A DAY IN THE LIFE OF COLE BURTON The Journey Back from Traumatic Brain Injury
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REMEMBERING HAROLD SHEPHERD + COUPLE GROWS CLOSER IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH + SUMMER IN THE CITY SUPPORTS MS INSTITUTE
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FEATURES
REMEMBERING HAROLD 2 SHEPHERD Friends and family recall his kindness and generosity.
A DAY IN THE LIFE 8 OF COLE BURTON Follow one young man’s journey back from traumatic brain injury.
PATIENT PROFILE 16 A brain injury could not break the bond of Allan and Kaitlin DaPore.
DEPARTMENTS 4 SHORT TAKES RESEARCH FEATURE 6 Ford Vox, M.D. explores crowdfunding for experimental care.
CLINICAL STAFF PROFILE 7 Adina Bradshaw, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP FOUNDATION PHOTO BY LOUIE FAVORITE 20 FEATURES HONORARIUMS 30 AND MEMORIALS
Cole Burton, who sustained a brain injury, participates in treadmill training at Shepherd Center.
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Spinal Column® | Fall 2018 • 1 Remembering Shepherd Center Co-Founder Harold Shepherd Friends and family remember him as kind and generous.
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When Shepherd Center co-founder Harold Shepherd passed away on December 10, 2018, he did so just as he lived – surrounded by beloved family and friends. “Family and friends meant everything to my grandfather,” said In July 2018, the portion of Harold’s grandson, Jamie Shepherd, in his eulogy for his Peachtree Road from Peachtree grandfather. “He was one of the most loyal men I have ever Battle to Brookwood Station known. He loved my grandmother so very much, along with his was honorarily designated children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He would J. Harold Shepherd Parkway. constantly brag about the wonderful things we were doing. It made you want to be as good as he told everyone you were.” Family was always central to Harold – in business and life. A region. Harold’s work in the business world proved to be quite native of Atlanta, Harold grew up as the youngest of six siblings. As instrumental in Shepherd Center’s launch. young men, Harold and his brothers started Shepherd Construction “His family and business connections played a huge role in Company. In the past six decades, Harold and his family members starting Shepherd Center and in saving my dad’s life,” said Jamie, have overseen construction of hundreds of miles of interstate who serves as director of community services and risk highways in Georgia and several surrounding states, as well as management at Shepherd Center. “Without those connections and thousands of miles of city and county streets. The companies have his relationships, Shepherd Center might not be here.” provided and improved transportation access for millions of Remembered as a natural storyteller and somewhat of an Georgians and travelers. unofficial Shepherd Center historian, Harold was a founding board Construction wasn’t Harold’s only family endeavor. Along with his member at Shepherd Center and still came to Shepherd almost wife, Alana Shepherd, their son, James, and David F. Apple, Jr., every day before his passing. M.D., Harold founded Shepherd Center in 1975. The idea for “He truly was one of the best storytellers I know – detailed stories Shepherd Center formed after James sustained a spinal cord injury that were peppered with humor,” said Sarah Morrison, PT, MBA, in a bodysurfing accident in 1973. For James’ initial recovery, the MHA, president and CEO of Shepherd Center. “He was also one of family had to seek treatment far from Atlanta because there was a the nicest men I know. He would always come into my office and ask lack of rehabilitation care options in the Southeast. The Shepherds what he could do for the staff. He wanted to make sure that all his devoted themselves to creating a rehabilitation center for people efforts and donations were going to make an impact on the staff. He with spinal cord injuries closer to home and to help others in the continually recognized the great work the staff does on a daily basis.” 2 • news.shepherd.org Remembering Shepherd Center Co-Founder Harold Shepherd Friends and family remember him as kind and generous.
