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RINGING WITH HOPE: STORIES OF CANCER SURVIVORS 06

A BREATHTAKING STUDY ON COPD 10

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The only news more wonderful than having ONE Varian TrueBeam is having TWO! We’re beaming with pride to announce the arrival of our newest ultramodern tool in the war against cancer.

Since September 2011, our patients with cancer have benefitted from what has become the next generation of radiation therapy. And now our newest Varian TrueBeam STX can treat even more complicated cancers, including tumors of the brain and spine, faster and with even more accuracy.

It’s so exact, its precision in targeting tumors is measured at less than a millimeter – the size of a few grains of table salt. Why is that important to our patients? It targets the tumor, not the healthy tissues and organs around it. For more information, contact the Cancer Treatment and Prevention Center at UT Health.

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W hat an exciting time to be a part of all that is happening at UT Health Science Center, and in 2013, we are poised for an even brighter future! Let me take this opportunity to introduce to

you our new name: UT Health Northeast. Through much research, we discovered that our name is too long, so we are making it easier for our patients and our community to identify us.� $OVR�� RXU� QHZ� 6FKRRO� RI� 0HGLFDO� %LRORJLFDO� 6FLHQFHV� KDV� ZHOFRPHG� LWV� ¿UVW� FODVV� RI� students who will graduate with a Master’s of Science degree in Biotechnology. Con-VWUXFWLRQ� LV� PRYLQJ� IRUZDUG� RQ� WKH� VHFRQG� DQG� WKLUG� ÀRRUV� RI� RXU� $FDGHPLF� &HQWHU� building, which will house new clinic space, classrooms, the new Watson W. Wise Medical Research Library, and an amphitheater for lectures. And, our Cancer Treatment and Preven-WLRQ�&HQWHU� RQ� WKH� ¿UVW� ÀRRU� RI� WKDW� VDPH� EXLOGLQJ� LV� DOORZLQJ� SDWLHQWV� WR� VWD\� KRPH�� FORVH� WR�IDPLO\� DQG� IULHQGV�� ZKLOH� UHFHLYLQJ� ¿UVW�FODVV�� DGYDQFHG� FDQFHU� FDUH�� :H� KDYH� LQVWDOOHG� RXU� second TruBeam™ Linear Accelerator, which allows us to serve even more patients throughout Northeast Texas. You, our donors, have helped us accomplish these milestones through your generous support. You helped us fund the completion of the Cancer Treatment and Prevention Center in 2011. You have funded scholarships for deserving graduate students. You have supported our world-class biomedical research by funding seed grants for scientists with promising projects. Without you, we ZRXOG�QRW�KDYH�PDGH�VXFK�VLJQL¿FDQW�SURJUHVV�LQ�VXFK�D�VKRUW�WLPH� Our future is bright for 2013, and we’re just getting started. Thank you for your continuing support of UT Health Northeast!

W elcome to Journey of Hope, a magazine dedicated to our donors and the value that you bring to our mission each day. We offer a heartfelt thank you for your continuing support of the

work we do at UT Health Northeast.� $V�\RX�UHDG�DQG�HQMR\�WKH�VWRULHV�LQVLGH�WKLV�¿UVW�LVVXH�RI�Journey of Hope, you will see how many different ways your donations have enabled our physicians and staff to make a positive im-pact on the lives of East Texans. Through support from donors like you, we can offer new programs such as Pediatric Rehabilitation and the establishment of the Cancer Patient Support Services and Benevolence Fund, which is being used to launch a support group for cancer patients, expand edu-cation for them, and help with secondary costs of treatment. We can welcome students to our campus through scholarships, and we can conduct clinical and biomedical research that positively impacts the daily lives of our patients, as well as others around the world. We hope these stories will inspire you and show you how valuable you are to our team. Thank you for partnering with us in our efforts to provide comprehensive education, innovative research, and quality patient care throughout East Texas and beyond.

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UT Health Northeast Happenings

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STORIES OF OUR CANCER SURVIVORS

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s the sound of a bell joyfully echoes through the halls of the Cancer Treat-ment & Prevention Center at UT Health Northeast, patients’ spirits rise and

smiles brighten. There’s a certain pride in the steps of the doctors, nurses, staff, and volunteers. It is the ringing of the center’s Volunteer Bell of Hope marking the completion of another patient’s cancer treatment. “We open all available doors so everyone can be included in the celebration,” said Timothy Ochran, Associate Vice President of Cancer Services. “The bell can be heard throughout the department, and the sound brings thoughts of happiness to our patients, along with the knowledge that there is always hope.” Two patients who have recently completed their journey of hope at the Cancer Treatment & Prevention Center and have participated in the center’s bell ceremony are Becky Johnson, 59, and Alan Haynes, 73. BECKY — With a family history of breast cancer, Becky feared that it was only a matter of time before she, too, would be diagnosed. But when that moment came, she learned that she instead suffered from a blood cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), generally found in older adults. As her condition quickly advanced to Stage Three, Becky experienced a compromised immune system, enlarged spleen and neck lymph nodes, and constant fatigue. The majority of her treatment took place at the Treatment & Prevention Center at UT Health, which not only provided the chemotherapy that she needed, but a convenient location for her care as well. ALAN ²� 'XH� WR� DQ� HOHYDWHG� SURVWDWH�VSHFL¿F�antigen (PSA), Alan was carefully monitored for prostate cancer over a three-year period. A small tumor was discovered. “I considered the multiple options for treatment and decided on radiation therapy to eliminate the problem.” Prostate cancer is most prevalent among older men. According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 241,740 new cases of prostate cancer could be diagnosed in a year’s time. Symptoms can include

