Children`s Celebrates 120 Years! - Children`s Hospital of Michigan
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Children`s Celebrates 120 Years! - Children`s Hospital of Michigan
WINTER 2006 INSIDE: ■ Cover Story: Hand-held Device Gives Youngster Ability to Communicate ■ Boll Family Foundation Helps Renovate Surgical Reception Area ■ Caring Pairing: Jackie and Graham Parker s te a r b e l Ce rs! s ’ n Yea e r ild 120 h C Dear Friends, As the year comes to a close, I am reminded that our triumphs continually outweigh our challenges. This year was no exception as Children’s Hospital of Michigan celebrates 120 years of service. We’ve experienced growth and progress with the implementation of Electronic Medical Records (EMR), which streamlines processes and improves patient care. We also developed one of the few pediatric gene banks in the nation and are rapidly making progress in a multitude of other research areas. Children’s Hospital of Michigan made efforts to make the hospital more inviting for patients and families. Cosmetic improvements were made to the waiting area in the hematology/oncology department, the walkway from the parking structure to the hospital, and a lobby renovation and new flooring projects were completed on the first floor. Plans are also underway to provide a place of serenity for visitors with a new healing garden on the Brush Mall in 2007, and expand our services into Macomb County to reach even more children who need expert care. These projects would not be possible without the support of our donors. This issue of About Children’s is filled with examples of how Children’s Hospital of Michigan continues to be a valuable resource for children and families throughout southeast Michigan and beyond. I often reflect on success stories like 7 year-old Matthew Slattery, whose quality of life continues to improve thanks to our dedicated rehabilitation team; or Laine Decker, who is now a happy, rambunctious toddler thanks to early detection and intervention from specialists in our metabolic clinic. I am very proud of the work that we do and thankful to be part of Children’s Hospital of Michigan, where all we know and everything we do is just for them. I am especially grateful to you and other members of our extended family who consistently support our programs with financial contributions and donations of gifts, toys and clothing. I often say that our volunteers and donors play an integral part in enhancing the services we provide to patients and families. Thank you for all that you do in support of Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Have a peaceful, healthy holiday season and a Happy New Year. Sincerely, Herman B. Gray, M.D., M.B.A. President, Children’s Hospital of Michigan Happy Birthday Children’s Hospital of Michigan! WINTER 2006 Table of About Children’s is a Children’s Hospital of Michigan development department publication. President: Herman B. Gray, M.D., M.B.A. Vice President, Development: Patrick R. Kelly Editor: Jamie Ferguson Editorial Staff: Cynthia K. Rowell Sarah Spradlin Saudia L. Twine Feature Writers: Marti Benedetti Marcy Hayes Michael Hodges Kate Lawson Design and Printing: Grigg Graphic Services Photography: Donna Terek Children’s Hospital of Michigan Medical Photography Pictured on the cover is 7-year-old Matthew Slattery who is featured on page 10. Contents 6 Early Detection and Treatment Saves Young Girl’s Life 10 Hand-held Device Gives Youngster Ability to Communicate 12 Caring Pairing: Jackie and Graham Parker 16 Children’s Celebrates 120 Years of Caring for Kids 18 Garden Fresh Gourmet Serves up Heartfelt Support 20 Teenager Chooses Children’s Hospital of Michigan for Bat Mitzvah Project 22 Childrens’ Holiday Program Helps Families Celebrate the Season For more information or to make a donation, please contact: Children’s Hospital of Michigan Development Department 3901 Beaubien St. • Detroit, MI 48201-2196 Office: (313) 745-5373 Fax: (313) 993-0119 Web: www.chmkids.org General Hospital Information: (313) 745-KIDS (5437) 2 Children’s Revamped Surgical Waiting Room a Gift from the Boll Family BY MARTI BENEDETTI Marlene and John Boll ohn and Marlene Boll know what it’s like to wait for hours in a surgical waiting room while a loved one is undergoing surgery. Their 11-year-old grandson, J.T., has had 15 surgeries to correct a variety of health problems. Several of those surgeries were performed at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, which is what planted the desire for them to help other families served by the hospital. The Boll family has agreed to make a significant gift to assist in renovating the surgical reception space at Children’s. The upgrades will make the area a more comfortable and pleasant place for families and their children to wait. They also are designating a portion of their gift to create a space in the Detroit Medical Center for a Make-A-Wish Foundation office. The closest Make-A-Wish office now is in Ann Arbor. “The office will help facilitate interaction between Make-A-Wish and the families served by Children’s Hospital of Michigan,” says Jodi Wong, a Children’s Hospital personal giving officer. This generous gift to Children’s Hospital is just one example of the vast number of ways the Bolls give to others. The Grosse Pointe couple’s giving spans from Michigan to Colorado to Florida. During the last 20 years, they have contributed more than $30 million and their compassion for others is evident in everything they do. “My parents are involved in up to 150 groups,” explains Kristine Mestdagh, the couple’s daughter, J.T.’s mother, and executive director of the John A. and Marlene L. Boll Foundation. The Bolls also have another daughter, a son and nine grandchildren. The couple will tell you they have been blessed with much good fortune and want to help as many people as they can. Yet there is a common thread through much of their giving: 3 It typically goes to non-denominational, Christ-centered organizations, churches, health institutions, missionaries and schools. They also support other organizations they feel better the community. “Our family is giving to Children’s to support a tremendous resource in the community that helps children,” Mestdagh says. Children’s serves more than 200,000 patients and families each year. J.T., whose nickname is Jester, is the inspiration for the theme of the revamped surgical waiting room. The room will likely have a court jester motif, complete with colorful, smiling jesters. “Our foundation gets about 30 requests per week,” Mestdagh says, adding it is her job to narrow down the choices before presenting them to her parents. “People think it is easy to give away money, but a lot of prayer and thought goes into it.” The Bolls married in 1954 after John was in the U.S. Army and Marlene was a dancer and a member of the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes in New York City. He started Lakeview Construction Co. on the east side of Detroit and in 1964, co-founded Chateau Estates, a developer of manufactured home communities. Over time, the company developed home sites for more than 20,000 families in Michigan and Florida. In 1993, Chateau Estates went public and became Chateau Properties Inc., a Real Estate Investment Trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange. A few years later, Chateau merged and became Chateau Communities, the largest owner of manufactured home communities in the country. The multi-billion dollar company has a portfolio that consists of 240 communities in 36 states and John served as chairman of the board of Chateau Communities. In 2003, the company was sold to the State of Washington Pension Fund under the name Hometown America Communities, which operates the portfolio. John retired three years ago. In keeping with their support of Christian organizations and their dedication to the community, the Bolls contributed funds to help build the new state-of-the-art Boll Family YMCA (formerly the Downtown Family YMCA) in downtown Detroit. Marlene’s strong love for culture and the arts has led her to support various operas, symphonies and other music programs around the country. Among the Bolls other philanthropic causes are cancer research, hunger programs, and education, to name a few. Their generosity has not gone unnoticed. In 2004, they received the Max M. Fisher Award for Outstanding Philanthropists from the Greater Detroit Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Mestdagh called her parents “prayer warriors. They feel God has a path for them.” And, thanks to their generosity at Children’s and around the world, the paths for many other families will be a little smoother. 