MOM TO MOM – AT KORT PHYSICAL THERAPY

SARAH PANNELL: HEY, MOM. SARAH HERE WITH MOM TO MOM. I’M HERE AT KORT PHYSICAL THERAPY IN CHEVY CHASE. I’VE GOT A REALLY SPECIAL GUEST WITH US TODAY. I’VE GOT LINDI CAMPBELL HERE WITH US, AND YOU ARE A NONSMOKING LUNG CANCER SURVIVOR.
LINDI CAMPBELL: YES.
SARAH PANNELL: I WANT TO HEAR YOUR STORY.
LINDI CAMPBELL: WELL, A LITTLE OVER NINE MONTHS AGO, MY LIFE CHANGED DRASTICALLY WHEN I HAD SURGERY FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS JUST GOING TO REMOVE A FUNGUS. WHEN, IN FACT, IT WAS LUNG CANCER. I HAD A SURGERY A CALLED THORACOTOMY SURGERY, WHICH THEY REMOVED TWO LOBES OF MY RIGHT LUNG.
I WANTED TO GET MY LIFE BACK AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE, SO I WAS LEFT WITH VERY LITTLE INFORMATION. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE A FRIEND WHO’S CONNECTED WITH KORT PHYSICAL THERAPY THAT TOLD ME ABOUT THE CANCER REHAB PROGRAM AND I WENT IN FULL TILT. WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER MY SURGERY, I CONTACTED THEM. SHE SUGGESTED KATHERINE AT CHEVY CHASE. KATHERINE AND I CONNECTED IMMEDIATELY TO GET ME BACK ON MY FEET, TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MY BODY WAS GOING THROUGH. SHE HELPED ME NOT ONLY PHYSICALLY, BUT EMOTIONALLY, BECAUSE YOU’RE DEALING WITH A LOT OF TRAUMA AND YOU FEEL ALONE. SHE REALLY JUST HELPED PUT EVERYTHING INTO PERSPECTIVE TO ME AND HELPED ME GET MY LIFE BACK.
SARAH PANNELL: JOINING US NOW KATHERINE GRAHAM, LINDI’S PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND CANCER REHAB SPECIALIST. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT MAKES KORT THE EXPERT IN CANCER REHAB AND KIND OF YOUR ALL’S JOURNEY TOGETHER.
KATHERINE G.: WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL TEAM OF CANCER REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH EXTENSIVE TRAINING THROUGH THE NATIONAL REVITAL PROGRAM. IT’S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH LINDI. WITH LINDI’S JOURNEY AND WITH OTHER PATIENTS, WE’VE REALLY TRIED TO IDENTIFY WHAT THEY’VE BEEN THROUGH IN TERMS OF SURGERY, CHEMOTHERAPY, RADIATION. EVERY PATIENT’S JOURNEY IS DIFFERENT, BUT THROUGH MANUAL THERAPY, REALLY HELPING LINDI AND OTHER PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE RESTRICTIONS THAT THEY’RE LEFT WITH AFTER SURGERY, SCAR TISSUE, PAIN, STRENGTH, WORKING ON STAMINA, IT’S AMAZING TO GET PEOPLE BACK TO WHERE THEY WANT TO BE, AND THEY DON’T HAVE TO ACCEPT A NEW NORMAL.
SARAH PANNELL: FOR FOLKS OUT THERE THAT WANT TO FIND OUT MORE INFO ON THE CANCER REHAB PROGRAM AT KORT, WHERE SHOULD THEY GO?
KATHERINE G.: IF YOU GO TO KORT.COM, THERE’S A LINK TO CANCER REHABILITATION AND YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ON THE 40 DIFFERENT CLINICS THAT OFFER OUR PROGRAM.
SARAH PANNELL: GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. I CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY.
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