AirWays I Service Through Education and Support Red Letter Day - Sending The

AirWays
Service Through Education and Support
Red Letter Day - Sending The
Oxygen Supplies Back
Volume 17 Number 6 January 2010
Table of Contents
Red Letter Day.............................1
Second Wind Information...........2
Celebrate Life Photos ...............4
New BOD Members....................4
New BOD Biographies...............5
Transplant Anniversaries...........6
Circle of Care..............................7
Memorials......................8
We Remember............................8
H u m o r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
New and Renewal Memberships.9
Donations........................9
Lung Transplants Performed....10
EDITOR’S NOTE
We are looking
for articles from
lung transplant
patients, caregivers,
& lung transplant
professionals.
To submit corrections,
letters to the editor, and
articles, send an e-mail
to neuberger1234@
comcast.net. Thank
you!
The Editor
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Steve Schumann
Single Left Lung
Loyola University Medical Center
received my gift of a left lung August 21, 2007 and I’d like to share a little bit of
my story—what led up to the transplant and what life has been like since, in the
hope that it may help the reader on your own journey. It’s fitting to use the phrase,
“what LIFE has been like…” because there was a time when life was slipping away.
I’m 62 years old, a pharmacist by education, and have worked in the pharmaceutical
industry as a scientist and manager for the past 30 years. My wife Charlene and I
celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary last year, we live in Palatine IL, and have two
adult children.
When I was young I suffered from upper respiratory infections fairly often. I
developed asthma-like symptoms and was treated symptomatically for them for years,
though an actual diagnosis was never made. During a routine physical in summer of 2003
my physician didn’t like the sound of my breathing, heard crackles, and she referred me
to a pulmonologist. My x-ray and CT scan were abnormal, and I was finally diagnosed
with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis around August 2003. I didn’t really know what it
meant or its consequences, but have heard several times that one of the main problems
is that IPF goes undiagnosed for too long. The fibrosis was present in both lungs but has
always been worse in the left. I subsequently learned that IPF is always fatal, and most
victims succumb within three to five years of the diagnosis. My description of IPF is
slow, dry, drowning.
As the disease progressed I could do less and less. I coughed constantly, another
symptom of IPF. I resisted for a long time, but eventually started using supplemental
oxygen, and my need for it continued to increase. My endurance and stamina continued
to diminish, along with my ability to cope. I had to give up so many activities; I’ve
always been active, playing golf and competitive softball, and helping coach the kids’
softball and baseball teams. A big part of my despair was giving up pitching/first base
for our church softball team in the 2005 season, and playing my last round of golf in
September 2005 even though I was dragging oxygen with me around the course. It was
breaking my heart to surrender to IPF and to let go of those two life-long passions. I was
very scared and very sick.
As I began to really comprehend that my prognosis was poor, and my options were
few, I began the evaluation for a lung transplant at Loyola University Medical Center in
Maywood, IL in January of 2006. Dan Dilling, M.D. took time to explain thoroughly
and clearly to Char and me what we should expect.
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Second Wind Lung Transplant Association, Inc.
Board of Directors
Tom Archer, M.Ed., President
Cheryl Keeler, B.A., Vice President
Damian Neuberger, Ph.D., 2nd Vice President
Tina Orlita, Med. Transcriptionist, Secretary
Garry Nichols, B.S.ChE., M.B.A., Treasurer
Dharti Arora, B.S., M.S.
Sharon Barlow
Lois Carswell, B.S., M. Ed.
Milton Goldstein, M.A.
Jane Kurz, Ph.D.
Julie Martin
Larry Pontius, B.A., M.A.
Steve Schumann, B.S.
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Articles printed in this newsletter are for general information only
and not meant to be taken as professional medical advice. Each
individual’s situation is different and information in the newsletter
may or may not apply to you or your circumstance. It is your responsibility to discuss any information herein with your physician
to determine whether it is beneficial or deleterious to your health.
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Dr. Damian Neuberger, Editor
2416 Covert Rd
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For more information contact:
Second Wind Lung Transplant
Association Inc.