Just before Harold’s 90th birthday in April 2018, the 1 Georgia General Assembly unanimously approved a resolution to designate a section of Peachtree Road in Buckhead in his honor. In July, the portion of Peachtree Road from Peachtree Battle Avenue to REMEMBERING Brookwood Station – the very same slice of road that is home to Shepherd Center – was honorarily designated J. Harold Shepherd Parkway. REMEMBERING SHEPHERD CENTER CO-FOUNDER “He was a man who didn’t like the limelight, and he preferred others to be recognized,” Jamie said. “For his 90th birthday, we were able to dedicate a portion of SHEPHERD Peachtree Road as the J. Harold Shepherd Parkway. I am so thankful that we were able to do that while he CENTER was still with us to give back to a man who has done HAROLD SHEPHERD HAROLD SHEPHERDso much for us. He was like a little kid in a candy shop CO-FOUNDER that day and had the biggest grin on his face.” Shepherd Center staff and friends memorialized Harold at a casual gathering at Shepherd Center on December 12, while his celebration of life was held the following day at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in HAROLD SHEPHERD Friends and family rememberAtlanta. Both services were full of family members and 2 friends sharing their memories and expressing their him as kind and generous.admiration for Harold. “Our two families have remained close friends Friends and family through the years,” said Jane Woodruff, Shepherd3 remember him as Center Board of Trustee Member Emeriti. “We all feel as though we are all family together. We loved him kind and generous. deeply, admiring his motivation and real determination. He will always be in our hearts.”
For all of his accomplishments, he considered building Shepherd Center with his family to be his finest. 4 “He often talked about how proud he was of Shepherd Center,” said Julie Shepherd, Harold’s granddaughter, who is a case manager at Shepherd Center. “His construction career Left to right: Jamie, Sarah, Harold, Julie, Alana and James Shepherd celebrated Harold’s had been rewarding in one way, but he was even prouder of what 90th birthday in April 2018. they’d done here (at the hospital) and the lives they’d changed.” Sara Chapman, long-time friend of the Shepherd family and In Harold’s passing, he leaves a legacy that is rooted deep in corporate secretary of the Shepherd Center Board of Directors, Shepherd Center’s culture. began volunteering at Shepherd Center in 1980. “It is difficult to describe a man who lived more than 90 years and “He was such a kind and generous man who always gave accomplished as much as my grandfather did,” Jamie said. “When I everyone else credit for the success of Shepherd Center,” she said. reflect on his life, I will remember him as fair, fiercely loyal, a “He cared so deeply about sharing the passion he had for storyteller, a tireless worker and as a servant dedicated to helping Shepherd Center, and he always had a great story to tell. I will others – all values he has helped instill in his family, friends and at always remember him at Derby Day, which he absolutely loved – Shepherd Center.” and when the Paralympics were in Atlanta, how proud he was to lift To make a gift in memory of Harold Shepherd, please visit that torch and bring hope to this community.” shepherd.org/give.
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Dr. Liadis Joins Shepherd Spine and Pain Institute James G. Liadis, M.D., joined Washington, D.C., and he is fellowship-trained in pain management the hospital’s medical staff on through the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. July 16, 2018. He is treating “Chronic pain is a complex medical issue that affects all patients in the Shepherd Spine aspects of daily life,” Dr. Liadis says. “I am working with the and Pain Institute. skilled team of clinicians at the Shepherd Spine and Pain Institute “Dr. Liadis is a great addition to provide our patients with the excellent and personalized care to the Shepherd Spine and they have come to expect from our program.” Pain Institute and to Shepherd The Shepherd Spine and Pain Institute takes a multi-disciplinary Center’s team overall,” says approach to the practice of medicine and specializes in the Michael Yochelson, M.D., MBA, evaluation, diagnosis and application of interventional treatment chief medical officer at Shepherd for the management of pain and related disorders. Its practice Center. “He is an incredibly model is geared toward treating both the physical and emotional The Shepherd Spine and Pain Institute talented physician, and I know welcomes James G. Liadis, M.D. components of pain to restore and maintain function and improve he is committed to helping quality of life. The Shepherd Spine and Pain Institute uses the latest patients of the Shepherd Spine and Pain Institute find a solution for imaging technology to establish a precise diagnosis, treating pain their pain so that they can live healthy and active lives.” at its source and providing a comprehensive rehabilitation plan After earning a bachelor of science degree in neuroscience to ensure the best possible opportunity for long-term improvement. from the University of Michigan, Dr. Liadis earned his medical The Shepherd Spine and Pain Institute offers acute and chronic degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. pain management and rehabilitation for spine, joint and Dr. Liadis completed his training in physical medicine and other pain-related conditions. For more information, visit rehabilitation at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in shepherdpaininstitute.org.
