TRANSPLANT NEWS
A k r o n - C a n t o n Tr a n s p l a n t R e c i p i e n t s
October
October Meeting
Our meeting will be October 19th
at North Canton Medical Foundation
email:transplant@neo.rr.com
Education Building A
6046 Whipple Ave. N.W.,
North Canton
6:30p.m. - 8:30p.m.
OCTOBER FEST
*Joan Becherer will supply the
brats and kraut
(plate or sandwich)
Members may bring a main
dish if they do not like kraut
or side dish or dessert
*Please keep President
Dick Becherer in your prayers
as he is unable to attend because
of the back pain. He has provided
us with the agenda for the
meeting.
Meeting will commence with our
meal at 6:30 and Vice-President
Bruce Hord and Mary Fread will
preside due to Dick’s absence.
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AGENDA
I. Are our meetings okay i.e.,
information and interesting?
II. How can we promote our TRIO
group?
a.place literature in
pharmacies:
Davies Drugs, The
Medicine Shop, hospital
pharmacies?
b. who will assume
responsibility for doing
this? could each member
place literature in
pharmacies in their areas
c. should we participate in
local health fairs, county
fairs, etc?
III. Many decisions have been
in made in the past by just
a few individuals. The onus
of that decision rests on their
shoulders.
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Donor Sabbath 2010

In 2011, we will use Roberts
“But do not forget to do good
Rules of Order in setting these
things for people and to give
decisions in the form of motions,
what you have to those who need
seconded and discussed by our
it. These are sacrifices that
members and then amended and
please God.” Hebrews 13:16
voted upon for approval or dis-
approval. In this way, we will
The nation sets aside the second
have true membership
weekend of each November for
participation.
all faith communities to
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recognize, remember and honor
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND THIS
all those who have given the Gift
MEETING IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
of Life through organ, tissue and
Each one of you is needed and
eye donation.
important if we are to succeed
Please join
in our mission of Awareness,
TRIO - Greater Cleveland Chapter
Support, Education and
for the
Advocacy.
Annual Donor Sabbath Service
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Help us decide ways in which
1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m.
members who are unable to
being celebrated at
attend meetings and willing to
Old Stone Church
help, can be put to use.
91 Public Square
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Cleveland, OH 44113

NOVEMBER 16TH MEETING All are welcome to attend the

service, which includes a candle
Town Hall Meeting: lighting ceremony. Recipients
Web-Cam with TRIO Quilts will be on display.
International to be setup Refreshments to follow
by: Jim Gleason immediately in the Church’s
Memorial Hall
Jacqui Scolaro &
RSVP Requested by Monday,
Randy Pelton November 8, 2010
Phone: 440-473-8979 or
DECEMBER 21ST E-mail:
triocleveland@hotmail.com
Celebration of Life Party Parking is available for a small
fee, west of the church on
Pubic Square.
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“Having gone through this in I was sitting all snugly & warm
recent weeks, I do hope you will on a cold evening, with my
read this and remember” purring cat in my lap, reading an
(Contributed by Sylvia Forbes)
interesting story my friend had
sent me, and actually thinking,
LISTEN UP!! THIS IS A
‘A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy
MUST READ FOR BOTH
and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy
MEN AND WOMEN
Boy with my feet propped up.
NURSE’S HEART ATTACK
A moment later, I felt that awful
EXPERIENCE
sensation of indigestion, when
I am an ER nurse and this is the
best description of this event that you’ve been in a hurry and
I have ever heard. Please read. grabbed a bite of sandwich and
washed it down with a dash of
FEMALE HEART ATTACKS
water, and that hurried bite
I was aware that female heart
seems to feel like you’ve
attacks are different, but this is
swallowed a golf ball going
the best description I’ve ever
down the esophagus in slow
read..
Women and heart attacks motion and it is most
(Myocardial infarction). Did you uncomfortable. You realize you
know that women rarely have shouldn’t have gulped it down
the same symptoms that men so fast and needed to chew it
have when experiencing heart more thoroughly and this time
attack..you know, the sudden drink a glass of water to hasten
stabbing pain in the chest, the
its progress down to the
cold sweat, grabbing the chest
stomach. This was my initial
and dropping to the floor that
we see in the movies. Here is the sensation--the only trouble was
story on one woman’s experience that I had not taken a bite of
with a heart attack. anything since about 5:00pm.
