Volume 29 Number 9 September 2018 Dallas Scott, Editor Inside this issue Cares & Concerns 2 Editor’s Page 2 Mended Hearts Chapter #16 Visiting Reports 3 Donations 3 Birthdays and Surgery Anniversaries 4 Mended Hearts Prayer 4 News from the Board Meeting 5 General Meeting Notes 5 Member Prepared Articles 6 Pages Magazine Article 6 Recipes for Healthy Living 7 Chapter #16 Leaders 8 Pictures from the General Meeting 9 Visiting Schedule 10 Member Enrollment Form 11 Mission Statement 12 PRESIDENT’S COLUMN– Betty Drinkard Dallas is writing this article for President Betty because he forgot to call and ask for her input. She gave me permission to prepare her article. I will do my best. August has had many ups and downs. The temperature cooled off then came back up with a vengeance. Thunderstorms have been frequent but that seems to be typical for this month. September should start to cool off and give us some relief from the heat. The visitors have been very busy and dedicated to our patients with 182 total visits in August. That gives us 1425 total visits for 2018 so far. In 2017 we had 1755 Total visits. We are on track to meet or exceed that number. You might find it of interest that we only had 861 total visits in 2016. Part of this is our expansion to visiting in the pavilion. But I am not sure I can explain the more than double pa- tient visits from 2016 to 2017. Our visitors are do- ing a great job. But, we need more visitors to help share the load. Won’t you consider becoming a Pa- tient Visitor? Historian Past President Betty Skoldal has been busy preparing the program for our 30th Anniversary in 2019. She has put together a very nice booklet for your future use. President Betty and I have re- viewed the current draft and made a few sugges- tions to improve the final booklet. I think you will all be proud of the significant contribution our Historian has prepared for us. President Betty Drinkard does many things that you and I do not hear about for the Chapter. I think we should each give her a big “Thank You” for her un- heralded actions that make the Chapter a better place. THANK YOU Mrs. Betty for your dedication to Chapter #16!!! Still proud to be your President. Heartfully, Betty Jackie Carver— Program Chair 2018 Program Calendar September 27, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Pearson Cancer Center — Dr. Brinder Kanda, "Mitral Clip" October 25, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Pearson Cancer Center — Susan Clapp, “Peripheral Artery Dis- ease” November 15, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Pearson Cancer Center — Judith Taylor, PA, “Atrial Fibrillation” December 15 (Saturday) 2015 Luncheon Meeting 12:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m., Eagle Eyrie, Christmas Social If you want to read the newsletter and do not have or use a computer, ask a family member or friend to print it for you. If you have not given Chapter #16 your Email address, please send it to Dan Cousins at [email protected]. This will save mailing cost and get you the newsletter earlier. To access the Chapter #16, Blue Ridge Mended Hearts monthly newsletter, use the web link listed be- low. Centra link; www.centrahealth.com/mended-hearts- newsletters 2018
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Volume 29 Number 9 September 2018 Dallas Scott, Editor
Inside this issue Cares & Concerns 2 Editor’s Page 2 Mended Hearts Chapter #16 Visiting Reports 3 Donations 3 Birthdays and Surgery Anniversaries 4 Mended Hearts Prayer 4 News from the Board Meeting 5 General Meeting Notes 5 Member Prepared Articles 6 Pages Magazine Article 6 Recipes for Healthy Living 7 Chapter #16 Leaders 8 Pictures from the General Meeting 9 Visiting Schedule 10 Member Enrollment Form 11 Mission Statement 12
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN– Betty Drinkard
Dallas is writing this article for President Betty because he forgot to call and ask for her input. She gave me permission to prepare her article. I will do my best.
August has had many ups and downs. The temperature cooled off then came back up with a vengeance. Thunderstorms have been frequent but that seems to be typical for this month. September should start to cool off and give us some relief from the heat.
