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COVER STORY
Dear Friends,
A Warrior’s Story
I find it hard to believe, but it’s been a year as of June 1 since I assumed the role
as president and chief executive officer at Good Shepherd. I felt then and still do that
my move here is one of the best decisions I’ve made. My family and I love living in
the Lehigh Valley and it didn’t take long to feel like home. And my work here has
been immensely fulfilling on so many levels from getting to know our incredible
staff, residents and volunteers, to meeting our donors and getting personally
acquainted.
There’s another milestone date coming up and that’s in July when we mark the
five-year anniversary of the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Pediatric Unit in
Bethlehem. Since opening, the unit has cared for almost 500 children, some coming
from as far away as Wyoming. It’s an extraordinary resource right here at home and
I feel great pride whenever I talk to a parent whose child has been helped by our
caregivers.
But nothing I say can top the story of Johnny Webb, featured in this issue. Johnny
was a micro-preemie, born at 27 weeks. He came to us, incredibly fragile and
medically-complex, and after five months left happier, healthier, and stronger.
Thank you to his parents, Tara and Chris Webb, who shared Johnny’s story in a video
featured at our Gala in the Garden benefit held May 31 benefiting the pediatric unit.
It is a story that is both heart breaking and uplifting. You can see it
for yourself on the SweetCharityOnline web site and on the
SweetCharityOnline Facebook page.
Thank you too, to all those who have placed their faith
in us these last five years — the parents, for giving us the
opportunity to help their children and you, the donors,
whose gifts sustain our mission. Last, but certainly
not least, thank to our staff, whose unflagging
dedication makes miracles happen every day.
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Features
Rick’s Mission...................................... 8
A brain tumor nearly claimed his life, but with
support from his family and outstanding care from
Good Shepherd’s Pocono team of caregivers,
Rick Franzo is living life with gusto and gratitude.
Gala in the Garden.................................10
More than 450 people came together and gave from
the heart, making the 2014 gala the most successful
yet – and it all benefits the children.
Honoring the Best of the Best .....................14
Good Shepherd’s first nursing awards recognized
extraordinary caregivers doing extraordinary things.
Back in the Game..................................16
Young Maurice Minnifield suffered a severe leg
injury after being hit by car, but an upbeat spirit
and Good Shepherd have him back in action.
Johnny Webb was born at only 27 weeks.
After five months in the neonatal intensive
care unit, Johnny came to the Good Shepherd
Rehabilitation Hospital Pediatric Unit where
he went from surviving to thriving.
On the cover: Chris, Johnny and Tara Webb
Cover photograph: Randy Monceaux
IN THIS ISSUE
That’s Amore............................12
It was all about love at this year’s Raker
resident ball where an evening out and
about had everyone looking and feeling
glamorous.
20th Annual Sporting Clays............. 19
This annual event marked two milestones
by raising the most money ever in its
20 years, thanks to many faithful friends.
Giving Back............................ 20
— Eugene Anderson, R.N.
Gifts of Love........................... 22
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Sincerely,
OUR MISSION
Motivated by the divine Good Shepherd
and the physical and cognitive rehabilitation needs of our communities,
John Kristel, MBA,MPT
President & CEO
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our mission is to enhance lives, maximize function, inspire hope,
and promote dignity and well-being
with expertise and compassion.
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giving up without a fight. “When Johnny
started kicking, I started sobbing and crying,”
says Tara. “It was like he was saying, ‘Don’t
worry mom. I got this.’”
At about 26 weeks, Tara lost even more
amniotic fluid. She was rushed back to St.
Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem and admitted
on December 6. She managed to hold on to
Johnny for another few days until suddenly
Johnny’s heart rate plummeted and it
became apparent that he was in distress.
Clockwise from top:
Tara couldn’t hold Johnny
for the first week and a half
of his life.
Johnny struggled for every
breath in the NICU.
hen Tara Webb learned in the
summer of 2012 she was pregnant,
the 35-year old mother of three was overjoyed. Her husband, Chris, was equally
thrilled, and the couple began planning for
the newest addition to their young family.
It was going to be a boy. They named him
Johnny.
