South Shore Wholistic Weight Loss and
Nutrition: 516-897-0369/516-697-5560.
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weigh loss, cellular detoxification, HSCG
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Happenings
August
CLASSES
2
•Meditation Group: 7:30-9:30pm. Judith S.
Gianotti R. Hy. Smithtown. 631-7249733. lightawakeningsmeditationandbeyond.com.
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•Floral Design Class: 10:30am. Old
Westbury Gardens. 71 Old Westbury Rd.,
Old Westbury. 516-333-0048. oldwestburygardens.org. Head gardener Scott
Lucas, who creates the floral arrangements in Westbury House, will use selections from the cut garden to demonstrate
different design techniques. Reservations
required.
12
•Basic Jewelry Making Workshop: 7:309:30pm. Beads n’ Stitches. 153 Broadway,
Hicksville. 516-396-9893. beadsnstitches.com.
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•Floral Design Class: 10:30am. See August
11th.
•Touch of Beading: Call for times. Beads n’
Stitches. 153 Broadway, Hicksville. 516396-9893. beadsnstitches.com.
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•Meditation Group: 7:30-9:30pm. See
August 2nd.
17
•Yoga for the Neck: 2pm. Long Beach Public
Library. 111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach. 516432-7201. longbeachlibrary.org
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•How to Meditate: 7:30-9:30pm .Judith S.
Gianotti R. Hy. Smithtown. 631-7249733. lightawakeningsmeditationandbeyond.com.
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•Tree of Life: 7:30-9:30pm. Beads n’
Stitches. 153 Broadway, Hicksville. 516396-9893. beadsnstitches.com.
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•Dutch Spiral Stitch: 11am-1:30pm. Beads
n’ Stitches. 153 Broadway, Hicksville. 516396-9893. beadsnstitches.com.
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•Ruffled Bangle: 10am-12:30pm. Beads n’
Stitches. 153 Broadway, Hicksville. 516396-9893. beadsnstitches.com.
•Your Body’s Energy System: Root Chakra:
7:30-9:30pm. Judith S. Gianotti R. Hy.
Smithtown. 631-724-9733. lightawakeningsmeditationandbeyond.com.
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•How to Meditate: 7:30-9:30pm. See
August 18th.
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•Knotting with Silk: 3-5pm. Beads n’
Stitches. 153 Broadway, Hicksville. 516396-9893. beadsnstitches.com.
•Kumihimo with Beads: 11am-1:30pm.
Beads n’ Stitches. 153 Broadway,
Hicksville. 516-396-9893. beadsnstitches.com.
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•Meditation Group: 7:30-9:30pm. See
August 2nd.
Ongoing
•Adolescent Support & Mentoring: By
appointment. Hewlett House, 86 East
Rockaway Rd., Hewlett. 516-374-3190.
1in9.org. Facilitator: Marlene Natale. For
those adolescents whose lives have been
touched by cancer-related illnesses.
•Breast Cancer Exercise Program: Noon1pm, Saturdays. Hewlett House, 86 East
Rockaway Rd., Hewlett. 516-374-3190.
1in9.org. For breast cancer patients who
are finished with treatment. Provided by
personal trainers certified in teaching
exercise & wellness to breast cancer survivors.
•Cancer
Discussion:
1-2:30pm,
Wednesdays. Hewlett House, 86 East
Rockaway Rd., Hewlett. 516-374-3190.
1in9.org. Facilitator, Geri Barish. An informal, ongoing chat for people whose lives
have been touched by cancer.
•Cancer Support Group: 11:15am12:15pm, Tuesdays. Hewlett House, 86
East Rockaway Rd., Hewlett. 516-3743190. 1in9.org. For those in need of support for all cancer-related illnesses. Group
members of different ages and with different types of cancer come together each
week to support one another.
•Cancer Support Group for Bilateral
Surgery: 5:30-6:30pm, Tuesdays. Hewlett
House, 86 East Rockaway Rd., Hewlett.
516-374-3190. 1in9.org. Facilitator, Geri
Barish. For women who have had bilateral surgery, double mastectomy.
•Cardio Ballroom: 11am, Sundays. Sky
Athletic Club, 310 Merrick Rd., Rockville
Centre. 516-678-9400. skyathletic.com.
Dance like the stars and lose weight.
•Chair Yoga: 9:05am. Fridays through
August 26th. Long Beach Public Library.
111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach. 516-4327201. longbeachlibrary.org
•Crochet Class: noon-1:30pm, Thursdays.
Hewlett House, 86 East Rockaway Rd.,
Hewlett. 516-374-3190. 1in9.org. The
group is designed to help cancer patients
draw strength from each other and enjoy
togetherness in this circle of friendship.
•Decoupage Art Class: 12:30-2:30pm.
Tuesdays. Hewlett House, 86 East
Rockaway Rd., Hewlett. 516-374-3190.
1in9.org. The art of decoupage under
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glass is in reformatting paper images to
create something else.
•Family Support & Cancer Support: By
appointment, Hewlett House, 86 East
Rockaway Rd., Hewlett. 516-374-3190.
1in9.org. Facilitator, Florence Brodsky. For
family members of those who have had
cancer or are undergoing treatment.
•Fitness for Older Adults: 9:05am, Fridays.
Long Beach Public Library, 11 W. Park
Ave., Long Beach. 516-432-7201.
nassaulibrary.org/ longbeach.
•Koga: 10:30am, Fridays. Sky Athletic Club,
310 Merrick Rd., Rockville Centre. 516678-9400. skyathletic.com. All levels are
welcome.
•Mat Yoga Mondays: 9am-10am
Mondays. Friedberg JCC, 15 Neil Ct.,
Oceanside. 516-766-4341 x111. friedbergjcc.org. Yoga Instructor Sandy Pinz.
•Music
Appreciation:
11am-noon,
Mondays. Mid Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto
Hill Rd., Plainview. 516-822-3535 x335.
myjcc.org. Listen to operas, operettas and
Broadway musicals. $110.
•Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
Support: 12:30-1:30pm, Tuesdays.
Hewlett House, 86 East Rockaway Rd.,
Hewlett. 516-374-3190. 1in9.org.
Facilitator, Jill Alper. For those recently
diagnosed with breast cancer.
•Pilates: 6:30-7:30pm, Wednesdays.
Huntington Library. 338 Main St.,
Huntington. 631-427-5165. thehuntingtonlibrary.org. Registration required. $12
for the series.
•Pots of Hope: Thursdays. Hewlett House,
86 East Rockaway Rd., Hewlett. 516-3743190. 1in9.org. An innovative art class for
cancer patients, using terra cotta
flowerpots.
•Reiki Clinic: Wednesdays by appointment.
Hewlett House, 86 East Rockaway Rd.,
Hewlett. 516-374-3190. 1in9.org. Learn
about and experience this simple healing
technique. For all cancer-related illness.
•Sherlock
Holmes:
12:30-1:30pm,
Tuesdays. Mid Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto
Hill Rd., Plainview. 516-822-3535 x335.
miyjcc.org. Discussion group. $15.
•Tai Chi: 10:30am. Through the end of
October. Old Westbury Gardens. 71 Old
Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 516-3330048. oldwestburygardens.org.
