Winter 2012 - Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation

The Siskin
Hospital
pirit
Winter 2012
A dive from a cliff
LEAVES YOUNG
MAN PARALYZED
and fighting his
way back
Introducing
NEW PROGRAM
AT THE FITNESS
CENTER
physicians can refer
patients to Get Fit RX
Caring People.
Changing Lives.
www.SiskinRehab.org
the
Main
idea
by Robert Main,
CEO Siskin Hospital
I am proud to announce that Siskin Hospital has
recently been accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for a
period of three years in the following programs:
Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs- Hospital
(Adults, Children, Adolescents)
Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs- Hospital
Brain Injury Program (Adults)
Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs- Hospital
Stroke Specialty Program (Adults)
Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs- Skilled
Nursing (Adults).
CARF International is an independent, nonprofit
accreditor of health and human services. Siskin
Hospital holds the listed accreditations through
November 2014, and is the only area rehabilitation
hospital to be accredited by CARF. CARF describes
these high level achievements as an indication of
Siskin Hospital’s dedication and commitment to
improving the quality of lives in the patients that are
served. Services, personnel and documentation
clearly indicate an established pattern of practice
excellence. We request the CARF survey, inviting
the surveyors to critique and evaluate the hospital
on the standards of excellence that CARF upholds
for its accreditations.
CARF’s report continues to describe Siskin
Hospital as an organization that provides quality
rehabilitation to the persons served in a very
attractive, spacious and clean facility. The treatment
team is composed of well-qualified, dedicated
individuals who are committed to the vision and
mission of Siskin Hospital.
Siskin Hospital is the only facility in the
Chattanooga area to offer patients dedicated Brain
Injury and Stroke Units. The Brain Injury and Stroke
Units offer treatment programs that are specifically
designed to treat patients who have suffered a
brain injury or stroke, with an expert treatment team
and continuum of care that encourages the best
outcomes possible.
We are very proud of the CARF accreditations
and aim to continue serving our patients and their
families with the best rehabilitation care in the
region. We are committed to excellence and aim to
continue as Chattanooga’s first
choice for physical
rehabilitation.
Siskin Hospital for
Physical Rehabilitation
Main Campus:
One Siskin Plaza
Chattanooga, TN 37403
www.SiskinRehab.org
423.634.1200
Siskin Hospital Therapy Services
Outpatient Locations:
Cleveland
East Brainerd
Downtown - Main Campus Signal
Mountain
Erlanger at
Volkswagen
Drive - Opening
in 2012
Please call 423.634.1400 to schedule
your outpatient appointment. Siskin Hospital Support Groups:
Amputee Support Group
Chattanooga Area Brain Injury Association Support Group
Epilepsy Foundation Support Group
Lymphedema Support Group
Parkinson’s Disease Support Group
Stroke Support Group
Please visit www.SiskinRehab.org for more
information on the Support Groups.
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Hospital news by sending your contact information to
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Board of Directors:
John F. Boxell, M.D., Chairman
Judith E. Britain, Vice Chair
Lawrence M. Richey, Treasurer
Robert O. Best, Secretary
Robert P. Main, President
Hugh P. Brown, M.D.
Richard L. Brown, Jr., Ed.D.
James W. Cecil
Rose E. Decosimo, C.P.A.
William C. Matheney, C.P.A.
Robert A. Maxwell, M.D.
Marshal D. Mize
Frederick W. Obear, Ph.D.
Robert H. Siskin
Contents:
Cutler Cole (continued)
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Fitness Center Introduces
New Program 4
Rachel Halter: Area’s Only
Certified Brain Injury Specialist 5
Government Funding Cuts
Can Greatly Impact
Rehabilitation6
Donor Appreciation
7
Possibilities 2012
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Your donations provide hope & make a difference in our patient’s lives!
Y
oung man
is paralyzed
following backflip off a 47 foot cliff
S
by Lindsay Wyatt
tanding on the edge of the Hidden Harbor
cliffs at Chickamauga Lake, Cutler Cole
decided to jump 47 feet into the water below. He
did a smooth backflip, only to land in the
water on his neck. Cutler knew something
was very wrong, and after trying
to swim, he realized that he
couldn’t move. Thankfully,
Cutler’s friend was in the water
only 10 yards away and was
able to pull him to the boat for
safety, ultimately saving his
life.
This strong, 16-year-old
Cross Country runner at
Signal Mountain High
School was now left
with an unknown
future. Cutler broke
his C5 and C6
vertebra, had a
bruised lung and
bruised spinal
cord. He ultimately
underwent a
fusion surgery of
his back and hip.