What happened next plunged them into a
heart-breaking saga that would test Tara’s fortitude, that of her unborn child, and the couple’s ability to cope with an unimaginable
situation. It also brought them to the Good
Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Pediatric
Unit in Bethlehem where love and clinical
expertise helped both mother and child heal.
Tara was 20 weeks into a normal 39- to
40-week pregnancy, when she began losing
large amounts of amniotic fluid so essential
to sustaining her baby’s life. In a panic, Chris
rushed her to the hospital where she was
admitted.
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“Basically, there was nothing they could do,”
says Tara. “The put me on some antibiotics
and told me to, ‘Cross your fingers, cross
your legs and pray that nothing happens.”
After 48 hours, Tara and the baby were
stable enough to be discharged. Outside,
Hurricane Sandy was wreaking havoc. Tara
arrived to a house without electricity. Chris
rigged up a generator to provide a minimum
of power but as a police officer for the City
of Easton working the night shift and a fulltime college student, he couldn’t stay home
as much as he would have liked.
“I knew it was time,” says Tara. “I pretty
much had no fluid at this point.”
Johnny was delivered by cesarean section
on December 11, 2012. Even then, his warrior’s spirit was showing. “He wrapped himself around his umbilical cord and he
wouldn’t let go,” says Tara.
Johnny had made it to a critical 27 weeks,
increasing his chance of survival. But at
1 pound, 11 ounces and 13 inches long,
Johnny’s fight in the neonatal intensive care
unit (NICU) at St. Luke’s was just beginning;
and so was his mother’s. Johnny was so
medically fragile, neither Tara nor Chris
could hold him for the first week and a half
of his life. Emotionally, Tara was afraid to get
too attached to this tiny creature that fit in
both her cupped hands.
Johnny’s paper-thin skin was so transparent
his veins and tiny ribs were visible. His
coloration was abnormally red and a fine
coating of blond hair covered his body.
Technology, along with exceptional nursing
care, was keeping Johnny alive. He required
a feeding tube and help breathing with continuous positive airway pressure known as
CPAP, a treatment that uses mild air pressure
to keep the airways open.
“I didn’t understand how a baby like that
could live outside the womb,” says Tara.
“And I was afraid to love him because I
thought I might lose him. When he was in
my stomach, we were a team. When he was
taken out, I felt lost. Nothing prepared me
for seeing him for the first time. The way I
handled it…I just never imagined Johnny
coming home. In my mind, he was almost a
NICU baby, not my baby.”
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From left to right: Father and son in the NICU; with Jennifer Gossler, R.N.,
at Good Shepherd; growing stronger and happier.
“I’m at home, on bed rest with three kids,
trying to hold down the fort,” says Tara. “I
felt like I was held hostage. I was afraid to
move and lose more fluid so I took a shower
once a week and had to eat lying down.”
Every day that Johnny remained alive and
inside Tara was a victory. Tara was petrified
she’d lose the baby. But Johnny wasn’t
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medical director of the pediatric unit who
oversaw Johnny’s case.
Now it was time for Johnny to show what he
was made of. “We wanted him to be challenged and pushed,” says Chris.
And he was. Johnny was given three hours
of physical, occupational, recreational, and
feeding therapy every day. Chris and Tara
dubbed it “Baby Boot Camp,” a fitting name
given Chris’s background as a Marine.
Adds Chris, “I think Tara fought
more for him when he was inside
her. But I felt like I could do more
for him when he was out.”
Johnny was kept in the NICU for
five months. Still small and
under-developed, using every
ounce of his strength just to
breathe, Johnny made it through
this crucial stage of his life. Now
he needed specialized rehabilitation.
Tara and Chris were given the choice of
sending Johnny to Hershey Medical Center
or to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
A NICU nurse recommended the Good
Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Pediatric
Unit which neither Tara nor Chris had
heard of.
The Webbs decided to check out Good
Shepherd before making a final decision. It
was much closer to home, making it easier
to juggle the needs of their other three children ages one, two and nine, but would it be
the best place for baby Johnny?
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Clockwise from top:
Going home after five months;
Christmas smiles all around in
2013; with Rosauro Dalope, M.D.
at Good Shepherd.
