Don’t hesitate. Vaccinate. vaccines.gov UMHEALTHY is published as a community service for the friends and patrons of UVALDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, 1025 Garner Field Road, Uvalde, TX 78801. Also be sure to visit us at umhtx.org. Connect with us on Facebook facebook.com/uvaldememorialhospital October 2025 Information in UMHEALTHY comes from a wide range of medical experts. If you have any concerns or questions about specific content that may affect your health, please contact your healthcare provider. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. 2025 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. How to help someone cope with a PANIC ATTACK Cómo ayudar a alguien a sobrellevar un ATAQUE DE PÁNICO Find a quiet place to sit. This could be an empty room. Help the person control their breathing. Have them take slow breaths. Encourage them to seek treatment. Panic attacks can be caused by anxiety disorders or other medical conditions. Treatment can help. Be calm and supportive. Talk softly; let them know it will be OK. Encuentre un lugar tranquilo para que se siente. Podría ser una habitación vacía. Ayude a la persona a controlar su respiración. Pídale que respire lentamente. Anímela a buscar tratamiento. Los ataques de pánico pueden estar causados por trastornos de ansiedad u otras afecciones médicas. El tratamiento puede ayudar. Manténgase en calma y ofrezca apoyo. Hable con suavidad y hágale saber que todo estará bien. —Continúa de la portada Sources/Fuentes: HelpGuide; National Council for Mental Wellbeing “It was the sweetest thing,” Elena says. “We were very grateful.” ‘THEY SHOWED HOW MUCH THEY CARED’ In addition to providing radiation treatments, Dr. Soliman helped Hector enroll in a clinical drug trial in San Antonio. The study offered new hope for his recovery. But Hector faced a very challenging health prognosis. And in early September, after courageously battling his brain cancer for nearly a year, he passed away. Elena says the care and support they received at UMH helped extend and improve his life. “This has been a really tough journey,” she says. “But it made us all feel better to go through it with people who showed genuine concern for him. They showed how much they cared.” Compassionate care during brain cancer treatment —Continued from page 1 “MOSTRARON CUÁNTO LES IMPORTABA” Además de proporcionar tratamientos de radiación, el Dr. Soliman ayudó a Héctor a inscribirse en un ensayo clínico de medicamentos en San Antonio. El estudio ofrecía nuevas esperanzas para su recuperación. Pero Héctor se enfrentó a un pronóstico de salud muy difícil. Y, a principios de septiembre, después de luchar valientemente contra el cáncer cerebral durante casi un año, falleció. Elena dice que la atención y el apoyo que recibieron en el UMH le ayudaron a prolongar y mejorar su vida. “Ha sido un proceso realmente duro”, dice. “Pero nos hizo sentir mejor recorrerlo con personas que mostraron una preocupación genuina por él. Demostraron cuánto les importaba”. Atención compasiva durante el tratamiento para el cáncer cerebral manage the effects it had on his daily life. He spent months in physical, speech and occupational therapy at UMH. They worked to improve his eating skills, memory, walking and small hand movements, like buttoning a shirt. Hector also saw Andrzej P. Stypko, M.D., at the UMH Wound Care Center for a deep sore on his leg. “He was getting a lot stronger,” Elena says. “Everyone took amazing care of him.” Hector’s therapy team even threw him a birthday party with a cake and Pokémon balloons, a nod to one of his interests.
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