3440 Halliday Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63118
Toll free: 1-888-855-9463
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.2ndwind.org
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Besides the battery of testing, the uncertain waiting period,
and the risk of the procedure, he told us that in effect I would
be trading one disease for another; that is, I would lose the
IPF, but maintaining the new lung or lungs would require a
lot of diligent attention to prevent infection or rejection. I
would be on multiple medications, including steroids and
immunosuppressants, and as a result I might also develop
diabetes and hypertension.
We decided to go for it. I went through the screening
procedure, and was listed in May 2006 as a candidate to receive
either a double lung transplant or a single left lung. I was now
on 24-hour call. My condition continued to deteriorate and I
was on oxygen almost continuously. Somewhere through all
of this I put my affairs in order. I could barely work, but my
employer was extremely supportive and let me work at my
own pace.
Coping was a real problem for me. My pastor helped
me to shore up my spiritual condition. I met regularly with a
behavioral counselor. I also got a lot of practical and moral
support from the lung transplant support group at Loyola.
This group is made up of transplant candidates, recipients, and
their support people. I learned so much from them about the
waiting, the process, and the recovery. I’m very good about
letting my imagination run wild on stuff like this in a negative
way. The experienced lung recipients urged me not to worry
about it so much, they said it will be OK and your life will be
so much better. Coming from them, those words went a long
way to settle me down. They also reinforced the need to keep
exercising as much as possible, because the goal was to walk
into the hospital for the surgery and to walk out when I was
discharged.
After about 16 months on the list I got the call for transplant
at midnight on July 21, 2007, and I entered into a very surreal
period. I was very detached, but Char was with me to keep
it real. As they prepared me for surgery, I had several visits
during the night from hospital chaplains, one of whom was
a Presbyterian minister from British Virgin Islands who sang
some prayers for me. Dr. Robert Love came to visit and told
me that the candidate organs would come from a DCD (Donor
by Cardiac Death), and he explained what that would mean.
Dr. Mike Bakkos, the surgeon who did my surgery, also spoke
with us. They rolled me off to surgery at around 5am, and I
was out with a new left lung at around 9:30 that morning.
It was quite the feeling to wake up on the following day,
find Char holding my hand, and realize that I made it. Thanks
to all the training I was aware of the ventilator and knew
that it would be coming out soon, but that didn’t make it any
easier. I hope to never need one of those again. It didn’t take
long to understand that the surgery was successful and things
were going to be all right. What a feeling! My recovery was
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relatively routine, but not without some pain, some discomfort,
and many life changes.
During my screening process to get listed I spent half a
day with Mary McGillicuddy, LMC Transplant Social Worker,
a deeply caring person who helped me to find motivation and
honesty within myself on moving forward with the transplant.
Mary asked me a critical question during our first meeting,
“What are your goals if you get a transplant?” Huh? I hadn’t
thought about it. My first response was that I wanted to play
another round of golf. Then, I got pretty choked up but finally
said that I wanted to see both of my kids graduate from college,
and I wanted to be able to walk my daughter down the aisle.
I addressed a seminar presented by Gift of Hope just six
weeks after my transplant, and by then I was revising my
goals. I felt so positive that I speculated about returning to
play softball. Not only did I return to golf shortly after that first
talk, but I’ve also played two seasons in my softball comeback
tour, playing in two leagues. Our son Scott graduated last
year from Illinois Wesleyan, and he is in graduate school for
advanced degrees in music theory at U. of Texas in Austin.
Our daughter Becca has graduated from Notre Dame and has
just started an MBA at Indiana U. Not only that, I walked
her down the aisle on January 23, 2010, so there’s the last
check marks against all those early goals. One of my “Red
Letter Days” was September 5, 2007. It was about 6 weeks
after my surgery and it was the day I sent back all my oxygen
supplies—the generator, the tanks, all traces. I had developed
Red Letter Day—Jorge Dorado and Steve Schumann (right) on the
the day when all the O2 supples went back to the provider.
a pretty close relationship with the technician, so it was a
pretty emotional day for both of us. He was moved because
normally in long-term users like me, he was doing a pickup
of the supplies following a death. Best of all, he said I was
his first patient who helped him carry the stuff out and load it
onto the truck!