“I wanted to know that he was going to be in
a place that was happy and caring, a family
atmosphere and not a sterile atmosphere,”
says Tara. “I loved it to pieces. But what sold
me was at the end of the tour when Jennifer
(Gossler, R.N.) asked to see a picture of
Johnny. I was really excited at that point and
Johnny was transferred less than one week
later.”
Johnny’s weight had increased to 10 pounds
when he arrived at Good Shepherd on May
6, 2013, but he remained medically fragile.
“His lungs still required oxygen, he required
a number of medications and he was barely
doing anything we’d expect for a baby his
age,” says Rosauro Dalope, M.D., interim
Within two weeks, Johnny was making great
progress. “We saw a different, healthier
baby. He was happy, he was smiling, he was
interactive, he was chubbier,” says Tara.
Adds Chris, “He went from zero to 100
with all the stuff they were doing.”
Kimberly Kuchinski, M.D., program director,
pediatric physical medicine rehabilitation,
heralds Good Shepherd’s integrated team
approach as pivotal to Johnny’s success.
“All of our nurses, our therapists, our respiratory staff, our dietitians, and our doctors
worked closely together to figure out what
was the best way to handle Johnny and
honor his medical needs to help him succeed and thrive and reach all our rehabilitation goals,” says Dr. Kuchinski.
But Johnny wasn’t the only one who needed
tender loving care. Tara was broken too in
heart and spirit. The Good Shepherd staff
responded and spent hours talking with her,
listening to her and coaching her in how to
care for her baby.
they healed Johnny,” says Tara. “It wasn’t
until I got to Good Shepherd that I learned to
love him for everything he is and everything
he isn’t. I honestly don’t know what was the
bigger miracle, how they changed Johnny or
how they changed me.”
Chris is deeply grateful for the added dimension of care. “I can’t ever thank them enough
for what they did for my son and my wife,”
he says. “They helped them beyond belief,
not just in a medical sense with Johnny but
in a personal growth sense with Tara. I’ll be
eternally grateful for what they did.”
After five months at Good Shepherd, Johnny
went home weighing 14 pounds, 4 ounces.
He’s since put on more weight and clocks in
at 19 pounds, 3 ounces. He’s starting to talk,
walk and can feed himself. Johnny also only
needs two breathing treatments a day and all
his other medications have been stopped.
Tara and Chris were taught by the pediatric
therapy team how to set goals at home and
work every day towards achieving those
goals. Tara documents Johnny’s progress and
vigorously stays on track with daily physical
and speech therapy exercises.
“Without the education I received from Good
Shepherd, I never would have been able to
provide what Johnny needed once he got
home,” says Tara. “I can’t imagine having
sent Johnny any place else. Good Shepherd
made all the difference in our little boy’s life,
and our family’s too.”
See photos chronicling Johnny’s story
and watch a video on the web at
SweetCharityOnline.org
“Good Shepherd healed me just as much as
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Rick Franzo’s Facebook page is populated
with joy-filled photos from his past. There
are images of him as a Little Leaguer from
1975, on his wedding day in 1988 to his
beloved wife Debbie, and of his two children, Eric and Amanda, in various stages
of growing up.
There is one other image that marks a
troubling milestone in his life. It’s of a
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test
taken in 2009 showing a massive tumor
that had been growing for 10 to 15 years, a
silent and potentially lethal invader at all
the barbeques, family gatherings and vacations that have been chronicled over the
years.
Its presence became known during a game
of horseshoes that ultimately led Rick to
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation at Pocono
Medical Center in East Stroudsburg. Here,
a team of therapists and caregivers devoted
themselves to Rick’s recovery and a mission where failure was not an option.
It was a warm sunny day in May 2009
when Rick and his family gathered with
some friends for a cookout. Rick was playing horseshoes when his throws became
increasingly erratic and were falling far
short of his usual skill level. The right side
of his body grew weaker with each toss.
Puzzled but not particularly alarmed, on
the drive home Rick promised Debbie he
would see a doctor that Monday.
“I was not much for going to see doctors,
but this shook me up enough for me to
go,” he writes in his book, How Horseshoes
Saved My Life: A tale of two brain tumors.
“I probably should have gone to the emergency room, but like I said, I’m not much
for doctors.” That would soon change in a
big way.
