Episode 23: World Osteoporosis Day 2020: Shining a Spotlight on Osteoporosis as a Family Affair
Mrs. Sheila Jacobs
As part of our Voices of Osteoporosis: Stories of Hope and Inspiration series, this podcast addresses a unique, enlightening and multigenerational patient/caregiver story. The life lessons shared while learning to live with this disease are part of many patients’ daily lives.
This podcast is created in support of World Osteoporosis Day, commemorated annually on October 20. The theme for World Osteoporosis Day 2020 will shine a spotlight on osteoporosis as a “family affair” with caregivers often providing the majority of care and the disease ultimately affecting multiple generations.
Dr. Andrea Singer with her mother, Mrs. Sheila Jacobs
We are thrilled to have a delightful and impressive mother/daughter team with us. Their story is engaging and inspiring indeed. Mrs. Sheila Jacobs has osteoporosis and has had a fracture. She is living proof that in spite of this, her life continues to be fulfilling and gratifying. Her daughter, Dr. Andrea Singer, is an expert in the field of bone health. Among a long list of impressive credentials, Dr. Singer is Chief of Women’s Primary Care, Director of Bone Densitometry and Medical Director of the Fracture Liaison Service at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She has a dual appointment in the departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology and her clinical expertise also includes secondary fracture prevention, menopause, sexual health, and medical and gynecologic disease to name a few. In addition to these extremely impressive qualifications, Dr. Singer also serves as NOF’s Chief Medical Officer. We hope you enjoy learning of their experiences and can make some of their daily life practices your own.
