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Who We Are/ the Girls, by Tom Nolan, President-Elect About 16 Years Ago My Wife and I Visited Maine on Vacation Page | 1 Fall 2014 MeANA: Who We Are/ The Girls, by Tom Nolan, President-Elect About 16 years ago my wife and I visited Maine on vacation. Among other things, my wife was impressed by how much the people we met liked to talk about their home state. We both noticed how many people had dogs, and we met lots of them too. Soon after we returned home to Cincinnati, Ohio, we started talking about relocating to Maine. And somewhere along the way, we decided that getting a dog would be an appropriate first step. On Halloween of 1998 we welcomed our first girl. A beautiful, one and a half year-old black, Labrador retriever into our family. We named her Molly. We read lots of books, and talked to lots of people about how to be good humans. But really, we were in the darkest of nights on the subject. Fortunately, Molly was completely devoted to training her humans. For instance, she taught me about her separation anxiety by leaving me subtle clues throughout the house. After numerous trips to the hardware store to replace things like scratched-off paint, ripped carpets, and chewed-off doorknobs, I was fully aware that she didn’t like being alone. The next spring, we moved to Maine. You’d have thought that Molly was born here. She was a great hiker, camper and sailor. She liked swimming anywhere, anytime, even on cold winter days. Naturally, we developed friends who were dog families and we were advised (incorrectly) that two dogs were no more bother than one. So, a couple years later, we came home with our second girl, baby Emma, a yellow Labrador retriever. Though Emma did make one false move at the dog dish (Molly quickly taught her to eat her own kibble), Molly warmly welcomed her into our family. Molly never had to fear being alone again. Life went on for the four of us. We all liked being outside in any kind of weather. Both girls loved winter. We encountered a few incidents with tics, skunks, porcupines and vet bills, but generally it was all good. In 2006 we moved to Bridgton, and the girls took it in stride. But in 2012, when Molly turned 15 (which is about 3 years older than the average life expectancy of her breed), we knew our remaining time together would be short. In September, it was evident that she was not enjoying her life so much. Everything was hard for her. For weeks, we went back and forth, considering all our options, and finally decided to euthaniZe Molly. I actually know people who would never own another dog after such an experience. It was very hard for all of us. I like to remember Molly as our first girl, who taught us a lot. Without her, we may never have become owners and admirers of dogs. Just before Christmas that year, we brought home another girl and named her Lucy. I picked her out from among a litter of eight. She’s a strong-minded yellow lab, and life with Lucy was a real trial for the first 22 months. My wife says Lucy was sent to punish us for all the mistakes we made with Molly. But Page | 2 Lucy’s strong suit has always been that she’s just too cute to stay mad at. Fortunately, Emma has been a rock through it all. As Lucy turned two, she came around and has become a real priZe. Our girls have given us the gift of their companionship. We’ve learned patience, unconditional love, appreciation for the miracle of life, and we never have to be alone. My wife and I are convinced that we are better humans as a result of being their humans. Recently, Lucy had knee surgery on both back legs at the same time. For all of you regional fans out there, she had general anesthesia with an epidural catheter for postoperative pain relief. Of course, I couldn’t help but notice the similarities between veterinary and human surgical care. For example, the bill showed that the anesthesia cost twice as much as the surgery. Lucy is healing nicely and we expect a full recovery. If anyone needs a good orthopedic veterinarian, just let me know. Some time ago, I was talking with one of my patients. He is a widower and was concerned for his dog’s welfare during his convalescence. He said to me, “they give a lot more than they require”. I could not agree more. AANA ANNUAL CONGRESS – ORLANDO FLORIDA The Annual Congress held in Orlando had several days of education for CRNA’s to find the lectures which fit their needs. There was fun for all with events such as the college bowl, the foundation talent show and special this year - the ALS ice bucket challenge. Students attending the event were asked