| Show 60 Wednesday May 26 1 Life: Body & Mind 999 Standard Examiner HEALTH BRIEFS Tips on Web for living long long am going to Cancer treatment What can I do to How longer? can cause fatigue I Two Harvard scientists Thomas Peris and Margery Hutter Silver have done extensive research of centenarians (people 100 years of age and older) to try to answer those questions Now the Alliance for Aging Research features information from their book “Living to 100” on its Web site wwwagingresearchorg What is cancer fatigue? This extreme exhaustion often accompanies cancer treatments and affects 76 percent of cancer patients It can last from a few days to months and is considered one of the side effects of cancer treatment The Oncology Nursing Society has launched an interactive Web site wwwcancerfdtigueorg to provide information aboulthis condition Patients and caregivers can ask oncology” nurses confidential questions 24 hours a day The site also lists information on coping strategies and chemotherapy-induce- d anemia cancer fatigue's most common cause Using an interactive age calculator you can also answ er questions about your habits get an estimated life expectancy and then see what the “right” answers were along with explanations Other free publications on aging are available from the Alliance for Aging Research 2021 K St NW Suite 305 Washington DC 20006 (202) 6 The Washington Post 293-285- HEALTH MATTERS 0m MARTY THERAPY: CAIVANOScnpps Howard News Service JoAnne Fedor a licensed professional counselor and play therapist uses action figures to encourage children to act out their feelings Star Wars’ figures help kids cope Using movie characters children go on their own hero’s journey solving problems along the way By PATRICK DORN Scnpps Howard News Service Colo - The Boulder for JoAnne when the was especially original “Star Wars” movie arrived in theaters and subsequently more than 100 related action figures landed in stores It also was the year I edor a licensed professional counselor and play therapist joined the child and family team at the Mental Health Center of Boulder County Fedor isn't a “Star Wars” fan per se she recalls falling asleep at the theater during “Return of the Jedi” But as the characters and stories of “Star Wars” have become an indelible part of our cultural mythology the toss inspired by the films have become essential to her y tools repertoire of 1 “One who was year-old resistant to therapy told me in his first session that he wanted to he a bounty hunter" Fedor says “Without missing a beat I nonchalantly responded that had lots of good examples of bounty hunters including IG-8- 8 Bossk and even Boba Felt “He sat there shaking his head and said 'This is scary My parents want me to see a therapist who plays with “Star play-therap- 1 -- 1 Wars”!' Several years later he became a school leader and athlete He recently sent me a picture of Yoda and signed it 'May the Force Be With You!’ ” I n her office Fedor keeps a series of baskets filled with small toys Some hold animals or “Wizard of Oz” characters And one contains such instantly identifiable and beloved 2 characters as Yoda Luke Skywalkerand several of the teddy-bea- r creatures known as Ewoks “Play therapy is very interactive and telling a story bypasses a child's resistance” I edor says “Children easily relate to ‘Star Wars’ ’ archetypal characters Using 'Star Wars’ themes and action figures they go on their own hero’s journey solving problems along the way” R2-D- O Therapy through play In preparation for individual play therapy sessions a child (most are age 2 to 1 ) is invited to bring one or more baskets into a private room containing a model layout of an enchanted forest 1 edor allows the child to play with the figures speaking for and through the toys to address issues that are causing the child difficulties Fedor began buying the "Star Wars” toys 20 years ago as a way of encouraging young boys to tell their stories through play “I couldn’t get the boys to settle down to play with the dolls and dollhouses” Fedor says "I he figures worked so well I kept adding more Now I find that as many girls use them as 1 boys” Of the 108 original action figures from the ’70s and ’80s Fedor has 100 plus 20 duplicate figures She keeps two cases of figures at work and two more at home rotating them for the children to use Her favorite figure is Princess Leia in her bounty hunter disguise complete with removable helmet and thermal detonator R2-D- for optimism 2 Fedor uses the figures to communicate important lessons The salmon-face- d Admiral Ackbar and the speaking Nien Numb offer lessons in accepting people who look or speak differently while Jabba the Hutt’s lackeys Bib Fortuna and the Gammorrean guards are easily manipulated and ultimately destroyed because they blindly follow others R2-D- 2 is ideal for teaching excels at optimism while expressing fears and worries Not all her figures and vehicles make it back home an occupational hazard Fedor willingly accepts “One boy was determined not to end therapy but 1 knew he was ready” Fedor says “I set up three ‘goodbye’ sessions and gave him my Millennium Falcon vehicle so he w'ould have an ‘easy take-ofHe was then able to accept closure and a good ending to the story” non-Engli- O Fedor’s appreciation for the “Star Wars” universe has grown accordingly Yet the toys and what they represent to her practice mean more to Fedor than the films themselves She enthusiastically browses “Star Wars” collectible Web pages and can recite the names of dozens of obscure oddly named action figures But she admits that occasionally a child will correct her on the finer points of one of the film’s plotlines Though Fedor admits that she’ll probably buy the new “Phantom Menace” action figures she won’t use the computer chips that make them speak “And I’ll keep using the old ones even though some of my clients have come back years later to tell me ‘Put them away - they’re too valuable’ “For me” she says “their value has always been in the adventures they inspire” J CHUCK Los Angeles Times some people being isn’t a had thing Acupuncture is un ancient form of Chinese medicine that has many devotees in the United States Behind the treatment is the belief that energy or “life force” flows throughout the body Improving that (low patients and practitioners believe may also enhance health Acupuncturists focus on a vital energy called chi They believe that chi flows through a complex network of pathway called meridians Thin needles are inserted into the body at precise locations called acupoints Doing so it’s believed can improve or unlock chi as it Rows through the meridians Depending on which acupoint is targeted the health clfect may he different In some cases heated herbs may be held near an acupoint Using herbs in this manner is called moxihustion Patients also may be given oral herbal remedies to improve chi flow Is acupuncture right for what ails you? You will want to discuss that with acupuncturists who are licensed by most stales Some questions you may want to ask are: Where did you receive vour training? How long have vou been practicing? For What risks do I need to know about? How long will treatment take and how much will it cost? Do you use disposable needles? I lave you successfully treated problems like nunc? 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