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Public Comments Massage Urgency Ordinance hdpp,y cwlw p..cely = .�.....,._,...� ,. — -- ate, July 23,2018 JUL ;0 2018 CITY OF PLtMSAN ION RE: Ban on Massage Therapists in Downtown Pleasanton PLANNING DIVISION To Whom It May Concern, On behalf of the Sandra J.Wing Healing Therapies Foundation,I ask you to consider the importance and value that massage therapy brings to cancer patients in our community. Cancer drug treatments cause many side effects some of them are:anxiousness,fatigue,an inability to sleep,and nausea.Therapeutic massage provides relief in many ways,including:reducing stress,relief for those struggling with lymphedema,and help with blood circulation. On a personal note and as a dual cancer survivor,I found huge relief and benefit from massage therapy. Massage therapy alleviated toxic side effects of my chemotherapy treatments.Acupressure massage reduced my anxiousness and body jitters.Applying acupressure also reduced my nausea and provided a calmness that enabled me to fall asleep. Our cancer charity is currently looking for more therapists to keep up with our demand.We are fortunate to work with several massage therapists in Pleasanton,and some are located in downtown.We don't want to reduce the number of therapists in our areal Therapists,such as Michele Pena at Healthy Necessity Massage,have been in business serving our community for many years. I have attached just a few,of the many,testimonials from our cancer patients describing how massage therapy has helped them during their battle against cancer. We humbly implore you to not place a ban on massage therapists. Thank you for your consideration. Best Regards, Sandra Wing CEO/President Sandra J.Wing Healing Therapies Foundation Sandra J.Wing Heali Therapies Foundation THE CITY OF 1 Y1:M .I.f 1111 pL£AS4NTON. 1 '