After a week in
the hospital,
Cutler arrived
at Siskin
Hospital
for his
Inpatient
rehabilitation.
“It was like the
heavens opened
up,” Cutler’s
mother, Patti
Cole, explained
when thinking
of their arrival at
Siskin Hospital.
“It’s every
Cutler Cole with his family (l to r): Richard
mother’s worst
(dad), Emilee (sister), and Patti (mom).
nightmare to
have something like this happen, and God orchestrated
everyone to help Cutler and our family get through this.”
After spending one week as an Inpatient, Cutler made
incredible improvements and was able to go home. He
continued his Outpatient therapy at Siskin Hospital with
the goal of being able to return to school and sports.
Although Cutler had to wear a neck brace at the start of
school, he and his family felt incredibly blessed for the
miraculous recovery he had. He now has full movement
and, although he cannot participate in sports like he previously did, Cutler is a walking miracle.
Cutler’s mother was getting ready to celebrate her 50th
birthday, and insisted that the party invitation requested
for no one to bring her a birthday present. Instead,
knowing presents would arrive, she asked that her family
and friends make a donation that could be given to Siskin
Hospital in Cutler’s honor. Patti’s 50th birthday brought
in an impressive $2,500 in donations!
The Cole family decided they wanted to use the money to
purchase a piece of rehabilitation equipment. A Sci-Fit
Recumbent Stepper was purchased in Cutler’s honor and
is now available for others to use during their rehabilitation care. The stepper helps use muscles that are more
similar to walking and is a very effective piece of equipment. Siskin Hospital was involved in helping the Sci-Fit
company design the seats specifically for rehabilitation
patients. The Cole family’s generosity is much appreciated with a piece of equipment that many patients are able
to benefit from using. Patti described that, “being able to
make this donation makes me so happy!”
Continued on page 4
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Cutler to be honored
at Possibilities
Luncheon
Continued from page 3
To hear Cutler’s story in person, we
invite you to join us for the 9th annual
Possibilities Luncheon, where
Cutler will be featured in a heartwarming video as a 2012 patient honoree.
Cutler will also meet the Possibilities
featured speaker, Chris Waddell, who
also suffered a spinal cord injury and
went on to become one of the greatest
Paralympic skiers in history, as well as
the first paraplegic to climb Mt.
Kilimanjaro.
For more information on seeing
Cutler’s story at Possibilities, please
call 423.634.1208 or visit
www.SiskinRehab.org. Siskin
Hospital greatly appreciates the
support of the Cole family and would
like to encourage you to give to patients
in need. Visit the website today for
donation opportunities.
New Year...
New Location for
We are excited to announce that our
offsite Therapy Services location in East
Brainerd has moved to a new, updated
facility with over 2,800 square feet of
rehabilitative therapy space.
The new location opened on January 2 at
1605 Gunbarrel Road, Suites A & B,
in East Brainerd.
The new space was designed for
rehabilitation and will offer a full range of
outpatient rehabilitation services,
varying from Physical Therapy services
for orthopedic injuries, such as shoulder
and knee pain, to Speech Therapy and
Pelvic Floor services. It features three
private treatment rooms, as well as a
private suite for Pelvic Floor and Incontinence Therapy. It also has 42 parking
spaces and special handicap parking.
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The Medically Supervised Fitness
Program at the Fitness Center at
Siskin Hospital
The Get Fit RX Program is a medically supervised fitness program at
the Fitness Center that is designed for anyone who has been under
the care of a physician and needs to improve their health and fitness.
The Fitness Center’s staff of trained Exercise Physiologists will
provide the education and assistance that is required to start down
the path toward a healthier life.
Plus, the referring doctor will be informed on their patients’ progress,
making sure participants are learning to safely pursue health and
fitness goals!
The Get Fit RX Program costs only $1 per day, totaling $60 for 60
days.
Meet with Medical Fitness Professionals in small group
settings two times per week for 60 days.
Complete one full workout session per week to practice skills taught in the small groups.
Participants receive discounts on Personal Training,
Massages and Membership Rates.
Participants have full access to the Fitness Center facility
and amenities.
For more information on Get Fit RX, please call the Fitness
Center at 634.1234 or visit www.SiskinRehab.org.
60 days to healthier
living for only $60!