The visitors have been very busy and dedicated to our patients with 182 total visits in August. That gives us 1425 total visits for 2018 so far. In 2017 we had 1755 Total visits. We are on track to meet or exceed that number. You might find it of interest that we only had 861 total visits in 2016. Part of this is our expansion to visiting in the pavilion. But I am not sure I can explain the more than double pa-tient visits from 2016 to 2017. Our visitors are do-ing a great job. But, we need more visitors to help share the load. Won’t you consider becoming a Pa-tient Visitor?
Historian Past President Betty Skoldal has been busy preparing the program for our 30th Anniversary in 2019. She has put together a very nice booklet for your future use. President Betty and I have re-viewed the current draft and made a few sugges-tions to improve the final booklet. I think you will all be proud of the significant contribution our Historian has prepared for us.
President Betty Drinkard does many things that you and I do not hear about for the Chapter. I think we should each give her a big “Thank You” for her un-heralded actions that make the Chapter a better place. THANK YOU Mrs. Betty for your dedication to Chapter #16!!!
Still proud to be your President.
Heartfully,
Betty
Jackie Carver— Program Chair
2018 Program Calendar
September 27, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Pearson Cancer Center — Dr. Brinder Kanda, "Mitral Clip"
October 25, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Pearson Cancer Center — Susan Clapp, “Peripheral Artery Dis-ease”
November 15, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Pearson Cancer Center — Judith Taylor, PA, “Atrial Fibrillation”
December 15 (Saturday) 2015 Luncheon Meeting 12:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m., Eagle Eyrie, Christmas Social
If you want to read the newsletter and do not have or use a computer, ask a family member or friend to print it for you. If you have not given Chapter #16 your Email address, please send it to Dan Cousins at [email protected]. This will save mailing cost and get you the newsletter earlier.
To access the Chapter #16, Blue Ridge Mended Hearts monthly newsletter, use the web link listed be-low.
Centra link; www.centrahealth.com/mended-hearts-newsletters
Once depressed, always depressed? Two researchers say, while that might be the message of the mental health dis-cipline, it isn't really true. Jonathan Rottenberg, Professor of Psychology, University of South Florida, and Todd Kashdan Professor of Psychology, George Mason Universi-ty, reviewed outcome studies of people who were once depressed. They found that 40 to 60 percent never again had depression. The researchers have proposed that pro-fessionals adopt a more precise definition of well-being so that they understand how and when people recover from depression. This information can help professionals guide patients out of what might be a temporary depression. It could also give patients hope, the researchers say. The research will appear in the Perspectives on Psychological Science, according to The Conversation.
CARES & CONCERNS: Judy and Wayne Toler, Co-Chairs
Dan Cousins has recovered nicely from surgery.
Lorraine Shepley is recovering from eye surgery on August 9th .
Larry Shepley is recovering from knee replacement surgery on August 29th .
Ruby Davis is feeling better
Ed Brinson of Deweyville, Texas passed away on May 29, 2018. Ed was a former member of Chapter #16.
Where will the robins go this winter?
Every April someone will say breathlessly that they saw
their first robin: A hopeful sign that winter is ending and
soon (but never soon enough) spring will be here. But,
now, in September when the leaves are beginning to fall
and winter is knocking on the door, you might wonder,
"Where will the American Robin go and what will they do
in the deep freeze of winter?" The answer might sur-
prise you. The robins in your yard might join together
and flock to the south. Or they might stay right where
they are. According to journeynorth.org, robins don't so
much migrate as they do wander. They tend to go
south in search of food, but not necessarily. In the win-
ter, when robins can't get insects and worms, they eat
fruits, but not seeds. If your neighborhood has lots of
crabapple, hawthorne or late blooming fruit trees, the
robins might stay, as long as there is food. They don't
really have to worry about the cold because their feath-
ers keep them warm. When the thermometer drops be-
low zero, robins puff up their feathers. On the outside
they might feel cold, but inside they are a toasty 104
degrees. Even the robin's feet stay warm with their fast
circulation that spreads warm blood quickly down to the
tendons that control the feet. When temperatures reach
about 36 degrees, male robins especially begin flying
toward their breeding territories. That's when the robins
actually herald spring because once they are in their
breeding areas, they start to sing. So if you see a robin
in winter, don't
worry. But if you
hear a robin in
the spring, smile.
