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Sons of the Silent Age Concert Benefits Cancer Patients
Sons of the Silent Age Concert Benefits Patients of NorthShore Kellogg Cancer Center
On Saturday, January 6, 2018, Sons of the Silent Age will perform The Best of David Bowie’s “Berlin” Trilogy & More at the Metro in Chicago. A portion of proceeds will benefit NorthShore Kellogg Cancer Center patients by providing Integrative Medicine therapies.
Tickets are on sale now through metrochicago.com//etix.com. General admission tickets are $20 in advance, $22 at the door with VIP tickets also available. Doors open at 7 p.m.; Show is at 8 p.m. Sons of the Silent Age boasts nine members culled from the absolute elite of Chicago musicians. SOTSA formed when Chris Connelly (Revolting Cocks, Ministry) and Matt Walker (Filter, Smashing Pumpkins and Morrissey’s band) joined forces in 2012 to pay tribute to their hero David Bowie.
The NorthShore Integrative Medicine program provides relief to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. The alternative therapies relieve pain and neuropathies, reduce fatigue and sleep issues, boost immunity, provide stress relief, improve appetite and improve quality of life. Bowie himself lost his battle to liver cancer in 2016; and NorthShore cancer patient Anna Crowley of Lake Forest knows all too well the struggles against cancer.
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When the Waukegan High School teacher was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, she knew she had to take a different approach to protecting her already compromised immune system. At the start of the school year, she approached NorthShore Integrative Medicine Medical Director Leslie Mendoza Temple, MD, to develop a personalized integrative medicine plan.
By combining traditional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies, Dr. Mendoza Temple recommended supplements and integrative approaches to optimize Crowley’s immunity. She was able to withstand treatment while continuing to teach, and did so while maintaining her overall health, considering her rigorous course of chemotherapy and radiation. “I give Dr. Mendoza Temple credit for keeping me well. With my school district’s backing and NorthShore’s immunity boosters, I made it through,” says Crowley.
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NorthShore’s Integrative Medicine Program is one of the largest and most established in the country. Using safe, evidence-based complementary therapies and communicating fully with patients’ traditional western medicine physicians and specialists optimizes each patient’s health and a heightened sense of well-being. Therapies include oriental medicine and acupuncture; stress relief strategies; herbal medicine and nutrition counseling; and spiritual care and music therapy, among other approaches. Learn more about NorthShore’s Integrative Medicine Program or support the cause at foundation.northshore.org/im-metro.
About NorthShore University HealthSystem
NorthShore University HealthSystem is an integrated healthcare delivery system consistently ranked as a Top 15 Teaching Hospital in the U.S. The NorthShore system, headquartered in Evanston, IL, includes four hospitals – Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park and Skokie. NorthShore also includes a 900 physician multispecialty group practice, NorthShore Medical Group, located in over 100 locations in the Chicagoland area. NorthShore is a Magnet recognized organization, the first in Illinois to receive this prestigious honor as an entire system that demonstrates excellence in nursing and high standards in patient care. The system also supports the NorthShore Research Institute; the NorthShore Foundation; and the NorthShore Home & Hospice Services. In addition to launching Be Well Lake County, a community health initiative committed to providing greater access to comprehensive care, NorthShore contributes more than $210 million in charitable care and services to the communities it serves.
About Metro
One of the nation’s most renowned independent music venues, Metro has hosted thriving local
talent and international headliners for 35 years and counting. From industrial champions
Ministry and Revolting Cocks to alt-rock pioneers The Smashing Pumpkins and Liz Phair and
pop-punk royalty Alkaline Trio and Fall Out Boy—countless Chicago artists have laid their roots
in Metro as a business, sanctuary, and springboard. For more information, visit
