TRANSPLANT NEWS
February 2011 email: transplant@neo.rr.com
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
February 2011 Meeting
Our meeting will be February 15th at
North Canton Medical Foundation
Education Building A
6046 Whipple Ave. N.W.,North Canton
6:30p.m. - 8:30p.m.
Meeting will commence at 6:30
with a meal, followed by any
announcements and/or
pertinent information.
***scheduled for 3rd time***
7:00p.m. Film from TRIO
Transplant Presentation
Library
Topic: “How to Live to be 100”
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
A recording of the presentation
given to the Multi Organ
Support Team, Philadephia,
PA on May 27, 2009 by:
Dr. Jnanesh Thacker, of
Temple University Hospital’s
Cardiology program, speaking
on the “secrets” of living to be
100 with insights from four
points including..
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1. creating the intense desire
to live to be 100
2. the Indian culture’s “secret”
to looking at a long and
fulfilling life.
3. the importance of love in
attaining that goal of 100
(with ref to Bernie Seigel’s
book: Love, Medicine and
Miracles)
4. the impact of life’s meaning
to enjoying a long and
fruitful life
Meeting will close with a round
table discussion.
***”How to Live to be 100”
was first scheduled in 2010,
but canceled due to inclement
weather.
Our January meeting turned
into a Round table discussion.
Special guests needed our
advice. A mother found out
that she has breast cancer the
same day her son was told that
he needed a liver transplant!
He was denied a liver trans-
plant but thy do not know why.
Discussion folllowed with
suggestions on how to get him
to communicate with them.
They may get him to come to a
meeting.
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News from Members From Connie Armour:

(ref: her leg amputation)
President Dick Becherer “This whole affair has been
reports that he will be so unreal and hard to
coming home on Tuesday, believe. Now I am told
February 15th in anticipation
that my leg isn’t healing
of starting chemo soon.
and I have to have more
“Thank you and God bless all”
surgery. They are talking
Dick and Joan
high up on the leg. I’m a
***
high risk for surgery. This
Vice-President Bruce Hord
says: “Rehab is going very is making it hard to keep
well. While I would win no positive. I need your
dexterity awards, I can now prayers.
use my left hand for a few I love the rehab here. I am
rudimentary tasks. getting stronger.
The doctor approved, so Tina I am so blessed to have such
and I are planning a trip to a loving and supportive
Fort Myers 7-26 March. The family and friends.
thought of sunny skies and I am not taking visitations at
warm air is simply over- this time.”
whelming. And I can do rehab Love, Connie
there.
Her sister and husband will
Thanks to Janet Loveless!
join us.
Last week I received a call
The 19th of April looks very
from a gentleman who was
promising to me.”
put on the waiting list for a
*** liver and wanted to talk to
Randy Fogle was in the someone from our TRIO
hospital and had some group immediately! I called
infection cut out. Also Janet and she in turn called
had a skin graft and is back the man and answered his
home to recuperate. questions.

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Thanks to Nancy Hinkel for
the donation of her beautiful
hand made cards to send to
members as encouragment
or on their anniversaries.
Thanks to Robin Pelton for
sending anniversary cards,
notes of encouragement and
keeping in touch with our
members.
Membership Renewal
January 2011
Thanks to the following:
Charles Airhart
Connie Armour
Cristie Armstrong
Dick and Joan Becherer
Mark and Jill Fankhauser
Mary Fread
Bruce Hord
Holley Karamas
Janet Loveless
Barbara Meehan
Robin and Randy Pelton
Rosie Price
Dick Samoila
Kevin Sawyer
Micki Wise
We also appreciate the extra
from Bruce Hord and Mark
Fankhauser.
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Reminder: If you wish to
become a member and do not
have the funds, please email
or call Mary at 330-453-8214.
No one has ever been denied
due to lack of funds.
Years ago, when past President
Deborah Scranton turned the
TRIO records over to Tom Behra
there was only three active
members. Her dying request
was to continue and help our
Akron-Canton Chapter grow.
So with the help of Red
Schlabach and other members,
our membership grew to 40.
Unfortunately,with the passing
of four wonderful men, Red
Schlabach, Dick Armstrong,
Dan Davis and Tom Behra , our
membership has decreased.
Tom’s dying wish that we
continue under Dick Becherer’s
leadership to fulfill our mission
of Awareness, Support,
Education and Advocacy and to
let each person know just how
important they are. Dick has
done an excellent job and
although due to a temporary
setback, he will continue to do
so in the future. We appreciate
your help and prayers.
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Important notice of: TRIO 2011 Leadership

Organ Donor Service Summit
scheduled for in Washington, DC.
April 22, 2011 May 13 and 14
by
There will be a limited
Rabbi Robert Fineberg
number of scholarships to
Temple Isreal help cover travel and
133 Merriman Road lodging for this leadership
Akron, Ohio 44303 development event.
Phone: 330-762-8617
This year’s theme will be
7:30p.m. - 9:00p.m.
“The Power of One: Making
followed by refreshments in
a World of Difference One
the Social Hall
Person at a Time.”
Micki Wise is requesting the
Please see your January
presence of as many
Lifelines for more details.
Transplant Recipients and
TRIO members as possible.
We are hoping that
It really is beneficial for
Robin and Randy Pelton
people to see Organ Donor
will be able to represent
Recipients walking around,
our Akron-Canton TRIO
working and LIVING like the
Chapter this year.
rest of us.
Only a few of us attended
Jacqui Scolaro and Mary
last year. Rabbi Fineberg
Fread were able to attend
was kind enough to give us
The Leadership Summit in
a copy of his sermon to print
Pittsburgh last year due
in the newsletter last year
to the generosity of TRIO
for those who did not attend.
and our local chapter. It
Please do your best to try
was an awesome learning
to attend this year. Also,
experience and I am certain
the fellowship and the
this year will be amazing.
food was great.
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The following was submitted To let go is not to be in the

by a friend: middle arranging the out-
come, but to allow others
Letting Go to affect their own destinies.
Author Unknown

To let go is not to be
To let go does not mean to
protective, it is to permit
stop caring, it means I
another to face reality.
cannot do it for someone
else.
To let go is not to deny, but
to accept.
To let go is not to cut myself
off, it is the realization I
To let go is not to nag, scold
cannot control another.
or argue, it is to search out
my own shortcomings and
To let go is not to enable,
correct them.
but to allow learning from
natural consequences.
To let go is not to adjust
everything to my own
To let go is to admit
desires, it is to take each
powerlessness, which means
day as it comes and cherish
the outcome is not in my
myself in it.
hands.

To let go is not to criticize

To let go is not to try to
and regulate anyone, it is
change or blame another,
to become what I dream I
it is to make the most of
can be.
myself.

To let go is not to regret the

To let go is not to care for,
past, but to grow and live
but to care about.
for the future.
To let go is not to fix,
To let go is to fear less and
but to be supportive.
live more.
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