Shepherd Center Upgrading Electronic Health Record System OUTPATIENTS MAY TEMPORARILY EXPERIENCE LIMITED APPOINTMENT CHOICES
Shepherd Center is in the process of implementing a new electronic health record system called Epic, which will become fully operational on April 1, 2019. Estimates indicate that 200 million people in the United States (nearly two-thirds of the population) have an Epic health record, including more than half of all Georgians. Shepherd Center is implementing it as part of a Community Connect partnership with Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare, which operates Piedmont Atlanta Hospital adjacent to Shepherd. Epic will help improve the continuity and quality of care for Shepherd patients, as well as enhance organizational efficiencies. As the new system comes on line, there will be a temporary reduction in some outpatient clinicians’ availability for appointments. Schedulers and staff are working diligently to decrease the effects on our patients, but you may experience limited appointment choices or have to reschedule appointments scheduled between now and the go-live date. We expect this inconvenience to be minimal and we encourage you to reach out to our schedulers at 404-355-1144 with questions or concerns.
4 • news.shepherd.org Shepherd Center Purchases Property to Expand Family Housing Program NEARBY FACILITY WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPACE FOR Shepherd’s plans for the site are still in development, but the CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. additional housing units in the new facility would nearly double Shepherd Center announced that it has purchased land just the hospital’s current housing program, which includes an south of the hospital on Peachtree Road in Atlanta and plans 84-unit family residence center adjacent to the hospital, Morrison to build a facility to expand its housing program for patients’ says. Currently – through the support of generous donors – family members. The new building would provide additional Shepherd Center provides up to 30 days of free housing to space for Shepherd’s clinical and/or administrative operations families of newly injured rehabilitation inpatients, if both the and perhaps some retail space for establishments that could family and patient live more than 60 miles from the hospital. meet the needs of family members. Many patients and families in the hospital’s full-day outpatient “The multi-million dollar project, which will be several years programs also stay in Shepherd Center housing. in the making, is part of Shepherd Center’s Vision 2025 plan to “Having family members close by to provide support and expand to meet the needs of patients and their families from participate in training during their loved one’s rehabilitation is across the nation,” says CEO and President Sarah Morrison, vital to the recovery of our patients,” Morrison says. “That’s why PT, MBA, MHA. “Our goal is to improve access to the nation- expanding our family housing program is so important, and it’s ally ranked, specialized rehabilitation care and support we our reason for purchasing this nearby property, which is within provide to patients, as well as the services we offer to meet walking distance of our main campus. The availability of more the needs of their families.” housing will help us reduce the financial and emotional burden The hospital’s new 2.7-acre property at 1860 Peachtree on our patients’ families so they can have a place to stay Road sits near the corner of Peachtree and Collier roads in the throughout their loved one’s entire length of stay, which averages Buckhead area of Atlanta – across from a 16-story Piedmont about 50 days, at Shepherd Center. The last thing needed by a Healthcare facility that is under construction. Working with family in the middle of a life-altering medical crisis is concern with commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield, Shepherd where to lay their head down at night.” Center leaders negotiated a deal to purchase the property for Learn more about Shepherd Center at shepherd.org. nearly $20 million.
Spinal Column® | Fall 2018 • 5 Rresearch Crowdfunding for Experimental Care — A New Hope or Risky Business? Study shows disadvantages of fundraising for unproven treatments.