4 Gene Bank Gives Elite Research Status to Children’s BY MARTI BENEDETTI Quinton, 4 very facet of health – even how long people live – is controlled by a combination of their genetic makeup and their environment. With that in mind, Children’s Hospital of Michigan started a gene bank to further explore the role genetics plays in children’s health. Children’s is the second children’s hospital in the nation to have such a bank. “Our target is to know more about genes to be able to treat children more effectively,” says Ahm (Mahbubul) Huq, M.D. who is the principal investigator of the Children’s gene bank and associate professor of pediatrics and neurology. He is working along with Virginia Delaney-Black, M.D., assistant director of the Children’s Research Center of Michigan, and the scientific advisory group, comprised of doctors, Wayne State University faculty and basic scientists. The bank is a repository of genetic material such as blood, tissue and DNA, and it also stores unique information about the patients and their families who consent to participate in the bank. Children’s is collaborating with Asterand, a human tissue company headquartered in Detroit. The company is storing and archiving the tissue and information gathered by Huq and his team and helping pay for a portion of the costs. “Say we are exploring a child with epilepsy or autism, we explain to the family why we want to collect blood or tissue. Parents are asked to sign a consent form, and often children are asked verbally if they want to participate,” Huq says. “In the future, this information will be valuable for the family.” The gene bank was started early this year after Huq and others on the team applied for funding. Money for the gene bank came from the Festival of Trees Evergreen Endowment, which provides financial support for pediatric research. The festival is an annual event for Children’s Hospital of Michigan and has raised more than $10 million since its inception in 1985. Children’s Hospital research committee member Rosanne Gjostein of Dearborn is a member of the Festival of Trees board. She said that last year the board decided to support the gene bank with money raised from Festival of Trees activities. The festival this year was Nov. 22 to Dec. 3 at Compuware Headquarters in downtown Detroit. It consisted of a public display 5 of professionally designed holiday trees, handmade wall hangings, individually designed wreaths and centerpieces, a gift shop and photos with Santa. “When we learned about the gene bank, we found it to be very exciting,” Gjostein said. “Many of children’s most devastating disorders, including asthma, heart disease, cancer, diabetes and epilepsy, are genetic-based health problems. We knew that our supporting the gene bank at Children’s Hospital would help a lot of children.” The goal of the research is to find the genetic factors of pediatric health and disease and determine how they respond to lifestyle and treatment. Biomaterial including DNA, tissue and clinical and family data from both healthy and diseased children will be collected and archived. The bank also allows research into genetic and non-genetic factors of health and disease across ethnic and racial groups. Huq says the bank will help them better understand a person’s response to medication and treatment. Often, doctors try a variety of medications and treatment to help children with problems such as seizures. What works on one child often does not work on another. For some children, a medication may be toxic or a lower dose is needed. The information gathered in the gene bank can be used to help another child or family member with similar DNA. “We need more participants to make it helpful to patients,” Huq says. “And it will be five years or so before the information in the gene bank will be useful to specific patients and their families.” “We can get unique information about the individuals who participate,” Huq says. “And we can use this information to better predict what will happen to this patient in the future. It is all part of personalized medicine.” Ahm (Mahbubul) Huq, M.D. 6 Early Detection and Treatment Saves Young Girl’s Life By Michael Hodges Laine Decker is a happy toddler thanks to early detection of a rare metabolic disorder. aine Decker was six days old when her parents, Jennifer and Jeffrey, got the phone call you never want to get. Their pediatrician in Battle Creek said she needed to see Laine – immediately. Tests taken at birth showed possible abnormalities. Could Jeffrey and Jennifer bring her in right away? “We were terrified,” says Jennifer, “especially given that when I asked our pediatrician whether Laine could die from this, she had no answer, because she’d never heard of the condition.” The condition is Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency, or VLCADD, an extremely rare metabolic disorder where the body cannot break down fatty acids because of a missing, or malfunctioning, enzyme. Although their doctor said she was pretty sure this was a false positive, the Deckers were told in no uncertain terms to get to Children’s Hospital of Michigan, the only state-designated medical institution in Michigan with a follow-up and treatment program for infants born with a positive newborn screen indicative of an inborn error of metabolism. Praying that it was all just an awful mistake, Jennifer, Jeffrey and Laine made the two-hour drive to Detroit for further tests. Given the circumstances, it was a drive that seemed to have no end. And the truth is — Jennifer had a premonition. “Maybe it was just typical mother’s worry,” she says, “but from the day we brought her home, I kept asking my husband whether everything was okay with Laine. Something just didn’t seem right.” “While we waited for test results, we had to treat Laine like she had VLCADD,” says Jennifer. Not having any answers just made me feel like I couldn’t relax at all.” The final diagnosis? Laine has a “mild” form of the deficiency, caused by a recessive gene, that is unlikely to cause any major medical problems in Laine. 7 ‘‘ Our experience has been awesome.The staff is incredibly supportive and caring. That’s part of why we feel so grateful. ’’ Jennifer Decker VLCADD is one of 48 conditions that Michigan tests all newborns for within 36 hours of birth. The test has the potential to save lives. The consequences of not identifying VLCADD can be dire. Children with VLCADD might toddle along just fine — until a cold or flu keeps them from eating. Unable to break down fats while “fasting,” children with VLCADD end up with hypoglycemia, breathing problems, seizure, coma and possible death,” says Jennifer, who’s a nurse. When a child with VLCADD stops eating, they have to be hospitalized so a dextrose-rich fluid can be pumped into them. Laine’s been relatively fortunate. At 14 months now, she’s only had to be hospitalized once in Battle Creek because of an intestinal flu. Jennifer estimates the family has made five trips over the past year to Children’s, but that doesn’t count calls to check on lab results and get advice. Staff at Children’s metabolic disorders clinic, says Jennifer, have been remarkable. “Our experience has been awesome,” she says. “The staff is incredibly supportive and caring. That’s part of why we feel so grateful.” In particular, she says, certified genetic counselor Peggy Rush has been a lifeline – a calm, reassuring voice that Jennifer can always rely on to calm her down. “She’s just gone above and beyond,” Jennifer says, “in helping us learn about Laine’s condition. I don’t know what to say. We’ve written letters to the hospital CEO letting him know about her professionalism and patience.” Because of their positive experience with Children’s, the Deckers are launching a fundraiser to raise money for research on VLCADD, which they will donate to Children’s Hospital. Already, she says, the family has sent out 150 letters to friends and relatives who are concerned about their little girl, asking that they consider a contribution. Still, the reality is you wouldn’t suspect a thing if you met Laine, a feisty little girl with blue eyes and strawberry-blonde hair who loves scribbling with chalk on the sidewalk, and tormenting her older sister, Paige, who’s 5, by stealing her Barbie. “Laine will always have to be hospitalized as a precaution anytime she can’t eat,” says Jennifer. “But, we’re doing well. I think it took a good year to come to grips with having a chronic issue.” In virtually every other respect, Laine is just your typical little bundle of energy. “We’re lucky,” Jennifer says. “Laine has a pretty normal life. We know we’re blessed.” 