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“I saw therapists pull out things for him to do because
— Judy Tierney, a licensed practical nurse
he couldn’t get enough...”
Rick’s doctor referred him to a neurologist
who ordered an MRI that would show
what, if anything, was going on in Rick’s
brain to cause the weakness on his right
side. On Friday, May 22, the neurologist
called to tell Rick that he had a very large
tumor on the left side of his brain. The
tumor, which proved to be non-cancerous,
was a meningioma that had grown on the
outer layer of the brain and was so large it
had pushed Rick’s skull out more than 4
centimeters. He was only 43 years old.
As frightening as the discovery was, Rick
and Debbie were stunned to learn something even more horrifying.
“He (the neurologist) told us it was
fortunate I was playing that game of
horseshoes when the tumor hit critical
mass and that I went to have it checked
out,” Rick writes, “because if I hadn’t, I
would have had two weeks or possibly
less to live, because it was probable that
I would have had a Grand Mal seizure or
just slipped into a coma that I wouldn’t
have awakened from.”
On Sunday, June 14, 2009, Rick underwent
a 10½-hour brain surgery to remove the
tumor which was the largest his neurosurgeon had ever seen in his 30 years of
experience. When Rick came out of the
anesthesia, he was horrified to discover
that he couldn’t move his legs. “Once
again, something I never considered would
happen to me happened. I was paralyzed!”
Rick writes in his book.
Depression set in hard as Rick struggled
with profound fear that he’d never walk
again. And he was dependent on others in
a way he hadn’t been since he was a baby.
“I was a rag doll with the capabilities of a
10-month-old,” says Rick. He couldn’t sit
up on his own, bathe or toilet himself, or
feed himself without spilling food all over.
Rick was transferred to Good Shepherd’s
Pocono facility, not far from his home in
Paradise Valley, where he says, “I had to
check my pride at the door, but they
allowed me to keep my dignity.”
Terry Fitzmaurice, an occupational
therapist, remembered when Rick arrived.
“The first night, Hildy (his mom) came in
crying,” says Terry. “That got to me, and
the severity of the case and all of us being
unsure how this was going to turn out. He
was very frustrated because he’s a doer
and a goer. I think his frustration was
worse than the average soul.”
Rick had one goal recalls Terry. “The
first time I met Rick, his comment to me
was, ‘I’m gonna walk out of here.’ And I
thought, ‘Wow. I hope we get him to that.’”
Rick was terrified, angry and depressed,
but his determination was what all his
therapists say was critical to his recovery
as he launched into an aggressive program
of three hours daily of physical, speech
and occupational therapy.
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Left: Johnny, Chris and
Tara Webb with Kimberly
Kuchinski, M.D., from
the Good Shepherd
pediatric unit.
Below: Wendy Body
from Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
Stellar weather, fabulous food, great music,
and generosity of spirit were the cornerstones for the most successful Gala in the
Garden fund raiser ever on May 31 on
Good Shepherd’s south Allentown campus.
The event was attended by 465 people —
many of them wearing funky footwear in
keeping with tradition — and raised more
than $260,000 for the Good Shepherd
Madeline Rose Link, 16,
has been playing at the
gala for six years.
Rehabilitation Hospital Pediatric Unit in
Bethlehem which celebrates its fifth anniversary in July. Tara and Chris Webb of
Easton shared the powerful story of their
son Johnny, who was a micro-preemie,
born at 27 weeks. Johnny spent five
months on the pediatric unit and is now
thriving.
Gala committee chair, Peter Danchak, regional president for PNC Bank Northeast PA,
noted the symbolism of the butterfly which
was this year’s “official bug” for the gala.
“Delighting in the transformation of the
ordinary caterpillar to the beautiful butterfly continues to amaze us,” he said. “We
have all come together as individuals and
corporations to create, experience and
spread the true hope and joy that the
miracle of the butterfly represents.”
Right: Tiffany Till with Rosalin Petrucci,
Good Shepherd board member.
Below: (Left to right) Gala chair
Peter Danchak and his wife Maggie;
Good Shepherd board chairman,
David DeCampli and his wife Pam;
Good Shepherd President & CEO John
Kristel with his wife Monet.