bone pain, swelling in the legs, blood in the urine or VHPHQ��DQG�GLI¿FXOW\�ZLWK�XULQDWLRQ� After his diagnosis, Alan interviewed three of the top cancer clinics in East Texas and selected UT Health Northeast’s Cancer Treatment & Prevention Center. “I met their team of highly trained special-ists and support staff, and I saw that the center’s advanced technology rivaled other national cancer centers. UT Health answered all my questions re-garding staff expertise and the technology they would HPSOR\�WR�¿JKW�P\�FDQFHU��,�ZDV�FRPSOHWHO\�FRQ¿-dent in my choice.”

BECKY — Becky’s treatment program consisted of receiving chemotherapy infusions of FCR (Fluda-rabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituxan), the gold standard of chemotherapy, once a month for six months. “It was hard, but compared to what other people can go through, I was pretty lucky,” recalled %HFN\��³6KRUWO\�DIWHU�P\�¿QDO�WUHDWPHQW��,�KDG�DQRWKHU�bone marrow biopsy. When I got the report, I couldn’t believe what it said. There was no indication of lymphoma or CLL. My cancer was wiped out.” ALAN — With prostate cancer, malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the prostate. Radiation therapy focused on Alan’s prostate gland using high-intensity beams to destroy the cancer cells was the treatment prescribed. The center’s Varian TrueBeam™ linear accelerator is among the most current radiation technology available today in WKH� ¿JKW� DJDLQVW� FDQFHU�� 87� +HDOWK� 1RUWKHDVW� KDV� already taken delivery on the newest version, the TrueBeam™ XTS. The treatment of cancer can be deeply life-changing with a host of emotional and physical challenges that require care that goes beyond just treating

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the disease. “The emotional bond between our patients and our staff allows us to build a relation-VKLS�¿UVW��VR�ZH�FDQ�ZDON�WKURXJK�WKH�HQWLUH�SURFHVV�with them, side-by-side,” said Mr. Ochran. BECKY — “I really depended on the medi-cal team at the Cancer Treatment & Prevention Center,” Becky said. “They have become like a part of my family. I could call them anytime, especially when I got really, really sick.” ALAN — Alan, too, found that his relationship with the center’s staff helped him through his can-cer journey. “They are truly committed to compas-sionate care, and they deliver on their pledge to be a true destination of hope. I left treatment knowing I had received the best care possible, and that I had met a team of people I now proudly call friends.” BECKY — The bell ceremony for Becky came at the end of her sixth months of treatment. “It was a total surprise to me,” Becky reminisced. “One of the nurses said, ‘Wait a moment,’ and then they came

ZLWK�WKH�EHOO�DQG�D�JUDGXDWLRQ�FHUWL¿FDWH��,�MXVW�VWDUW-ed crying. I was almost afraid to believe it was over. I’ll never forget the wish I made when I rang the bell, ‘I hope I never have to do it again.’” ALAN — Having completed his cancer therapy last October, Alan recalled his bell experience.

“The entire staff, doctors, nurses, and caregivers, were present for my ringing of the Bell of Hope. I was impressed with their participation in the cele-bration and their dedication in giving the best patient care possible. I was thankful that I had chosen UT Health Northeast for my treatments.” Having successfully completed their cancer treat-ments, Becky and Alan have returned to their lives with a passion.

BECKY — “I am doing my best now. I feel re-energized,” Becky said. “My physical body is not as strong yet, but they said to give my-self six months to get over the chemo. Thanks to WKH� FHQWHU�� ,¶YH� ¿QDOO\� JRWWHQ� LW� WKURXJK� P\� HQ-tire being that I can just live life again.”

ALAN — Always an optimistic and active out-doorsman, Alan follows his SDVVLRQV�IRU�KXQWLQJ�DQG�¿VK-ing, as well as daily exercise with his senior walking group, “The Early Morning Risers.” “I am positive that we have solved my prostate cancer problem,” he said. “My 90-day PSA was perfect, and I have resumed my quest to en-joy an active life in my later years. I choose to be happy. It seems to work.” Like the ringing of the Volunteer Bell of Hope, the

dedication, care, and compassion of the doctors, nurses, technicians, and staff of the Cancer Treat-ment & Prevention Center echo through the lives of their patients providing them with hope for the future and helping them to become cancer survivors.