•Writers Round Table: 11am-noon,
Wednesdays. Hewlett House, 86 East
Rockaway Rd., Hewlett. 516-374-3190.
1in9.org. Freelance writer and author
Lyna Caruso facilitates this creative writing workshop for those affected by cancer.
Eight-week
program.
Registration
required. Free.
•Yoga: 11:15am. Through the end of
October. Old Westbury Gardens. 71 Old
Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 516-3330048. oldwestburygardens.org.
SPOTLIGHT
Sunset Blvd.
Broadway’s Loni Ackerman stars as
Norma Desmond, a faded star of the
silent screen era, living in the past in
her decaying mansion on the fabled
Los Angeles street. When young
screenwriter Joe Gillis accidentally
crosses her path, she sees in him an
opportunity to make her comeback to
the big screen. Filled with tragic
romance and epic musical numbers.
The Performing Arts Center of Suffolk
County seeks to provide theatre of the
highest caliber to audiences within the
Long Island region and beyond. It continues the tradition established by the
Gateway Playhouse over its past 62
years of service and remains Long
Island's longest running professional
theatre.
When: August 3-20th
Where: Gateway Playhouse, 15 South
Country Rd., Bellport
For Reservations: 631-286-1133
or 1-888-4TIXNOW or visit
www.gatewayplayhouse.org
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•Yoga By Nature: 8:30am. Theodore
Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center,
134 Cover Road, Oyster Bay. 516-9223200. audubon.org. A six-week series of
yoga classes for all levels.
•Yoga for Beginners with Linda Cadle
Hinton: 6:30-7:30pm, Wednesdays.
Huntington Library Station, 1335 New York
Ave., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053.
thehuntingtonlibrary.org.
Registration
required. $24 for the series.
•Yoga for Beginners with Augusta
Berner: 10-11am, Thursdays. Huntington
Library, 338 Main St., Huntington. 631427-5165. thehuntingtonlibrary.org.
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SPOTLIGHT
program. For all cancer-related illness.
•Zumba Gold: 11-11:50am. Mondays
Through August 29th. Long Beach Public
Library. 111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach.
516-432-7201. longbeachlibrary.org
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•Britney Spears: 7pm. Nassau Coliseum.
1255 Hempstead Tpk. 800-745-3000.
nassaucoliseum.com
3
•Little Feat and Marshall Tucker Band:
8pm. NYCB Theatre at Westbury. 960
Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. 800-7453000. livenation.com.
4
•Queensryche: 8pm. NYCB Theatre at
Westbury. 960 Brush Hollow Rd.,
Westbury. 800-745-3000. livenation.com.
Hairspray
The John W. Engeman Theater is Long
Island's only year-round professional
theater. Now Playing, HAIRSPRAY, the
first show in the 2011-2012 Season.
Winner of 8 Tony Awards including
Best Musical, HAIRSPRAY has delighted audiences by sweeping them away
to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's
are out and change is in the air. Tickets
may be purchased at the box office, by
phone or online; for group rates or to
host an event at the Theater ask for
Group Sales. The next show of the
Youth Theater Series is GO DOG GO!
Ask about the School of the Performing
Arts.
When: Through August 28
Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays at
8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm;
Sundays at 2pm and 7pm.
Where: John W. Engeman Theater at
Northport, 250 Main St., Northport
Tickets: $60
For Reservations: call 631-261-2900 or
visit www.engemantheater.com.
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Registration required. $12 for the series.
•Yoga Intermediate: 9:15-10:15am.,
Saturdays. Huntington Library, 338 Main
St., Huntington. 631-427-5165. thehuntingtonlibrary.org. Registration required.
$15 for the series.
•Yoga/Stress Reduction: 11am-noon,
Wednesdays. Hewlett House, 86 East
Rockaway Rd., Hewlett. 516-374-3190.
1in9.org. Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm. 6-week
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•Reggae Revival: 8pm. NYCB Theatre at
Westbury. 960 Brush Hollow Rd.,
Westbury. 800-745-3000. livenation.com.
6
•Bill Kirchen & Los Straightjackets: 8pm.
YMCA Boulton Center. 37 W. Main St.,
Bay Shore. 866-811-4111. boultoncenter.org.
•Bob Marley Tribute: 2pm. Long Beach
Public Library. 111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach.
516-432-7201. longbeachlibrary.org
•Trace Adkins: 8pm. NYCB Theatre at
Westbury. 960 Brush Hollow Rd.,
Westbury. 800-745-3000. livenation.com.
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•Hungrytown: 3pm. Old Westbury Gardens.
71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 516333-0048. oldwestburygardens.org. The
husband and wife retro folk duo, Rebecca
Hall and Ken Anderson, return to the
Gardens for their seventh appearance.
•Pat Wictor: 2pm. Islip Arts Council. Bayard
Cutting Arboretum. 631-224-5420. islipartscouncil.org.
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•The Three B’s: 7pm. Islip Arts Council.
Hither Hills. 631-224-5420. islipartscouncil.org.
11
•The Beach Boys: 8pm. NYCB Theatre at
Westbury. 960 Brush Hollow Rd.,
Westbury. 800-745-3000. livenation.com.
12
•James Van Praagh: The Ghost Whisperer:
8pm. NYCB Theatre at Westbury. 960
Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. 800-7453000. livenation.com.
•John Oates: 8pm. YMCA Boulton Center.
37 W. Main St., Bay Shore. 866-811-
4111. boultoncenter.org.
•Train and Maroon 5 with Gavin DeGraw:
7pm. Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. 1000
Ocean Parkway, Wantagh. 800-745-3000.
livenation.com.
745-3000. nassaucoliseum.com.
•Lynyrd Skynyrd: 7:30pm. Nikon at Jones
Beach Theater. 1000 Ocean Parkway,
Wantagh. 800-745-3000. livenation.com.
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•American Idol Live!: See August 23rd.
•Whitesnake with Telsa, Sebastian Bach,
Lita Ford and Firehouse: 5pm. Nikon at
Jones Beach Theater. 1000 Ocean
Parkway, Wantagh. 800-745-3000. livenation.com.
•Bob Dylan and His Band: 8pm. Nikon at
Jones Beach Theater. 1000 Ocean
Parkway, Wantagh. 800-745-3000. livenation.com.
•Good Vibrations: 2pm. Long Beach Public
Library. 111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach.
516-432-7201. longbeachlibrary.org
•Leon Redbone: 8pm. YMCA Boulton
Center. 37 W. Main St., Bay Shore. 866811-4111. boultoncenter.org.
•Steve Miller Band: 8pm. NYCB Theatre at
Westbury. 960 Brush Hollow Rd.,
Westbury. 800-745-3000. livenation.com.
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•Barenaked
Ladies:
8pm.
The
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts
Center. 76 Main St., Westhampton Beach.
631-288-1500. whbpac.org.
•The Saw Doctors: 7pm. NYCB Theatre at
Westbury. 960 Brush Hollow Rd.,
Westbury. 800-745-3000. livenation.com.
•The Union Jazz Coalition: 2pm. Islip Arts
Council. Bayard Cutting Arboretum. 631224-5420. islipartscouncil.org.
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•Journey: 7:30pm. Nikon at Jones Beach
Theater. 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh.
800-745-3000. livenation.com.
