Spring 2010 - Arkansas Children's Hospital

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CONTENTS Ambassadors Make a Difference Across the State 2010 Ambassadors include: (from left, front row) Joshua Lewis, Karson Weitkamp, Aubrey Maynard, Olivia Jackson, (second row) Noah Sarkin, Mhalik Donahue, Luke Jackson, (back row) Adam Jackson, Hannah Mathews. Not pictured: Belinda Bube, Spencer Ewing, Austin Jones, Sadie Medlock, Jacob West, Trinity Wilson. 3 ACH Peanut Allergy Research Changing Lives Alex Orum, shown here with his mother, is a participant in the peanut allergy research study being conducted at the 6ACH Research Institute. Alex can now eat almost half a peanut butter sandwich, an action that would have sent him to the emergency room two years ago. Walmart and Sam’s Club Miracle Day More than 150 Walmart and Sam’s 20 Club associates, like these from the Hot Springs Sam’s Club location (right), visited the ACH campus in April for Walmart and Sam’s Club Miracle Day. ■ HOSPITAL & RESEARCH 4-5 8 9 Also In This Issue Audiology/Speech Pathology CareHub Arkansas Drive Smart Challenge ■ GIVING TO ACH 14 15 18 Pat Walker Pugh Family B98 Radiothon ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dorsey Jackson, Chairman Tom Baxter, Vice Chairman J. French Hill, Secretary Paul Hart, Treasurer Charles Bower, MD, Chief of Staff Pat McClelland, Past Chairman Jonathan Bates, MD, President & CEO John Bale Jr. Patrick H. Casey, MD Ron Clark Haskell Dickinson Edward Drilling Harry C. Erwin III Rhonda Forrester Judge Marion Humphrey Richard F. Jacobs, MD Lisa Kirkpatrick Diane Mackey Holly Marr Mark McCaslin RESEARCH INSTITUTE Ron Clark, Chairman Richard F. Jacobs, MD, President Ross Whipple, Treasurer Jonathan Bates, MD Debra Fiser, MD Edward Drilling Ellen Gray Charlotte Hobbs, MD Laura James, MD Dee Ann English Mark Millsap ACH FOUNDATION Jonathan Bates, MD, Chairman Charles B. Whiteside III, Vice Chairman John E. Bel, President Pat Allen Sharon Bale Tom Baxter Frances Buchanan William Clark Robert G. Cress Harry C. Erwin III Hayden Franks, MD Robin George Bill Hannah James Harkins Anne Hickman Ray Hobbs Sharon Lamb Mark Larsen Robin Lockhart Barbara Moore Beverly Morrow Jeffrey Nolan Daniel Rahn, MD Katie Ransdell Skip Rutherford Mark Saviers Philip Schmidt Robert L. Shults Bonnie Taylor, MD Everett Tucker III Charles B. Whiteside III Kathy Perkins Robert Porter, MD Daniel Rahn, MD Mark Saviers Robert Shults Diane Mackey Mark McCaslin Jim McClelland Jeffrey Nolan Robert Porter, MD Sara M. Richardson Vicki Saviers Philip Schmidt Patrick Schueck Clara Sims Witt Stephens Jr. Stephen L. Strange Sr. Marianne Thompson Sue Trotter Tom Womack ACHiever Staff Editor: Chris McCreight Senior Writer: Kila Owens Design: Lori Barlow, The Graphic Design + Web Shop, Inc. Photographers: Kelley Cooper, ACH Foundation Staff Contributors: John Gregan, Phaedra Yount, ACH public relations department THE ACHIEVER is published by Arkansas Children Hospital Foundation for friends of ACH. 1 Children’s Way, Slot 661, Little Rock, AR 72202-3591 501-364-1476 • FAX 501-364-3644 TDD (hearing impaired) 364-1184 archildrens.org
Ambassadors 2010 ACH ACH Ambassadors: Some are young, barely able to walk, some are older, preparing to head to college. Some tell their own stories, others rely on their parents to share their experiences. Some live near the hospital, others live in different states. Despite their differences, Ambassadors and their families have one thing in common; their lives have all been touched by Arkansas Children’s Hospital. In March, the 2010 Ambassadors were announced at a luncheon held in their honor. ACH Ambassadors are a group of current and former patients who are giving hope and inspiration to other patient families, donors and volunteers by sharing their stories. For one year the Ambassadors and their families will share their ACH stories in their communities by attending events and speaking engagements, through publications and by being goodwill ambassadors for the hospital. Editor’s Note: Watch the next two issues of the ACHiever for the rest of the Ambassador stories. You can also view all Ambassador stories online under the Foundation section of www.archildrens.org. Belinda Bube In 1991, Belinda was born with a cleft palate. Belinda and her family lived in Kansas at the time, and at 10 months, she underwent her first surgery to repair the cleft. The surgery was unsuccessful, due to the thinness of her soft palate tissue. A fistula, a large hole, appeared within a month after the surgery. At age 5, she had a pharyngeal flap surgery, which resolved many of her problems. Belinda’s family moved to Arkansas when she was 10 years old. Immediately after the Bubes arrived in Arkansas, Belinda began seeing a cleft palate specialist at ACH. Within the year, she had surgery to repair a second fistula. When she was 12 years old, Belinda received braces. All of her orthodontia work was overseen by the cleft team at ACH. Belinda attends college at Oklahoma City University, where she is studying music theater. In 2009, she won the Miss Batesville pageant and will participate in the Miss Arkansas pageant in July 2010. Mhalik X. Donahue PEDIATRIC CARE Are Making an Impact in Communities Across the State Ambassadors are a group of former and current patients who share their ACH stories with others in their communities. For one year, the Ambassadors and their families will inspire others through printed materials and at speaking engagements. Mhalik was born at just 26 weeks gestation with underdeveloped lungs. When he was 6 months old, he was diagnosed with RSV, a respiratory infection, and treated at ACH. He recovered from the RSV, but a month later, he was back at ACH. He had a cold, which was causing his breathing to be erratic. Mhalik was so severely ill he was admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), where he was placed in a medically induced coma. As he recovered, doctors noticed when he ate, he was silently aspirating into his lungs. To repair his aspiration problem, Mhalik underwent surgery to have a gastrostomy-button (G-button) implanted, giving his family a way to provide nutrition and medicine directly into his stomach. Mhalik was fed through the G-button for a year. Mhalik visits the ACH pulmonary clinic for an annual check-up. He enjoys playing basketball at school and singing in his church and school choirs. Continued on page 10 3
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