Cancer Treatment and Prevention Center For over 30 years, East Texas cancer patients have found hope and comprehensive care at UT Health Northeast. In the fall of 2011, UT Health opened its new Cancer Treatment & Prevention Center. The dedication of the new center took place on November 15, 2011. “The sky’s the limit on what the future holds with our state-of-the- art technology and outstanding, experienced staff. That excitement is UHÀHFWHG�WKURXJK�RXU�VWDII�WR�RXU�SDWLHQWV��DQG�WKH\�NQRZ�WKH\�DUH�UHFHLYLQJ�amazing care in an equally amazing facility,” said Cody Boyd, Director of Oncology Services. Currently, there are over 30 cancer-related research studies being conducted at UT Health Northeast Center for Clinical Research, on diseases and treatments including prostate cancer, Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, multiple myeloma, chemo-therapy, radiation therapy, and multiple breast cancer studies, including new prevention PHWKRGV��LGHQWL¿FDWLRQ�RI�ELRPDUNHUV�LQ�EUHDVW�PLON��DQG�FKDUDFWHUL]DWLRQ�RI�H[LVWLQJ�tumors. For more information on the Center for Clinical Research, call 903.877.7753.

The Volunteer Bell of Hope���6LQFH�WKH�¿UVW�EHOO�FHUHPRQ\�RQ�1RYHPEHU����������RYHU�����SDWLHQWV�DW�the Cancer Treatment & Prevention Center at UT Health Northeast have rung the Volunteer Bell of Hope. The 16-inch diameter bell was a gift from the center’s volunteers and can be wheeled wherever the patient wishes for his or her bell ceremony, HYHQ�RXWGRRUV��*UDGXDWLQJ�SDWLHQWV�DOVR�UHFHLYH�D�FXVWRPL]HG�FHUWL¿FDWH�RI�completion and may select a song to be played for the ceremony. The song of choice most often is “Hit the Road, Jack.” The Volunteer Bell of Hope was designed and forged by the C.S. Bell Company in Hillsboro, OH, renowned for their customized bells since 1858.

Following the VXFFHVVIXO�FRPSOHWLRQ�RI�KHU�FDQFHU�MRXUQH\��%HFN\�-RKQVRQ�UHGLVFRYHUV�OLIH�DV�D�FDQFHU�VXUYLYRU�RQ�D�VFXED�GLYLQJ�H[FXUVLRQ�WR�%HOL]H�

How You Can HelpIf you would like to support the inspirational work of UT Health Northeast’s Cancer Treatment & Prevention Center with a gift or ZRXOG�OLNH�WR�UHTXHVW�PRUH�LQIRUPDWLRQ�RQ�VHWWLQJ�XS�D�JLIW�DV�SDUW�RI�\RXU�HVWDWH�SODQQLQJ��FRQWDFW�WKH�2I¿FH�RI�,QVWLWXWLRQDO�$GYDQFH-ment at 903.877.5135.

“Thanks to the center, I’ve finally got it through my entire being that I can just live life again.” - Becky

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ust picture it. You’re trying blow up a bal-ORRQ��EXW� LW�ZRQ¶W� LQÀDWH��1RZ�LPDJLQH�WKDW�your lungs are like that balloon. No matter

how hard you inhale, they won’t expand, and you can’t catch your breath. You feel like you’re suffocating, all the time. That’s what life is like for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the third leading cause of death in the United States. Anne Simulcik, 74, and Sherry Lambert, 56, know this feeling all too well. Anne was diagnosed with COPD following a serious battle with breast cancer in 1988. She had to use a cane and couldn’t walk short distances without gasping for breath. Walking to her mailbox was an ordeal, and she felt her independence slipping away with every breath.Sherry learned of her COPD during a visit to her car-diologist six years ago. Since then, her condition had worsened so that she needed to be on supplemental oxygen all the time. She also struggled with bouts of depression because of her illness. David Coultas, MD, a lung disease specialist at UT Health Northeast, wants to improve the lives and health of people like Anne and Sherry. In 2009, he ZDV�DZDUGHG�D�¿YH�\HDU��������PLOOLRQ�JUDQW� IURP�the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to determine if showing people with COPD how to do pulmonary rehabilitation in their own home will improve their health and quality of life. Pulmonary rehabilitation – in which COPD pa-tients learn how to manage their own illness and do regular physical activity such as walking – can really help people with COPD. Yet less than 2 percent of them use pulmonary rehabilitation services, because LW�PHDQV�FRPLQJ�WR�FODVVHV�WKUHH�WR�¿YH�GD\V�D�ZHHN�for eight to 12 weeks. Many people with COPD are 70 years of age or older or live in rural areas tens or hundreds of miles from these services, making it hard for them to participate.

“WE’RE DEVELOPING WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO SUCCESSFULLY DO THIS REHABILITATION AT HOME AND CONTINUE IT IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES.”