19
•Elvis Tribute Spectacular: 8pm. NYCB
Theatre at Westbury. 960 Brush Hollow
Rd., Westbury. 800-745-3000. livenation.com.
•Jimmy Buffet: 8pm. Nikon at Jones Beach
Theater. 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh.
800-745-3000. livenation.com.
•Ricky Nelson Remembered: 8pm. YMCA
Boulton Center. 37 W. Main St., Bay Shore.
866-811-4111. boultoncenter.org.
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•Bill O’Reilly and Dennis Miller: 8pm.
NYCB Theatre at Westbury. 960 Brush
Hollow Rd., Westbury. 800-745-3000.
livenation.com.
•My Son The Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy:
2pm. Long Beach Public Library. 111 W.
Park Ave., Long Beach. 516-432-7201.
longbeachlibrary.org.
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•Donny Osmond: Basically Yours: 8pm.
NYCB Theatre at Westbury. 960 Brush
Hollow Rd., Westbury. 800-745-3000.
livenation.com.
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•Joan Osborne: 8pm. YMCA Boulton
Center. 37 W. Main St., Bay Shore. 866811-4111. boultoncenter.org.
•Shenole Latimer: 6pm. Islip Arts Council.
Planting Fields Arboretum. 631-2245420. islipartscouncil.org.
•The Monkees: 8pm. NYCB Theatre at
Westbury. 960 Brush Hollow Rd.,
Westbury. 800-745-3000. livenation.com.
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•Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers,
Paul Revere and The Raiders: 8pm. NYCB
Theatre at Westbury. 960 Brush Hollow
Rd., Westbury. 800-745-3000. livenation.com.
•Rib Rock Feat Feat. The J. Gelis Band and
B.B. King: 3pm. Nikon at Jones Beach
Theater. 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh.
800-745-3000. livenation.com.
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•Long Island Brass Guild: 2pm. Islip Arts
Council. Bayard Cutting Arboretum. 631224-5420. islipartscouncil.org.
Ongoing
•Hairspray: Call for times. Through August
28th. John W Engeman Theater. 250 Main
St., Northport. 631-261-2900. johnwengemantheater.com
•Sunset Blvd: Call for times. August 3rd
through the 20th. Gateway Playhouse.
215 S. Country Rd., Bellport. 631-2861133. gatewayplayhouse.com.
•Sweeney Todd: Call for times. August
24th through September 11th. Gateway
Playhouse. 215 S. Country Rd., Bellport.
631-286-1133. gatewayplayhouse.com.
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•Mark Shilansky and Julie Hardy: 2pm.
Islip Arts Council. Bayard Cutting
Arboretum. 631-224-5420. islipartscouncil.org.
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•American Idol Live!: 7pm. Nassau
Coliseum. 1255 Hempstead Tpk. 800-
EVENTS
3
•Movie Night: The Parrots of Telegraph
Hill: 6:30-9pm. Oyster Bay- East Norwich
Public Library. East Main St., Oyster Bay.
516-922-3200. trsac@audubon.org. A
movie focused on the relationship
To advertise: 516-505-0555 x1 or ads@liwomanonline.com
Happenings
August
between man and animal.
4
•An Invitation to All Writers: 1:30pm.
Long Beach Public Library. 111 W. Park
Ave., Long Beach. 516-432-7201. longbeachlibrary.org
•Breast Cancer Paths to Wellness
Program: 7-8:30pm. Adelphi University’s
Alumni House. 154 Cambridge Ave.,
Garden City. 516-877-4325. Breast cancer patients, current and past, are invited
to a free workshop on Tai Chi.
Registration required.
•Summertime Stargazers: 8:30pm. Old
Westbury Gardens. 71 Old Westbury Rd.,
Old Westbury. 516-333-0048. oldwestburygardens.org. A twilight summer stroll
through the gardens. Also, the
Astronomical Society of Long Island will
be guiding you through the galaxies to
view the moon and the planets by homemade telescopes.
5
•Bat Safari: 7:30-9:30pm. Connetquot
River State Park Preserve, Oakdale. 631581-1072. nysparks.state.ny.us. Learn
about the mysterious world of these misunderstrood animals along with a walk
outdoors to observe them in the wild.
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•History Hike: 9:30am-12:45pm. Causmett
State Historic Park. Lloyd’s Neck,
Huntington. 631-423-1770. nysparks.state.ny.us. Hilly, moderately paced, 6 mile
hike to excercise and socialize.
Reservations required.
•Shorebirds at Cupsogue Beach: 9-11am.
Cupsogue Beach County Park. Dune
Road, West Hampton. 631-377-1303.
acvirgin@eastendenvironment.org. Seek
egrets, herons, saltmarsh and sparrows.
Reservations required.
•Storm Hunters: 3:30pm. Brookhaven
Laboratory. William Floyd Parkway, 631344-2651. bnl.org. Learn how meteorologists at the National Weather Service forecast the weather and track storms across
the New York metropolitan area.
9
•Transformation of Panama and The
Panama Canal: 2pm. Long Beach Public
Library. 111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach.
516-432-7201. longbeachlibrary.org.
10
•Health Lecture: 7pm. Wild By Nature.
2369 W. Main St., Huntington. 631-4246480. nutritionwithellen.com. thehcg-
To advertise: 516-505-0555 x1 or ads@liwomanonline.com
coaches.com. Lectures include: PH alkaline balance of the body, cellular detoxification, applied kinesiology, oganic foods
and dehydrating, HCG weight loss, benefits of infared with Ellen Piernick, wholistic nutritionist.
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•Free Blood Pressure Screening: 12-2pm.
Long Beach Public Library. 111 W. Park
Ave., Long Beach. 516-432-7201. longbeachlibrary.org
12
•History Walk: 6-8pm. Theodore Roosevelt
Nature Center at Jones Beach. 516-7803295. nysparks.state.ny.us. Reservations
required.
•Summer Skies over Robert Moses:
10am-12pm. Connetquot River State Park
Preserve, Oakdale. 631-581-1072. nysparks.state.ny.us. Enjoy the Perseids
Meteor Shower while relaxing under the
sky at Robert Moses. Reservations
required.
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•Cedar Point Paddle: 6:30-9pm.
Northwest Harbor. Alewife Brook Road.,
East
Hampton.
631-267-5228.
mike@peconict.org. Join naturalist Mike
Bottini, author of Exploring East End
Waters and paddle through historic
Northwest Harbor.
•Take a Walk on the South Side: 910:30am. Caleb Smith State Park
Preserve, Smithtown. 631-265-1054. nysparks.state.ny.us. Take a walk along the
Nissequogue River to discover an area
rarely visited by the public. Reservations
required.
•Traditional Nature Walk: 2:45-5pm.
Causmett State Historic Park. Lloyd’s
Neck, Huntington. 631-423-1770. nysparks.state.ny.us. Slow, 3 mile walk.
Reservations required.
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•Atom Smashing Fun: Call for time.
Brookhaven Laboratory. William Floyd
Parkway, 631-344-2651. bnl.org. Visit the
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, a worldclass particle accelerator where physicists
recreate the conditions in the universe as
they believe it existed microseconds after
the Big Bang.