BY ROBIN YAMAKAWA
You’ve likely seen them shared on Because crowdfunding is a new, unregulated funding social media or even donated to source, disreputable clinics or providers may be able to one yourself – crowdfunding cam- use it to fund their operations. paigns. These are fundraisers indi- “It has become a widespread phenomenon with clinics viduals can set up to take donations targeting people with a wide range of conditions from cancer to those recovering from strokes, spinal cord and traumatic directly through a page on various brain injury,” Dr. Vox says. websites. GoFundMe and CrowdRise Even with the best of intentions, patients can unwittingly raise are some popular platforms. funds for treatments that are unproven – or even worse, harmful. Many people crowdfund to help defray the costs of medical bills and HOW DID THEY STUDY IT? equipment that are not covered by From mid-November to mid-December 2017, researchers Ford Vox, M.D., medical director insurance. Ford Vox, M.D., medical searched five crowdfunding platforms that allow medical of Shepherd Center’s Disorders fundraising, retrieving all the campaigns they could find for of Consciousness Program director of Shepherd Center’s Disorders of Consciousness the prior two-year period in the United States and Canada. Program and chair of the hospital’s ethics committee, points WHAT DID THEY FIND? out that such medical crowdfunding has become a common Of the campaigns they identified, 1,059 of them mentioned practice among Shepherd Center patients, and he’s seen it the intent to direct funds to one of the five aforementioned do a lot of good. But there are potential risks involved. treatments, seeking a total of more than $27 million. “When people fundraise for treatments touted as clinical trials, or other experimental or low-evidence treatments, THE BOTTOM LINE: that’s concerning,” Dr. Vox says. “Legitimate medical trials do not charge money,” Dr. Vox says. Vox designed a study to estimate how often this type of “You do not have to pay for and raise money for a proper clini- crowdfunding is occurring in the United States and Canada, cal trial where you may or may not receive the experimental and collaborated with New York University School of Medicine treatment. They are claiming it is a trial to add a layer of legiti- to complete the extensive work involved. The results of their macy to it, while in reality, it is fake. It’s sad to see.” study were published as a research letter in the Journal of the While there may be potential for stem cells to help in the American Medical Association (JAMA) on Oct. 23. They also treatment of spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury in the wrote a commentary about the work for the healthcare policy future, there are currently no stem cell treatments approved blog Health Affairs. Here are some highlights of that work: by the FDA for these types of injuries. Not only are these not approved, they also could possibly be dangerous or cause WHAT IS THE STUDY ABOUT? adverse effects. The researchers wanted to take a look the phenomenon of people raising money for “scientifically unsupported, inef- fective or potentially dangerous treatments.” HOW TO SPOT A FAKE They focused on campaigns raising money for homeopa- Be wary of any “clinical trial” that requires you thy or naturopathy for cancer; stem cell therapy for brain » injury; stem cells for spinal cord injury; and long-term antibi- to pay to participate. otic therapy for “chronic Lyme disease.” » Check to see if a trial is affiliated with an estab- Homeopathic treatments for cancer are ineffective, lished research university. You want that. according to the researchers and results reported in scientific literature. And, stem cell therapy for central nervous system » If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. injury and long-term antibiotic therapy for chronic Lyme dis- Always talk with your physician about trials or ease can result in serious side effects, including death. treatments you’d like to consider. Get a second While important research is happening in the field of stem or third opinion. cells – including work at Shepherd Center that hopefully will make its way into clinical care if proven safe and effective – Dr. Vox points out it’s a red flag when someone needs to SAFE PLACES TO LOOK FOR CLINICAL TRIALS raise money online to participate in such “trials.” Well-de- » Shepherd.org/research signed research studies don’t require their subjects to pay for participation. Such fundraisers actually go to support experi- » Brain Injury Association of America mental care that isn’t FDA-approved. » American Spinal Injury Association WHY DO THIS STUDY? » Other Professional Societies Many millions of dollars are raised on these platforms for medical causes each year. There is concern that Dr. Vox notes that, contrary to popular belief, finding trials More online at patients might be devoting time, as well as their and on clinicaltrials.gov does not guarantee that they are news.shepherd.org other people’s money, to fund treatments that are legitimate, safe or effective as the listing is not vetted. not effective and could be harmful, Dr. Vox says.
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Cole Burton works on his coordination skills with program tech Isha Smith, left, and physical therapist Belinda Richardson, PT, DPT, NCS.