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J To overcome these barriers, Dr. Coultas and his team are teaching people how to manage their COPD with a three-pronged program of regular physical activity, education, and counseling. “We’re develop-ing ways for people to successfully do rehabilitation at home and to continue doing it in their everyday lives, after the study ends,” he says. Anne and Sherry are two of the 300 people with COPD who have participated in the study. They have studied and completed workbooks about how to manage COPD, exercised regularly, and answered phone surveys. A health counselor provided advice and support by phone and continues to follow up with them. “It was a like a class, except I did it at home,” Sherry says. Teaching people with COPD the importance of regular physical activity and convincing them to keep it up is important. They need at least 30 min-XWHV�D�GD\�RI�H[HUFLVH��¿YH�GD\V�D�ZHHN� “People with COPD who avoid physical activ-ity lose more lung capacity, making breathing even PRUH�GLI¿FXOW��6R�WKH\�GR�OHVV�DQG�OHVV�SK\VLFDO�DF-tivity and their lung capacity dwindles even more. Their shortness of breath gets worse and worse,” Dr. Coultas adds.� :KLOH�$QQH�IRXQG�H[HUFLVH�GLI¿FXOW�DW�¿UVW��VKH�didn’t give up. “Now, I actually walk without my cane and don’t have to stop every few minutes. I can take my dogs for walks and go up a very steep in-cline to get to our truck. That was my goal, to do that without stopping and gasping,” she says proudly. For her part, Sherry has learned how to keep her lungs as healthy as possible. “I loved the whole experience. These days, my husband and I really enjoy walking together, even though he still gets tired of waiting for me sometimes,” she says, laughing. Despite the severity of her disease, Anne has gained a measure of control over it. “I am more self-VXI¿FLHQW��,I�P\�EUHDWKLQJ�JHWV�ODERUHG��,�IRFXV�P\�

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Anne values the health coaches who counseled her and other participants over the phone. “It’s very encouraging to have someone so knowledgeable talk you through the program. It gives you the will and FRQ¿GHQFH� WR� NQRZ� WKDW� \RX� FDQ� GR� LW�´� VKH� VD\V��And both women have only praise for UT Health Northeast’s staff. Sherry says, “It’s one of the best places I’ve been.” Now that they can better manage their COPD, Sherry and Anne share their experiences with others. “I have a friend in Florida with COPD. I’ve explained some of the things I’ve learned, like

the need for exercise, and it’s really helped him,” Anne says. Sherry worries about the smokers in her fam-ily and the possibility that they will develop COPD. “I would like to think that what I’ve learned could LQÀXHQFH�WKHP��0\�EURWKHU�KDV�DOUHDG\�TXLW�VPRN-ing, and that means a lot to me,” she adds. In addition to Dr. Coultas, the COPD study team includes researchers from UT Health Northeast, as well as collaborators John Sloan, Ph.D., The Uni-versity of Texas at Tyler; Karan Singh, Ph.D., the University of North Texas School of Public Health; Sejong Bae, Ph.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine at Birmingham; and health psycholo-gist, Jay Ashmore, Ph.D., Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano.

mind on pleasant things. I don’t have the stress and anxiety any longer, and I can breathe easier,” she says. Sherry echoes Anne’s comments. “Your mental health is really important. Sometimes you just don’t understand what’s wrong with you, and you can be-come depressed. This program helps me deal with everyday situations. I still have bad days, but my life is better,” she says.

HOW YOU CAN HELP To help support continued research into pulmo-nary diseases such as COPD by Dr. Coultas and 87�+HDOWK�1RUWKHDVW¶V� WHDP�� FRQWDFW� WKH�2I¿FH� RI� Institutional Advancement at 903.877.5135 to discuss becoming a donor or setting up a gift as part of your estate planning.

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TAKING ON COPD While you may recognize the term chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you may not know that it’s the third-leading cause of death in the United States. It affects 5.5 percent of all Texans, and East Texas has a high concentration of people living with COPD. Smoking is the main cause of COPD, which is characterized by emphysema or bronchitis, and sadly, is incurable. How-ever, some symptoms can be managed thanks to the research and tireless work of expert lung disease specialists across the country, including the team at UT Health Northeast led by Dr. David Coultas, pulmonologist and physician-in-chief.� &XUUHQWO\��SXOPRQDU\�UHKDELOLWDWLRQ�WKHUDS\�IRU�&23'�FDQ�UHTXLUH�WKUHH�WR�¿YH�FOLQLF�YLVLWV�D�ZHHN�RYHU�D�SHULRG�RI�PRQWKV��Transportation to and from the medical facilities that offer this therapy can be a barrier for those living in rural areas, par-ticularly older patients. Dr. Coultas’ answer is a three-pronged program that combines education and counseling with self-managed physical activity. Of the 4,000 East Texas patients referred to the grant-funded program by their doctors, 300 participants were randomly selected to participate in the program. When it ends in summer 2014, Dr. Coultas hopes local health facilities will continue the program, so that people with COPD will develop a better understanding of their illness and how to better control the quality of their lives.

“YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IS REALLY IMPORTANT...THIS PROGRAM HELPS ME DEAL

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That’s how his family sees it. Jeremiah is a bright-eyed toddler who steals the hearts of everyone he meets, despite the challenges of being develop-mentally delayed and suffering from weakness and low muscle tone. Fortunately, there’s a place that is helping Jeremiah overcome these challenges – the Pediatric Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic at UT Health Northeast. “We chose the Pediatric Rehab Clinic because of its reputation in the community. We like the facility, and we like that they’re adding services and improving the clinic all the time,” says Jeremiah’s mother, Torey. When the clinic’s occupational therapist Lynnette Molkentin and physical therapy assistant Mona Crow began working ZLWK�-HUHPLDK�ODVW�\HDU��KH�FRXOGQ¶W�KROG�KLV�KHDG�XS��FUDZO��UROO��SXW�KLV�IHHW�RQ�WKH�ÀRRU��RU�HYHQ�UHDFK�IRU�WKLQJV� Now, Jeremiah can crawl and is learning how to squat, one step closer to standing up on his own. His family and his therapists have no doubt he will do that one day. Jeremiah is just one of the many children and their families who have found hope and healing at the clinic, which works with children from birth to 21 years of age. “The breadth of experience of our therapists is unique. The team approach is very important to us. Very few clinics have all three disciplines: physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy,” says Director of Rehabilita-tion Services Caryn Vorsas, a physical therapist. Adds Lynette, “We communicate constantly, and reinforce what each other does.” Besides Caryn, Lynnette, and Mona, the clinic’s highly trained staff includes speech-language pathologist Ruth Fadely and physical therapist Cindy Heimbaugh. Together, they provide comprehensive, personalized care. Clinic therapists treat a wide range of physical conditions and developmental disabilities related to cerebral palsy, spina EL¿GD��PXVFXODU�G\VWURSK\��FDQFHU��QHXURORJLFDO�GLVRUGHUV��FRQJHQLWDO�V\QGURPHV��RUWKRSHGLF�FRQGLWLRQV��VSRUWV�LQMXULHV��DQG�DFXWH�LQMXULHV��7KH�FOLQLF�DOVR�WUHDWV�SDWLHQWV�ZLWK�DXWLVP��DWWHQWLRQ�GH¿FLW�GLVRUGHU��$''���DQG�DWWHQWLRQ�GH¿FLW�K\SHUDFWLYLW\�disorder (ADHD). To accommodate working parents’ busy schedules, the clinic offers extended hours. After a physician determines that a young patient needs therapeutic intervention, the doctor can refer them to the clinic to be tested and evaluated. Based on the results, the therapy team develops an individualized program and a home program,

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and coordinates these programs with the child’s school therapists. At the clinic, which opened this past August, the focus is always on the child. Each and every day, the team’s primary goal is to ensure that their patients function at their highest level and become more independent. Much of Jeremiah’s therapy involves play, al-though he enjoys “working” for a reward of popcorn. To improve the range of motion in his upper body, he reaches for his favorite toys or catches bubbles. To build the strength, balance, and muscles needed for walking, Jeremiah rides his faithful toy steed and

SUDFWLFHV�SXWWLQJ�KLV�IHHW�¿UPO\�RQ�WKH�JURXQG�ZKLOH�supported by a toddler-sized walker. The strong bond of trust between Jeremiah and his therapists is evident. “He loves Lynnette and Mona so much. They’re encouraging, very motivat-ing, and goal oriented,” his mother says. “We feel blessed, and we’re really proud of how far Jeremiah has come.”

For their part, Lynnette and Mona believe that Jeremiah will eventually be able to walk with assis-tance. And they want to help him achieve more – to master walking independently. The parents and caregivers of Jeremiah and the other patients are also important members of the clinic team. Caryn puts it this way, “Parents, grand-parents, and primary caregivers are the key to real progress.” In Jeremiah’s case, it’s his grandmother, his “Mee-maw,” who brings him to the clinic every Tuesday and Thursday and cheers him on. When one of its patients graduates from their therapy program, the team celebrates it. “Nothing makes us happier than getting a call from a parent talking about how active their child is, or how they can’t get them to stop talking. It means we’ve done our job, and that makes us happy,” Caryn says.� ,W� LV� ¿WWLQJ� WKDW� OLWWOH� -HUHPLDK� ZDV� QDPHG� IRU�the Bible verse, Jeremiah 29:11—“For I know the plans I have for you…plans to give you hope and a future.” Thanks to the expert care and compas-sion of therapists at UT Health Northeast’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, Jeremiah’s future is bright and full of hope.

Jeremiah was not able to hold his head up; nor could he crawl, roll, put his feet on the floor, or even reach for things.

Listening to 8-year-old Madison chatter away with clinic staff, it’s hard to believe that she once was unable to speak. “Madison couldn’t talk, couldn’t use words. She could only make sounds to express herself,” recalls her mother, Jennifer. Diagnosed at the age of 5 with DiGeorge Syndrome, a condition affecting the heart and the soft palate of the mouth, Madison has under-gone four heart surgeries, as well as reconstructive palate surgery during her short life. Because of the severity of her condition, her parents were afraid that she might never be able to speak. But that was before Madison began speech and ODQJXDJH� WKHUDS\�ZLWK�5XWK�)DGHO\��$W�¿UVW�0DGL-son used images on an augmented communication GHYLFH� DV� KHU� SULPDU\�PHDQV� RI� VSHHFK�� ³:H� ¿QG�that these devices are often the best way to help a child communicate. We will also use adaptive com-munications, such as pictures and computers,” Ruth explains. After working closely with Ruth for a number of years, Madison no longer depends on the device. And Madison, an outgoing second-grader with a lot to say about everything, is one of the clinic’s most talkative patients. “Now we are working on her articulation, and ensuring that Madison has enough breath support so she can speak without sounding nasal,” Ruth says. Nothing makes Madison prouder than being in a regular school, and her mother believes that speech therapy with Ruth is why Madison is able to be there. “Madison’s relationship with Ruth is very com-fortable and safe. That makes her willing to try and move forward, which in turn helps her with school, because she just wants to do what the other kids do,” Jennifer says. Ruth also works with Madison’s school therapist to ensure the best outcome for her young patient. Madison’s current challenge is saying “spaghetti.” At the moment, she prefers using the word “pasta.”