to post their pictures using #AANA 2014 and obliged with thousands of postings. Our very own President-elect at the time, Kristie Hoch, served as the AANA Program Committee chair this year and ended her term by hosting the Banquet which caps off the congress. Just a few of the pictures from members attending the event can be seen on the next page. As you will see people took full advantage of the time in Orlando to network, learn and bring back to Maine some great memories. Next year the Annual Congress will be held in Sal Lake City, Utah. For more information, visit www.aana.com/meetings. We hope to have a great turn out from the members of Maine as this meeting offers something for everyone. A few days after returning from Annual congress, Kristie was asked to write a page for the AANA website, entitled “A Day in the life of a CRNA.” Her page can be found at - http://www.aana.com/…/P…/A-Day-in-the-Life-Kristie-Hoch.aspx. Page | 3 AANA ANNUAL CONGRESS (2) – ORLANDO FLORIDA Page | 4 Fall Leadership Academy – Chicago Illinois Left to right top row- ,Maribeth Massie, Tom Nolan, Kristie Hoch, Elsa rodriguez-Roth, Sandy Richard, and Kristin Clark Left to right seated – Cathy L’Heureux, Chris Jackson, Stacey Whittington, Abraham Crockett and Cheryl Nimmo The AANA Fall Leadership Academy was held in Chicago on the weekend of November 7th-9th, 2014. The AANA has identified various leadership tracks for state board of directors to train them on skills, tools and personnel on the national level that can guide them during their terms. Several of our Board of Director’s were in attendance to attended lectures in various tracks of interest. This year was the first year a state lobbyist could attend the academy. Our lobbyist, Chris Jackson, attended with past president Stacey Whittington. Tom Nolan, our president-elect attended the president-elect track, while Maribeth Massie, our state reimbursement specialist, went to the lectures pertaining to her position. President Hoch attended the leadership track with MeANA secretary Cathy L’Heureux and board of director member Sandy Richards. President Hoch also brought with her a student from the University of New England, Abraham Crockett. Please see his letter at the end of the Student Page | 5 News. The Fall Leadership Academy is a great way to meet leaders of our profession and to network. This year, a nationally recognized author, Dr. Marty Makary, spoke and had a book signing. He entertained the group as well as informed. The Fall Leadership Academy PAC event was a huge success and a way for members to have a little fun also. Page | 6 MeANA President s with Frank Purcell MeANA members with President Sharon Pearce BOD’s Sandy Richards, Cathy L’Heureux with Maribeth Massie New England Assembly Fall Meeting/ Hoch Sea Crest Hotel NEANA President’s with AANA President Sharon Pearce The NEANA Fall meeting was hosted by Massachusetts this year at the beautiful Sea Crest Hotel in Falmouth Massachusetts. AANA President Sharon Pearce gave an AANA update. Maine will be hosting the NEANA fall meeting next year and we are hoping to have everyone from Maine come to help us welcome the CRNA’s of New England to Portland the 9th – 11th of October 2015. Page | 7 AANA President- elect, Juan Quintana has agreed to speak at the fall meeting hosted by MeANA! The Education committee is diligently working to create the lecture series for the fall meeting as well as finding exhibitors. The meeting will be held at the Sable Oaks Marriott in Portland. Please plan to spend your Columbus Day weekend with leaders of your national and state associations as well as CRNA’s from across New England. There will be great events and surprises for all. Student News/ Hoch University of New England Students, Abraham Crocket and Elsa Rodriquez-Roth joined the MeANA members at the Fall Leadership Academy. President Hoch, “They were a great addition to the group. They will be great leaders themselves one day.” Able to take some time on arrival to the windy city, President Hoch and Abraham Crockett, SRNA were able to visit the AANA Park Ridge office prior to the start of the lectures and various leadership tracks. They were also Page | 8 introduced to many of the region directors, AANA staff, as well as state and national presidents. AANA Fall Leadership Academy – A student’s perspective/Abe Crockett This November I had the pleasure of attending the Fall Leadership Academy as a student. Going into the weekend I was not sure exactly what I had signed up for, but I knew I wanted to see the other side of things.
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