You've got some
residents who
are settling in for
the first of their
nesting cycles --
up to about four
a year.
Mended HeartsTM Prayer
We ask for your blessings, Lord. We ask for strength, that we may pass it on to others.
We ask for faith, that we may give hope to others.
We ask for health, that we may encourage others. We ask Lord, for wisdom, that we may use all of your gifts well.
I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money.
Pablo Picasso
I will tell you the secret to getting rich on Wall Street. You try to be greedy when others are fearful. And you try to be fearful when others are greedy.
Donations: We appreciate all donations to Chap-ter #16. Thank you so much!
Please send your memorial gifts to: Blue Ridge Mended Hearts Chapter #16 Lynchburg General Hospital 1901 Tate Springs Road Lynchburg VA 24501
**BE SURE TO CONSULT
YOUR DOCTOR***
The Blue Ridge Heartbeat is written for the education
and information of our members and others concerned
with heart health. It is not or intended to be a substi-tute for the advice of your own physician. Contact
your doctor or health professional about any of your
symptoms or concerns. Don’t try anything new with-
out consulting your doctor first.
Meet and Greet Welcoming Registration folks Hospitality Chair—Ruby Davis 434-845-5245 2017 Greeters
Date Name
9/27/18 Kris Krishnamoorthy
10/25/18 Kim Owen
11/15/18 Vivian & Jack Hamilton
12/15/18 Christmas Social
August is now our fourth busiest month so far for Mended Hearts Visitors. You have made a difference in 182 patients’ and families’ lives. Keep up the great effort! You make an impression with each visit and improve the likelihood that patients’ and fami-lies’ lives will be improved by your visit.
Time for tree and shrub maintenance
Some advice from Better Homes and Gardens for fall gardening tasks:
Mulch and regularly water newly planted coni-fers.
Plant trees such as oak, holly, and beautyberry. Clean up rotten, fallen crops and leaves from
fruit trees. Rake and compost leaves. Cut back perennials to 6 inches above the soil. *
Dig up and store non-hardy bulbs. Divide and replant overcrowded perennials. Plant cool-season annuals. Plant spring-flowering bulbs.
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What I Know: “You Raise Me Up To More Than I Can Be”
“You raise me up to walk on stormy seas,” are the words of a song as sung by Josh Groban. I first heard the words in the celebration of Oprah Winfrey’s Fiftieth Birthday Party. Isn’t that what you and I desire from our friends? We want some-one to uplift us and make life more meaningful. Friends who inspire us to be more than we can be are life’s most treasured possession. The joy of life isn’t having it all but sharing it all.
Do you dream of being more than you are now? Let your life thrive upon that dream as days go by. “Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane eve-ry night of our lives,” wrote William Dement. Let your imagi-nation fly up to meet the sky. You can be grounded in reality with a warehouse of facts and yet flexible enough for your imagination to soar. “The Possible’s slow fuse is lit by the Imagination,” wrote Emily Dickinson. How important it is to dream! Nothing really happens in life unless someone some-where imagined that one day it could become reality.
“That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time,” wrote John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) English phi-losopher and economist. Are you letting your precious imagi-nation be crushed into conformity? Has your curiosity been stifled? Are you aware of the danger of conformity? “Once conform, once do what other people do because they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the finer nerves and faculties of the soul. She becomes all outer show and inward emptiness; dull, callous, and indifferent,” wrote Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) British novelist. Why let conformity rob you of your uniqueness? Just as every snowflake in winter has its own intricate design, so there is only one person in this whole world who is just like you. Hang on to your dreams and im-agination with all your might. Conform and you will be miser-able. Follow your dream and you will be happy and fulfilled. Moreover, following your dream will keep you youthful. Then you can say with Louise Scott, “I’m not an old lady. I’m a little girl with wrinkles.” Bring your dreams, imagination, and enthusiasm with you into maturity; keep your spirit young and you will raise up everyone around you and help them walk on stormy seas.