Siskin Hospital’s Rachel Halter
is region’s ONLY Certified Brain Injury Specialist
by Lindsay Wyatt
Rachel Halter, CBIS, Occupational Therapist at Siskin Hospital,
recently spoke at the Tennessee
Occupational Therapy Association (TNOTA) Annual Conference in Nashville on the topic
of de-escalating agitated brain
injury patients.
TNOTA’s Annual Conference gathers over 100
Occupational Therapists throughout the state to provide
continuing education and discussion opportunities. Halter
presented to over 70 therapists and discussed a variety
of de-escalating techniques that encourage an overall
understanding of the person’s behavior and explain how to
observe, interpret and predict their behavioral outcomes.
She also discussed that intervention can help when dealing with a crisis management situation. Halter explained
some general techniques that encourage the responder
to stay calm, practice active listening, orientate a patient’s
surroundings, set limits for the patient and redirect attention to help decrease overall agitation for patients who
have sustained a brain injury.
In addition to speaking at the TNOTA Conference, Halter
is currently the region’s only Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS). She earned the voluntary certification from the
Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists by passing
their challenging exam in May 2011. The CBIS certifica-
tion allows Halter to continue expanding her knowledge of
treatment options and issues concerning brain injuries.
“Rachel’s enthusiasm for and expertise with the treatment
of brain injuries makes her a valuable resource for our staff,
patients and their caregivers,” Amy Burba, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy Supervisor at Siskin Hospital, stated.
She now provides patients with a more advanced knowledge of brain injury treatments, while also serving patients,
their families and the staff at Siskin Hospital as a valuable
liaison to the national brain injury treatment community.
Halter explains, “Earning the CBIS certification demonstrates that Siskin Hospital is committed to advancing
individuals to provide the highest quality of knowledge and
treatment for our patients.”
Halter has earned her Bachelors and Masters in Science
of Occupational Therapy from Brenau University. She has
been employed with Siskin Hospital for seven years, where
she continues her involvement with the Chattanooga Brain
Injury Association (CABIA) for the last five years.
CABIA is a non-profit organization housed within Siskin
Hospital that provides educational and community resources for brain injury patients and their families. Halter currently serves as the 1st Vice President and continues to serve
on the Board of Directors, as she has done for the last four
years. Halter previously held the 2nd Vice President and
Secretary Positions for CABIA.
Siskin Hospital is the ONLY Rehabilitation Hospital
in the Region to Offer:
A Specialized Brain Injury Unit (with secured, monitored beds)
A Specialized Stroke Unit
Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Inpatient Lymphedema Program
Siskin Hospital is also the area’s only CARF accredited rehabilitation
facility and the only inpatient rehabilitation facility with multiple
outpatient locations.
Siskin Hospital’s spacious, private rooms are
another great feature. Patients call also choose
to stay in one of two private pay mini suites.
Siskin Hospital’s SubAcute Unit ranked
among the best by US News & World Report
Siskin Hospital’s SubAcute Unit is ranked as one of the nation’s best nursing homes for
2011 by US News and World Report. The report reviewed 15,000 nursing homes and
listed Siskin Hospital’s SubAcute Unit as one of only nine in the state of Tennessee with a
5 Star overall rating and 5 Stars in 2 out of 3 categories!
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When Rehab is cut....
Y ou hurt too!
by Lee Woodruff (2008 Possibilities Speaker, Disability Advocate
and Co-Author of “In An Instant”)
Gabby Gifford’s
amazing story
and the release
of her book and
home video have
put rehabilitation medicine
and its heroic
professionals-the doctors,
nurses and
therapists -- temporarily in the
public eye. But
I have no doubt
it will soon fall
back in the shadows of public consciousness.
Medical rehabilitation isn’t sexy. There’s no rush of the
emergency room -- no gurneys or defibrillators or physicians
yelling orders in an environment of barely-controlled chaos.
There’s no discovering cures or fashioning a human heart
out of stem cells. And, while George Clooney would make
a handsome rehabilitation physician on TV, the networks
aren’t lining up to film a pilot involving a rehab hospital.
Rehabilitation does not provide instant results; rather, it
is a long, hard road. It is a near-relentless struggle over
the course of weeks, months, and even years to help an
individual who has been severely injured get back as close
as possible to where they were before their injury. It can
involve countless hours of hard work and determination just
to remember the word for an apple, to gain the motor skills
to hold a fork, and the ability to dress oneself again.
It’s a journey that most often involves families and friends.
It is a road that my children and I walked with my husband
Bob when he was severely injured by a roadside bomb in
Iraq. But consider this: at some point every one of us will
need expert rehabilitation care for a loved one or ourselves.