8 Mohammad El-Baba, M.D. Comes Home to Children’s as Department Chief BY Marcy Hayes Mohammad El-Baba, M.D. ou don’t just load up a U-Haul and hit the road when you move from Detroit to Qatar – or from Qatar to Detroit. But Mohammad El-Baba, M.D. has made both legs of that round-trip since 2004. Now, as the new gastroenterology division chief for Children’s Hospital of Michigan, he’s delighted to be back. He’ll even tell you that he expected to be here again, if not quite so soon. After all, when El-Baba left Children’s in 2004 for Hamad General Hospital in Qatar, he’d spent all but three years of his medical career at Children’s. So it’s like coming home… the long way. Growing up in Jordan, El-Baba knew he would become a doctor. A top student, he says he enjoyed and excelled in his biology classes and was never squeamish about the sorts of things that send some would-be physicians off to law school instead. Beyond that, he was always riveted to medical shows on television. In Jordan, medical students attend school for six years. It was in the last two years of his studies that El-Baba decided on pediatrics as his specialty. “It is very rewarding to be able to help a child,” he says. “Children are very honest. Nothing is hidden. They are very straightforward. Sometimes adults have trickier issues and that makes it more difficult to help them.” After earning his degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Jordan, El-Baba applied for training in the United States. Despite the differences and distance between the two countries, it seemed the logical thing to do. “The States provided the most advanced training,” explains El-Baba. “Everyone wants to do their training in America.” He applied to a number of hospitals across the country and was pleased to be selected by his first choice, Children’s Hospital of Michigan. El-Baba spent three years as a pediatric resident and then three more as a gastrointestinal fellow at Children’s. He left for three years to go into private practice in Knoxville, Tennessee, but returned to Children’s to join the gastroenterology staff. When an opportunity to be the division chief at Hamad Medical Corporation (Hamad General Hospital) 9 in Qatar presented itself, El-Baba packed up his family – wife Sanaá and children Firas, 15; Rami, 12; Yazan, 11 and Deema, 3 – and moved across the globe. He was excited to take on the challenges at Hamad and to train the local physicians in gastroenterology. “Hamad is a very good hospital,” El-Baba says. “I knew I wouldn’t stay there forever, but I did plan to be there for longer than I was.” Opportunity knocked at El-Baba’s door again at the end of 2005, and he couldn’t help but answer. “Children’s is like home,” he says. “I couldn’t pass it up.” The transition after a two-year absence wasn’t the least bit difficult, El-Baba says. He had kept in close contact with his former colleagues, and most assumed, as he did, that eventually he would return. The department has expanded greatly, handling referrals from not only across the metropolitan area but throughout the state. In fact, the Children’s gastroenterology department has become one of the largest and busiest in Michigan. The department averages 150 patients each week, seeing children for everything from the more routine endoscopies – a scoping procedure – to dealing with rare diseases. Given Children’s stature and position as a children’s hospital, El-Baba says, his department is frequently called upon to handle the most difficult cases. Now that he has unpacked, El-Baba says his goals are to improve clinical services within the gastroenterology department while maintaining excellence in patient care. He would also like to improve the already renowned quality of education his department provides to fellows, residents and medical students. El-Baba counts two sources of inspiration on his path to becoming a doctor – his father and his wife. His father, a schoolteacher, raised six children and believed all of them should have the benefit of a higher education. “In that part of the world, at that time, there was no such thing as bank loans for schooling,” explains El-Baba. “My father worked very hard. He sent all of us to college.” El-Baba’s wife Sanaá is his other great inspiration. “During my training she was very patient and understanding,” says El-Baba. As a resident and fellow, his erratic schedule and heavy study load didn’t leave El-Baba a lot of time for family, or anything else. Sanaá always encouraged him and never complained. As a department chief El-Baba doesn’t expect to have much spare time, but when he does, he looks forward to spending it with his family; enjoying his sons’ sporting events and helping with their schoolwork. His oldest son has expressed some interest in becoming a doctor but El-Baba isn’t trying to push him. As for the younger sons, it’s too early to tell. But the baby, her future was decided by El-Baba the minute she was born. “She’s my princess.” Dominic, 3 with brother Matteo, 8 10 Hand-held Device Gives Youngster Ability to Communicate BY MARTI BENEDETTI hand-held talking device soon will give 7-year-old Matthew Slattery what so many Americans have: freedom of speech. Matthew of Canton Township and a patient at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Novi Rehabilitation Center, will be able to communicate what he wants to say to others without the speech barriers he has had since birth. A little computer, called a MiniMo, will speak for him and allow him to answer questions, make comments and observations, express emotion and excitement, play games and even order food in a restaurant. “Matthew knows a lot more than he can tell you,” says Janice Slattery, his mom. Matthew has apraxia, a speech disorder of the nervous system that affects the ability to sequence and say sounds, syllables and words. He also has mild dysarthria – weakness and low muscle tone of the lips, jaw and tongue. Apraxia is not due to muscular weakness or paralysis, but rather the brain’s inability to move the lips, jaw and tongue needed for speech. Matthew knows what he wants to say, but the brain does not send the correct instructions to move the body parts to create speech. He is in a special education program for first to third graders in the Plymouth-Canton School District. Gretchen Backer, Children’s director of rehabilitation services, explains that Matthew’s speech therapy now is centered on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Pat Nizio, Matthew’s speech/ language pathologist teaches Matthew how to use the MiniMo device. 