“The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were,” spoke John F. Kennedy in his stirring address in Dub-lin, Ireland, June 28, 1963. Are you dreaming of things that never were? Now is your chance. This instant, trivial as it is, is all you and I have. Imagine the scent of the rose startling you anew to a revived zest for life.
September Birthdays Andrew Hoard Beryl Martin Margaret Mundy Ciarra Tylor Tony Tucker
September Surgery Anniversaries Andrew Hoard 2011 Hugette Hawks 2012 Margaret Mundy 2015
What I Know: “Live Each Moment As If Your Hair Is On Fire!”
by Carollyn Lee Peerman
“Now! Now!” cried the Queen. “Faster! Faster!” I wonder if the Queen’s hair was on fire! In 1872 Lewis Carroll wrote about the Queen in Through The Looking Glass. “Now” was the watchword of the Queen. She knew that once now is gone it is gone. Life not commanded now is not com-manded; life not enjoyed now is not enjoyed; life not lived wisely now is not lived wisely. The past is gone and no one knows the future. The Queen knew that now is the only period of time that she could ever act upon. Here is here and now is now and further than that all human knowledge is moonshine. She seized the mo-ment! She mastered her mind and put her mental ma-chinery in order. She created within herself steady nerves and a quiet mind. She lived at peak efficiency. All of her energies were concentrated on the now so that she could focus on the present. Are you as wise as the Queen?
How important it is to live in the now! However, this doesn’t mean running around in frenzy. “Your first duty and obligation to yourself lies in your understanding that you were born to be a calm and relaxed person. Do not throw yourself into a state of tension and emergency by imagining trouble, by anticipating or rehearsing troubles which may never materialize, by reliving the unpleasant-ness or horrors of yesterday or by attempting to solve tomorrow’s, next week’s or next year’s problems today. These energy-depleting activities interfere with the flaw-less, automatic function of your nervous system. When that happens, the normal function of any and all parts of you are interfered with and you feel pushed, irritated, jittery, or dizzy, all of which millions of human beings experience and which they label as ‘feeling nervous.’ Order yourself into the “easy does it’ state in which you would maintain yourself. Doing so will permit your nerv-ous system to function as it should, automatically and with ease,” said Rhoda Lachar. Going outdoors for an early morning or late afternoon walk will calm you down, clear your head, and steady your nerves.
With so much sickness, death, and unmet needs around Him, how could Jesus pray the following words to His Father? “I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.” It is because He discerned in a life of prayer His Father’s will and the most important thing for Him to ac-complish that day. He didn’t try to do it all. His “yoke was easy and His burden light.” His life exemplified peace and balance. He even urged His disciples to “come apart and rest awhile.” While He healed the lep-ers, many lepers remained plagued with their disease. While He opened the eyes of the blind, many were left in their darkness. While He raised Lazarus from the dead, others remained in their graves. Calmly living in the mo-ment enabled Him to say: “It is finished.”
The Mended Hearts Chapter #16 Board of Directors did not meet in July.
Some sweet news for improving memory
Good news older adults!
If you are doing a complicated task and want to do your best, put a spoonful of sugar in your coffee. Or eat something with sugar. It has been long understood that the brain relies on glucose for performance, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. This new study from the University of Warwick in the UK confirms this finding and shows that older adults specifically get a boost of effort and engagement in a task after they have sugar. Researchers suggest this engagement results in improved memory, according to New Atlas. This finding links with other studies that show doing difficult thinking tasks is essential for maintaining cognitive health as we age. Researchers do not recommend sugar in dietary guidelines for seniors, especially those who should not have it. But, for healthy older adults, sugar can provide a short-term boost on a difficult task. Cut the pie, Doris, I'm going to do the taxes.