•Baywalk: 1:30-3pm. Theodore Roosevelt
Nature Center at Jones Beach. 516-7803295. nysparks.state.ny.us. Reservations
required.
•Cross Island: 3pm. Old Westbury Gardens.
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August
71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 516333-0048. oldwestburygardens.org. An
eclectic group of styles are performed as
cellist Suzanne Mueller is join by pianist
Elinor Abrams Zayas and clarinetist Joseph
Rutkowski, Jr.
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Huntington Public Library. 338 Main St.,
Huntington. 631-427-5165. the huntingtonlibrary.org. Discover the variety of
problems that can affect your sinuses and
what you can do about them. Dr. Joshua
Rosenthal discusses natural and over the
counter remedies, prescription treatments,
how doctors evaluate and diagnose problems, and new, less invasive procedures
for improving sinus health. Registration
required.
•Lecture: 12pm. Wild By Nature. 2709
Long Beach Rd., Oceanside. 516-7643580. nutritionwithellen.com. thehcgcoaches.com. Lectures include: PH alkaline balance of the body, cellular detoxification, applied kinesiology, oganic foods
and dehydrating, HCG weight loss, benefits of infared with Ellen Piernick, wholistic nutritionist.
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•China: History, Culture and Today’s
Global Economy: 2pm. Long Beach Public
Library. 111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach.
516-432-7201. longbeachlibrary.org.
•Free Health Screening at St. Francis
Hospital: 10am-2pm. Long Beach Public
Library. 111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach.
516-432-7201. longbeachlibrary.org. The
Community Outreach Bus will be parked
in front of the library and will take you to
the hospital.
•Long Island Sound Saunter: 1:303:30pm. Nissequogue River State Park,
Kings Park. 631-581-1072. nysparks.state.ny.us. Reservations required.
•Mah Jongg Tournament: 9am. Suffolk Y
JCC. 74 Happauge Rd., Commack. 631462-9800 x133. syjcc.org. Registration
required.
•Meditation: 2:15pm. Long Beach Public
Library. 111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach.
516-432-7201. longbeachlibrary.org.
•Plastic Surgery Seminar: 5-6pm. 516773-4646. Minimally invasive facial plastic surgery and non-surgical treatments
with Dr. Andrew A. Jacono, MD, FACS.
Reservations required.
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•Book Discussion with Mel Borowka:
2pm. Long Beach Public Library. 111 W.
Park Ave., Long Beach. 516-432-7201.
longbeachlibrary.org. Discussion on the
book; Attorney In The Garden of Beasts:
Love, Terror and an American Family in
Hitler’s Berlin, by Erik Larson
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•Adult Night Hike: 8-10pm. Connetquot
River State Park Preserve, Oakdale. 631581-1072. nysparks.state.ny.us. Leisurely
stroll through the park;s woodlands while
discovering how your night senses measure up to the senses of nocturnal animals.
Reservations required.
•Sunset over Jersualem Avenue: 6pm.
Temple B’nai Torah. 2900 Jerusalem Ave.,
Wantagh. 516-221-2370. Follow the caravan to Tobay Beach for the annual beach
service. There will be music, prayer and
sand- just like in biblical times.
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•Nature at Night: 7:30-9pm. Theodore
Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center.
134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay. 516-922-3200.
trsac@audubon.org.
•Shadybook Stroll: The Giving Tree: 12pm.
Old Westbury Gardens. 71 Old Westbury
Rd., Old Westbury. 516-333-0048. oldwestburygardens.org.
Enjoy
Shel
Silverstein’s classic story of the selflessness of nature followed by sampling some
of the tasty delights provided by trees.
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•Alligator
Pond:
10am-11:30am.
Connetquot River State Park Preserve,
Oakdale. 631-581-1072. nysparks.state.ny.us Reservations required.
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•The Keys to Better Sinus Health: 7pm.
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•Medicare and Supplement Coverage:
2pm. Long Beach Public Library. 111 W.
Park Ave., Long Beach. 516-432-7201.
longbeachlibrary.org.
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•Current Events Discussion Group: 2pm.
Long Beach Public Library. 111 W. Park
Ave., Long Beach. 516-432-7201. longbeachlibrary.org.
•Evening Stroll: 6-7:30pm. Nissequogue
River State Park, Kings Park. 631-5811072. nysparks.state.ny.us. Reservations
required.
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•Intergenetation Discussion Group: 2pm.
Long Beach Public Library. 111 W. Park
Ave., Long Beach. 516-432-7201. longbeachlibrary.org. Discussion leader, Joan
Yonish will be leading the discussion on
the film, Girl With a Pearl Earring.
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•Late Summer Seasonal Stroll: 11am1pm. Causmett State Historic Park. Lloyd’s
Neck, Huntington. 631-423-1770. nysparks.state.ny.us. Reservations required.
•Shell Sweet Shell: 1:30-3:30pm.
Nissequogue River State Park, Kings Park.
631-581-1072.
nysparks.state.ny.us.
Reservations required.
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•Wearable Art: 1:30-2:30pm. Caleb Smith
State Park Preserve, Smithtown. 631-2651054. nysparks.state.ny.us. Create your
own nature shirt. Reservations required.
Ongoing
•Adult Connections: 7 or 7:30pm (time
varies), Thursdays. Friedberg JCC, 15 Neil
Ct., Oceanside. 516-766-4341 x111.
friedbergjcc.org. $10 dues per month.
Additional fees apply occasionally for
theme dinners, etc.
•Adult
Happenings:
7:45-9:15pm,
Tuesdays. Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto
Hill Rd., Plainview. 516-822-3535 x328.
miyjcc.org. Ages 40 and up.
•Baby Boomers Club: 7:30-9:30pm,
Wednesdays. Friedberg JCC, 15 Neil Ct.,
Oceanside. 516-634-4170. friedbergjcc.org.
For those between 1946 and 1964. $10.
•Beginners Waltz Lessons 7:15-8:30pm,
Mondays through August 22nd. Suffolk Y
JCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd., Commack. 631462-9800 x206. syjcc.org.Taught by NY
professional dance instructor Norma
Granofsky.
•Book Lovers Bonanza: 1:30-5pm, on the
first Wednesday of each month. Extended
hours until 8pm on the first Wednesday of
each month. Merrick Library Wing, 2369
Merrick Ave., Merrick. 516-379-6434.
Books are 50 cents to $1 and proceeds go
toward library programming. Fill a tote
bag to the brim for $8.
•Breaking News Current Events Breakfast
Club: 11:30am-1pm Mondays through
August 29th. Friedberg JCC, 15 Neil Ct.,
Oceanside. 516-766-4341. friedbergjcc.org.
Join facilitator, Matthew Shalette, on
Mondays in July and August for an interactive discussion focusing on breaking news.
•Classic Musicals with Film Historian,
Irene eckert: 7pm. Fridays through August
19th. Huntington Public Library. 338 Main
St., Huntington. 631-427-5165. the huntingtonlibrary.org.
•Connections: 6:30-7:45pm, second and
fourth Tuesdays. Suffolk Y JCC, 74
Hauppauge Rd., Commack. 631-4629800 x139. syjcc.org. Widow and widowers group for ages 50 and up. $9 or 516465-2520.
•Country Farm Polo Matches: 3pm.
