Health & fitness

RETIREMENT LIVING

"Mom's happy
and enjoying her
new lifestyle."

Jamie Krasman

gets ready to

punch out can-

cer at Kicks

for the Cure in

When dad died, I watched
helplessly as my fun-loving,
outgoing mom stayed home
most nights. When she visited
The Park at Trowbridge,
she quickly saw residents
interacting and enjoying
their time together.

We knew Mom was fully
settled when she stopped
keeping up with her TV
soap operas. She leaves
for breakfast at 8:30 and
sometimes doesn't return to
her apartment until evening.

Thursday, March 6
11:30 a.m. —2 p.m.

For more information
or to visit, call
The Park today!
(248) 352-0208

Fighting To Win

Kicks for the Cure aids cancer fight.

Mom's building new
memories and meeting
new friends. My sister and
I are happy knowing Mom's
involved and enjoying
life again.

Leona Larson
Special to the Jewish News

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n a steady, solemn voice, Jamie
Krasman, 26, of Troy composed a
list of people she has loved who
have had cancer.
"My grandma, my grandpa, my
great-uncle, numerous close family
friends and two very close personal
friends," said Krasman who will par-
ticipate in the fifth annual Kicks for
the Cure cardio kick-boxing class to
benefit the Detroit-based Barbara
Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute on
March 2 at Powerhouse Gym in West
Bloomfield.
This will be round three for
Krasman, who has been committed to
the event since 2005.
"Cancer used to be something that
I found very scary; but when you have
knowledge and are more educated to
do things like this that empower you,
you don't have to be scared anymore
she said.
The intense, three-hour kick-box-
ing benefit for cancer research was
started by world military boxing
champion Omar Akl, 33. Aid, a trainer
at Powerhouse, was motivated by the
memory of his best friend who lost his
fight with leukemia at 18.
"Our goal is to raise another $15,000
this year:' said Aid, who raised $35,000
in the event's first four years.
Akl will teach the class with help
from Powerhouse trainer Michael
Ligotti and Karmanos community
education manager Andrea Layman,
who will talk about prevention
through diet, physical activity and
early detection.

Krasman's mother, Mary, of West
Bloomfield joined her daughter at
Kicks for the Cure in 2006.
"After my mother's cancer scare
with an unknown mass, which
thankfully turned out to be benign:'
Krasman said, "we realized how
important it is to do benefits like this
for ourselves and others!'
"It's wonderful that Omar teamed
up with Karmanos," added Mary
Krasman.
The dark days of worry and fear
are behind them both now and have
been replaced by clarity for what is
important.
"Cancer is non-discriminating:'
Mary said. "That's the beauty of this
event. Cancer knows no gender, no
race, no age and so we should all come
together to try and make a differ-
ence. It's very inspiring, just like Omar
— very inspiring."

The fifth annual Kicks for the
Cure will be held 8 to 11 a.m.
Sunday, March 2, at Powerhouse
Gym,15630 Orchard Lake
Road, just south of Maple, West
Bloomfield. Tickets are $50,
$100 and $250. Powerhouse
Gym will be open to the public
at no charge that day, but dona-
tions to Kicks for the Cure are
encouraged. Door prizes include
a 1-year Powerhouse member-
ship and personal training with
Omar Akl as well as other gifts.
For information, call Powerhouse
Gym of West Bloomfield, (248)
539-3370.