Since opening in July 2009, the pediatric
unit has served almost 500 children and
teens, expanded to add four private rooms,
and added specialized programs such as
feeding, neonatal intensive care unit transitions, and complex respiratory care and
weaning.
Visit the SweetCharityOnline Facebook
page and the SweetCharityOnline web site
to see pictures of the gala and watch the
video about Johnny Webb.
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Love Italian-style was all around
on April 25 at the annual Raker
“That’s Amore” resident ball held
at The Palace Center in Allentown.
As always, a large contingent of
volunteers and staff devoted
hours helping to make sure that
each and every resident in
attendance was decked out in
style. Shopping for just the right
outfit began months in advance
as helpers scouted out bargains,
helping to build the excitement
which accompanies every ball.
Good Shepherd holds two balls
every year; one for residents of
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the Good Shepherd Raker Center and
for residents of the Bethlehem home.
Your gifts to the Long-Term Care
Resident Fund help purchase tickets
to the ball, a longstanding tradition
that is planned and organized by the
recreational therapy staff. Thank you
to all our donors whose generosity
provides for so many special programs
enjoyed by our residents!
King: Ed Miller
Queen: Sarah Behie
Lords and Ladies:
Joe Grunt and John Gibbons;
Jennifer Britt and Karen Geller
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THE BEST OF THE BEST
Anyone who has been treated and nurtured
back to health at Good Shepherd knows first
hand the extraordinary skill and compassion
of our nursing staff. In recognition of that,
about 50 people gathered on Tuesday, May 6,
for the first Nursing Awards Celebration on
Good Shepherd’s south Allentown campus.
Among the recipients was Kimberley
Livigne, R.N., C.R.R.N., who works at
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation at Pocono
Medical Center. Kimberley, who is pursuing
her BSN through Kaplan University, received
the Oberly-Allen Scholarship. Marelise
Grobler, R.N, C.R.R.N., who works at the
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital,
Allentown, was honored with the Women’s
Circle Scholarship. She is pursuing her BSN
at Cedar Crest College.
nurses Elizabeth Oberly and Evelyn Allen
during their tenure. Donors are vital to
sustaining the endowment. In 2014, significant gifts were received from the Breidegam
Family Foundation, the Richard Fleming
Family Foundation and a grant from the
Mike Caruso Fund of the Lehigh Valley
Community Foundation.
Read more about the celebration, all the
nursing award recipients, and see the
photo album at SweetCharityOnline.org
under Good News & Great Gifts.
For information on how your gifts to
the Oberly-Allen Endowment support
great nurses and great patient care,
call Carol Carpenter in the Development
Department at 610-778-1044 or email her
at [email protected].
The Oberly-Allen Endowment for Nursing
Scholarships was established to honor the
founding legacy of Good Shepherd’s
co-founder, D. Estella Raker that was
consistently modeled by head
Estella Laubach died in 2004. This afternoon she’ll help a
2-year-old with a feeding disorder learn to eat like any other child.
A
retired first grade teacher, Estella
loved children. She was the youngest of twelve siblings and first learned
about Good Shepherd during family
shopping trips to downtown Allentown.
Seeing the residents as her mother drove
by made a lasting impression on Estella
that grew into a life-long admiration for
our mission.
Today, thanks to Estella’s bequest to
the Good Shepherd Endowment Fund,
children are receiving the most advanced
and comprehensive treatment available
— even if their families cannot afford the
cost of therapy.
With advances in rehabilitation treatment
and technology, the future for individuals
with disabilities is promising. Your
planned gift will help a child or adult in
ways we cannot yet imagine. Create a
lasting legacy of care by including Good
Shepherd in your Will or listing us as the
beneficiary of your retirement plan
or life insurance policy.
It’s easy to do!
Oberly-Allen scholarship winner Kimberley Livigne, R.N., C.R.R.N., with Russell Allen (left),
husband of the late Evelyn Allen and Bill Parsley, son-in-law.
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Please contact
Jeannette Edwards in the
development department at
610-778-1075 for information
or visit 1908RakerSociety.org
for more gift planning ideas.
We’re here to help.
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just a lot of yelling and screaming to people
to pull the car off my son.”
