🌱 Patch AM: How a Brentwood patient beat bladder cancer without losing his bladder

Hello Brentwood! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Brentwood patient beat bladder cancer without losing his bladder
• What Lifeway's new study reveals about men's ministry in Brentwood churches

Also on today's calendar: Beginner Google Workspace in Brentwood and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 98 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 98, low: 71.
• Friday: Hot with a stray thunderstorm, with a high of 96 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Surgeons now using 'pretzels' to spare bladder for noninvasive bladder cancer patients (vumc.org) — A Brentwood man with noninvasive bladder cancer is sharing how an experimental slow-release chemotherapy "pretzel" device, tested through a Vanderbilt Health clinical trial, helped clear his cancer without removing his bladder. His story highlights both the challenges of living with the device and the strong support he received from Vanderbilt staff, as this newly FDA-approved treatment becomes more widely available.
   

• Men's ministry vital to churches' health (lifeway.com) — Brentwood-based Lifeway Research has released a new national study showing that churches with organized men's ministries see stronger spiritual growth, mentoring, and engagement among men. For Brentwood congregations, the findings offer concrete ideas—like structured Bible studies, mentoring, and mental health support—to better reach men of all ages and strengthen local church life.
   

📸 Around Brentwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brentwood

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20
• Memphis Redbirds at Nashville Sounds →
  First Horizon Park, Brentwood
  6:05 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• Beginner Google Workspace in Brentwood →
  Brentwood Goodwill Career Solutions, 6708 Nolensville Pike, Brentwood
  9:00 am
• Intermediate Google in Brentwood (Mill Creek) →
  Brentwood Goodwill Career Solutions, 6708 Nolensville Pike, Brentwood
  12:00 pm
• Resume Writing in Brentwood →
  Brentwood Goodwill Career Solutions, 6708 Nolensville Pike, Brentwood
  2:15 pm
• Purchasing And Insurance Committee meeting →
  Williamson County Calendar Franklin, TN 37064
  4:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Grandparenting Matters Seminar →
  Fellowship Brentwood, 1210 Franklin Rd, Brentwood
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Bluebird on the Mountain - September 19, 2026 →
  Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, 1000 Oman Drive, Brentwood
• Wild About Creepy Critters →
  Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary, 545 Beech Creek Rd S, Brentwood
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Dads of Kids with Special Needs Group →
  The Commons, 1210 Franklin Road, Brentwood
  9:00 am
• Double Down →
  The Commons, 1210 Franklin Road, Brentwood
  3:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Human Resources Committee meeting →
  Williamson County Calendar Franklin, TN 37064
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Breaking Ground Premarital Class Begins →
  Fellowship Brentwood, 1210 Franklin Rd, Brentwood
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is a young torttie cat high up a pine tree by my back deck.
  It was chased up by a vicious feral cat that lives in our neighborhood. I managed to get the big cat down but the kitten is to far up on the tree. … (Nextdoor Brentwood Trace 2)

• Pei Wei Asian Diner, LLC posted a job opening for Cashier-FOH Team Member [All Locations] in Brentwood. Apply here.
• Nordstrom, Inc. posted a job opening for Beauty Concierge- Brentwood Place Rack in Brentwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brentwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Nolensville

• Inspiring Conversations with Tam Nguyen of Nolen Nail Spa (nashvillevoyager.com)
• Torque Motor Suites Luxury Garage Complex Opens in Blue Ash, Ohio (theshopmag.com)
• ICYMI: High School Football Scores (davidsoncountysource.com)

Franklin

• Raising Cane's Franklin Joins 15th Year of Kidd's Kids Fundraiser (williamsonsource.com)
• Red Pony Marks 20 Years in Downtown Franklin (williamsonsource.com)

Ok Brentwood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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