Page 18 - Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens - August '22

Page 18, Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens

Kravis Center from page 17 One Night Of Queen About The Raymond F. Kravis Center For The
Performed By Gary Mullen Performing Arts
promises to bring a thrilling new and unique experience to And The Works The Kravis Center is a not-for-profit performing arts
the ’80s classic. Directly following the film, the band and Nov. 26 – 8 p.m. (Saturday) center located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach,
singers will throw an encore party that will surely take you We Will Rock You with this Fla. The center’s mission is to enhance the quality of life
back to the time of your life as you sing and dance along incredible night of Queen hits! in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule
to your favorite Dirty Dancing songs. Immerse yourself Gary Mullen and the Works, of national and international artists and companies of the
in the timeless romance and experience one of the most who have been performing highest quality, by offering comprehensive arts education
memorable movies of the past 35 years – now live! Queen hits around the world programs – serving nearly three million schoolchildren
Location: Dreyfoos Hall since 2002, recreate the look since its inception; by providing a Palm Beach County home
Tickets start at: $35 and sound of the legendary for local and regional arts organizations to showcase their
Dirty Dancing in Concert is presented in partnership rock band in this one-of-a-kind work; and by providing an economic catalyst and community
with Innovation Arts & Entertainment. experience. One Night of Queen leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase
Location: Dreyfoos Hall performed by Gary Mullen travel and tourism to Palm Beach County. For information,
Tickets start at: $25 and The Works please visit kravis.org.

Dyslexia Warning Signs

By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., It’s a dyslexia warning sign when an elementary age
Licensed School child is saying, “I’m not smart.” Simply put, young
Psychologist children don’t want to go to school and fail. In a class of
As a certified dyslexia 20 kids, all the kids know the top and bottom readers. They
testing specialist, I test a know which kids’ papers are returned with a teacher’s red
lot of children suspected marks on it.
Dirty Dancing in Concert of having dyslexia. A Your child is at risk for dyslexia if you have a
mom recently brought diagnosed or a suspected family history of reading
her second grade son for struggles. Dyslexia is genetic and more than 50 percent
testing because his iReady/ of children identified have a family member who was not
MAPP scores were low, a good reader and might not like to read as an adult.
he was saying he was the If you are the parent, trust your instinct as you know
worst reader in his class, there was family history of reading something is underlying your child’s reading struggles.
difficulty, and her motherly instinct told her something was In my years of experience, moms’ instincts are highly
interfering with his ability to learn to read. accurate. Testing provides answers, future direction, and
These were classic dyslexia warning signs. The iReady/ can put your mind at ease.
MAPP testing that children take give scores that show their If you suspect dyslexia, call our office as we test
reading level. However, the scores the school considers children ages 5.5 through college for dyslexia, ADHD/
“low” don’t always align with real life because schools focus ADD, gifted, and other processing disorders. Visit
on helping the “extremely low” kids. Kids with dyslexia are JimForgan.com or call (561) 625-4125.
smart and can fake reading because they memorize words
but may still struggle with fluency and decoding.

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A Transfer To Tampa General Hospital

Saved A Palm Beach County Patient’s Life

When K.C. Austin, a resident on Florida’s East “Mr. Austin’s case is about
Coast, was battling the Delta variant of COVID-19, as complex as one can get. The
he was rushed to a Palm Beach County hospital. more eyes on complex cases, the
Soon, he and his family were facing life-or-death better,” said Dr. Kapilkumar Patel,
decisions. director of the Center for Advanced
“K.C. went from playing with the kids, reading Lung Disease and Lung Transplant
them books, going on vacation – to not being able to Program at TGH.
breathe at all. It was so fast,” said Danielle Austin, The team members who worked
wife of Mr. Austin. on Mr. Austin’s case included
In the hospital’s intensive care unit, Mr. Austin pulmonary specialists, critical care
was intubated and went on a ventilator. That specialists, cardiothoracic surgeons,
morning, Mr. Austin sent his wife a text message respiratory therapists, nutritionists,
saying that he thought he was going to die. pharmacists, perfusionists, a
Dr. Ahmed El-Haddad, medical director of the hematologist, a trauma team and
Palm Beach County hospital’s ICU, realized there nurses at his bedside.
was nothing more he could do. His patient needed After eight weeks in a coma, one
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) day, Mr. Austin woke up.
equipment that takes over the breathing process Mrs. Austin said, “I walked into
and allows a patient’s lungs to rest. But his hospital the room, and he said, ‘Hi.’ And I
didn’t have it to offer. said, ‘Hi. Oh, my gosh. Is this for
“Knowing that there’s something out there that can real?’ I’m forever grateful to all the
help your patient, and you don’t have it, is torture,” teams for realizing, from a human
he said. perspective, that this is a young guy
El-Haddad’s team urgently searched for a hospital with a wife and young children. We
that offered ECMO and could also accept a patient. have to give him a chance.”
Mrs. Austin credits the Tampa General Hospital All the right decisions were made
(TGH) Health Ambassador Program for providing at the right time for Mr. Austin, and
a fast, streamlined transfer process. that continuum of care is why he is
Mr. Austin arrived at TGH in critical condition, alive today. To learn more about the
and as he encountered increasing complications TGH Health Ambassador Program
throughout the treatment process, his condition or to schedule a consult with one of K.C. Austin and his family enjoyed some much needed time away after
was life-threatening. TGH had to deploy a our physicians, call (561) 644-0125. his recovery.
multidisciplinary approach.
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