Devora used her cell phone to call her husband Maurice Sr., who was in Philadelphia,
telling him about the accident and that
their son was pinned between two cars.
“Then, the phone went dead,” says
Maurice Sr. “My mind is racing all over
the place. I couldn’t get in touch with
Devora, so I called Deja. I asked her,
‘Is he breathing?’ That’s all I wanted
to know.”
t was a horrific moment that no
parent should ever experience
and it was one that Devora
Minnifield will never forget.
On March 16, 2012, just as she’d done dozens of times before, Devora left the family’s
Allentown row home and was crossing the
street with her two children, Maurice, 11,
and Deja, 15, when an SUV turning the
corner spiraled out of control and hit a van
waiting at the stop light. It then veered right,
slamming into a parked car and pinning
Devora and Maurice between that car and
another that was parked in front.
Devora saw Deja struck in the left thigh by
a parking sign pole. But Maurice and Devora
were wedged between the cars, leaving
Devora helpless and panicking.
“We were both caught,” recalls Devora.
“Maurice couldn’t move at all but I was able
to get my leg out. I don’t remember much,
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Young Maurice was breathing and
in fact had remained remarkably calm.
“The first two minutes I didn’t feel any pain,
because I didn’t realize what was happening,” says Maurice. ”Then I felt my blood get
really warm and I wanted to go to sleep.”
It took about 20 minutes, but to Devora, it
was an eternity before emergency rescue
crews and police were able to get one of the
cars moved and free Maurice. Mother,
daughter and son were all taken to the
emergency room where Maurice Sr. found
them lying on gurneys.
released from the acute-care hospital
and to a rehabilitation inpatient unit. The
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was one
option the Minnifields considered, but
when a bed became available at the Good
Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital
Pediatric Unit in Bethlehem, a
quick bit of research settled it –
Good Shepherd it would be.
When Maurice arrived, he
couldn’t put any weight on his left leg.
He couldn’t flex his foot or ankle either.
Pain was a major obstacle. “I remember him
having severe pain, even just putting on a
sock,” recalls Cindi Hobbes, a physical
therapist on the unit. “We had to work
on his sensitivity before we could even
work on walking.”
After 44 days as an inpatient at Good
Shepherd, Maurice was cleared to
go home on May 5, 2012. It
had been a tough few
weeks but Maurice was a champ. “He was
walking with a cane when he left and one
week later, he was back at school using a
rolling walker,” says Devora.
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Deja and Devora suffered relatively minor
injuries compared to Maurice who needed
immediate surgery on his left femur which
was badly broken. Surgeons inserted a titanium rod in his leg. Maurice Sr. and Devora
were both worried about lasting nerve damage to their son. Would he be able to resume
the normal, active life of any 11-year-old
boy? Would he walk with a limp? Would
greater complications develop?
These were just some of the questions they
had as the time came for Maurice to be
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Maurice became so attached to his therapists, he didn’t want to leave. “He kept
referring to it as his home,” says Devora.
“I liked it there,” says Maurice. “All the
nurses were nice and therapy was fun.”
Maurice still had a ways to go though as an
outpatient. And, there were emotional scars
as well as physical ones.
“When Maurice first came from inpatient,
his parents were concerned with his motivation and his post-traumatic stress,” recalls
Amanda Kleckner, an outpatient physical
therapist in the pediatrics program. “There
were times he would show up for therapy 15
to 30 minutes late because he was afraid to
get in the car because of the nature of his
accident.”
Maurice was also nervous about putting
more weight on his left foot. Pain and the
memory of it still haunted him. Amanda
and the other therapists worked to build up
Maurice’s trust, in them and in himself.
gradually working in soccer drills and
running to build his confidence back.
“We knew we were going to have success
when he beat his therapist in a race and did
a victory break dance,” says Amanda. “His
dad said that was the first time Maurice
danced since the accident.”
Maurice’s therapy ended in the summer of
2013 after 48 weeks. Now 13 years old, and a
student at Lehigh Valley Academy, Maurice
has since regained his confidence and is
doing the things he loves – playing soccer
with the Allentown Youth Soccer League
and advancing in mixed martial arts. He
hopes to become a video game creator one
day.
