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POWER OF LOVE page 75
groups and support groups, which
demonstrates the importance of
social interaction," he explains.
Ms. Platt agrees. "I tell cancer
patients to depend on people, al-
low them to help you. If they're of-
fering, then they want to be there
for you." Support makes a big dif-
ference in the healing process, she
adds.
After a five-year struggle, Sinai
Hospital's Dr. Lyle Goldman, Ms.
Platt's oncologist whom she refers
to as her "guardian angel," told
her the cancer was in remission.
"We had a party, we went out
and celebrated and my husband
gave me a beautiful gift. It was
like a feast, a huge birthday par-
ty for all of us," recalls the 35-year-
old. She is trained in social work
and counsels breast cancer pa-
tients on a private basis, and
works at Presence II gift shop in
Southfield.
"I was never alone. That's the
beauty of my life."
Lila Orbach was never alone
during her healing period either,
but that's because she couldn't be
alone. Ms. Orbach, medical re-
porter for WDIV-TV, underwent
throat surgery two years ago to
remove nodules from her vocal
chords. Following the procedure,
she wasn't allowed to speak for 30
days.
She needed a "spokesperson"
and the love of her life, fiance Jeff
Lazarus, gladly signed up for the
job.
'With a mouth like mine, it was
really difficult," laughs the "30-
something" reporter. Mr. Lazarus,
a Boston-area financial planner,
was by her side the whole time. "I
couldn't answer the phone, the
door, nothing. Jeff became my
mouthpiece," recalls the Farm-
ington Hills resident. "I couldn't
have been silent for a month with-
out him sticking by me. He would
look into my eyes and know ex-
actly what I was thinking."
Although the somewhat risky
operation has changed Ms. Or-
bach's voice, she's one of the most
popular health and medicine re-
porters in town. "It was scary
when I first started losing my
voice [before the operation]. My
voice is what I make a living
with," says Ms. Orbach.
The couple plan to marry this
June at Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. And they'll both be
able to say, "I do."
Loved ones can provide excel-
lent therapy for mental health
concerns and depression as well.
Dr. Heisler says that a sympa-
thetic partner is oftentimes all a
person needs to combat turbulent
times.
Helaine Rodin Keller says that
if it weren't for her husband, she
never would have gotten through
the traumatic experience that en-
tered her life six years ago. Ms.
Keller's mother died of lung and
bone cancer at the age of 65. "To
have someone in your life to lean
on during that time was really im-
portant," recalls Ms. Keller.
She says the man she married,
Mark Keller, was a sounding
board for her. "I talked, com-
plained and cried all the time to
him," laments Ms. Keller, who co-
owns Fitnesse Exercise Co. in
Birmingham and is a personal
trainer. But it's now her turn to
carry her husband through diffi-
cult times, she says. Mr. Keller's
father passed away unexpected-
ly three months ago from pneu-
monia.
The couple, who live in Bloom-
field Hills with their two children,
have been married for 15 years
and they're proud to say they've
been together for 19 years. And
along with the bouts of sadness
that have crept into their lives,
come numerous happy times, too.
Mr. Keller, who is the managing
director of Basic Goods in Birm-
ingham, took his wife to London
and Paris in late January to com-
memorate her 40th birthday.
When cupid's arrow found
Richard Blumenstein, he had nev-
er before been in a serious rela-
tionship. But when he met Carol
Stein on a blind date in August
1995, his heart beat with new life.
The 31-year-old partner of Dover
Development Corporation in
Bingham Farms says that since
he met his amore, the quality of
his life has soared.
"Getting involved with some-
one keeps you busy and my life is
much better," admits Mr. Blu-
menstein. So good, in fact, that
Mr. Blumenstein proposed to Ms.
Stein last year and they're now
happily married and living in
Bloomfield Township.
Thankfully, says Mr. Blumen-
stein, they've never had a serious
illness since they met, but if one
of them does get sick, the pair will
be ready. They've had a little prac-
tice during a recent family ski trip
when the two came down with the
flu.
"We were knocked for a loop,"
says Mr. Blumenstein," and it was
nice that we were both sick ... to-
gether." ❑
Health And Loy?
One's kitchen habits can affect
one's bedroom bliss. Just ask Dr.
David Kirsch, co-owner of Birm-
ingham Chiropractic Clinic.
Dr. Kirsch believes that whole-
some foods and plenty of exercise
and early-morning stretches can
help to generate healthy bone
structures, which can help to
strengthen one's sex life.
"When people feel balanced,
when their bodies feel balanced,
they enhance their sexual being,"
says Dr. Kirsch of Huntington
Woods. The good doctor, who says
his love life with his wife Sandy is
exceptional, munches on a lot of
grains, lentils, beans and veggies.
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- Megan Swayer
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