How many of us know someone who has been in a car accident, or had a stroke, or broken a hip? As I move through
my 50s, I’m more keenly aware of my own pressing mortality, the fact that anything can happen to myself, my loved
ones and my family members. It’s simply a fact of life.
It was impossible not to think of our own journey when I
watched the home video of Rep. Gabby Giffords working
hard and making such great strides. Many things are
possible on the journey of recovery. I see them at work
every day with Bob. But none of my husband’s
achievements and his “getting back to himself” would
have been possible without rehab.
Sadly, the type of quality medical rehabilitation care that
Bob and Rep. Gabby Giffords needed -- and the type of care
that you or your loved ones may need in the future -- is at
significant risk due to current proposals in Washington
proposed as part of deficit reduction. These cuts will reduce
patient access to care and threaten the viability of rehabilitation providers. Thousands of people in need of medical
rehabilitation will no longer receive these services. Training
as well as therapists and medical jobs will be cut -- hospitals
will have no choice.
Patients in rehabilitation hospitals are often at their most
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Article courtesy of http://www.leewoodruff.com/blog/2011/12/4/
when-rehab-medicine-is-cut-you-hurt-too.html
vulnerable. It’s an emotional and scary time, usually following an injury, sudden event or illness. Most Americans
already face very real limitations on their access to inpatient
and outpatient rehabilitation care -- their insurance runs
out or benefits stop before their treatment needs end. The
average insurance plan for traumatic brain injury covers six
weeks of rehab. That barely begins to scratch the surface of
an injury that can take years to heal.
Patients and their families should not unfairly bear the burden of balancing the federal budget. Cheaper is not better.
Who would ever choose to see their catastrophically hurt
loved one in a nursing home instead of a rehab hospital? But
that will be the result if these cuts are approved.
Talk with these people, as well as our returning wounded
veterans, about how overwhelming the access and financial challenges can be. At a time when our population is
aging and returning veterans are in need of services in
their local communities, services will be slashed or
eliminated. Rehab is darn hard work -- placing
challenging policy and additional access obstacles in
front of these patients are not in anyone’s interest.
It’s easy to put medical rehabilitation at the back-of-the-bus
in medicine. But we need to fight cuts that will eliminate access to high quality care for your spouse, your grandmother,
and your child. Otherwise, society and each of us will pay in
many unanticipated ways, including higher costs, reduced
quality of life for the disabled, and higher levels of intense
stress for families and caregivers.
Rehab saves lives and families. It saved mine. In my lowest moments, it was the energy, motivation, expertise, and
commitment of the professionals and caregivers in rehab
hospitals that got me through. I have a very clear memory
of walking onto the floor of Bob’s inpatient rehab hospital,
my spirits at their lowest ebb. I had run out of gas, and my
shoulders were hunched in a C-curve. A voice piped up from
behind the desk. “Come with me Mrs. Woodruff,” the young
physical therapist commanded. She shut the door behind
her tiny office, “has anyone asked you how you are today?”
she inquired, as I burst into tears of gratitude and release.
She then proceeded to give me a ten-minute shoulder massage that I will never forget. Her kindness and compassion
humbled me that day. And it lifted me up. She had extended
her care beyond simply focusing on the patient and offered
it to an exhausted caregiver. That’s just a tiny slice of the
magic that takes place in rehab hospitals. We can’t allow
these much needed resources to be vastly diminished.
With the skills and support of the therapists, nurses, doctors
and caregivers in medical rehabilitation
hanging in the balance, I want to lend
my voice to wake Washington
up. It may not be
sexy, but it’s
a critical one.
Thanks
Siskin Hospital is grateful to all of our donors, who are such a vital part of helping us change lives every
day. The following contributions have been received during the period March 1, 2011 through December
31, 2011. Gifts and pledges received after December 31, 2011 will appear in the next issue of the Siskin
Hospital Spirit. The donor listing for the entire fiscal year, as well as donors for Possibilities and the Golf
Classic, are also available on the Siskin Hospital website. We regret any ommissions on this list.
Friends of Siskin Hospital
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Abramson
Ace Hardware
Dr. Adele Ackell
Ms. Deborah L. Alper
Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Anderson
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Balli
Mr. and Mrs. Voron H. Baughan
Ms. Carolyn Sue Beavert
Mrs. Mary M. Benton
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Berg, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thilo H. Best
Ms. Mary Jane Blancett
Dr. and Mrs. Lonnie R. Boaz, III
Dr. and Mrs. Walter M. Boehm
Ms. Helen Parham Bowyer
Mr. and Mrs. David Britain
Mrs. Carol J. Browder
Mr. Robert H. Caldwell
Mrs. Herbert L. Cartwright, Jr.