Sundays through October. Bethpage State
Park, Farmingdale. 631-345-9585. nysparks.com.
•Creature Feature: 2pm on Saturdays.
Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon
Center, 134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay. 516922-3200. audubon.org. A Sanctuary naturalist will provide you with an up-close
look at one of our resident wild creatures
each week. Free.
•Friendship Circle: 7:30-10pm, Mid-Island
Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd., Plainview.
516-822-3535 x335. miyjcc.org. Ages 60
and up. $6.
•Give Back Sundays: 8am-noon, Sundays.
Call for upcoming dates. 631-930-9460.
ZPgivebacksundays.org. Zwanger-Pesiri
Radiology provides uninsured Long
Islanders with free radiologic services
(MRI, x-ray, ultrasound etc.) at either its
Massapequa or Smithtown offices.
•Insurance Enrollment Sessions: 5-8pm,
first and third Thursday of each month.
Franklin Hospital, Admitting Dept., 900
Franklin Ave., Valley Stream. 516-2566397 or 866-381-1931. healthcareaccess.edu. Family & Child Health Plus
free or low-cost health insurance available
for NYS residents.
•Japanese Classical Dance: 4:30-6pm &
6:30-8pm Tuesdays. Long Island Japanese
Culture Center. 12 Lincoln Ave., Roslyn
Heights. 917-226-1195. takahashi.mieko@gmail.com. Learn to wear kimono and
dance with a fan in the elegant Soke
Fujima style. Beginners of all ages. For free
trial lesson, contact the instructor.
•Knit and Chat: 7-8:30pm. Wednesdays
through August 10th. Peninsula Public
Library. 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 516239-3262. peninsulapublic.org. Learn the
basics and some beautiful stitches with
Hellen Pollack.
•Monday Mingle: 11am-1pm, Mondays,
Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, and Transgender Elders-Long
Island (SAGELI), 34 Park Ave., Bay Shore.
(516) 484-9338, sageli.org. Gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender people 50+0.
coffee and cake is provided.
•Night Sky Observing Sessions: 7pm-midnight, Saturdays. Custer Institute and
Observatory, 1115 Main Bayview Rd.,
Southold. 631-765-2626. CusterObservatory.org. Guided tours of the night sky
through powerful telescopes. Weather
permitting. Suggested donation $5.
•Op Ed Fridays: 2-3pm. Fridays through
August 19th. Huntington Public Library.
338 Main St., Huntington. 631-4275165. the huntingtonlibrary.org. Share
your thoughts, discuss articles, and share
opinions on health systems, U.S. foreign
policy, the current financial crisis, socialism and democracy. Discussion lead by Dr.
Milton Bloch.
•RADISH (Reserve a Day for Interesting
Social Happenings): 11:30am-1:30pm,
Tuesdays, Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto
Hill Rd., Plainview. 516-822-3535 x335.
miyjcc.org. Ages 60 and up. $6.
•R.A.P. (Retirees Activity Program): 24:15pm, Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto
Hill Rd., Plainview. 516-822-3535 x335.
miyjcc.org. Ages 55 and up. $6.
•R.E.A.C.H. (Recreational, Educational,
Artistic, Cultural Happenings): 10:30amnoon, Tuesdays. Sid Jacobson JCC, 300
To advertise: 516-505-0555 x1 or ads@liwomanonline.com
Laser East
Happenings
August
Forest Drive, East Hills. 516-484-1545
x134. sjjcc.org. Ages 60 and up. $10.
•SAGE (Senior Adult Group Enthusiasts):
10:30am, second Thursdays. Woodbury
Jewish Center, 200 S. Woods Rd.,
Woodbury. 516-496-9100.
•Sail Down the Danube with Marcia
Haddad Ikonopolous: 10:30-11:30am
Thursdays through August 11th. Friedberg
JCC, 15 Neil Ct., Oceanside. 516-7664341. friedbergjcc.org. Sail down the
Danube, the second longest river in
Europe , and learn about Jewish life that
lived along its shores.
•Singles Chat & Chew: 7:45-9:30pm,
Wednesdays. Suffolk Y JCC, 74
Hauppauge Rd., Commack. 631-4629800 x139. syjcc.org. Group for all singles
facilitated by a certified social worker.
Refreshments served. $9.
•Sociable Singles: 3-5pm, first and third
Thursdays. Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge
Rd., Commack. 631-462-9800 x121.
syjcc.org. Group for active, single seniors
ages 60 and up. $4. Registration required.
•Sophisticated Singles: 7:30-9:30pm,
Mondays. Friedberg JCC, 15 Neil Ct.,
Oceanside.
516-766-4341
x133.
friedbergjcc.org. Singles ages 40 and up
meet weekly; facilitated by Irwin Pfeffer.
$8.
•Tennis Tournament: July 5th through
September 6th. Hempstead Lake State
Park. West Hempstead. 516-766-1029.
nysparks.com
•Wednesday Club: 10:30am-1:30pm, MidIsland Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd.,
Plainview.
516-822-3535
x335.
miyjcc.org. Ages 70 and up. $6.
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•The Long Island Latino Art Exhibition: 68pm. Briarcliffe College.1055 Stewart
Ave.,
Bethpage.
516-918-3600.
gallery@bcl.edu. Opportunity to meet the
artists Tonito Valderama, Lorena SalcedoWatson, Rosamaria Eisler, and Janet Cruz.
Ongoing
•Brushwork- One Island, Three Views:
Through August 14th. The Art League of
Long Island’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery.
107 E. Deer Park Rd., Dix Hills. 631-4625400/ artleagueli.org. Featuring the artwork of Doug Reina, Melissa Imossi and
Iacopo Pasquinelli.
•Buffalo Bill, Wyoming, and the Coe
Family: 11:30am-3:30pm. Through
September 30th. Planting Fields
Arboretum 1395 Fields Rd., Oyster Bay.
516-922-9210.
plantingfields.org.
Inspired by Planting Fields original owner,
William Robertson Coe.
•Family Sunday at the Museum: 1pm,
Sundays. One Museum Drive, Roslyn
Harbor. 516-484-9337. nassaumuseum.org. 1 pm. Docent-led family walkthrough of the exhibition and, beginning
at 1:30 pm, supervised art activities for
the whole family. Special family guides of
the main exhibition are available in the
galleries. Museum admission required.
•Josef Albers Formulation: Articulation:
Through September 4th. One Museum
Drive, Roslyn Harbor. 516-484-9337.
nassaumuseum.org. 127 silk-screened
prints based on geometric designs and
complex relationships of color.
•Landscape
Impression:
Through
September 19th. Huntington Arts Council
Main Street Petite Gallery, 213 Main St.,
Huntington. 631-271-8423. huntingtonarts.org. Juried by Howard Rose.
•NCMA’s Sculpture Park: Nassau County
Museum of Art, One Museum Drive,
Roslyn
Harbor.
516-484-9337.
nassaumuseum.org. More than 50 works
by renowned artists set amidst the 145acre property.
•NCMA’s Walking Trails and Gardens:
Nassau County Museum of Art, One
Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. 516-4849337. nassaumuseum.org. The museum’s
145 acres include many marked nature
trails through the woods. Experience the
many lush examples of horticultural arts.
•Outsider Art in the Hamptons: Through
September 6th. Nassau County Museum
of Art, One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor.