“Everyone at Good Shepherd was phenomenal,” says Maurice Sr. “We couldn’t ask for
anything else.”
The 20th anniversary of the Conrad
W. Sporting Clays grossed more
than $68,000, making it the most
successful sporting clays event
to date. Held on Friday, May 2,
at Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays in
Coplay, support came from 165
participants and sponsors. The
presenting sponsor was Al and Ted
Douglass of The Douglass Group/
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
Funds support the Conrad W. Raker
Endowment which helps Good
Shepherd associates pursue
continuing education.
Clockwise top:
Pete and Jayne Hontz
of East Penn
Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Far right: Kasey Deslatte
of Crystal Signatures.
At right: Good Shepherd
President & CEO John
Kristel (center) with Ted
and Al Douglass.
“Amanda was amazing,” says Maurice Sr.
“She was very attentive and very caring.
She gave 100%. She learned his behavior
and how he acts. She would energize him.
And all the therapists were constantly on
him, making sure he was on point.”
When Maurice’s therapists discovered he
loved soccer and used to be a competitive
hip-hop dancer, they allayed his fears of
never returning to those activities by
Maurice Jr. (center) with his
parents Maurice Sr. and Devora.
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Thank you to all our
many friends for their loyalty!
Check out the winners, the
scores and a photo album
at SweetCharityOnline.org
or find us on Facebook at
SweetCharityOnline.
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Good Shepherd associates
give their all on the job but
they also volunteer their time and
talents to serve others in far-flung
places. Here’s a look at one associate
who traveled to Bolivia recently to make
a meaningful difference in the lives
of those struggling with
poverty and disease.
ating wild tapir sausage, slogging up
a 75-foot cliff of mud, going a week
without a shower and purifying
muddy water to drink — sounds like
the television show “Survivor”. These
were just some of the challenges Eugene
Anderson, R.N., network clinical educator,
faced during a recent trip to Bolivia with
the Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church
of Allentown. Eugene traveled to three
different villages to help the native people
with construction projects and to provide
medical care, such as treating intestinal
parasites, acute eye infections and other
acute problems.
Eugene shares some of his adventures.
What was it like traveling
throughout Bolivia?
After 28 hours of flying, we arrived in the
village of Oromomo. The next two villages
we visited did not have landing strips and
our only option was to travel by boat —
actually canoes carved out of trees. Because
it was the rainy season, there was a lot of
flooding, and large amounts of debris made
navigating the river very difficult. One of our
canoe trips took an extra two hours because
we got stuck and almost tipped. We had to
continually bail water out of the boat. Our
final ride back from the last village was the
worst due to heavy rains one night. The
river rose 9 feet in 3 hours. Since we were
traveling with the current, the boat was
going extremely fast. We didn’t have enough
lifejackets and we felt somewhat nervous.
But our river guide was amazing and luckily
no one was hurt.
What were your living conditions like?
We slept in tents, and it was very hot — a
constant 80 degrees and humid. Everything
in the village was muddy. When we arrived
at the second village it was already dark, and
all we had were flashlights to navigate. We
had to climb up a 75-foot cliff of mud, each
carrying over 50 pounds of materials. One of
the group members got stuck up to her hips
in mud. We ate a lot of peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches and beans. Sometimes the
native people hunted and cooked for us, and
we ate catfish and fried plantains. I even
tried tapir sausage, a relative of the rhinoceros. We had to drink river water, which was
extra dirty due to the flooding. It was a fulltime job to purify the water. We were always
thirsty and truly dehydrated. It rained a little
bit every day and there were no showers. I
wore the same pants and shirt for most of
the trip in the jungle.
What have you learned from
this experience?
I learned about different lifestyles and
culture. For example, I met a 17 year-old girl
who already had four children and a man
with two wives. The people marry young
and children start working at an early age.
The life expectancy is much lower due to
the harsh conditions. The experience made
me appreciate life here and the things we
take for granted, such as health care, fresh
water and sanitation. I learned that I can
stretch myself more than I thought. I was
pleased with my ability to adapt to
the challenges.
Eugene Anderson, R.N.
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You!
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Find out on the web at SweetCharityOnline
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Summer 2014
continued from page 9...