0DNLQJ�WKHUDS\�fun for its patients LV�MXVW�SDUW�RI�ZKDW�the therapists at UT Health Northeast’s 3HGLDWULF�5HKDE�XQLW�GR��/LWWOH�-HUHPLDK�MXVW�OLNHV�WKH�VKLQ\�bubbles.

SLP A Speech-Language Pathologist pro-vides therapy for patients with a variety of types of speech, language, voice, cognitive/communicative, and swallowing disorders.

OT An Occupational Therapist focuses on helping their patients achieve function-al outcomes, as well as helping patients achieve the highest level of independence E\� LPSURYLQJ� ¿QH� PRWRU� VNLOOV�� VHOI�FDUH�skills, functional/vision skills, and the abil-ity to perceive, process, and respond to the environment.

PT A Physical Therapist provides treat-ment for physical disabilities, injuries, and disorders. PT focuses on mobility, whether it’s climbing, crawling, getting in or out of cars or wheelchairs, or walking.

�7RS��6SHHFK�therapist, Ruth )DGHO\��ZRUNV�ZLWK�Madison to improve KHU�DUWLFXODWLRQ��(Lower) Madison demonstrates the use of an augmented FRPPXQLFDWLRQ�GHYLFH��

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Thanks to the dedicated work of therapists at the clinic, the father of 5-year-old Jeramiah now under-stands what his son is saying. “I used to have him repeat something 12 times just so I could get all of it. Now we’re having real conversations. He tells me what he’s thinking and then we take long trips through his imagination,” says Jeramiah’s dad, Larry. When he was a toddler, Jeramiah had severe ear LQIHFWLRQV� WKDW�PDGH�ÀXLG�EXLOG�XS�EHKLQG�KLV� HDU-drums and left him unable to hear. Tubes inserted into his ears restored his hearing, but the period of deafness delayed his speech development. Just two months after Jeramiah began twice-a-week speech therapy sessions with Ruth, his speech was more understandable, Larry says. This therapy strengthens Jeremiah’s jaw and facial muscles so he can form words clearly. He VD\V�WKH�QDPHV�RI�LWHPV�SLFWXUHG�RQ�ÀDVKFDUGV�DQG�watches himself in a mirror while doing jaw and tongue exercises. Jeramiah loves the sessions and

is very attached to Ruth. And Larry continues to work with his son at home doing the jaw exercises that Ruth taught him. “He’s my little man, and I’ve got to teach him,” Larry says proudly. “If it takes a village to raise a child, then UT Health Northeast is part of our village,” Larry adds. “We’ll keep doing it, together.”

steps under the careful guidance of physical thera-pist Cindy Heimbaugh. Up and down, up and down KH�ZHQW��JDLQLQJ�FRQ¿GHQFH�ZLWK�HYHU\�VWHS��%HIRUH�long, most of the staff gathered to cheer him on. Aiden’s successes are a daily inspiration to the pediatric rehab clinic therapists, who nurture and encourage him. And Aiden is learning that he can reach his potential with the help of these dedicated therapists.

When it comes to conquering obstacles, 2-year-old Aiden has overcome more in his young life than most adults do in a lifetime. Aiden has cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder, and autism, a devel-opmental disability affecting verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction. “When he began therapy, he could barely crawl. Now he’s walking and talking,” says Aidan’s mother, Miranda. As part of his therapy, Aiden is learning how to crunch and chew foods like vegetables and pretzels dipped in yogurt, says Ruth, the speech and language therapist. This helps him develop cheek muscles that are used for speaking. “Being able to communicate is key to our everyday lives and the social interaction we have with people as we grow older,” she explains. At a recent physical therapy session, Aidan was SURFODLPHG�XQRI¿FLDO�³6WDLU�0DVWHU�´�DV�KH�FOLPEHG�

(Left) “Stair Master” Aiden strengthens OHJ�PXVFOHV�QHHGHG�to improve his ZDONLQJ�DQG�FOLPELQJ�VNLOOV���&HQWHU��7KH�unit’s ball pit is a IDYRULWH�LQFHQWLYH�IRU�its young patients. (Right) Aiden with therapist Cindy Heimbaugh.

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You can help more children like Jeremiah, Madi-son, Aidan, and Jeramiah by supporting the work of the Pediatric Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic DW� 87�+HDOWK� 1RUWKHDVW�� 7R�PDNH� D� ¿QDQFLDO� JLIW��FRQWDFW� WKH�2I¿FH� RI� ,QVWLWXWLRQDO�$GYDQFHPHQW� DW�903.877.5135. Donations of new or gently used toys (no plushes or fabrics, please) to the program’s toy lending program are also welcome.

Aiden’s successes are a daily inspiration to the pediatric rehab clinic therapists, who nurture and encourage him. And Aiden is learning that he can reach his potential.

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and watch soap operas. Volunteering gets you out of the house to interact with people, and there’s a place for everyone.” In addition to their thousands of volunteer KRXUV��7KH�-XHQJOLQJV�ZHUH�DOVR�¿QDQFLDO�GRQRUV�WR�research at UT Health Northeast.