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For all you Monty Python fans, I’ve been “pining for
the fjords” I recently went through a retirement planning
exercise, and part of the process calls for answers to some
very direct and uncomfortable questions, like how long do
you think you’ll live? Nobody’s going to help me out with
this one, and who likes to think about that? But I find myself
being more and more optimistic. At first I plugged age 74 into
the model, which would be a 13 year survival post-transplant.
That seemed pretty optimistic, and would be a respectable
outcome based on current statistics. I think if I keep doing the
things I’m told, if I remain diligent in my daily routines, and
if my caretakers continue to care for me as they have, then I
can stretch that out even further.
I’m really grateful for the gift of this miracle. I’m grateful
for the health I enjoy today and my ability to return to an active
life. I’m so grateful to Char for her support and love through
my black times and her tireless work during my recovery.
There are so many others to thank, starting with the lung
transplant team at Loyola and the transplant support group.
My donor’s family is in my prayers daily; I can only imagine
the pain they endured, and I’m in awe of their generosity in
making their loved one’s organs available so that others could
have a second chance. Most importantly, thanks to God’s
grace for what I truly regard as a miracle and a true second
chance.
I had a limited amount of time to live, and obviously I am
able to write this story because of my successful outcome and
good prognosis. I understand that DCD lung transplants are
relatively controversial and are associated with higher risks,
but as a representative of potential recipients, I urge decision
makers to be aggressive and push this envelope. I had faith in
my doctors, and I’m pretty sure that unless Dr. Love had been
so proactive in this cause, I wouldn’t be writing this today
because the odds are that I wouldn’t be around. The odds
were tipped in my favor.
Why me? Why should I come down with a fatal disease.
That’s not unusual—you all know many people and loved
ones in your own lives who are stricken with something
terrible and hopeless. We all have different ways of dealing
with these situations and we get by. Obviously it’s a very
different ball game when it’s your name that’s been called.
I believe I received God’s grace because I have faith, and I
received the best care available. Within the past month I’ve
come to learn something about my donor, and it’s absolutely
fitting that her name was Grace.
I will continue to be listed as an organ donor, and I’ve
updated my listing since my surgery. One more goal for my
list is to donate my parts when the time comes. Anybody
who wants my parts when I’m done with them is welcome to
them.
COMING SOON: Michael’s Story – A Donor Mom’s
Gift to Strangers.
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SECOND WIND MEMBERS CELEBRATE POST TRANSPLANT LIFE IN PICTURES
Lung recipients celebrate life at their 1st quarterly Central Ohio 2nd Wind Brunch in Nov.2009. Left to right is
Roland Lohr, Cheryl Keeler, Mary Cisco and Dan Cisco.
Next brunch is planned for April 2010. Please join us!
Steve & Char Schumann at Crater Lake
one year post transplant
NEW BOARD MEMBERS 2010 THROUGH 2013
Lois Carswell
Larry Pontius
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Dharti Arora
Tina Orlita
Steve Schumann
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Lois Carswell
ois was diagnosed with scleroderma, an
autoimmune disease, in 1997. In 1999, she
went to the Virginia Mason Medical Center in
Seattle, Washington as a stem cell transplant candidate.
She was turned down due to very poor PFT scores. This
was the first she had heard of any lung problems. Upon
returning home, she began to do research and work with
her doctors to find some solution to her problem.
In 2005, after being placed on oxygen, Lois began
her journey to be listed as a lung transplant candidate.
After being turned down by seven different transplant
centers due to GERD, Lois traveled to the University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center to visit with a physician that
specialized in helping scleroderma patients with reflux
by performing a modified gastric by-pass procedure.
In December 2008, Lois had the by-pass surgery in
Pittsburgh. In September 2009, she was listed as a lung
transplant patient with pulmonary hypertension and
pulmonary fibrosis (secondary to scleroderma) at the
Cleveland Clinic. The Cleveland Clinic accepts patients
from as far as north Georgia, and will send a private
plane when a donor is found. It is because of this, Lois
is able to remain living with her family.