“I had a heart attack at about
10:30pm with NO prior exertion,
NO emotional trauma that one
would suspect might have
brought it on.
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After it seemed to subside, the
next sensation was like little
squeezing motions that
seemed to be racing up my
spine. (hind-sight, it was
probably my aorta spasms),
gaining speed as they
continued racing up and
under my sternum (breast
bone where one presses
rhythmically when
administering CPR) this
fascinating process continued
on into my throat and branched
out into both jaws. “AHA!! NOW
I stopped puzzling about what
was happening- we all have
read and/or heard about pain
in the jaws being one of the
signals of an MI happening,
haven’t we? I said aloud to
myself and the cat, “Dear God,
I think I’m having a heart
attack!”
I lowered the foot rest dump-
ing the cat from my lap,
started to take a step and fell
on the floor instead. I thought
to myself, if this is a heart
attack, I shouldn’t be walking
into the next room where the
phone is or anywhere else..
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but, on the other hand, if I
don’t, nobody will know that I
need help, and if I wait any
loner I may not be able to get
up in a moment.
I pulled myself up with the
arms of the chair, walked
slowly into the next room and
dialed the Paramedics..I told
her I thought I was having a
heart attack due to the
pressure building under the
sternum and radiating into
my jaws. I didn’t feel
hysterical or afraid, just
stating the facts. She said she
was sending the Paramedics
over immediately, asked if the
front door was near to me,
and if so, to un-bolt the door
and then lie down on the floor
where they could see me when
they came in.
I unlocked the door and then
laid down in the floor as
instructed and lost
consciousness, as I don’t
remember the medics coming
in, their examination, lifting
me onto a gurney or getting me
into their ambulance, or hear-
ing the call they made to St.
Jude ER on the way, but I did
briefly awaken when we
arrived.
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I saw that the radiologist was
already there in his surgical
blues and cap, helping the
medics pull my stretcher out of
the ambulance. He was bending
over me asking questions
(probably something like
“Have you taken any
medications?”) but I couldn’t
make my mind interpret what
he was saying, or form an
answer, and nodded off again,
not waking up until the
Cardiologist and partner had
already threaded the teeny
angiogram balloon up my
femoral artery into the aorta
and into my heart where they
installed 2 side by side stints
to hold open my right coronary
artery.
I know it sounds like all my
thinking and actions at home
must have taken at least 20-30
minutes before calling the
paramedics, but actually it
took perhaps 4-5 minutes
before the call, and both the
fire station and St. Jude are
only minutes away from my
home.
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My Cardiologist was already to
go to the OR in his scrubs and
get going restarting my heart
(which had stopped somewhere
between my arrival and the
procedure) and installing the
stints.
Why have I written all of this
to you with so much detail?
Because I want all of you who
are so important in my life to
know what I learned first hand.
1. Be aware that something
very different is happening in
your body, not the usual men’s
symptoms, but inexplicable
things happening (until my
sternum and jaws got into the
act). It is said that many more
women than men die of their
first (and last) MI because they
didn’t know they were having
one and commonly mistake it
as indigestion, take some
Maalox or other anti-heartburn
preparation and go to bed,
hoping they’ll feel better in the
morning when they wake up..
which doesn’t happen. My
female friends, your symptoms
might not be exactly like mine,
so I advise you to call the
Paramedics if ANYTHING is un-
pleasantly happening that you
have not felt before.
It is better to have a ‘false alarm’
visitation than to risk your life
guessing what it might be!
2. Note that I said ‘CALL THE
PARAMEDICS.‘ and if you can,
take an aspirin. Ladies, TIME
IS OF THE ESSENCE!
Do NOT try to drive yourself to
the ER - you are a hazard to
others on the road.
Do NOT have your panicked
husband who will be speeding
and looking anxiously at what’s
happening with you instead of
the road.
Do NOT call your doctor -- he
doesn’t know where you live
and if it’s at night you won’t
reach him anyway, and if it’s
daytime, his assistants (or
answering service) will tell you
to call the Paramedics. He
doesn’t carry the equipment in
his car that you need to be
saved! the Paramedics do,
principally OXYGEN that you
need ASAP. Your Dr. will be
notified later.
3. Don’t assume it couldn’t be
a heart attack because you have
a normal cholesterol count.