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July 2018 General Membership Meeting
There was no July General meeting.
Labrador again tops list of most popular breeds in America
For 27 years in a row, the lovable Labrador Retriever has ranked as the number one breed of dog in the United States, according to the American Kennel Club. This year the lab takes the top spot again with the the German Shepherd and Golden Retriever in their famil-iar second and third places. Rounding out the list of the top 10 are the French Bulldog, Bulldog, Beagle, Poodle, Rottweiler, Yorkshire Terrier, and German Shorthaired Pointer.
According to Marketwatch, trends among popular dog breeds have changed over the years as different kinds of dogs have enjoyed the media spotlight in movies and pop culture. Beagles, for instance, held the num-ber one spot during the heyday of the Peanut's Snoopy character and has never fallen below ninth since then. In 1943, the movie 'Lassie Come Home,' meanwhile, cemented the Collie in the top 10 for the next 30 years.
Despite their lofty positions now, 2017's top three breeds held the 42nd, 18th, and 65th positions when the AKC started tracking popularity back in 1935. To find a sneak peak of future nationwide trends, look at trend-setters like those in New York City to see which breeds have been increasing in popularity before they are picked up by others, according to USA Today. The French Bulldog, for instance, is the most popular pick overall in the Big Apple and has been seen with many celebrities around town. Not surprisingly, different ar-eas of the city have their own microtrends, and these include Great Danes in the uptown Washington Heights, Havanese in Tribeca, and the Yorkshire Terri-er in the Bronx.
According to the ASPCA, about 44 percent of all house-holds in the United States have a dog, adding up to approximately 78 million dogs nationwide.
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A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second
There are more chickens than people in the world.
Women blink nearly twice as much as
men.
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2018 Mended Hearts National Education and Training Conference by Laurel Dodgion
The 2018 MH Training Conference was great. I enjoyed seeing everyone from last year, that was there this year, but missed those that could not make it. It was a lot smaller but good. We were able to participate in the programs a lot better, being on a smaller scale & got a lot more out of it.
In our Regional Meeting (the Mid-Atlantic District) we talked about things to help with our meet-ings ,one was with power points, get with the Heart Association and get involved with things they do to help us get known to our community, talk to some of the main nurse in Cardo and their com-mittees, send Heartbeat Magazines and our Newsletter to our doctors office so they can get to know use bet-ter, & all our members to help get new members to join.
Next was our Cardiac Rehab: with John Shannon, New Ways to help us get up and get moving quicker. “The Struggle you are in today is the strength you need for tomorrow.”
Next was a luncheon , talked about Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The Latest Therapy for Aortic Stenosis, & TAVR Patient Testimonial.
Next Chapter Rejuvenation: with Judy Hines, & Al Voss. The importance of the relationship between the hos-pitals and the Chapters, to help with financial issues , visiting issues and hospital issues. So we can work to-gether. Relationships with Mended Hearts to keep up with annual reports, that causes the feeling of mem-bership divided into two factors , your low attendance and not active with hospitals. Communication with what the patient’s need, safety, privacy and personal comfort. Evaluation: the positive & negative.
Training: professional standards, hospital policies. Get your program book out to everyone, Book markers, send get well cards to our patients.
Next was on Heart Attack Warning Signs & Nuclear Stress Tests: with Janet Hays,MD, & Patient Testimonial: with our own Dallas Scott: He did a great job in telling his story & what he went though. That was the first time I had heard his story, we need to hear more of our story’s in our chapter.
Next was on Discharge Class Training: with Joyce Reid, MRH, & Tammy Landa, MRH. That is the same things we do in Home Recovery .
Next was “Ask the Pharmacist”: with Kimberly Cauthon, PharmD. We need to talk with our Pharmacist to know what the doctor has given to us & the knowledge to understand what it dose & don’t do & how to take it the best way.