8 • news.shepherd.org A DAY IN THE LIFE OF COLE BURTON One young man’s journey back from traumatic brain injury
BY DREW JUBERA On June 22, Cole was transferred to Shepherd’s Cole Burton takes a determined, if slightly, intensive care unit (ICU), still largely unresponsive. unsteady step. A team of physiatrists, neuropsychologists, physical Then he takes another. therapists, speech-language pathologists, Two physical therapists gently guide him. His occupational therapists, respiratory therapists destination: the Lokomat®, a robotics-assisted, and others met to address his needs. treadmill training system. “The way Cole showed up (given the severity Total distance: Six yards. of his impairments), he wouldn’t have been Cole’s parents stand nearby. Their eyes never considered ready for admission by a lot of leave their son: It’s the first time in Cole’s two rehabilitation hospitals,” says Andrew Dennison, months in Shepherd Center’s Brain Injury M.D., Cole’s primary physiatrist. “However, we feel Rehabilitation Program that he’s made this short an earlier admission is helpful so we can get control trip without a walker. of medical issues that are limiting progress and start “Most parents only have the privilege to see rehabilitation interventions that will help patients their child walk for the first time once,” says Charlie progress more quickly.” Burton, Cole’s father, eyes still riveted. “Now, we’ve As Cole became more aware of his situation, the seen it a second time.” team implemented Shepherd Center’s family- and Three months earlier, it seemed unlikely Cole patient-centered approach to help guide treatment. would ever walk or talk again. “The team approach is important, as is having a On May 24, 2018, Cole and 18 other geology patient’s desires and goals used to push therapy,” students from Auburn University were studying Dr. Dennison explains. “It only happens when you rock formations off U.S. Highway 431, near Glencoe, take a mindful approach tailored to the individual.” Alabama. An oncoming pickup truck went out of A look at Cole’s daily care, near the end of his control and hit Cole and another student. Both eight-week inpatient stay, illustrates Shepherd’s were airlifted to the University of Alabama at interdisciplinary approach to helping people on Birmingham Hospital. their road to recovery from traumatic brain injury. It Cole, 21, from Decatur, Alabama, sustained a focuses on individualized therapy, outside-the-box diffuse axonal injury, along with broken bones and thinking, and a top-to-bottom culture of empathy, abdominal injuries. He remained in a minimally hope and real-world preparedness. conscious state for three weeks. The other student “Cole is such a reflection of the culture here,” says later died. Chelsea Day, Psy.D., Cole’s neuropsychologist. “He’s a A week after the incident, a doctor advised reflection of outlook and giving back and humor. At Cole’s parents of the option to withdraw treat- the end of the day, Cole is Shepherd.” ment. After painful family discussions, Cole’s Cole puts it another way: “I never feel like a parents declined. patient here. I feel like a person.”
Spinal Column® | Fall 2018 • 9 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF COLE BURTON
Cole focuses on his tasks with speech therapist Amy Waite, CCC-SLP.
Being able to stay next door to the hospital in Shepherd Center’s Woodruff Family Residence Center means Cole’s parents are able to be by his side for his recovery. 10:00 SPEECH THERAPY: WINNING!
Breakfast is cleared, and Amy Waite, CCC-SLP, Cole exits his Auburn-bedecked Cole’s good-humored speech therapist, has him second floor room in Shepherd’s read a story and answer questions about the 8:30 Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Unit at 8:30 sequence of events. Later, they’ll play Yahtzee. It’s BREAKFAST AS a.m. and heads to breakfast down the one of many games, puzzles and mental exercises COMMUNITY hall, in the therapy gym. He’s dressed Waite employs to strengthen and evaluate the cog- in what’s become his daily uniform: a nitive skills, such as memory, problem-solving and yellow Navy t-shirt from the ROTC speech processing of patients with brain injuries. program he belongs to at school and gym shorts. “It’s therapy in the context of a game,” Waite says. Other patients and families greet Cole and his parents as Cole rolls dice, strategizes, totals scores. He he settles at a table with a patient near his own age. They exchange progress updates and talk football. Dr. Dennison ditches his calculator at one point to add the fig- drops by to check on Cole’s status. ures in his head. Cole overhears a therapist at the next table reciting a “163,” he says of his score. schedule with another patient, an older woman who’s Waite asks if he’s sure. He tries again: 168. having trouble comprehending. When she answers one of “Cole is good at giving an evaluation of what was the therapist’s questions correctly, Cole leans over and difficult for him,” Waite says. “That self-awareness encourages her with a, “Good job!” is important for a patient with a brain injury. His “Some people come in and see other patients and say, ‘I sense of humor is intact, as well.” want to be where they are,’” says Tina Burton, Cole’s mom. To illustrate the latter point, she asks Cole to “We did that. Now, some look at Cole for inspiration.” repeat what he said the first time he beat her Cole’s parents take turns circulating among other families. at Yahtzee. Breakfast becomes a kind of unofficial support group, as do Cole: “You just lost to a brain injury patient!” other meals in the cafeteria or outside in the Secret Garden. Shepherd also provides families with more formal counseling and peer support – services unique to Shepherd Center. “You get to know the families,” Charlie says. “Everybody Cole often eats here has suffered loss one way or another. We encourage lunch with his each other. We ask questions of people who’ve been there. parents, Charlie and Tina, in Shepherd Everybody celebrates every victory. Center’s picturesque “A sense of family takes place,” Charlie adds, as Tina Anna and Hays helps Cole cut through a pancake. “You build relationships Mershon Secret that continue in the hallway and beyond. We’re in the Garden. ‘Shepherd Club.’”