Hal said, “Personally, I believe in research. I’d say the work this amazing institute does is extremely important.” Alice added, “Research is our salvation. We’re proud to be charter members.” The Juenglings have not only left a legacy of dedication and service to UT Health Northeast, but WKH\�KDYH�DOVR�VHW�XS�D�¿QDQFLDO�JLIW�WR�WKH�FHQWHU�DV�a part of their estate planning.

If you would like to join Hal and Alice in their generosity with a living or a planned donation, please contact 903.877.5135 or visit our website at www.uthct.edu/ia. To become a UT Health Northeast volunteer, FDOO��������������RU�¿OO�RXW�D�YROXQWHHU�DSSOLFDWLRQ�RQ� WKH�2I¿FH�RI�9ROXQWHHU�6HUYLFHV�SDJH�DW�ZZZ�uthct.edu.

a patient or to support a family member, the center’s visitors always found Alice’s smile contagious and her warm personality comforting. Alice’s favorite volunteer memory came one Easter when she donned a bunny costume to deliver baskets to UT Health Northeast’s littlest patients.

One young boy kept following her up and down the KDOO�� 6KH� ¿QDOO\� DVNHG� KLP�� ³:KDW� GR� \RX�ZDQW"´�The little boy pointed at her back and said, “You don’t have a tail.” Alice was shocked to discover that the bunny costume indeed had no tail, and she immediately went home and sewed one on for the next year. During his years as a volunteer, Hal was a common sight at the main hospital’s front desk and LQ�WKH�KDOOZD\V��+H�ORJJHG�DQ�DYHUDJH�RI�¿YH�PLOHV�per day pushing wheelchairs and carts and making deliveries to the hospital’s clinics and departments. “I’ve pretty much been a transporter all these years, moving paper and people, and carrying a pager to respond to calls. It is the physical activity that I preferred,” Hal said. As the couple reached their eighties, they reluctantly decided that it was time to retire and moved to Memphis, Tennessee, to spend more time with their family. The Juenglings have four children ranging in age from 45 to 58, eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, with one on the way. Today, Hal and Alice look back fondly on their memories and friends. “UT Health Northeast was our second family. There isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t think of them. We knew everybody, and everybody knew us,” Alice recounted. Debra Davis, UT Health Northeast’s Manager of Volunteer & Senior Services, said, “Hal and Alice were faithful volunteers and their cheerful smiles and spirits were a blessing to our patients and our staff. They will GH¿QLWHO\�EH�PLVVHG�´� An advocate for volunteerism, Alice still encourages others to participate, “Don’t sit at home

“UT Health Northeast was our second family. There

isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t think of them.

We knew everybody, and everybody knew us.”

How You Can Help

here’s an old Chinese proverb that goes “Every smile makes you a day younger.” If this is true, then Harlan (Hal) and Alice Juengling are two

of the “youngest” people to volunteer their time at UT Health Northeast. The smiling faces of this married couple of 58 years have greeted visitors and comforted patients at UT Health Northeast for over two decades. They have shared their time, their caring, and most of all, their positive spirit with our patients, physicians, nurses, and staff. With the exception of an occasional vacation, Hal and Alice volunteered at UT Health twice a week for over two decades, resulting in thousands and thousands of hours of service. This also included working bazaars, making beignets for fundraisers, helping at the Texas Asthma Camp for Kids,

TDQG�YROXQWHHULQJ�IRU�FRXQWOHVV�RWKHU�HYHQWV�WR�EHQH¿W�UT Health Northeast. At one time or another, Hal and Alice have both been patients, which is how they became volunteers. $OLFH¶V�¿UVW�YLVLW�WR�87�+HDOWK�ZDV�IRU�D�PDPPRJUDP�in 1987. “The staff was so obliging and so friendly and interested,” she recalled. “Hal and I have been volunteers our entire lives. It started when my son’s kindergarten teacher needed help with a school tea, and Hal was the Treasurer for the PTA. We saw a need and decided to help. The same was true for UT Health. We saw a need, and we both decided to volunteer.” Most of Alice’s volunteer time was spent at the Cancer Treatment & Prevention Center. Everyone who came through the doors became one of her “children.” It didn’t matter if they were there as

Longtime UT Health Northeast volunteer DQG�JUHHWHU��$OLFH�-XHQJOLQJ�VKDUHV�her generous spirit with a patient of the &DQFHU�7UHDWPHQW��Prevention Center.

Harlan (Hal) and $OLFH�-XHQJOLQJ��long-time UT Health Northeast volunteers, GHGLFDWHG�WKRXVDQGV�and thousands of hours to improving the lives of patients and staff.