516-484-9337. nassaumuseum.org. The
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•Richard Avedon: Photographer of
Influence: Through September 4th.
Moniebogue Manor. 8 Moniebogue Lane,
Westhampton Beach. 631-288-5082.
galeriebalage.com.
•Robert Hite: Imagined Histories: Through
September 4th. One Museum Drive, Roslyn
Harbor.
516-484-9337.
nassaumuseum.org. Hite is a sculptor, painter and
photographer whose work reflects nature
and the surrounding landscape.
•West End Arts: 6:30pm. Through August
17th. Long Beach Public Library. 111 W.
Park Ave., Long Beach. 516-432-7201.
longbeachlibrary.org
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Support Groups
Alcohol, Drug and Other Addictions
•AA/Al Anon Meetings
............................631-473-1320/631-476-2723
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson
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•Alcoholics Anonymous
............................516-292-3040/631-669-1124
nassauny-aa.org; suffolkny-aa.org
Bay Shore .................................... 516-435-2863
Freeport...................................... 516-223-9590
•Care Center -- Children of Alcoholics Group
.................................................. 516-378-2992
•Families Anonymous
............................631-474-9659/631-924-9357
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson
matherhospital.org
•Food Addicts Anonymous .......... 631-338-9059
Lake Grove
•Gamblers Anonymous
............................877-533-4395/877-442-4248
•Overeaters Anonymous .............. 631-473-1320
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson
matherhospital.org
•Sexual Addictions Anonymous S-ANON, SA,
Couples ....................................... 347-531-5977
•Women for Sobriety ................... 215-536-8026
womenforsobriety.org
Alzheimers
•Adult Children of Individuals with Alzheimer’s
Groups ..................516-767-6856/866-789-LIAF
Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation. liaf.org
•Alzheimer’s Association
........................... 631-580-5100/800-272-3900
Ronkonkoma. alz.org/longisland
Alzheimer’s Groups
.............................516-767-6856/866-789-LIAF
Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation. liaf.org
•Alzheimer’s Caregivers ..... 631-585-2020, x260
Community Programs Center of L.I.,
Ronkonkoma
•Alzheimer’s Caregivers Group ....516-432-0570
Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach, Long Beach
•Friendship Circle ........................516-484-1545
Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills. sjjcc.org
•Let’s Do Lunch (Young Onset) ....516-484-1545
Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills. sjjcc.org
•Shabbat Respite Program
......................................... 516-822-3535, x326
Mid-Island Y JCC, Plainview. myjcc.org
•Spouses of Alzheimer’s/Dementia Patients
...................................................631-264-0222
Broadlawn Manor, Amityville
Bereavement
•Animal Bereavement Group .......516-785-6416
Long Island Vetenary Specialist Center , Plainview
•Bereavement .............................631-376-4444
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, W. Islip
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•Bereavement .............................516-465-2500
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
(various locations) northshorelij.edu
•Bereavement ..... 631-744-8566/631-744-8116
St. Louis de Montfort R.C. Church
•Bereavement .................... 516-766-4341 x170
Friedberg JCC, Oceanside. friedbergjcc.org
•Bereavement .............................631-465-6262
Good Shepherd Hospice
goodshepherdhospice.net
•Bereavement .................... 516-822-3535 x328
Mid-Island Y JCC, Plainview. miyjcc.org
•Bereavement .................... 516-484-1545 x196
Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills. sjjcc.org
•Bereavement .................... 631-581-4266 x100
St. Mary’s Church, 20 Harrison Ave., E. Islip
maryseastislip.org
•Bereavement Group (suicide) .... 631-687-2960
Brookhaven Hospice
•Bereavement ................... 631-462-9800, x139
Suffolk Y JCC, Commack. suffolkyjcc.org
•Bereavement (1 on 1) ................516-374-3190
Hewlett House, Hewlett. 1in9.org
•Bereavement Groups for Children and Families
...................................................516-626-1971
North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center
•Death of a Child Support Group
...................................................631-738-0809
St. Sylvester’s Church, Medford
•Grief Share ................................516-731-6736
Plainedge Baptist Church, Bethpage
•H.E.A.L.(Help Ease A Loss)
........................... 631-265-4520/631-265-2810
St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Smithtown
•Holocaust Survivors and Friends
.......................................... 631-462-9800 x121
Suffolk Y JCC, Commack. suffolkyjcc.org
•Loss of a Baby ...........................631-376-4444
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, W. Islip
good-samaritan-hospital.org
•Loss of a Child .................. 516-822-3535 x328
Mid-Island Y JCC, Plainview. miyjcc.org
•Loss of a Sibling ............... 516-822-3535 x328
Mid-Island Y JCC, Plainview. miyjcc.org
•Loss of Spouse...........................516-634-4190
Friedberg JCC, Oceanside. friedbergjcc.org
•Recent Widow/Widower.... 516-766-4341 x170
Friedberg JCC, Oceanside. friedbergjcc.org
•Recently Bereaved Group ...........866-789-5423
Sunrise of N. Lynbrook, N. Lynbrook
•Widows and Widowers 50+
.......................................... 631-462-9800 x139
Suffolk Y JCC, Commack. suffolkyjcc.org
•Widow/Widower............... 516-766-4341 x170
JCC of West Hempstead, W. Hempstead
FEGS Partners in Caring/Friedberg JCC
•Widow/Widower............... 516-484-1545 x196
Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills. sjjcc.org
•Widow/Widower (ages 40 and up)
...................................................516-395-8303
Parkway Community Church, Hicksville
•Widow/Widower (ages 50-60)
........................................... 516-766-434, x170
Friedberg JCC, Oceanside. friedbergjcc.org
•Widows Group ................. 516-822-3535 x331
Mid-Island Y JCC, Plainview. miyjcc.org
•Widows and Widowers to Age 45
.......................................... 631-462-9800 x139
Suffolk Y JCC, Commack. suffolkyjcc.org
Breast and other Cancers
•Adelphi New York State Wide Breast Cancer
Hotline ...................................... 800-877-8077
•American Cancer Society...........800-ACS-2345
cancer.org
•Breast Cancer ........................... 516-877-4314
Adelphi Univ. School of Social Work, Garden City
•Breast and Ovarian Cancer Group
..........................................631-462-9800 x129
Suffolk Y JCC, Commack. suffolkyjcc.org
•Breast Cancer ........................... 631-376-4444
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center,
Breast Health Center, W. Islip
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•Breast Cancer Family and Friends
.................................................. 631-376-4444
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Breast Health Center, W. Islip
good-samaritan-hospital.org
•Cancer Group ....516-256-6025/516-256-6478
Franklin Hospital, Valley Stream
•Cancer Patient and Survivor Group
.................................................. 631-675-9003
Long Island Cancer Help and Wellness Center,
Bay Shore. breastcancerhelpinc.org
•Cancer Groups.......................... 516-465-2500
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
(various locations). northshorelij.edu
•Cancer Survivors ....................... 631-473-1320
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson
matherhospital.org
•Cancer Support Group .............. 516-374-3190
Hewlett House, Hewlett. 1in9.org
•Cancer Support Group for Women with Bilateral
Masectomies .............................. 516-374-3190
Hewlett House, Hewlett. 1in9.org
•Day Time Group for Breast Cancer
.................................................. 516-877-4314
Adelphi Univ. School of Social Work, Garden City
•Family Support.......................... 516-374-3190
Hewlett House, Hewlett. 1in9.org
•Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition
.................................................. 631-547-1518
hbcac.org
•Lean On Me ............................. 516-374-3190
Hewlett House, Hewlett. 1in9.org
•Live, Love & Laugh Again (breast cancer)
.................................................. 631-476-2776
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson
matherhospital.org
•Look Good, Feel Better ............. 631-376-4444
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Breast Health Center, W. Islip
good-samaritan-hospital.org
•Metastatic Breast Cancer .......... 516-877-4314
Adelphi Univ. School of Social Work, Garden City
•Mid-Island Skin Cancer ............ 516-352-4227
ccmac.org
•National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC)
.................................................. 631-672-2027
Long Island Chapter, Huntington Station
ovarian.org
•Breast Cancer (a variety of support groups)
.................................................. 516-374-3190
Hewlett House, Hewlett. 1in9.org
•Newly-Diagnosed Breast Cancer
.......................631-476-2776 or 631-689-1854
Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson
matherhospital.org
•Night Time Group for Breast Cancer
.................................................. 516-877-4314
Adelphi Univ. School of Social Work, Garden City
•Close Knit Group (knit and talk group for
women with breast cancer) ......... 516-877-4314
Adelphi Univ. School of Social Work, Garden City
•South Fork Breast Health Coalition
.................................................. 631-726-8606
southforkbreast.com
•Spanish-Speaking Women with Breast Cancer
.................................................. 516-877-4314
•Spouses and Partners of Those with Breast
Cancer........................................ 516-877-4314
Support for People With Oral and Head and Neck
•Cancer ..............516-759-5333/800-377-0928
Syosset & Stony Brook. spohnc.org
•Thriving Through and Beyond Cancer.
