10 | HealthLinksSC.com Issue 12.6 Publisher CULLEN MURRAY-KEMP [email protected] Managing Editor LISA BRESLIN Associate Editor AMY GESELL Copy Editor BRIAN SHERMAN Art Director KIM HALL Webmaster GEORGE CONKLIN Sales Manager MANDY WILLIS [email protected] Writers Senior Media Consultant MARTHA SPILLANE [email protected] Photographer JENN CADY [email protected] Distribution Manager CAROL CASSIDY Administration & Bookkeeping GINGER SOTTILE Distribution U.S. Post Office, Harris Teeter, Publix, CVS, Food Lion, Medical Offices TO ADVERTISE IN HEALTHLINKS, PLEASE CALL 843-732-4110 MEDICAL MARKETING GROUP HealthLinks Charleston reserves the right to refuse advertisements. Acceptance of advertisements does not imply the service or product is recommended or endorsed by HealthLinks Charleston. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from Medical Marketing Group, LLC. Medical Marketing Group 4 Carriage Lane, Suite 107, Charleston, S.C. 29407 843-732-4110 • [email protected] CHARLESTON PUBLISHER'S NOTE ISABEL ALVAREZ ARATA LISA BRESLIN AMY CONNOR BILL FARLEY AMY GESELL L.C. LEACH III KAREN LISZEWSKI COLIN MCCANDLESS JANET PERRIGO JIM RADA JR. MOLLY SHERMAN THERESA STRATFORD MICHAEL VYSKOCIL LISA WACK KATHERINE WATERS Scan to discover our other HealthLinks platforms! If there’s one thing I learned to do in 2023, it’s how to roll with the punches. From my best friend/big “sister”/HealthLinks sales manager facing serious health obstacles to unanticipated, monumental changes at our company, I’ve been challenged at every turn, both personally and professionally. There have been times where I’ve yelled at the top of my lungs to an unresponsive Wadmalaw wooded area. There have been tears of frustration and anxiety pains that stuck with me for weeks on end. I’ve lashed out at loved ones and undoubtedly could have been kinder and more understanding to team members. I sought out solace in unhealthy habits and trudged through trying times, leaving grace behind. But a point of clarity came during my daily morning conversation with my mom on my ride to work. I was hammering on: “I can’t do this. It’s too hard. Woe is me!” She wouldn’t admit it, but I was wearing on her. My negative attitude and dreadful disposition were now her reason for fear and anxiety. While I was awake at night worried about me, so was she. I was so wrapped up with my own problems that I was blind to the impact I was having on her. That wasn’t fair, and it certainly never was my intention to burden someone I love. I’d like to think that moment of lucidity changed me and made me refocus on how grateful I am to just be on this Earth with my health and the people I love. We all have problems that at one time or another seem insurmountable, but to constantly bestow them on our loved ones isn’t helping us move forward. Instead, it is hurting them. Choose to be grateful and stay the course because the only thing we can control is our attitude. Look at those closest to you, and make sure you are having a positive impact on them. If you are causing them anxiety and worries, it may be time to adjust the prism through which you see your world – if not for yourself, then for the ones you love. So bring it on 2024. I’m almost certain you will host more challenges, but if there’s one thing that 2023 has taught me, it’s that the solution has probably been inside of me all along. I just have to refocus my lens to see it. Thanks to all our readers for making it another great year at HealthLinks. Our mission will continue to be improving access to health information for the Palmetto State. Don’t forget to check out our new website for easy access to hundreds of great doctors and thousands of local, fact-based health articles. Cheers to Good Heath, Cullen Murray-Kemp, Publisher Cullen Murray Kemp 2023 PACKED A PUNCH, BUT I’M FIGHTING BACK – AND SO SHOULD YOU
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