“Rick was one of the most determined
patients,” says Judy Tierney, a licensed
practical nurse who was on the therapy
team. “He was on a mission.”
Rick, who was still using the walker and
braces, but powered each step on his own.
“Good Shepherd did me solid. They’re like
family. They really are.”
“We gave him the tools and he just flew,”
adds Terry. “I saw therapists pull out things
for him to do because he couldn’t get
enough. He was like an eager school
child.”
Rick, now 48, has long since rid himself of
his walking aids and is back to work as a
supervisor at The University Store for
Barnes and Noble on the campus of East
Stroudsburg University. He is a peer visitor
on Good Shepherd’s Pocono unit, hosts a
radio show on WESS-FM, “Catch the Brain
Wave” on Fridays from 6 to 7 p.m., and has
a support group on Facebook with 2,400
members from all over the world.
Rick’s wife, daughter Amanda, and mother,
Hildy, were all part of Rick’s recovery,
spending hours with him every day, and
videotaping and photographing his progress. “His family went above and beyond,
more than the average,” says Kellea
DeFrank, a physical therapy assistant.
Two weeks after he arrived at Good
Shepherd, Rick was walking with a walker
and leg braces, an achievement that
amazed his therapists. Five weeks and two
days later, Rick did what he set out to do.
“I walked out on my own power,” says
“I think that since this has happened, I’m a
better father, husband, man, listener,” he
says. “I wrote my book so others with brain
tumors can see that there’s hope. It isn’t a
death sentence.”
As for the “two brain tumors” referenced in
the subtitle of Rick’s book? On February 7,
2011, an MRI revealed new tumor growth.
To date, the tumor is stable and
doesn’t require surgery. Rick just
keeps forging ahead, grateful for
each day.
“And so,” he writes, “the journey
continues…”
(See more photos of Rick’s journey
on SweetCharity’s Facebook page.
His book can be ordered online at
braintumortalk.com or you can find
the e-version at Amazon.com.)
Rick Franzo with (from left) his mother Hildy
Franzo, wife Debbie, and daughter, Amanda, 16.
Not pictured is his son, Eric, 25.
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Official Publication
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Allentown, PA Volume 107, Issue 2
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
GOOD SHEPHERD
REHABILITATION NETWORK
DAVID G. DeCAMPLI, MS, Chair, Allentown
SANDRA L. JARVA WEISS, JD,
Vice Chair, Haverford
SCOTT A. BAKER, MBA,
Secretary, Schnecksville
LAURIE K. STEWART, BS, BA, CPA,
Treasurer, Center Valley
PATRICK J. BRENNAN, MD, Havertown
ALVARO DIAZ, Allentown
ROBERT E. GADOMSKI, MS, Bethlehem
F. MARK GUMZ, Bethlehem
ELSBETH G. HAYMON, M.Ed, Allentown
KATHERINE (Kassie) HILGERT, BS,
Bethlehem
JOHN KRISTEL, MBA, MPT,
President & CEO, Allentown
JAAN NAKTIN, MD, FACP, Center Valley
ROSALIN PETRUCCI, New Jersey
KAREN SENFT, MD, Allentown
GARY SCHMIDT, Orefield
DONALD W. SNYDER, Esq., Orefield
THE REV. DAVID R. STROBEL, M.Div.,
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DANIEL J. WILSON, PhD, Allentown
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GOOD SHEPHERD
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JOHN KRISTEL, MBA, MPT, Chair, Allentown
SAMUEL MIRANDA, Jr., MS, RN, NEA-B.C.
Vice Chair, Allentown
JAMES J. DALEY, MD, Center Valley
PETER T. ENDER, MD, Center Valley
WILLIAM GOULD, MD, Bethlehem
SUSAN L. LAWRENCE, MS, CPHQ,
Bethlehem
GREGORY WUCHTER, MSN, RN, Easton
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SCOTT K. EPSTEIN, MD
Good Shepherd–Wayne Memorial
Inpatient Rehabilitation Center
CLINTON C. HOLUMZER, MD
The Good Shepherd Home–Bethlehem
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MSHA, NHA
Administrator, The Good Shepherd Home
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