Research has discovered that
a cholesterol elevated reading
is rarely the cause of an MI
(unless it’s unbelievably high
and/or accompanied by high
blood pressure)
MI’s are usually caused by long-
term stress and inflammation
in the body, which dumps all
sorts of deadly hormones into
your system to sludge things up
in there. Pain in the jaw can
wake you from a sound sleep.
Let’s be careful and be aware.
the more we know the better
chance we could survive.
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Beware of Purse Snatcher
(Submitted by Sylvia Forbes)
Please be careful, especially at
night because the purse snatchers
can appear at any mall or grocery
store. They follow in a car after
someone has left the store and
look for an opportunity to grab
a purse from the arm and keep on
driving away. Sylvia’s daughter
suggested she no longer carry a
large purse. When I am putting
groceries in my car trunk, I put
my purse in first. I make sure I
keep my car keys and cell phone
with me along with a note pad and
pen. If someone tries this with
you, please write down their
license number, description of
car, etc. If at all possible, it
is best to never go alone. They
seem to target only women they
find leaving the store alone.
Thanks for the warning.
LifeBanc Presentation
at September Meeting
Chris Crepage, Volunteer
Services Coordinator of LifeBanc
was our guest speaker and we
thank him for bringing us up-
to-date with a great Power
Point message and how Akron-
Canton TRIO can help:
*Volunteer Opportunity
Descriptions -
*Ambassador : Discuss organ and
tissue donation with the general
public and register individuals on
the Ohio Donor Registry at health
fair and community events.
*Educator: Conduct education
programs in local schools.
Varying opportunities exist for
different grade levels: middle school,
junior high and high school.
(additional specific training required)
*Office Assistant: Offer support
with office tasks such as data entry,
collate information packets, prepare
mailings, etc.
*Presenter: Share your personal
story with groups of various sizes.
*Event Volunteer: Assist with
assorted tasks at annual LifeBanc
events. (opportunities are announced
when needed)
For more information and to get
involved contact:
Christopher Crepage
Volunteer Services Coordinator
LifeBanc
4775 Richmond Road
Cleveland, OH 44128-5919
p: 216-820-4917
c: 440-251-9772
f: 216-751-4204
chris@lifebanc.org
LifeBanc’s Board of Directors
recently approved new mission
and vision statement and values:
LifeBanc’s Mission Statement:
LifeBanc saves and heals lives
through organ and tissue
donation for transplantation
LifeBanc’s Vision Statement:
Pursuing a future when the decision
to donate is an honor and everyone
waiting receives a transplant.
LifeBanc Values:
Integrity, Inclusion, Commitment,
Service and Dignity
Special thanks to Susan and
Ray Golden for all they are
doing and for an excellent job
of handling the Hartville
Flea Market Fund Raiser.
They continued with garage
sales at their home and
collected a total of $679.25
for this year.
We are very grateful for the
excellent job Amanda Goodwin
is continuing to do in updating
Akron-Canton TRIO information
since her liver transplant of
August 31, 2010.
She really would like more
photos. Is anyone interested
in taking photos of our
meetings and events to
share?
http://trioakroncanton.blogspot.com/
Amanda is keeping us updated
on her journey at
http://amandasjourney.tumblr.com
We are looking forward to the
time she will feel well enough to
join our meetings.
Meanwhile, love and prayers
for her continued healing.
Please remember Randy Fogle and
wish him success with healing and
the forthcoming surgeries.
We hope to hear that Cindy Hart
will soon be well enough to join us
via e-mail.
Remember Katie Gavorcik as she
continues rehabilitation since her
stroke.
We hope she does as well as that
remarkable Rosie Price has done
since her stroke.
I was fortunate to spend a very
pleasant evening with the
family of Debbie Scranton
recently. She was a kidney/
pancreas recipient and past
President of Akron-Canton TRIO.
As her health was failing, she
turned the TRIO records over to
Tom Behra and myself with the
request that we help TRIO grow.
I have the honor of doing a quilt
patch for Debbie (with the help of
Colleen Gerber of LifeBanc)
Please free free to contact me
at any time for comments and/or
additions for the next newsletter.
Mary Fread, Editor
Akron-Canton TRIO
1529 19th St NE
Canton OH 44714-2105
330-754-7904