11 AAC refers to different low and high-tech ways, other than speech, that are used to send a message from one person to another. Augmentative communication techniques, such as facial expressions, gestures, and writing, are used by everyone. In difficult listening situations -- noisy rooms, for example -- people tend to augment their words with more gestures and exaggerated facial expressions. People with severe speech or language problems must rely heavily on these techniques as well as on special augmentative techniques that have been specifically developed for them. Some of these involve the use of specialized gestures, sign language and even Morse code. Other techniques used are communication aids, such as charts, bracelets and language boards. These aids may be in the form of pictures, drawings, letters, words, sentences, special symbols or any combination of these. Additionally, electronic devices are available that can speak in response to entries on a keyboard or other methods of input. Input can come from different switches that are controlled with motions such as pushing a button, a puff of air or the wrinkle of an eyebrow for children who lack hand control. Janice, along with Matthew’s father, Brian, can understand the little bit of speech Matthew has, although it is garbled. They also communicate using some sign language and gestures, Janice says. Matthew will be getting DynaVox Technologies’ MiniMo, a digitally powered computer device that allows those with speech disorders to quickly speak their mind. The device combines color and display screens with powerful communication and programming tools. He will be able to create messages of any length or complexity. MiniMo provides a variety of words and sounds, and it also can record more than 100 additional minutes of custom speech. Not covered by insurance, the MiniMo will be paid for through a funds raised by members of the Order of St. Ignatius at St. George Orthodox Church in Troy. The church is a chapter of the national St. Ignatius organization. Neal Norgrove, a member of the group, says they do a fundraising event that benefits children nearly every year. This year, the group hopes to raise $6,000 to $8,000. The late Phillip Ayoub spearheaded the fundraising effort at St. George 10 years ago. Two years ago the group raised $18,000 for communication devices for patients at Children’s Hospital. “We want to give something back. We’ve met most of the beneficiaries, and it’s very rewarding,” Norgrove says. Janice says Matthew has been in speech therapy since he was 18 months old. When he was 5 years old, his speech therapist felt he was not progressing. He had a lot to say, and could not say it. Matthew was referred to Children’s speech therapist Pat Nizio about a year ago. Nizio is known for her exceptional ability to help children with speech problems when everyone else has given up, Backer says. “I’ve worked with Pat for 16 years, and if someone has one iota of interest in communicating, she can help them when no one else has been able to,” she adds. Janice is excited by the prospect of her son’s improved communication method. “He’ll be able to order his own chicken nuggets, and he will be able to pick up a leaf and tell us ‘Mine is orange and big.” What so many children and adults take for granted, Matthew will finally have. 12 Caring Pairing: Jackie and Graham Parker BY Michael Hodges Kyle, 3 he way Graham Parker, Ph.D. remembers it, he first met his future wife during a Montreal hospital softball game, when he was rounding second base and thinking about heading for third. “This voice from the sidelines was screaming, ‘Move it! Move it!’” he recalls, “and the only person I could see yelling was this very cute petite lady. I couldn’t believe it was her, but it was. So I put my foot safely on second and took time to have a good look.” Children’s Hospital of Michigan can be grateful for that softball game that brought them together 10 years ago. Without it, the hospital would have lost out on two professionals who otherwise might never have made the journey from Montreal to Detroit. Jackie Parker is the site manager of the Children’s Hospital Clinical Research Center and the site’s Pediatric Pharmacology Research Unit. In effect, as she explains it, she’s the administrator who helps investigators get clinical trials up and running, from grant application to final implementation. Says Graham, “She’s much more important than me.” Jackie laughs. “No, I’m not.” Most of the trials that Jackie oversees are connected to the Food and Drug Modernization Act (FDAMA). Realizing in the 1990s that many drugs routinely prescribed for children had never actually been tested on kids, FDAMA employs the carrot of patent extension to encourage pharmaceutical giants to conduct such studies. For his part, Graham is a research professor in the department of pediatrics whose work focuses on the effects of drug abuse on the developing child, and most recently, the impact caffeine, alcohol and nicotine have on stem-cell populations. “There is all this emphasis on how stem cells might cure adult health problems, but let’s not forget what they’re supposed to be doing: supporting the development of a healthy child.” When Jackie’s boss in Montreal – Jacob V. Aranda, M.D. a world-famous clinical pharmacologist – accepted an offer to come to Children’s eight years ago, he asked Jackie to come along with him. “No matter where we were, I would always want to be working to help children.” Some husbands might have bridled at the thought of following their wives, but not Graham. “To be honest,” he says, “the setup Dr. Aranda was creating sounded very exciting, and provided a great opportunity for Jackie. With my background in pharmacology and behavioral neuroscience, I knew there were a lot of people at Wayne State University working in those fields. So I said, ‘Let’s investigate and see what I can do.’” 13 Jackie was born in Trinidad & Tobago, while Graham grew up in Great Britain. They both also carry Canadian citizenship and live across the water just outside Windsor. The two cross the border together everyday . Once at Children’s, Graham’s lab is about 20 yards from Jackie’s office, so they bump into one another regularly. But the truth is – and both are happy with this – they don’t work side by side. “We don’t actively avoid it,” Graham says of the working-together thing. “But it just seems safer not to put the pressure of work and domestics together. We get asked regularly at the border whether Jackie works for me, and we laugh heartily. That would be the death of us.” Still, Graham says the popular image of the researcher with his eye glued to the microscope doesn’t entirely describe his job. “Writing grants to help fund my research is a large part of my job,” he says. Leaving Montreal for Detroit meant a lifestyle change for the couple. For one thing, as Jackie notes, Montreal is a classic Canadian big city – that is, a city of apartment dwellers. But here, they were able to buy a home. Which is good, since they now have two lovely, active daughters – Katya, 8 and Rebecca, 3. “They’re very musical children,” Jackie says, “and gifted with their father’s quick tongue, if you know what I mean.” Graham grumbles a little at the loss of Montreal’s fabled restaurants – in particular the Asian ones – but says that in compensation, he’s worked a lot in his own kitchen, with his Indian cuisine, in particular, reportedly making great strides. But if the restaurant scene on either side of the Detroit River doesn’t quite measure up to Montreal’s exalted standards, both Jackie and Graham say that Michiganders have been a distinct pleasure to come to know. “That’s absolutely genuine,” Graham says. “I’ve dealt with Americans from the East Coast and the West Coast, and it’s the Midwest that rescues this country.” And while the two of them enjoy keeping their work roles separate, it’s not like they go out of their way to avoid one another. A little like high-school sweethearts, they make a point of eating lunch together in the hospital cafeteria every day. Jackie and Graham Parker, Ph.D. 14 New Tax Code Benefits Donors President Bush has signed into law the Pension Protection Act of 2006.This bill contains a two-year IRA charitable rollover provision that allows people ages 70½ and older to exclude up to $100,000 