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One of the largest gatherings of transplants (34) attended the 2009 Change of Heart
Annual Picnic held at the FOP Lodge in Fairfield in July. They included (front row,
from left) Al Kenkel, Tony Rigor, Jack Hunt, Robert Miller, Tony Mankus, Curtis
Denton, Mamie Reid, David Young and Glen Moore. (2nd row) Paulina Stevenson,
Darrell Harper, Wayne Knapp and Harry Lonneman. (3rd row) Paul Smith, Abe
Marchevsky, Gerri Meisel, Debbie Stoeckel and Deborah Garr. (4th row) William
Lewis, Jackie Kuhns, Lena Glasener, Charles Eaton, Lance Jordan, Terrie Carr,
Gerald “Butch” Montgomery and Scott Umbarger. (Top row) Mike Gillman,
Sandra Hatch, Don Hadden, Stanson Hempill, Michael Mason, Richard Vosberg,
Don Burke and Steve Carr.
July 18, 2010 at the FOP Lodge in Fairfield. See the newsletter for all of the details! Click Here
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Journey for the Heart is a non-commercial web site recounting one mother's thirteen year journey with her son through the multiple challenges of congenital heart disease that led to a heart transplant and eventual death, where she discovered the endless provisions of her limitless God. It includes an audio pod cast and blog. The author, Elizabeth Mitchell, has just been named the 2007 Florida Christian Writer's Association Writer of the Year.
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This PDF article speaks to the importance of keeping your doctor informed about stomach upset problems and managing side effects of transplant medications.
GI (gastrointestinal) upset is one of the more common, but less severe side effects caused by some transplant medications.
GI Upset PDF Doc |
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This PDF details how to join the Ohio Donor Registry. Many organs and tissues can be donated to help save the lives of those in need. Please consider joining the registry so that you can help extend the lives of your fellow citizens.
Donation Information PDF Doc |
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Read an online version
of our newsletter that was mailed out.
PDF Doc Version
"Transplant"
A novel by John A. Elefteriades, MD.
Medical Fiction, Bending medical ethics.
A fast read that keeps pages turning.
"Cold Hands, Warm Heart"
By Jill Wolfson
A novel of teens going through transplants.
A Change Of Heart
 On Easter Sunday, March 31, 1991, I had
a change of heart – literally! On that date I was the joyful recipient of a
heart transplant. A procedure that had become almost routine to the medical profession
was an answer to prayer to me in the form of a 20th century miracle.
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