Estate of Frances C. Cole
Dr. and Mrs. David C. Conner
Mr. Robert H. Copeland
Senator Robert P. Corker, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Horton Corwin
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Currin
Mr. and Mrs. Steven F. Dobson
Dr. and Mrs. J. Reuben Dubrow
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Dunbar
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J. Dyer
Dr. and Mrs. George S. Edwards, Jr.
Mrs. Helen Exum
Ms. Stephanie B. Felker
Ms. Margaret F. Finley
Mr. Everett J. Fisher, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Fogo, Sr.
Ms. Jane Freuler
Estate of Nora C. Frey
Mr. John E. Fry
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander S. Fulop
Grandview Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Groves
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Guffey, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Halstead
Dr. Jane W. Harbaugh
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Harness
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Hayes
Ms. Frances Hollingsworth
Mrs. Bryce R. Holt, Jr.
Mr. James Lebron Hyde
Mr. J. Fred Johnson, Jr.
Mr. Lewis F. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Jump
Mr. and Mrs. James Eng Jung
Dr. Daniel Kennedy
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Klinefelter
Mr. and Mrs. Ben S. Landress
Mr. and Mrs. Eric W. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Lee
Mrs. Marilyn Lloyd
Mrs. Thomas A. Lupton, Jr.
Mr. Robert P. Main
Mr. and Mrs. David K. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. William C. McClain
Dr. and Mrs. J. Edward McKinney
Mr. and Mrs. David L. McLain
Dr. and Mrs. John T. McSpadden
MICO Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Sam E. Miles, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Minor, III
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Park
Mr. Barry Parker
Ms. Roseline Porte
Mr. and Mrs. Herman E. Posey
Ms. Chalbert R. Potter
Mr and Mrs. Maurice Richelson
Mr. William H. Ring
Ms. Gail Roberts
Ms. Joanne L. Rollins
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Rose, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Marty Scheinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett R. Seaborn
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Scott, Jr.
Mr. Elwood Sherrard
Ms. Suzanne B. Shomaker
Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick C. Smith
Ms. Margaret Smith
Ms. Virginia Sparks
Dr. Sam Speer
Mr. Pat St. Charles, III
Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Starnes
Mr. William F. Stewart
Ms. Judith Finley Stone
Mr. and Mrs. F. Thornton Strang
Ms. Dorothy Dean Uren
Mrs. Therese Van Wickler
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Ventura
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Von Hollen
Mr. Stephen M. Walker
Ms. William Mae Walling
Mr. and Mrs. Harley B. Weatherly
Mr. and Mrs. Phil B. Whitaker
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Woody, Jr.
Mrs. Donne Wright
The Wright-Bentley Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wyatt
Mrs. Pierce A. Yates
Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Yerbey, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Young, III
Memorials & Honoraria
In Memory of Shelton Mark Abelman
Mr. and Mrs. Morton N. Center
Mr. J. Harold Shalett
In Honor of Carroll Allen
Dr. Deborah Arfken
In Memory of the Mother of
David Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Morton N. Center
In Memory of Charles H. Arp, Jr.
Mrs. Charles H. Arp, Jr.
In Memory of Duane Charles Blevins
Mr. Robert P. Main
In Memory of Gene Boulware
Ms. Teddi Mendel
In Memory of Pete Chambers
Mrs. Helen Pregulman
In Honor of Cutler Cole
Ms. Virginia Sparks
In Memory of Julia Coleman
Mr. E. Ronald Coleman
In Memory of Olivia West Cordell
Ms. Lucia Getsi
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Jones
South Pittsburgh Church of Christ
In Memory of Tammy Corliss
Mr. Dwight D. Childers
In Honor of Samantha Dotzler
Mr. Joe Rodgers, Jr.
In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dugas
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Klinger
In Memory of C. Ralph Ewing, Jr.