from their gross income for a taxable year for direct gifts from a traditional or Roth IRA to a qualified charity. This bill is only in effect for tax years 2006 and 2007. For more information about IRA rollovers or other ways to include Children’s Hospital of Michigan in your estate plans, please contact Jodi Wong at 313-745-5373. Charles A. Devendorf, M.D. Founder, Children’s Free Hospital Founder’s Grandson Remembers Children’s BY kate Lawson n the mid 1800’s Charles A. Devendorf, M.D. had the unique idea of what he thought a children’s hospital should be. It was the well-known Harper Hospital physician’s opinion that children be given loving, thoughtful care as well as the finest medical attention. “Science alone is not the answer to the cure and rehabilitation of our young patients,” he was quoted as saying, emphasizing the emotional needs of the small patients. “They should not feel as if they are in a medical center.” That was the foundation for Children’s Free Hospital Association, which Devendorf helped establish in 1886 and where for several years served as the head of medical staff. Now as Children’s celebrates its 120th birthday, Devendorf’s legacy continues thanks to his grandson, William Deal, who has bequeathed a thoughtful gift in his will to Children’s Hospital of Michigan. William Deal, who lived in the small New England town of Piermont, New Hampshire, never married and never had any children. Still, Deal, who died in October 2005 at the age of 84, was always proud of what his grandfather began and wanted to celebrate that vision. Like his grandfather, who was a Civil War veteran, Deal served in the U.S. military and shared Devendorf’s sense of obligation to the community. In fact, Deal was a founding member of Piermont’s Fire Standards and Training Emergency Medical Services and served as fire chief and police chief over the years. He was also a lifelong trustee of the Piermont library and an active member of the historical society and supported the Mt. Washington Observatory as well as the Humane Society. In his spare time he had numerous hobbies and liked to repair antique radios. Deal’s historically significant gift will go toward ensuring that the hospital continues to provide the very best care for children. And in the words of his grandfather so many years ago will help “surround the children with everything needed to make a hospital seem like home.” The entire Children’s staff is touched by William Deal’s gift – remembering Children’s Hospital of Michigan in tribute to his grandfather. 15 Ford SEO Division Races to Help Children’s BY kate Lawson or the past nine years the nearly 800 employees of Ford Motor Company’s Service Engineering Operations (SEO) get together for the Ford Pinecar Derby Race, their annual signature fundraiser to benefit local organizations. But this year the event, which was held in August, was particularly meaningful to Children’s Hospital of Michigan as over $50,000 was raised to help with the extensive and much-needed renovations for the waiting room in the pediatric hematology/oncology department. “We wanted to help Children’s in whatever they needed,” says Kimberly Palczynski, a quality assurance manager at Ford’s technical service hotline located in Allen Park, “and this year our employees were extremely generous.” “We have a one-day event, which is the actual Pinecar Derby and Vehicle Enthusiast Show and then we provide an online auction,” explains Palczynski who co-chaired the event along with Stacy Balzer, the hotline’s operations manager. “It’s like the Woodward Dream Cruise; employees bring their special cars and trucks, we have lunch and a bake sale and different car challenges. Typically, we raise about $20,000 on derby day but this year we shot to $45,000. Whoa! I never in a million years expected that!” Matt Green, an 11-year-old patient at Children’s helped play a major role in the event as a co-host. “I know he had to have a treatment that morning but he was there with his family and even raced in the derby,” Palczynski says describing the excitement as small wooden cars race on a wooden track. “His car even beat out the car of Jack Rousch, owner of Rousch Racing, who served as a grand marshal.” The pediatric hematology/oncology department is one of the busiest waiting rooms in Children’s, accommodating more than 7,000 visits each year. In fact, many of the patients and their families visit the clinic multiple times a week while undergoing lengthy treatment that can go on for months or even years. “The impact that a child’s illness and hospitalization can have on a family is significant,” says Palczynski. “We wanted to help provide a warm, inviting and fun area for them.” Palczynski used an effective marketing tool, taking the before pictures of the old waiting room, which has had only minor improvement since 1990,“so people could actually see where their money was going.” Thanks to the heartfelt generosity of the SEO employees, enough money was raised to include entertainment features such as TVs, DVD players and Touch 2 Play game systems, add more seating and re-upholster existing furniture, and offer games and toys that appeal to a variety of ages. “I was there in the waiting room when some of these items were delivered and I could see their surprise and happiness,” says Palczyniski who also credits the derby and online auction’s success to the great support from all the suppliers. “It was such a rewarding experience. There is nothing like it.” Natalie, 1 L-R Earl, Matthew, Christopher & Christine Green spent the day enjoying the derby race. 16 Children’s Celebrates 120 Years of Caring for Kids by Michael Hodges Employee Hattie Bradley-Jeter enjoys Family Fun Day with her grandchildren. From left to right are Daniella, 7; Dé Yauna, 7; and Armond, 6. hey don’t come much cuter than Maya Davis, 2, with her four curly top knots and a yellow barrette. On this particular Saturday morning, Maya’s father is pulling her in a red wagon around the Children’s Hospital of Michigan courtyard, where patients, staff and visitors are throwing a party to celebrate the hospital’s 120th birthday. Maya’s father, David Davis, explains that his little girl has sickle-cell anemia, and trips to the hospital are inevitable – and frequent. “Everything’s going well,” says the Detroit resident. “We’re just trying to get her fever down. But the staff on the sixth floor,” he adds, shaking his head and smiling, “is just excellent, both nurses and doctors.” Maya doesn’t say a word. She just ponders the festivities swirling around her with serious brown eyes. From its beginnings 120 years ago, Children’s Hospital has grown into a towering institution with 300 pediatric physicians and 500 pediatric nurses – a children’s hospital ranked in 2005 by U.S.News & World Report as one of the nation’s most outstanding. Hard to believe these days that when the “Children’s Free Hospital Association” got its first building all to itself in 1896 – underwritten by the beverage giant, Hiram Walker – it cost all of $125,000 for land and construction. But back to Saturday’s celebration. It’s a rocking affair, combining both birthday bash and the hospital’s Family Fun Day for employees and their kids. Patients in green hospital gowns line up with children in t-shirts and jeans to inspect the inside of a real-life ambulance, fire engine, and police car. There’s even a fearsome-looking Detroit Police armored personnel carrier, where an excited boy’s face suddenly pops up through the cockpit. Nearby, Tony the Tiger and a polar bear stroll the grounds, while a six-foot-tall lady bug ambles by doing his Queen Elizabeth wave to the crowds. “Have you seen the cake?” asks Herman Gray, M.D., president of Children’s Hospital of Michigan dressed this morning in t-shirt, jeans and a Detroit Tigers baseball cap. 17 And indeed, the chocolate cake with vanilla icing was well worth a look, constructed of 22 sheet cakes assembled by a team of volunteers who arrived at 5:30 that morning. Of the anniversary itself, he says, “It’s just fantastic. I was