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Appreciation Of Life “There is nothing more entertaining than to have a frank what he wanted to acquire, and followed his bliss. His life
talk with yourself. Few do it. Educating yourself is getting wasn’t perfect, but his primary goals were accomplished,
By Marie B. Pinschmidt acquainted with yourself. Find out what you really like if foremost to see his two daughters properly educated and
I recently lost a dear you can. Find out what is really important to you. Then sing properly cared for and most of all loved. His many lifelong
nephew who was more than your song. You will have something to sing about and your friends are testimony to his “true” friendship, his courage,
a relative. He had become a whole heart will be in the singing.” stamina, and a ready desire to help others without being
best friend, a confidant, my Henri also wrote: “Of course, if a man were to plump asked. He sang his song of many stanzas – his voice never
lifeline in joy and sorrow. suddenly into the world with the gift of telling the actual truth let him down.
He was already “on his and acting rightly, he would not fit into our uncertain state, Death will come to all of us in one way or another. In our
way” when he learned I had he would certainly be very disturbing – and most probably ongoing pursuit of happiness, let us be aware of the special
health problems. He stayed we would send him to jail. We haven’t arrived yet, and it people in our lives. Let us make clear our appreciation for the
by my side until the issues is foolish to believe that we have. The world is not done. part they play in our happiness and let us revisit and evaluate
were solved and I was able Evolution is not complete.” the reciprocal part we play in theirs ─ while there is still time.
to function alone. I miss him This was my nephew. He had choices as do most people, Thank you for listening.
immensely. Our appreciation of life is often unrecognized but he discovered at a young age what he wanted to do, not Marie
until life grabs us by the throat. Robert Henri, a beloved
“old master” painter expresses his thoughts on the subject
in his book The Art Spirit ─ a book not only about art but
1923, there have been many subsequent reprints. I want Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center’s
about life itself ─ and death. Although first published in
to share excerpts from his writing.
a living ─ but why? It seems as though a great many who Urology Team Can Help You
“Appreciation of life is not easy. One says he must earn

do earn a living or have it given them do not get much out
of it. A sort of aimless racing up and down in automobiles, Palm Beach Gardens
an aimless satisfaction in amassing money, an aimless Medical Center is proud
pursuit of “pleasure,” nothing personal, all external. It to offer some of the most
takes wit, interest, and energy to be happy. The pursuit of advanced technology for
happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It detecting and treating any and
is the greatest feat a man must accomplish, and spirits must all urologic issues. With seven
flow. There must be courage. There are no easy ruts to get board-certified urologists on
into which lead to happiness. One must become interesting staff, we are here to serve our
to himself and must become expressive before he can be community with some of the
happy. They have not been enough interested in their real latest treatment options in
selves to have awareness of the road to happiness when urology.
they are on it. Those who do recognize their great moments Kidney stones are painful
go after them with all their strength. Walt Whitman seems and can be a problem for those
to have found great things in the littlest things of life. who suffer from them. At Palm
“It beats all the things that wealth can give and Beach Gardens Medical Center,
everything else in the world to say the things one believes, our program allows surgeons
to put them into form, to pass them on to anyone who may access to our innovative
care to take them up. equipment including the holmium laser. This laser Historically, finding the exact location of cancer in a
“There is the hope of happiness – a hope of development, procedure helps remove tissue blocking urine flow through prostate gland has been a challenge. Conventional TRUS
that someday we may get away from these self-imposed the prostate, and then is used to cut the prostate tissue into prostate biopsy techniques are referred to as “blind”
dogmas and establish something that will make music in easily removable fragments. biopsies since physicians typically cannot easily view
the world and make us natural.” Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the specific location of any abnormal tissue. Now, using
“You can do anything you want to do.” We have heard the male population. Detecting it usually entails a biopsy of the Artemis 3-D imaging and navigation system, our
those words of encouragement, but Henri believed there the prostate when the surgeon suspects an issue. Targeted team is able to better identify and more accurately biopsy
was reason to give the statement some of our best thought. MRI/Ultrasound Fusion biopsies are one of the latest suspicious prostate cancer areas.
“You may find this is just what is the matter with most of technologies available in the detection and management In addition to the prostate, our surgeons can also
the people in the world; that few are really wanting what of prostate cancer. Prostate health is at the forefront of care perform urologic procedures of the bladder, kidneys,
they think they want, and that most people go through at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. For men, prostate adrenal glands or ureters, robotically with the Da
their lives without ever doing one whole thing they really problems frequently occur in those over the age of 50. Vinci Xi robot. The robot allows patients to have
wanted to do.” He believed in self-development, self- Fortunately, most problems are not cancer. Even if cancer these complex surgeries done by our dedicated trained
education. “No matter how fine a school you are in, you is diagnosed, the relative five-year survival rate for all men surgeons and staff, giving them the highest quality of
have to educate yourself.” is nearly 100 percent. The most common prostate problem care and surgical outcomes for any of their oncologic
diagnosed in men over 50 is prostate enlargement, or or reconstructive needs.
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BHP). This condition occurs Our goal is to provide the very best urologic care for
because the prostate continues to grow as a man matures, our community. Our team of doctors and medical staff is
Reminder From potentially squeezing the urethra and affecting bladder available for you and your loved ones when you need us
control. At Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, we have most, providing this urological treatment and technology
The POA/ARC a dedicated operating suite for surgical intervention where 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information
about our urology services, call (561) 622-1411.
prostatic enlargement procedures are performed.
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