10 • news.shepherd.org Cole’s team of doctors and therapists who meets weekly to assess his prog- ress and adjust his treatment plan. Cole’s therapy schedule soon incor- porated Shepherd’s 100,000-gallon indoor pool. “It’s a great example of a therapist listening to a patient and his inter- ests,” Charlie says. Cole’s parents also completed a Shepherd program that allows them to take Cole into the pool on their own, and they already have muscle memory which they’ve started doing on we can tap into.” 11:15 weekends. After Cole dries off and changes, he OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: THE POOL Cole does leg stretches, arm rotations ties his shoes on the deck. His left arm and other movements in the water that couldn’t move when he arrived at extend his range of motion. Shepherd. Now, Kirkby emphasizes it When occupational therapist Elise “We try to incorporate activities as often as possible. It takes him a Kirkby, MSOT, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, first patients did before,” Kirkby says. For while, but he finally knots the laces. asked Cole about his favorite activities, patients who can’t verbalize, she uses “Cole is the type who’s going to he mentioned swimming as part of his a picture book with activities they can keep working until he gets full ROTC training. Elise relayed this to point to. “It keeps them motivated, functionality,” she says.
Occupational therapist Elise Kirkby, MSOT, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, incorporates Shepherd Center’s pool into Cole’s rehabilitation.
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Sarah Cutler Benzing Will Bucher ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA Sarah Cutler Benzing, 25, from Asheville, North Carolina, has wanted Two years ago, Will Bucher, now 19, was doing what he to be an occupational therapist since the eighth grade. That’s when she loved most – riding his motorcycle. Then, a car suddenly came down with a rare autoimmune disease that left her, she says, “not pulled in front of him. Before Will could react, he ran right into it. being able to get off the floor.” Sarah was treated for a week at Duke Will, who is from Sanford, North Carolina, spent 22 days University Children’s Hospital & Health Center, in Durham, North Carolina, in the in the ICU at WakeMed’s Raleigh Campus in North and had follow-up appointments for several years afterwards. During this Carolina, with multiple injuries, time, she became close with her therapists. including a T-3 and T-4 “It was neat to see the relationship you could build with someone and spinal cord injury. His 2 how that impacted my life,” Sarah says. “It helped me get stronger and response was back to the things I enjoyed.” characteristically Fast forward to Thanksgiving Day 2014. Sarah was a senior in college wry: “I was majoring in psychology and applying to graduate school to study occupational therapy. She’d gotten engaged to her then-boyfriend, Ben bummed out I Benzing, three days earlier. But while taking a family photo after dinner couldn’t ride with her fiancé and more than two dozen family members, the deck they motorcycles stood on collapsed. In the 15-foot fall, Sarah sustained an L-1 incomplete anymore. I’d spinal cord injury, resulting in paralysis in her legs. been riding Sarah spent a week at Greenville Memorial Hospital in South Carolina, my whole life before transferring to Shepherd Center. At the time, she couldn’t even sit and here I up in bed. was chillin’ in “It was scary,” she recalls. But soon staff used a lift to get her into a the ICU.” wheelchair and whisked her to therapy. Sarah’s response: “Let’s do it!” Will transferred Sarah left seven weeks later, more determined than ever to pursue to Shepherd Center occupational therapy. “I was really emotional,” she says of leaving in October of 2016, Shepherd. “I progressed so much there. They motivated me, they paralyzed from the chest pushed me. I was thankful for that.” down. His humor and positive Will Bucher, who Sarah got married in the spring of 2015, finished her undergraduate “let’s-do-this” embrace of rehabilitation sustained a spinal cord degree that summer, and then participated in further outpatient therapy. made him a favorite among staff and injury in 2016, is now a In spring of 2016, she spent a month back at Shepherd Center in the fellow patients. student at UNC. ® rigorous, activity-based Beyond Therapy program to build strength and To keep up with school, Will, then a endurance for graduate school. junior in high school, took classes offered through Shepherd Two years later, she walked across the stage at Lenoir-Rhyne Center’s adolescent rehabilitation program. The hospital’s No University, in Hickory, North Carolina, to receive her master’s degree in Obstacles program further eased his transition. Through the occupational therapy. Sarah believes her years of rehabilitation – and program, a therapist visited his school to ensure accessibility all the moments of doubt, frustration, and assure teachers