in the cafeteria looking at the historical timeline we have laid out, and at some of the doctors and nurses who’ve passed through. I’m humbled to be following them.” In today’s punishing medical environment, it’s reassuring to those who love the hospital to hear Gray point out that Children’s – despite the larger financial issues that have dogged the health care industry – has done very well thanks to payments, grants and donations. “Philanthropy plays a large part in ensuring the success and longevity of Children’s Hospital,” said Gray. This, of course, is of little interest to the kids bouncing on the inflated Moon Walk, or those watching – jaws almost resting on collar bones – as officers from the Detroit Police Special Response Team rappel down the sides of the CHM parking structure. One even descends upside down. Diane Schuler of Dearborn, who’s worked at Children’s as a registered nurse since 1965, surveys the 120 years with pride, and argues that CHM brings a particular spirit to its medical care that sets it apart. “This is a place where every child is accepted,” she says, “and respected for who they are.” That view is endorsed by Courtney Hillyard, the manager of Child Life Services – the group that advocates for and meets the emotional demands of children while they’re in the hospital. “I just think it’s phenomenal that this organization not only values treating the physical needs of children, but also their emotional and social needs,” she says. Such concerns are of no importance to leukemia patient Carlie Bowen, in line for the Home Run Derby golfball toss with hopes of winning a stuffed animal. Carlie, 4, was diagnosed April 10, explains her grandmother, Barbara Schock of Ypsilanti, and is at the hospital this weekend for a three-day stint of chemotherapy. “I know my granddaughter must be crazy,” Schock says, “because she just loves coming to the hospital. She loves her nurse and doctor. I’ve got the scrapbook to prove it.” Jordan, 4 18 Garden Fresh Gourmet Serves up Heartfelt Support by Kate Lawson s a cancer survivor, Dave Zilko has a special place in his heart for all cancer patients. Diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma more than six years ago, after a few weeks of radiation therapy, the father of two remains cancer free. “I’m one of the lucky ones, I was only grazed by the cancer bullet,” says Zilko, who is partner with Jack Aronson of Garden Fresh Gourmet, maker of the award-winning Garden Fresh Salsa and tortilla chips. But Zilko recalls a young man who was not as lucky, Justin Hermanson, who lost his battle with brain cancer in 2004. It’s Justin’s story that has prompted Zilko and Aronson to donate a portion of the proceeds of the company’s salsa sales to Children’s Hospital of Michigan and to become the major supporter of a healing garden to be built on the hospital grounds. “Justin was a cousin of one of Jack’s employees at the plant,” says Zilko recalling the story. “He was always telling Jack how much his young cousin liked machinery so Jack offered to give him a tour of Garden Fresh and see the operation. Justin had a good time and after that we became very close to him and his family.” In fact, Aronson was so moved by Justin’s plight that he began contributing a portion of the sales from his tortilla chips to Children’s. “We were donating money but we wanted to do something more,” says Zilko. So, earlier this year, Lynn Moore, major gifts officer at Children’s, gave Zilko and Aronson a tour of the hospital. “They asked us for a wish list and we talked about how important it was to have a special place for families and children to go for a respite,” says Moore. “That’s when we discussed the healing garden.” “Research studies have shown that having a quiet place to reflect is important for recovery,” said Herman Gray, M.D., president of Children’s Hospital of Michigan. “When kids are in the hospital, they don’t get to go outside, stick their feet in the grass or watch a bug on a tree. We wanted to be able to provide a real escape from the reality of what happens inside. We are tremendously grateful to Garden Fresh for supporting this effort.” “When Children’s suggested the healing garden we knew it was the right fit,” Zilko says. “This garden is so important for Children’s. They’re one of Kailee, 5 19 the only top pediatric hospitals in the country without a healing garden. We wanted to change that.” Indeed, they have by donating a portion of the salsa sales at all Costco stores and putting the Children’s Hospital of Michigan logo on all their salsa and chips products to increase awareness for the hospital. It’s Zilko and Aronson’s hope that other Michigan-based companies will follow suit in this important initiative to help the patients and families at Children’s. “Maybe we can even get branding for Children’s,” says Zilko. “Anything we can do to increase the visibility for Children’s is what we want.” Moore says she is so impressed with what Garden Fresh is doing. “In our business we have to go out and find the money to fund projects,” she says. “It’s rare that a business will come to us. They have been awesome, they are so generous and so humble. They just want to help.” Garden Fresh Gourmet is in the esteemed company of other Michiganbased firms, Albert Kahn Associates, Inc., which is designing the garden and Pewabic Pottery, which will create beautiful tiles especially for this project, incorporating patients’ hand prints as a permanent monument. Ground was broken for the 20,000 square foot garden in September and it will officially open in 2007. “Our goal is for other hospitals to say ‘Wow!’ and for other companies to get on board,” says Zilko. “As far as I’m concerned you can never have too much awareness.” L-R Jack Baker, M.D., Trevor Aronson (Jack’s son) and Herman Gray, M.D. break ground on the healing garden. 20 Kids Helping Kids Teenager Chooses Children’s Hospital of Michigan for Bat Mitzvah Project by Marcy Hayes Jordan Kay, 13, created pillows for patients at Children’s Hospital. ordyn Kay has always found her own way, taken her own path. In her fourth year of competitive dance she is full of energy, thrives on creativity and lives a life her mother Amy admits is a pretty terrific one. And at only 13, Jordyn has the perspective to recognize her good fortune. When the requirements of Jordyn’s bat mitzvah called for her to do a special good deed or kindness for another, Jordyn decided to help the patients at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Jordyn had no experience with Children’s; she had simply heard that the hospital worked with the sickest children, and if those were the children with the greatest need, those were the ones she wanted to help. Amy Kay says she wasn’t remotely surprised when her daughter revealed her plan to make 20 no-sew pillows for patients at Children’s. The fact that Jordyn’s project was unique among her friends and devoured more time and space than anyone else’s is “100 percent Jordyn.” “She’s very empathetic,” Amy says. While she’s never been sick, she realized the need that ailing children have for something soothing: “Jordyn still has her baby blanket.” An 8th grader at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, Jordyn enjoys anything theatrical – not just dancing, but also singing and acting. Maybe, she says, she’ll make her living that way. Or maybe she’ll become a manager, which is less glamorous but also interests her. She hopes to sort it all out while attending Stanford University. For her bat mitzvah, Jordyn made 10 no-sew pillows for girls and 10 for boys, a process that involves twisting and braiding instead of stitching. Amy says she was thrilled to see the evidence of her daughter’s imagination and persistence, and didn’t even mind the months her family room was covered in mounds of fleece. “I just wanted to make someone feel better,” explains Jordyn. “I’m pretty happy, and I wanted to do something really personal. I thought making the pillows was a good idea.” The patients who receive Jordyn’s pillows may never know the story behind them, but she says that’s okay. All they need to know is that they’re a bit more comfortable. 