......... ......................................... 516-374-3190
Hewlett House, Hewlett. 1in9.org
•Thyroid Cancer Survivors Hotline
.................................................. 877-588-7904
•Young Women with Breast Cancer
.................................................. 516-877-4314
Adelphi Univ. School of Social Work, Garden City
•Breast Cancer Hotline ............... 800-877-8077
Caregiver Support
•Adult Children Caregivers ......... 516-742-2050
Mid-Island Y JCC, Plainview
JASA Nassau County Caregiver Resource Center
miyjcc.org
•Caregivers Group..............516-496-7550 x217
F.E.G.S., Syosset . fegs.org
•Caregivers Group............631-244-2400 x2235
Good Shepherd Hospice
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Support Groups
goodshepherdhospice.net
•Caregivers Group..............516-822-3535 x328
Mid-Island Y JCC, Plainview. miyjcc.org
•Caregivers Group...................... 516-742-2050
Temple Emanuel, Long Beach
•JASA Nassau County Caregiver Resource Center
Caregivers Groups ...................... 631-585-2020
dayhaven.org
•Caregivers Group ............ 516-484-1545 x196
Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills. sjjcc.org
•Caregivers Group...................... 631-376-4444
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, W. Islip
good-samaritan-hospital.org
•Caregivers Group..............631-462-9800 x220
Suffolk Y JCC, Commack. suffolkyjcc.org
•Caring For Your Spouse ............. 516-742-2050
JCC of W. Hempstead, W. Hempstead
JASA Nassau County Caregiver Resource Center
•Let’s Do Dinner (spouses of Young Onset
Alzheimer’s patients)................... 516-484-1545
Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills. sjjcc.org
•Let’s Do Pizza (kids with parents with Young
Onset Alzheimer’s) ...................... 516-484-1545
Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills. sjjcc.org
•Sandwich Generation................ 516-742-2050
Friedberg JCC, Oceanside. friedbergjcc.org
•JASA Nassau County Caregiver Resource Center
Spouses & Siblings ...................... 516-742-2050
Temple Chaverim, Plainview
JASA Nassau County Caregiver Resource Center
•Spouses, Children & Siblings ..... 516-742-2050
Mid-Island Y JCC, Plainview. miyjcc.org
JASA Nassau County Caregiver Resource Center
•Well Spouses or Partners of the Chronically Ill
and Disabled .............................. 516-829-8740
St. Charles Rehab Center, Albertson
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Divorce and Seperation
•Divorce Care ............................. 516-731-6736
Life Center of Bethpage,
•Divorce Support Group ............. 516-992-2873
Alliance to Restore Integrity in Divorce (ARID)
•Divorced & Separated .......516-822-3535 x331
Mid-Island Y JCC, Plainview. miyjcc.org
•Divorced and Separated 12-Step Group
.................................................. 718-468-2654
Community Church of East Williston
•Divorced and Separated Group
..........................................516-484-1545 x196
Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills. sjjcc.org
•Divorced & Separated Groups ... 631-462-9800
Suffolk Y JCC, Commack. suffolkyjcc.org
•Divorced and Separated Group.. 631-724-9462
Reﬂections Associates, Smithtown
•Marriage Alive Support Group ... 631-525-3646
•Separated/Divorced Counseling Group
.................................................. 516-599-1181
Peninsula Counseling Center, Lynbrook
•Separation/Divorce............516-766-4341 x170
Friedberg JCC, Oceanside. friedbergjcc.org
•Singles ............................ 631-462-9800 x139
Suffolk Y JCC, Commack. suffolkyjcc.org
•Singles Group ...........................516-822-3535
Mid Island Y JCC, Plainview. miyjcc.org
•Singles Group 55+ ...................516-766-4341
Friedberg JCC, Oceanside. friedbergjcc.org
•Singles Support and Discussion Group
..................................................516-395-8303
Parkway Community Church, Hicksville
•Women Separating and Divorcing
..................................................631-525-3646
Domestic Violence, Rape and Sexual
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•Brighter Tomorrows ..................631-395-1800
brightertomorrowsinc.org
•Kids 2 Kids ..............................631-439-0480
•Child Abuse & Maltreatment Referrals
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Elder Abuse ................................516-542-0404
Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Hempstead
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•Violence 24-hr. hotline ..............516-542-0404
cadvnc.org
•Protection of Children and Young People
......................................... 516-678-5800 x573
Diocese of Rockville Centre, Rockville Centre
•Rape/Sexual Assault Hotline (Nassau County
Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
..................................................516-542-0404
•Self-Esteem in Relationships ....631-667-4188
Ascension Lutheran Church, Deer Park
•Sexual Abuse Survivors ... 516-678-5800 x573
Diocese of Rockville Centre, Rockville Centre
•Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic
Violence ............. 631-666-7181/631-666-8833
sccadv.org
•The Retreat (hotline for Domestic Violence)
..................................................631-329-2200
•Victims Information Bureau (VIBS) of Suffolk
County .......................................631-360-3606
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Support Groups
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•Arthritis .................................. 631-427-8272
arthritis.org
•Brain Aneurysm .......................516-562-3815
The Brain Aneurysm Center at North Shore Univ.
