Getting Through the Day with Mito - Cheryl Clow - 11/4/2016

Cheryl M. Clow RN discusses Getting Through the Day with Mito: Treatments, Supplements, and Humor.

Topics of discussion include:

• Patient care considerations and making the most of the energy you have each day.
• Reviewing activities of daily living, their impact on individuals with mitochondrial disorders, and planning ahead.
• Describing ways to lessen stress and boost the immune system.

About the Speaker

Cheryl is a registered nurse and has been Clinical Care Coordinator in the Department of Pediatrics at Albany Medical Center for 26 years. She worked in the Section of Pediatric Endocrinology for 13 years prior to working with the Section of Genetics and Inborn Errors of Metabolism, her current position since 2003. She has worked facilitating care of patients with mitochondrial disorders during that time, both pediatric and adult. She was voted Employee of the Year at Albany Medical Center in 2014, and the Albany Times Union’s “Salute to Nurses” Nurse of the Year Finalist two years in a row, 2015 and 2016. She is currently a member of the Medical Advisory Council for Make-A-Wish Northeast NY.

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