Next was on Heart Failure: Activety and Diet with Biykem Bozkurt.MD, manage and monitor heart failure right at your fingertips, tracking and monitoring important self-care behaviors, including weight, exercise, symp-toms, & sodium intake. You can get an app on your smart phone with HFSA. You will be able to understand how cholesterol impacts your heart, your LDL (bad) more then 130 mg/dL, HDL ( good) higher than 55 mg/dL ,and your triglycerides ( very bad ) below 150 mg/dL. Know what your blood pressure‘s numbers mean, Normal 120/80, At risk 120-129 / 80, high stage 1 130-139 / 80-89, high stage 2 140+/90+, Crisis 180+ / 120+. “Don’t let heart issues keep you from the life you love.”
Next was Basic Technology Skills: Help to get on line to the MH web site & get what you are looking for.
Next was Cardiovascular Disease & Diabetics: with Robert Chilton,DO, & Patient Testimonial- Laura Jackson, Diabetes ,Heart Disease, and Stroke are closely connected, four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, than people without Diabetes. Always watch your Sodium, Sweets, Exercise and Weight.
On the last day was “Access to Care Summit: Overcoming Barriers”: by Andrea Baer, Director of Patients Ad-vocacy and Program Management, Helping each of us to overcome Difficulties when we need help though MH Communication web page where you can talk with anyone Who has had the same issues that you’re going through.
Last we hear from “Innovation in Cardiovascular Therapy on the Horizon”,By Steven R Bailey, UTH. All the new way of heart therapy they are coming up with. It is amazing what they are able to do now a-days with heart disease.
Then all the awards where given out. Presidents Cup, to Mended Hearts of Southwest Georgia ,Chapter 165, Albany, Ga. & Mended Hearts of the Year 2018 gos to Gordon “Gus” Littlefield . Our Pass President who pass away this past year. We’ll all miss him.
I must say I have gotten a lot out of this Conference. I wish everyone could go to the conventions, they would get so much out of it as I have. Thank you for all you do. Laurel Dodgion
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Recipes for Healthy Living
Coffee pick-me-up: What amount is perfect?
Suppose you are a soldier. You've gone days without much sleep, but you must stay as sharp as possible because lives could be at risk. That's just the scenario the U.S. Army considered when they developed an algorithm for the perfect amount of coffee for maximum alertness. Senior research scientist Jacques Reifman, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Com-mand, helped develop the algorithm that predicts caffeine dose based on sleep patterns, ac-cording to The Wall Street Journal. An 8-ounce cup of weak coffee has about 100 milligrams of caffeine. A strong cup has 175 milligrams. About 40 percent of soldiers sleep no more than five hours a night, less than the seven or more hours recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. Meanwhile, the average civilian sleeps about 6.8 hours a night. The algo-rithm finds that a generally well-rested person, in this case a soldier, who gets five hours of sleep one night could drink eight ounces of weak coffee upon waking at 7 a.m. and the same at 9 a.m. The soldier then would be just as alert as a person who slept eight hours. While eight hours of sleep produces high levels of alertness all day, a person who sleeps no more than 6.8 hours each day for a week would need 200 milligrams of caffeine at 7 a.m. and at 9 a.m. to achieve the same alertness. The full mathematical model with a working name of 2B-Alert will be online in app stores in a few months.
Forget the energy bars, try date bites Dates are an ancient food prized in many parts of the world for their delicate, sweet flavor and, according to NPR, they have been consumed by humans since at least 5,000-6,000 BC and were formally cultivated in the Middle East for around 6,000 years.
In the early 1900s, Walter Swingle, at the behest of the U.S. government, was scouring the world to find exotic foods to bring back to American growers. In 1927, he brought back several Medjool date offshoots from Morocco to Cali-fornia's Coachella Valley, as it most closely resembled their original growing climate. This variety was often reserved for Moroccan royalty due to their complex and labor-intensive cultivation process, but can now be enjoyed through-out the world.