Hospital, Manhasset. nsalant@nshs.edu
•Brain AVM and Aneurysm Support Group
..................................................516-442-3527
Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute of Long
Island. mni.org
•Brain Tumor Support Group .......516-442-3527
Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute of Long
Island. lmni.org
•Brain Tumor Patients and Their Families
.......................... 516-679-5075/516-946-0649
N. Bellmore and Commack
guardianbrain.org
•Coma/ Traumatic Brian Injury Recovery Association ............................................631-756-1826
South Nassau Community Hospital, Oceanside
•Crohn’s & Colitis Group ............516-222-5530
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson
matherhospital.org
•Chronic Fatigue & Fibromyalgia .631-548-8237
Diabetes/Heart Club.......516-674-7833 or 7936
Glen Cove Hospital, Glen Cove
•Diabetes Group ........................516-596-4357
Hewlett House, Hewlett
•Eating Disorders .......................516-637-0965
Reaching Out Against Eating Disorders, Baldwin
roaed.org
•Epilepsy ....................................631-474-6489
St. Charles Hospital, Port Jefferson
•Face Pain and Trigeminal Neuralgia Support
Group......................................... 516-442-3527
Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute of Long
Island. lmni.org
•Hearing Impaired and Cochlear Implant
Patients ...................................... 718-470-8631
North Shore LIJ Health System Hearing and
Speech Center, New Hyde Park
•South Shore Women’s Heart ..... 631-376-4444
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, W.
Islip. good-samaritan-hospital.org
•Hepatitis C Support Group (American Liver
Foundation) ................................ 631-754-4795
•HIV/AIDS .................................. 631-691-7080
F.E.G.S. Copiague. fegs.org
•Irritable Bowel Syndrome ......... 516-371-0660
South Nassau Communities Hospital Counseling
Center, Baldwin
•Lupus ....................................... 516-783-3370
Lupus Foundation of Long Island, Bellmore
•Lymphedema ............................ 516-374-3190
Hewlett House, Hewlett. 1in9.org
•Melanoma (Patients & Caregivers)
.................................................. 516-352-4227
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Multiple Sclerosis ........................ 631-864-8337
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson
matherhospital.org
•Myasthenia Gravis .................... 631-765-2186
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, Setauket
•National Federation of the Blind 516-868-8718
•National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
...........................631-864-8337/516-740-7227
Melville
•Neck and Back Pain Support Group
.................................................. 516-442-3527
Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute of Long
Island. lmni.org
•Ostomy Association of Long Island/Nassau
................................................. 516-759-0734
•Pain Management Support Group
.................................................. 631-376-4444
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, W.
Islip. good-samaritan-hospital.org
•Parkinson’s Support Group ........ 631-265-6621
Smithtown Parkinson Therapy Center,
Smithtown Methodist Church, Smithtown
•Parkinson Disease Support Groups
..................................631-862-3560 liapda.org
•Sleep Apnea ......631-376-4299/631-376-4444
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center,
W. Islip. good-samaritan-hospital.org
•Sleep Disorders ......................... 631-476-2721
Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson.
matherhospital.org
•Stroke Support.......................... 516-719-2411
North Shore Univ. Hospital, Manhasset
•Stroke Survivors & Caregivers
...........................516-562-4947/516-562-3111
Plainview Hospital, Plainview
Mental Health
•Anxiety and Panic Group........... 631-226-3900
mhasuffolk.org
•Counseling ............................... 631-691-3347
F.E.G.S.. fegs.org
•Emotions Anonymous ............... 631-584-5604
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson
matherhospital.org
•Mental Illness Family Support .... 516-504-HELP
Mental Health Association of Nassau County,
Hempstead
•Mental Health Association in Suffolk County
.................................................. 631-226-3900
Lindenhurst. mhasuffolk.org
•Mood Disorders ........................ 631-226-3900
mhasuffolk.org
•Mood Disorder Group ............... 516-546-1370
South Nassau Communities Hospital Outpatient
Clinic, Baldwin
•National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
...........................516-694-7327/800-950-6264
NAMI Long Island Regional Council, Old Bethpage. nami.org
•NAMI Huntigton 631-424-4528/631-271-2935
•Postpartum Depression
.........................631-422-2255/ 855-631-0001
Postpartum Resource Center of New York
postpartumNY.org.
•Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
.................................................. 631-226-3900
mhasuffolk.org
•Relatives and Friends of persons with a Mental
Illness ......................................... 631-226-3900
mhasuffolk.org
•Suicide Prevention Hotline ...........800-SUICIDE
Parenting & Family Issues
•Adoption Hotline ...................... 516-799-7445
JCCA
•Developmental Disabilities Institute
.................................................. 631-360-4600
Smithtown (family support services)
ddiinfo.org
•Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
.................................................. 516-569-6600
Peninsula Counseling Center, Woodmere
•Long Island Infant Developmental Program
.................................................. 516-546-2333
•National Infertility Network Exchange (NINE)
.................................................. 516-794-5772
•New Mothers’ Group ................ 631-376-4444
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, W.
Islip. good-samaritan-hospital.org
•Parenting (Special Needs) .516-484-1545 x200
Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills. sjjcc.org
•Parenting Young Children.......... 631-376-4444
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, W.
Islip. good-samaritan-hospital.org
•Parents of Adult Children With a Developmental Disability ............................... 516-822-0028
Bethpageacld.org
•Parents of Children With Autism
..........................................516-822-3535 x332
Mid-Island Y JCC, Plainview. miyjcc.org
•Parents of Lesbian and Gay Children
.................................................. 516-569-6600
Peninsula Counseling Center, Lynbrook
•Parents of Special Needs Children
..........................................516-766-4341 x160
Friedberg JCC, Oceanside. friedbergjcc.org
•Parents of Young Children, Birth to Five
..........................................516-766-4341 x162
Friedberg JCC, Oceanside.
ParentingResourceNetwork.org
•Postpartum Depression ............. 631-422-2255
Postpartum Resource Center of New York
postpartumNY.org.
•Pregnancy and Infant Loss ....... 516-562-8422
North Shore Univ. Hospital, Manhasset
•Pregnancy Information and Referral
.................................................. 631-853-3033
•Single Parent Support Group
..........................................516-822-3535 x328
Mid-Island Y JCC, Plainview. miyjcc.org
Smoking Cessation
•American Cancer Society.......... 800-ACS-2345
516-921-6016 or 631-436-7070. cancer.org
•Green Seminars ........................ 800-342-1303
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson
matherhospital.org
•Nicotine Anonymous
...........................631-665-0527/415-750-0328
nicotine-anonymous.org
Weight Loss
•Bariatric Support Group ............ 631-376-4444
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, W.
Islip. good-samaritan-hospital.org
•Green Seminars ........................ 800-342-1303
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson
matherhospital.org
•Post-Bariatric Support Group..... 516-62MERCY
Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre
•Overeaters Anonymous ............. 631-473-1320
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson
matherhospital.org
•Overweight Women .................. 631-525-3646
Women’s Issues
•Lesbian Group ......................... 631-748-4193
Sayville Congregational Church
•WINGS (Women In Network Giving Support)
.................................................. 516-334-8985
609 Dartmouth St., Westbury
•Women’s Self-Awareness, Self-Care and SelfRealization ................................. 516-794-7328
EDA Counseling Center, Westbury
•WomenHeart ........................... 631-271-3766
The Huntington Heart Center, Huntington
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