21 New Campaign Touts Children’s Superior Service Is – Just For Them very thing we do, everything we say, the reason we exist is to take care of kids. This is the most important message of the new marketing campaign recently launched by Children’s Hospital of Michigan. The campaign includes radio advertisements telling real stories of patients and their families and the remarkable treatment provided to these kids by Children’s pediatric medical and surgical specialists. It primarily targets moms as health care decision makers for the family and also includes network and cable television, outdoor and print advertising, special programming and event sponsorships. Lori Mouton, Children’s corporate director of integrated marketing, points out that “We are the first hospital in Michigan created exclusively for children, with 120 years of expertise. While most hospitals see a few dozen kids a week, our doctors treat hundreds.” The new campaign reinforces the idea that care in a children’s hospital – the one with the most experience in the state – is clearly different than having your child treated anywhere else. “We are here just for children, ‘just for them’ which is the theme line of the new campaign.” As Mouton puts it, at Children’s, every doctor specializes in children and most every patient is a child. When it comes to care for your child, do you want the closest hospital, or the best?” she asks. The first flight of the campaign began in late September and will run through year-end. Watch and listen for our new advertisements on these stations during the morning drive time: WYCD 99.5 FM; WNIC 100.3 FM; WMXD 92.3 FM; WKQI 95.5 FM; WEMK 105.9 FM; WDRQ 93.1 FM; and Channel 2 (Fox), Channel 4 (NBC), Channel 7 (ABC) and target cable stations. 22 Childrens’ Holiday Program Helps Families Celebrate the Season by Marcy Hayes This program would not be possible without the generosity of our donors. For more information about the program, contact the social work department at 313-745-5281. s the mother of a 9-year-old boy, Jacqueline Reid of Detroit already had her hands full. Then, in August 2005, her mother died, leaving Reid to raise three siblings – her brothers, 14 and 10, and an 8-year-old sister so forlorn that she asked, “can I call you Mama?” During the holidays, Reid was strapped. When the Adopt-a-Family program at Children’s Hospital of Michigan contacted her offering help, she was relieved. She didn’t ask for anything extravagant, says Janet Nunn, the Children’s Hospital social worker who created Adopt-a-Family. Just some small toys for the kids, and maybe a bicycle they could all share. But the family that “adopted” Jacqueline and her family had a better idea: a bicycle for each child, clothes, winter coats and plenty of toys. “Adopt-a-Family made our Christmas special,” says Reid, 38. “We’ll never forget it.” That’s exactly what Nunn had in mind when she looked at the 20-plus families she was working with in November 1992. These were children with special medical needs and unique circumstances, mostly being raised by grandparents who had little left in the financial tank. Nunn approached fellow Children’s staffers and wrote to community groups and schools asking them to each adopt one of the children for the holidays. Thankfully – but not surprisingly – the responses came racing back. Even individual families took interest in helping other families. One way or another, the kids were all touched that winter by the spirit of the season. Fourteen years later, the Adopt-a-Family program helps more than 200 families each year who receive services at Children’s celebrate the holidays. This is all thanks to Children’s generous donors including individual families, corporations, schools, community groups and hospital employees. “Donors have always been more than generous,” Nunn says. “They have given everything from beds to a brand new dining room set.” Eventually, she had to set a schedule for drop-offs and pickups because donations outstripped the space to hold them. A number of toy drives – and Nunn is always open to more – donate their goods to Children’s. Families that aren’t specifically matched with a donor are provided with donations from the toy drive and gift certificates. No child enrolled in the program is left without a gift. Nunn’s favorite Adopt-a-Family story involves a boy too ill to go home for the holidays. Ailing but at least warm at Children’s, he put only one thing on his wish list: a furnace for his family’s house. And through the now-legendary generosity of a donor, that’s what his family received. “We are embraced by the community and the staff here at Children’s. Everyone enjoys working with this program,” Nunn says. By September, she already had a list of volunteers. “Of course, I have families’ names already, too. But it will all work out. Thank goodness, it always does.” Janet Nunn 23 Celebrate the holidays while helping Children’s at the same time. The 2006 card design expresses a peaceful message and tells everyone on your holiday card list that you support the well being of children and their families. To purchase Children’s Hospital of Michigan holiday cards, call the hospital auxiliary at 313-745-0962. In 1984 at age 2 1/2, Novi native Cathy Way was admitted to Children’s Hospital of Michigan with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Today the 25year-old University of Michigan graduate is living in Meriden, Connecticut. with her husband, Lucas and two cats, Rummy and Uno and is working as a process engineer for Cytec Industries’ Resins plant in nearby Wallingford. “But my heart will always be with Children’s,” says Way. “They took such wonderful care of me. I had intense chemotherapy for 6 weeks and went into remission. Then I continued chemotherapy for three years.” Way, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering goes back to Children’s every year for checkups. “I always make sure I stop in and say hello to everyone,” she says. She also has spent the past 12 years as a camp counselor at Special Days, a camp for cancer patients as well as their siblings. “I always want to be involved with that, I went there as a kid and now I want to give back,” she says. “It’s so important to me. I’m doing really well now and I formed some special bonds with other cancer survivors. We get together every year and celebrate what we have.” THEN & NOW Then and Now: Former Patient Cathy Way 24 Executive Staff Herman B. Gray, M.D., M.B.A., President Lynne Thomas Gordon, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer Jeffrey M. Devries, M.D., Vice President, Medical Affairs Luanne M. Ewald, Vice President, Business Development, Strategic Planning and Ambulatory Services Rhonda Foster, Ed.D., M.P.H., M.S., R.N., Vice President, Patient Care Chad Grant Vice President, Professional Services Joseph T. Scallen Vice President, Finance Patrick R. Kelly, Vice President, Development Medical Staff Chiefs Herman B. Gray, M.D., M.B.A. President Bonita Stanton, M.D. Pediatrician-In-Chief Michael D. Klein, M.D. Surgeon-In-Chief J. Michael Zerin, M.D. Chief of Pediatric Imaging Mary Lu Angelilli, M.D. Chief of Staff Jeffrey M. Devries, M.D. Vice President, Medical Affairs Ibrahim F. Abdulhamid, M.D. Chief of Pulmonary Medicine Jacob V. Aranda, M.D. Chief of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Basim I. Asmar, M.D. Chief of Infectious Diseases Erawati V. Bawle, M.B.B.S. Chief of Genetic and Metabolic Disorders Harry T. Chugani, M.D. Chief of Neurology Marc L. Cullen, M.D. Chief of Pediatric Surgery Edward R. Dabrowski, M.D., Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation Board of Trustees Chandra Edwin, M.D. Chief of General Pediatrics Chandra Edwin, M.D. Interim Chief of Endocrinology Mohammad F. El-Baba, M.D. Chief of Gastroenterology Russell Faust, M.D., Ph.D. Chief of Otolaryngology Howard S. Fischer, M.D. Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine David Grignon, M.D. Chief of Pathology Steven D. Ham, D.O. Chief of Neurosurgery Joseph M. Hildebrand, D.D.S. Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Richard A. Humes, M.D. Chief of Cardiology Stephen R. Knazik, D.O., M.B.A. Chief of Emergency Medicine Jeanne M. Lusher, M.D. Co-Chief of Hematology and Oncology Tej K. Mattoo, M.D. Chief of Nephrology Ellen C. Moore, M.D. Chief of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology Yaddanapudi Ravindranath, M.D. Co-Chief of Hematology and Oncology Richard A. K. Reynolds, M.D. Chief of Orthopaedics John D. Roarty, M.D. Chief of Ophthalmology David R. Rosenberg, M.D. Chief of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Arlene A. Rozzelle, M.D. Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Ashok P. Sarnaik, M.D. Chief of Critical Care Medicine Seetha Shankaran, M.D. Chief of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine James P. Stenger, D.D.S. Chief of Dentistry Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II, Chairperson Mr. William M. Wetsman, Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Jonathon Aaron Mr. Maurice J. Beznos Mr. James F. Carr, Jr. Larry Fleischmann, M.D. Mrs. Stuart Frankel Mr. Daniel Gilbert Mr. John Ginopolis Contact Information: Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation 3911 Beaubien St. Detroit, MI 48201-9932 (313) 964-1300 Patrick R. Kelly Executive Director Henry L. Walters III, M.D. Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery Maria M. Zestos, M.D. Chief of Anesthesiology Board of Trustees *John D. Baker, M.D., Chairperson *Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II, Vice-Chairperson *Mrs. Stuart Frankel *Mr. Frank Couzens, Jr., Treasurer *Mary Lu Angelilli, M.D. Mr. Tony Antone Mr. Eugene Applebaum Ms. Elaine Baker Mr. Maurice J. Beznos *Mr. Robert H. Bluestein Mrs. Mayme Dunigan *Mr. Douglas M. Etkin *Mrs. Luanne Ewald Ms. Joanne B. Faycurry *The Honorable Bernard Friedman Mr. Matthew Friedman *The Honorable Hilda Gage Mrs. Erica Ward Gerson Mr. John Ginopolis *Mrs. Norman Gjostein *Herman B. Gray, M.D., M.B.A. Ms. Patricia Heftler Mrs. Richard Helppie Reverend Nicholas Hood, III *Mr. Joseph G. Horonzy Mr. Arthur B. Hudson *Mr. Gilbert Hudson Mrs. Jane Iacobelli Anne-Maré Ice, M.D. Mrs. Josephine Kessler *Mr. Nick A. Khouri *Michael D. Klein, M.D. Mrs. Arthur Kleinpell *Mr. Robert C. Larson *Mr. Edward C. Levy, Jr. Mr. John G. Levy Mr. Brian Hermelin Mrs. Judy Kramer Mr. Jack Krasula Mr. Edward C. Levy, Jr. Jeanne M. Lusher, M.D. Mr. Jonathan K. Maples Mrs. Rita Margherio Mrs. Anita Masters Penta Mr. Dick Purtan Ms. Patricia Rodzik Mr. Jatinder-Bir Sandhu Mrs. Lawrence R. Marantette *Mrs. Florine Mark Ms. Alyssa Martina *Mrs. Jane E. Mills Mr. Charles R. O’Brien *Mr. David K. Page *Mr. Michael C. Porter *Mrs. Gloria W. Robinson Mr. Bruce H. Rosen Ashok Sarnaik, M.D. Mr. Aaron H. Sherbin *Thomas L. Slovis, M.D. *Bonita Stanton, M.D. Alan Woodliff, Ph.D. *Mr. George A. Wrigley * Executive Committee Honorary Board 2006 Mrs. Henry T. Bodman Mrs. Warren Coville Mrs. Charles T. Fisher III Mr. William R. Halling Mr. William P. MacKinnon Mrs. Lynn A. Townsend Mrs. David D. Williams Advisory Board 2006 The Honorable Trudy DunCombe Archer Alexa I. Canady, M.D. Mr. Leslie Colburn Mrs. Julie Fisher Cummings Mr. Alan W. Frank Mr. Martin Goldman Mr. James Grosfeld Mr. Joseph C. Murphy Mr. Thomas L. Schoenith Mrs. Samuel Valenti III Mrs. Gerald E. Warren Hannah, 8 25 hildren’s Hospital of Michigan meets the highest national standards set for medical and nursing staff, hospital personnel and patient care. Our young patients and their families are assured the finest medical care and the highest quality of hospital services. Children’s Hospital of Michigan is a member of the Detroit Medical Center, the academic health system for Wayne State University, and is affiliated with Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, College of Nursing, and College of Pharmacy and Allied Health. Children’s Hospital of Michigan is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Accredited by the American College of Surgeons as a Level 1 trauma center and as a regional poison control center by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. The hospital is certified by the Health Care Finance Administration (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act) and licensed by the Michigan Department of Community Health. Pediatric Endowed Chairs and professorships The Marion I. Barnhart, Ph.D. Endowed Chair in Thrombosis Hemostasis Research Jeanne M. Lusher, M.D., Incumbent The Frank Bicknell, M.D. Endowed Chair of Pediatric Urology The Carls Foundation Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology The Frankel Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuroscience Research Thomas L. Babb, Ph.D., Incumbent The Georgie Ginopolis Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cancer and Hematology Yaddanapudi Ravindranath, M.D., Incumbent The Miriam L. Hamburger Endowed Chair of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Research David R. Rosenberg, M.D., Incumbent The Helppie Endowed Professorship for Urban Pediatric Health and Research Vincent J. Palusci, M.D., M.S., Incumbent The Arvin I. Philippart, M.D. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgical Research and Research in Solid Tumors of Childhood Michael D. Klein, M.D., Incumbent The Rosalie and Bruce Rosen Family Endowed Chair for Tourette Syndrome and Related Neurological Disorders Research Harry T. Chugani, M.D., Incumbent The Schotanus Family Endowed Chair of Pediatrics Bonita F. Stanton, M.D., Incumbent The Elizabeth Schotanus Endowed Professorship in Pediatric Nursing Linda A. Lewandowski, Ph.D., R.N., Incumbent The Peter Schotanus Endowed Professorship of Pediatric Neurosurgery Steven D. Ham D.O., Incumbent The Carman & Ann Adams Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research William D. Lyman, Ph.D., Incumbent Dr. and Mrs. David Barker Endowed Professorship in Pediatric Imaging The Samuel and Louis Hamburger Foundation Endowed Chair in Child Psychiatry The Ring Screw Textron Endowed Chair In Pediatric Cancer Research Jeffrey W. Taub, M.D., Incumbent The Janis & William Wetsman Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Tasha, 6 Nonprofit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Detroit MI Permit No. 4772 3901 Beaubien St. Detroit, Michigan 48201-2196 Would you like a chance to place a personal message on the scoreboard at Joe Louis Arena during a Detroit Red Wings home or college hockey game? Purchase a wish from the Red Wings Wish Club and you can surprise a loved one with a birthday, anniversary or special message and support Children’s Hospital of Michigan at the same time. Marriage proposals may be delivered by either text on the scoreboard or “live” from the Zamboni tunnel during the game. Wishes range from $50 - $250 and all proceeds benefit patient care at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. All wishes must be received by noon, at least three days prior to game time. For more information, or to reserve your wish, please contact the Red Wings Wish Club at (313) 745-5024. For more information or to reserve your wish, please contact the Red Wings Wish Club at 313-745-5024. DETROIT RED WINGS 2007 SCHEDULE REGULAR SEASON JAN Tue 2 ANAHEIM Thu 4 @ San Jose Sat 6 @ Los Angeles Sun 7 @ Anaheim Tue 9 @ Colorado 7:30pm 10:30pm 10:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm FEB Fri 2 ST. LOUIS 7:30pm Mon 5 @ NY Rangers 7:00pm Wed 7 PHOENIX 7:30pm Thu 8 @ St. Louis 8:00pm Sun 11 CALGARY 6:00pm Mon 12 @ Philadelphia 7:00pm Wed 14 @ Dallas 8:30pm Sat 17 @ Phoenix 9:00pm Wed 21 CHICAGO 7:30pm Fri 23 EDMONTON 7:30pm Sat 24 @ Nashville 8:00pm Tue 27 @ Chicago 8:30pm MARFri 2 CHICAGO 7:30pm Sun 4 COLORADO 12:30pm Tue 6 NASHVILLE 7:30pm Fri 9 LOS ANGELES 7:30pm Sun 11 BOSTON 12:30pm Tue 13 @ Nashville 8:00pm Wed 14 NASHVILLE 7:30pm Sat 17 @ Vancouver 10:00pm Tue 20 @ Calgary 9:00pm Thu 22 COLUMBUS 7:30pm Sat 24 ST. 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