Lois sadly retired with disability from teaching due to
her illness. She and her husband, Rob, live in Kennesaw,
Georgia (a suburb north of Atlanta) and are the proud
parents of four wonderful children: Whitney, Allie, Jeff,
and Steven.
Lois’ family has been her strength and her support.
They are waiting for that magical call.
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Dharti Arora
harti obtained her undergraduate degree
in Biological Systems Engineering from
University of California at Davis and a
Master’s degree in BioMedical Lab Science from San
Francisco State University. She is PMP and Lean Six
Sigma certified and has also completed a professional
sequence certificate in Java programming from University
of California at Berkeley. With experience working in
the genomics/biotechnology sector and the regulated
medical device industry, Dharti has been working within
project management related to devices, software and
consumables for six years. Currently she is working
for Abbott Diabetes Care as a Management Consultant.
Dharti has also been volunteering for a friend’s law firm
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website with digital marketing and website promotion.
Dharti’s mother-in-law, who lives with her and her
husband in Toronto received a double lung tranplant
at Toronto General Hospital in December 2004 due to
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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tina orlita
ina Orlita was born and raised in the Chicago
suburbs. She has been married for eight years. At
the age of 14 she was diagnosed with Lupus. In
1989 she developed Bronchiolitis Obliterans and in June of
1997 she was listed for a bilateral lung transplant at Loyola
University Medical Center.
Two years, 2 months and 2 days later she was
transplanted. After her transplant she met and married
her husband two years to the date of her surgery.
She is currently an Advocate for the inhaled
cyclosporine clinical trials called CYCLIST.
Tina is currently a Medical Transcriptionist and
mentors a Junior at the local high school.
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Larry Pontius
aised in Jackson, Michigan, Larry Pontius
attended Michigan State University from 1958
to 1962. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi
fraternity, the Spartan varsity swim team, and advertising
manager of the Michigan State News. Larry earned a BA
degree in Radio & Television and an MA in Advertising.
Following graduation he worked as a copywriter at Leo
Burnett Company in Chicago, copy supervisor at Grey
Advertising in Detroit, and as creative director at Grey
Advertising in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
He returned to Michigan State in 1972 as an Associate
Professor in the Advertising Department where he taught
a variety of classes and advised the team that won the
first AAF national student advertising competition.
In 1974 Larry joined the Disney organization
in Florida as director of marketing for Walt Disney
World. Two years later he moved to Disney corporate
headquarters in Burbank, CA as vice president of
marketing for Disneyland and Walt Disney World. In
1980 he left Disney and returned to Florida to form his
own advertising and video production firm.
Larry has received an Effie Award from the American
Marketing Association, an Andy from the Advertising
Club of New York, a Clio for international advertising,
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and Bronze Lions from both the Venice and Cannes Film
Festivals. In 1978 he was chosen as the Outstanding
Alumni of the College of Communication Arts at
Michigan State University. In 2007 he was chosen as one
of the initial members of the State News Hall of Fame, and
honored as the inspiration for the new Communication
Arts Creativity Center at Michigan State.
Larry Pontius is the author of Waking Walt, the awardwinning speculative thriller about Walt Disney, and the
poetry books, Warm Harbor and Other Places to Hide,
Buttermilk Sundays, and Lyrics of Life in four-part
harmony. He is also the lyricist of more than 50 published
songs. Larry lives in Longwood, Florida with his wife
Harriet and is currently working on his second novel and
a new collection of poetry.
Mr. Pontius received a bilateral lung transplant at
Shands Hospital on May 13, 2008 due to COPD. He then
received a left single lung transplant November 11, 2009
due to chronic rejection.
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Steve Schumann
teve Schumann is a pharmacist by education,
and has worked in the pharmaceutical industry
in a variety of roles for the past 30 years. He
is currently Director of Pharmaceutical Technology for
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Mt. Prospect IL. His
professional skills include scientific investigations and
problem solving, as well as managerial experience in
human resources, project management, and budgeting.