Mrs. Betty M. Ewing
In Memory of “Fogo” (of the
William Caulkins Family)
Ms. Teddie Mendel
In Memory of Roberta Frazier
Mr. Robert P. Main
In Memory of Dorothy Gann
Ms. Elizabeth T. Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Haimbaugh
Mr. and Mrs. Jon E. Hass, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew E. Marsden
Mr. Dennis Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Tucker
In Memory of Iva Gault
Ms. Teddi Mendel
In Memory of Dr. E. Wayne Gilley
Ms. Coretta Nabors
Dr. and Mrs. Jack McGauley
In Honor of Robert K. Green
Ms. Barbara G. Myers
In Memory of Michael Hennen
Mr. Robert P. Main
In Memory of Joe Henry
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Barnes
Mr. Y. L. Coker
Ms. Carole Daniel
Mrs. Mickey Leventhal
Ms. Shirley Madewell
Ms. Jane Magrath
In Memory of Jay Craig Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Lee B. Martin, Sr.
Ms. E. Kathleen Swenson
In Honor of Mr. Coleman Hochman
Ms. Teddi Mendel
In Memory of the Mother of
Barry Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. Morton N. Center
In Memory of Kevin Holcomb
Ms. Corda Mardell Wilkinson
In Memory of W. Frank Hutcheson
Hazel M. Hutcheson Foundation
In Memory of the Mother of Carolyn
Kaufman
Ms. Teddi Mendel
In Memory of Dr. Michael Kosanovich
Mr. and Mrs. Morton N. Center
In Memory of Frances Laymon
Mr. Robert P. Main
In Honor of Rob Lawrence
Ms. Carol Lawrence
In Honor of Margee Lee
Ms. Andra Jurist and Mr. Bruce Stewart
In Honor of Anita Levine
Mr. William J. Sachs, Jr.
In Honor of M.J. Levine
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph McGraw, Jr.
In Memory of Thomas A. Lupton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Card, Jr.
In Memory of Katherine H. Maclellan
Mr. and Mrs. George E. McGee, III
In Honor of Robert P. Main
Ace Hardware
Mr. and Mrs. David Britain
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Frazier
Gerber/Taylor Associates, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Leiper
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In Honor of Megan Massey
Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Massey
In Memory of Willodene Millard
Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh E. Cooper, III
In Honor of Dr. Helen Misenheimer
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence I. Young
In Honor of Dr. Nell Mohney
Ms. Estelle Kimsey
Mrs. Rosemary Wilbanks
In Memory of Dwight Morrison
Mr. Robert P. Main
In Memory of Pennie (of the
Alan Richelson Family)
Ms. Teddi Mendel
In Memory of Janice Placek
Mr. Robert P. Main
In Honor of Anne Platt
Mr. and Mrs. Morton N. Center
In Honor of Helen and Merv Pregulman
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Corey Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Wolff
In Honor of River Gallery
Mrs. Judith H. Britain
In Honor of Ms. Addison Rook
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Card, Jr.
In Memory of Kermit Dean Roos
Mr. Robert P. Main
In Memory of Harold E. Ruck
Mrs. Harold Ruck
In Memory of the Mother of
Aileen San Luis
Mr. Robert P. Main
In Honor of Alvin Sartin
Optimist Club of Brainerd
In Honor of Lynda and Jim Sattler
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Card, Jr.
In Memory of Patti Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Morton N. Center
Ms. Teddi Mendel
In Honor of the Siskin Hospital Staff
Mr. Walter C. Park
Mr. and Mrs. David White
In Honor of Alison Smiley
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bednarczyk
Mr. Reid A. Smiley
Mr. and Mrs. David Vernetti
In Honor of Janet Smith
Ms. Estelle C. Kimsey
In Honor of Lily Thorsen
Ms. Faith Evans
In Memory of Frank Uren
Ms. Dorothy D. Uren
In Memory of Ruth Waxman
Mr. and Mrs. Morton N. Center
Ms. Teddi Mendel
Donations for the 15th
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Campbell & Associates
Mr. and Mrs. George Elder
Gerber/Taylor Associates, Inc.
George R. Johnson Family Foundation
Mrs. Helen Pregulman
Dr. and Mrs. Jim Sherrell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Siskin
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Join us to hear Chris Waddell’s inspiring story
of his incredible journey from life beyond disability
to the top of the mountain
at the 9th Annual
Possibilities
After a skiing accident left him paralyzed
from the waist down, Chris Waddell went
on to become the most decorated male skier
in Paralympic history. Despite his disability,
Chris was determined to pursue an even
greater challenge...becoming the first
paraplegic to ever summit Mt. Kilimanjaro!
Don’t miss his incredible story.
Luncheon
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Chattanooga Convention Center
Lynda & Jim Sattler, Co-Chairs
Reserve your $75 seat today by visiting us at
www.SiskinRehab.org or calling 423.634.1208
Sponsorship tables are also available
and proceeds from Possbilities benefit
Siskin Hospital charity care patients.