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About Peggy Adams Animal Rescue
League
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue
League saves more lives than any other
rescue organization in Palm Beach
County, and it provides critical services
to more than 30,000 animals each year.
The Mission of the Peggy Adams
Animal Rescue League is to provide
shelter to lost, homeless, and unwanted
animals, to provide spay and neuter and
other medical services for companion
animals, and to care for, protect, and
find quality homes for homeless and
neglected companion animals, to
advocate animal welfare, community Nellie Benoit, Stacey Leuliette, Lesly S. Smith, Pauline Pitt cutting the ribbon
involvement, and education to further
the bond between people and animals. Peggy Adams Animal operating continuously since 1925. For more information and
Rescue League has a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, to donate, please visit PeggyAdams.org. Nick Mele, Molly Mele, Stacey Leuliette, Johnny
America’s largest independent charity navigator. Peggy Mele, Lola the dog
Adams is an independent nonprofit animal rescue organization Photos by Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League

Armory Art Center Presents Exclusive

Florida Exhibition Of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel

Report and Photos This globally successful exhibition is an innovative and
by Penny Sheltz unique interpretation of Michelangelo’s timeless masterpiece.
We were invited to the Everyone admired the artwork with the ability to capture
ribbon cutting of the opening of photographic memories of this iconic work.
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: Surrounded by the artist’s masterpieces, everyone enjoyed
The Exhibition at the Armory Art the information provided which helped them to understand
Center. the artistic mastery and inspiration behind Michelangelo’s
It was fun to remember our brilliant works of art in the Sistine Chapel. Exhibition dates:
visit to Michelangelo’s Sistine West Palm Beach March 11 to April 24, Thursday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Chapel in Rome and the beautiful mayor Tickets are $17 to $25.
ceiling with some of the best artwork on the earth..
The Armory is definitely worth a visit in order to experience
one of mankind’s greatest artistic achievements up-close, life-
sized, and from a never-before-seen perspective. With special Care Combined With Compassion

Spurs Successful Outcomes

Dr. Jason Hechtman’s
Treatment Approach

Treats Patients Like Family,

While Offering World-Class
Cancer Care

Dr. Jason Hechtman has wanted to fight cancer since
he was a little boy, and a beloved family member’s bout
Staff and members of the Armory and West Palm Beach with the disease still inspires him today. His grandmother
Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon. was diagnosed with breast cancer while he was young, and
Hechtman felt helpless that he couldn’t take care of her. Inspired by his relationship with his grandmother,
expertise and care, the ceiling paintings from the Sistine Chapel “My grandma was filled with life and vitality, and it Hechtman has always focused on developing a close
have been reproduced in a truly unique way using licensed was hard for me to watch the life slowly get taken out of relationship with his patients and their families, building
high definition photos. Brought to life using a special printing her as she got more tired and became sicker and sicker,” trust and a system of support to improve patient outcomes
technique that emulates the look and feel of the original paintings, he said. “I didn’t know how to help her, so as I grew up, I and develop a continued road to success. He works with
visitors are given a chance to engage with the artwork in ways knew I wanted to become a doctor.” patients to develop individualized plans that incorporate
that were never before possible: seeing every detail, every Hechtman is now on the medical staff at Tampa General mental health and positivity.
brushstroke, and every color of the artist’s 34 frescoes. Each Hospital (TGH) and was an assistant professor of breast “What I try to do when I take care of patients is treat
image is accompanied by informative signage, and audio guides surgery at the University of South Florida (USF) Health everybody as I would my grandma, mother, or sister,”
are available to rent for an even more in-depth experience. Morsani College of Medicine. He recently moved to Hechtman explained. “I focus on how to talk and relate
Florida’s East Coast and sees patients in West Palm Beach, in that way, because family is the most important thing in
Palm Springs, Wellington, and Jupiter. everybody’s life. If you treat your patient like you would
Hechtman specializes in the treatment of breast cancer treat your family, you can’t go wrong.”
and breast diseases. He blends cutting-edge treatment The fused relationship between TGH and USF
options with advanced surgical interventions to ensure Health has allowed Hechtman to utilize the research,
patients not only receive the best medical care possible, expertise, and “environment of learning” that a
but also feel beautiful and confident in the result. With university structure offers.
more than 16 years of experience, Hechtman is an expert “This environment breeds new avenues and openings,
in breast lumpectomy, mastectomy, axillary dissection, but patients don’t always want to be bombarded with the
sentinel lymph node procedures, breast ultrasound, science because it gets confusing,” Hechtman explained.
ultrasound-guided breast interventions, partial breast “So instead, I really enjoy getting to know my patients,
radiation therapy, Savi Scout-guided breast resections, their parents, their children, what they do, what their likes
breast oncoplastic surgery, hidden scar technique, and other and dislikes are, because we’re going on a journey together,
minimally invasive breast interventions that maximize and that journey is not going to be for a short time. When
aesthetic outcomes. I take care of my patients, I take care of them forever.”

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