Steve is planning to retire near the end of 2010.
Steve and his wife Charlene just celebrated their 33rd
anniversary in August 2009. Char is a junior high school
nurse. Their daughter Becca, who graduated from Notre
Dame and is currently pursuing an MBA at Indiana
University, was married in January 2010. Their son Scott
graduated from Illinois Wesleyan in 2009, and is attending
grad school at the University of Texas in Austin, pursuing
advanced degrees in music theory.
Steve was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis in August 2003, was listed for transplant in May
2005, and spent 14 months on the list. As with most
patients with IPF, his capacity for activity and for coping
continued to diminish, while his oxygen requirements
increased. After one false start, he received a left lung
transplant at Loyola University Medical Center, July 21,
2007. Having to give up golf and softball, two lifelong
passions, hurt a lot, but since the transplant Steve has
returned to both, even playing in two softball leagues for
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the past two summers.
Steve’s motivation for volunteering to serve as a
director for Second Wind is simply to find another way
to balance out the free gift that he has received. There is
no individual to whom he is able to repay this debt, but
it is within his power to work to promote the mission
and goals of Second Wind. Since his transplant he has
also done his part to promote Gift of Hope, Respiratory
Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago, and
Pulmonary Fibrosis Coalition through personal speaking
engagements, fund raising activities, and personal
contributions.
Transplant Anniversaries
Name
February 2010
Maria Loss
Deborah Grosso
Sharon Barlow
Sandra M. Andersen
Cheryl Keeler
Howard Salenius
Ian Alexander
Paul Albert
Tony Hamel
William Macina
Bonnie Knight
Robert Hutcherson
Jeri Howe
Transplant
Date
2/1/08
2/2/96
2/3/99
2/3/01
2/3/05
2/7/05
2/8/09
2/10/93
2/10/01
2/16/97
2/22/07
2/23/01
2/28/06
March 2010
Shirlee Newman
Jane Sanchez
Sue Strahs
Julia Bucksot
E. Hite Miller, Jr.
Karen Beeson
Amy Glessner-Arnold
Steve Bunsen
Sharon S. Kelsay
Darcy Shaw
Kathryn M Flynn
Patricia Rose1
3/1/01
3/3/04
3/4/99
3/4/07
3/6/03
3/10/05
3/13/02
3/19/92
3/19/00
3/23/05
3/25/96
3/29/03
Yrs
2
14
11
9
5
5
1
17
9
13
3
9
4
9
6
11
3
7
5
8
18
10
5
14
82
1
Original transplant 5/29/02, retransplant 3/29/03
2
Total years since original transplant
Congratulations to all who
celebrate another milestone!
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We Remember
Memories last a lifetime...
t is the memorable events that shape our lives.
Birthdays, anniversaries, the arrival of a baby and
the passing of a loved one are all occasions on
which to remember someone special. A thoughtful way
to remember that special event is by providing a donation
to Second Wind in their honor or their memory.
Duanne McDowell
Born Nov. 24, 1940
Transplant: Feb. 24, 2008
Died: Jan. 22, 2010
Brecksville,OH
In Memory
of
Clarence A. Linduist
by
Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc.
Donations to Second Wind Lung
Transplant Association
The Board of Directors expresses its appreciation to
the following people for their financial support of Second
Wind. Thank you very much for your donations, they
are most appreciated!
General Fund
Steven Krupowicz
Karen M. Beeson
Ella and Milt Goldstein
Garry Nichols
Carl L. Johnson
Ginny Trump
Jack Austin
Membership Fund Donations
Garry Nichols
New Members and Membership
Renewals
December 2009 and January 2010
NEW MEMBERS
Michael Bonnette
Bruce Curry
Brenda Desrosiers
Leland Herring
Beverly Lessard
Angus McDonald
Alan Schwenck
RENEWALS
Sharon Barlow
Karen Beeson
Alexander V. H. Davies
Ella & Milt Goldstein
Deborah Grosso
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RENEWALS (cont)
Kenneth Jackson
Carl L. Johnson
Tina Orlita
Patricia Rose
Bette Rovolio
Lori Schilling
Darcy Shaw
D. Carole Stanley
Phoebe Tarter
Anita Tracy
Ginny Trump
Jim Withers
Lana Zinkon
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We shall remember them!