For a change of pace from the typical energy bar available in stores, here is a recipe featuring those Medjool dates and other natural ingredients from Detoxinista.com
Medjool Date Bites
Ingredients:
2 cups of walnuts, or any other nut/seed of choice
1 cup of shredded, unsweetened coconut
2 cups of soft Medjool dates, pitted
2 tablespoons of coconut oil
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Instructions
1. In a large food processor or blender, process the nuts and shredded coconut until crumbly. Add in the dates, co-conut oil, vanilla extract, and sea salt and process again until it is sticky and uniform.
2. Scoop or use your hands to gather enough of the mixture to roll into a ball, square, or shape of your choice. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment and put them in the freezer to set for at least an hour before serving.
3. The balls will be good in a sealed, refrigerated container for up to a week or in the freezer for longer. Makes 24 servings. Each bite has about 133 calories.
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ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Dr. Kenneth Saum, Cardiology Surgeon
Dr. Mark Townsend, Pediatric Cardiologist
Betsy Mudie, Volunteer Office Liaison
Curt Baker, VP Cardiovascular Dept. LGH
Betty Drinkard President & By-Laws Chair
Laurel Dodgion 1st VP
Dave Blackburn 2nd VP
Esther Tucker, Secretary
Fred Mayer, Treasurer
Carol Bryant, President’s Advisor & Past President
Jean Blankenship, Socials Co-Chair
Dave Blackburn, Health Fairs
Jack Hamilton, Past President
Blue Ridge Mended Hearts Chapter #16
Visiting Program Chairman: Dan Cousins
Your Visiting Committee:
Visiting Assignments: Laurel Dodgion
Patient packs & bags: Visitors
Follow up Telephone Calls: Committee
Training: Members
Data Collectors: Dan Cousins
Ad Hoc Committees:
Standing Committees: Nominating — Betty Skoldal, Past President
Immediate Past President: Carol Bryant 434 384-5982
Newsletter Editor: Dallas Scott 434 610-4314
Volunteer Liaison: Betsy Mudie 434 200-4696 Director of Volunteer Services — LGH/VBH Medical Advisors: Ken Saum, M.D. 434 528-2212 Mark Townsend, M.D. 434 200-5252 Curt Baker, Centra V.P. 434 200-3215 Chapter #16 Office (voice mail) 434 200-7611
National Mended Hearts
National President: Donette Smith www.mendedhearts.org Mid-Atlantic Regional Dir: William (Bill) Carter 803-270-2496 [email protected] Mid-Atlantic Asst. RD: Bill Voerster 704 310-8354 mendedheartsbillv@gmail National Executive Dir: Norm Linsky 214 390-3265
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Eight heart transplant patients attended the 2018 Mended Hearts National Convention and Training Conference.
Cardiovascular Disease & Diabetes:
I enjoyed the subject information on handling treatment of Diabetes. Having Diabetes can also affect your heart. You really need to pay attention to eating properly and doing regular excise every day. Which helps Diabetes & your heart.
Prepared by Bill Dodgion
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“It’s Great to be Alive - and to Help Others!”
Blue Ridge Mended Hearts Chapter #16
Lynchburg General Hospital
1901 Tate Springs Road Lynchburg, VA 24501
THE MENDED HEARTS, INC.
MISSION STATEMENT: Dedicated to inspiring hope, encouragement
and support to heart disease patients and their families! We achieve
this in the following manner:
to visit, with physician approval, and to offer encouragement and support to
heart disease patients and their families;
to distribute information of specific educational value to members of the
Mended Hearts, Inc. and to heart disease patients and their families;
to establish and maintain a program of assistance to physicians, nurses, medi-
cal professionals and health care organizations in their work with heart disease
patients and their families;
to cooperate with other organizations in education and research activities per-
taining to heart disease;
to assist established heart disease rehabilitation programs for members and
their families;
to plan and conduct suitable programs of social and educational interest for
members, and for heart disease patients and their families.