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$100,000 +Amon G. Carter FoundationAnonymousGenecov FoundationEstate of Walden P. “Red” LittleEstate of Robert Miller

$50,000 +!e R. W. Fair FoundationMr. Bobby D. Smith

$25,000 +A.W. Riter, Jr. Family FoundationHarry L. Willett Foundation

$10,000 +Mrs. Ina BrundrettKirk A. Calhoun, M.D., and Jeanette Deas Calhoun, Ph.D.Mr. & Mrs. Bryan DunlevyRosa May Gri"n FoundationSteven and Joanne IdellNuTech, Inc.!e Louis & Peaches Owen Family FoundationJulia PereiraSaleh Foundation!e Lightner Sams FoundationSPEA America, LLCTyler Steel CompanyUT Health Northeast Volunteer Council!e Watson W. Wise FoundationMrs. Jean WordenMrs. Margie Wright

$5,000 +Laura and Jud AdamsAmerican State BankAustin BankDonald and Shirley ChaseDavid and Maryann CoultasMarilyn and John GlassMr. and Mrs. Michael D. GollobGood Shepherd Health System, Inc.Mac and Martha Gri"thDr. Jonathan and Verlaine MacClementsMr. and Mrs. John NelsonDrs. Bola F. and Patti OlusolaJames I. Perkins Family Foundation!e Richardson FoundationSuddenlinkTexas Chest FoundationMr. and Mrs. John G. TindelEstate of Margaret G. TownsendTrinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics FoundationJoseph F. Woelkers and Linda G. Buckner

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Dr. Rit VatsyayanMrs. Gwendolyn VaughanMr. and Mrs. Don W. VeatchSambasivan Venkatasubramaniam Ph.D.Mr. and Mrs. Michael VictorTammy VielmasMr. and Mrs. Joseph VorsasAlice VorsasMr. and Mrs. Bob WaldropDonna WalkerYolanda WallaceMr. Tracy WallerDavid C. WaltonXisheng Wang Ph.D.Tom WardMs. Angela WarrenMr. William N. Warren Jr.Ms. Carma L. WeaverDorothy WesleyMs. Susan WhiteMr. and Mrs. Rex WhiteMr. Caleb WhiteMr. and Mrs. W. T. Whitehead Jr.Ms. Starla K. WhiteheadPatricia WiggsMs. Tammy L. WilkersonPatricia Newman WillilamsMs. Joyce WilliamsMs. Terri Ann WilliamsMs. Tinkie WilliamsMr. Alvin WilliamsJames M. WilsonMs. Sheri WolfeMr. Jackie WoodMs. Joanne WoodringMrs. Layton WrightZhuang WuDr. Pablo L. XiquesMs. Alice C. YanityMs. Maxine S. YarboroughJohn and Charlotte YoderJanine YostTLC Fundraising & Promotions LLCCF & Co., L.L.P.Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church

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We would like to say a special word of appreciation to our major donors who

have given a cash gift or made a pledge

of $5,000 or more in the last few years

since our last printed publication.

Thank you for your ongoing support of

UT Health Northeast.

A Special Thank You$250,000 +Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. BuieAmon G. Carter Foundation Genecov Foundation Estate of Walden P. “Red” Little Estate of Robert Miller

$100,000.00 + Anonymous!e R. W. Fair FoundationTexas Chest Foundation

$50,000 +AnonymousCarol RobinsonBobby D. Smith

$25,000 +Mrs. Ina BrundrettKirk A. Calhoun, M.D., and Jeanette Deas Calhoun, Ph.D.Donald and Shirley ChaseMr. and Mrs. Michael D. GollobAl and Pat HarrisSteven and Joanne Idell

NuTech, Inc.A.W. Riter, Jr. Family FoundationSaleh FoundationVolunteer CouncilHarry L. Willett FoundationPatricia Newman WilliamsJoseph F. Woelkers and Linda G. Buckner

$10,000 + Laura and Jud AdamsAmerican State BankLisa Y. ArmitigeBoone & Boone Construction, Ltd.Rosser E. BurkCamp Fannin AssociationRick and B. J. CarnsMarilyn and John GlassGood Shepherd Health System, Inc.Rosa May Gri"n FoundationMac and Martha Gri"thKiwanis Club of Hide-A-Way LakeMr. and Mrs. John NelsonDrs. Bola F. and Patti Olusola

Julia PereiraSouthside BankSPEA America, LLCSuddenlink!e Lightner Sams Foundation!e Louis & Peaches/Owen Family FoundationTrinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics FoundationTyler Steel Company!e Watson W. Wise FoundationMargie Wright

$5,000 + AMGENAustin BankMr. and Mrs. M. R. BallardMike & Kay Breedlove FoundationCapital One BankDavid and Maryann CoultasETTL Engineers and Consultants Inc.ExxonMobil FoundationDouglas and Maxine FlattJames GaliziaMr. and Mrs. Bob GarrettGE Foundation

Hal and Alice JuenglingDr. Je#rey Levin and Mrs. Virginia HarlestonDr. Jonathan and Verlaine MacClementsRobert and Jodie MarshallMr. and Mrs. Jim MeltonVernon and Nancyann MooreJohn and Ellen MusselmanDr. Chiagozie and Okwuchi NwasurubaParis Legacy Foundation, Inc.James I. Perkins Family FoundationPetty’s Lawn Sprinklers!e Richardson Foundation!e Rogers FoundationJim and Marolyn StocksKenneth !relkeld - !relkeld and Co. InsuranceMr. and Mrs. John G. TindelEstate of Margaret G. TownsendDr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Turner!e University of Texas FoundationWHR Architects, Inc.

If you would like to join our list of generous stars with a living or a planned donation, please contact:

903.877.5135 or www.uthct.edu/ia

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