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Humor
he subject of umor is being studied at a number of
major medical research hospitals as to how it relates
to the care of patients. In case you missed this bit
of humor on the Second Wind listserv, we are reproducing it
here.
The Joys of Getting Older
A group of 40-year-old buddies discussed where they
should meet for dinner.
Finally it was agreed upon that they should meet at the
Ocean View restaurant because the waitress’s there had low
cut blouses and were very young.
Ten years later at 50 years of age, the group once again
discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was
agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant
because the food there was very good and the wine selection
was good also.
Ten years later at 60 years of age, the group once again
discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was
agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant
because they could eat there in peace and quiet and the
restaurant had a beautiful view of the ocean.
Ten years later, at 70 years of age, the group once again
discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was
agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant
because the restaurant was wheel chair accessible and they
even had an elevator.
Ten years later, at 80 years of age, the group once again
discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was
agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant
because they had never been there before.
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reetings! We have something new and exciting to share with you! It’s the new Second Wind Lung Transplant
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Wind Lung Transplant Association – at no cost to you, and you may even save money as the toolbar provides coupons
and deals as well! The toolbar also has a search box and each time you search the Internet, about a penny is donated
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87,000 nonprofits and schools across the country have already done and more than 100 more joining each day to raise
funds for their organization at NO COST to the members.
What does the toolbar look like?
When you search the web from the toolbar’s built-in search box, you will be earning a donation (about a penny per
search) for Second Wind just as if you searched directly from the GoodSearch homepage.
What’s more exciting is that the toolbar will recognize when you’re on the website of one of the 1,300 participating
GoodShop merchants ranging from Amazon to Zazzle! The toolbar will light up, displaying any available coupons
or free shipping offers and highlights the percentage of your purchase that will be automatically donated to Second
Wind at no cost to you! With the toolbar installed, your purchases will generate donations even without visiting the
GoodShop homepage!
Equally important, the toolbar is customized with the Second Wind logo that links back to our site.
The two minutes it takes to add this toolbar to your browser can make a lifetime of difference!
Is there a cost? No, it’s 100% free.
What browsers are the toolbar compatible with? Right now it works on Internet Explorer and Firefox for
Windows as well as Firefox for Mac. GoodSearch is researching a version for Safari for Mac.
Is there any spyware attached to the toolbar? Absolutely not! Our toolbar is 100% free of any spyware or
adware.
Is it easy to uninstall? Certainly. If for some reason you want to remove the toolbar, you can either click on the
built-in “uninstall” link or use the uninstall programs feature in Windows or Firefox.
How do we get started? Go to http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/second-wind-lung-transplant-association
to download the toolbar and begin earning money for Second Wind so that we can keep providing services you want.
Please, we’d really appreciate it if you would pass this link to your friends and family so they can help as well.
More Humor
A property manager of single-family residence was showing a
unit to prospective tenants and asked the usual questions.
“Professionally employed?” he asked.
“We’re a military family,” the wife answered.
“Children?”
“Oh, yes, ages nine and twelve,” she answered proudly.
“Animals?”
“Oh, no,” she said earnestly. “They’re very well behaved.”
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I WANT to have lots of patience; I just don’t want to
NEED it!
A clean house is a sure sign of a broken computer.
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity (nor should there be!).
I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I
was younger.
Five out of four people have trouble with fractions.
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Glenview IL 60025
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U.S. Lung Transplants Performed
The chart below shows the number of lung transplants performed each year from January 1, 2003 through October
31, 2009.
Based on current OPTN data as reported on January 29, 2010. Data subject to change based on future data submission or correction. From Tramsplant Living™ found at www.transplantliving.org Used with permission.
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