This was a favorite from last year, brought back by popular demand. Our people really enjoy it. In the nation's midsection, Ludlow, a therapist at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Ill., is busy for the third consecutive year marshalling a major RC promotional event at local CherryVale Mall. The Rockford Health Council is also participating in the educational effort, set for Sunday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mall shoppers will be treated to free PFT screens and a lecture series from noon to five with talks on asthma triggers, peak flow techniques, living with COPD, MDI technique and other topics.
Residents can take advantage of free citywide PFT screens all week as well.
Ludlow has six interviews with radio stations lined up, including one with Steve Shannon of WZOK, a sleep apnea sufferer who has attested on air how he can't sleep without his CPAP mask. The media is more receptive now that it has become an established event.