and students the injury hadn’t changed 1 exhilaration and reward – gives her work a Will, just his circumstances. Will graduated on schedule with rare perspective. his high school class in the spring of 2018. “I think I really can be used in a Will is now a freshman at the University of North Carolina greater way,” she says. “I’ve been in at Chapel Hill, living on his own in a dorm and planning to their shoes. I know what it feels major in computer science. like. I feel I’ll be able to understand He credits Shepherd Center’s programs and positive, them in a way some people can’t. take-charge culture with his post-injury transition. “I’ve already had great “Shepherd pushes you,” he says. “They know you can do conversations with patients,” it – you just have to tell yourself you can. And it works. I’m fully Sarah adds. “I’m able to say I’ve independent today. been in those dark places, that it “The big thing they help you do is find something you can sucks right now, but it’s going to do for fun,” adds Will, who doesn’t ride motorcycles anymore, get better. Look where I am now. but does drive a hot-red Mini Cooper S at home. “They don’t Never give up.” just teach you how to live, but how to live well. They show you Sarah Cutler Benzing sustained a spinal cord injury your opportunities. You’re not limited to sitting in a room all in 2014 and recently received her master’s degree day. They show you how to live in a chair and still have fun.” in occupational therapy.
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Matthew Hoogestraat Glenn Wells BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA Matthew Hoogestraat, 33, from Bellingham, Washington, The road from high school has what he calls “a classic ‘How did you end up at dropout to Marine special Shepherd?’ story.” forces to law school student He was 16, a passenger in a car full of friends, when it rolled has been long and rugged over and the roof crushed in “just where I was.” He broke his for Glenn Wells, 42. C-5 vertebra and was paralyzed from the chest down. It’s a journey Glenn says Matt transferred three weeks later from a local hospital in he wouldn’t still be on without Washington to Shepherd Center. He was completely immobilized, the SHARE Military Initiative at with no idea what was to come. Shepherd Center, a comprehensive “What I appreciated about Shepherd is that it was like an rehabilitation program that focuses on everyday thing,” Matt says. “Everybody knew what to do. It was treatment for active duty or separated service Glenn Wells is a SHARE comforting. There were no gray areas. Everybody had seen this a members who have served in the U.S. military Military Initiative graduate and law school student. thousand times.” since September 11, 2001 and who are Matt stayed in the adolescent rehabilitation program for almost experiencing symptoms of or have a diagnosis of mild to moderate three months. He took classes to keep up with schoolwork. He brain injury, or concussions and any co-occurring psychological or then spent another couple months in outpatient therapy. behavioral health concerns, including post-traumatic stress. Matt returned home to Washington and graduated on time. He “They really saved my future,” says Glenn, who came to SHARE then got an associate’s degree in mechanical engineering and after his first semester at the Georgia State University College of Law. worked for a company that made custom machinery. He took “If I didn’t have the Shepherd program I would’ve dropped out. Or I night classes whenever he could. would’ve failed.” When his company moved out of state eight years later, Matt Glenn grew up in Chicago poor enough that “I didn’t eat every thought, “This is my moment to go back to school.” day.” He dropped out of high school and left home at 16, enlisting in He returned to Western Washington University and in the spring the Marines in 1995. of 2018, he earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial design. He deployed to Iraq after 9/11 and joined a special operations Projects that he and his class worked on won a number of force. Part of its mission: capturing high value targets. prestigious design awards. “I wanted to go above and beyond,” he says. Matt now runs Granular Design, an independent firm that Serving in Iraq from 2003 to 2008, the physical and emotional primarily helps entrepreneurs bring projects to market, and he demands took a toll. Exploding bombs twice knocked him teaches a computer-aided design class at Western Washington. unconscious. His body started breaking down. Twenty-two of his Beyond that: “I have adventures with my wife, hang out with my fellow Marines and Sailors were killed in his presence during his dog, work around the house, travel – just living life.” many deployments. He says lessons he absorbed at Shepherd Center still With two daughters at home and his marriage near divorce, Glenn motivate him. transferred to an instructional position back home in the United States. “They gave me the attitude that you have responsibilities and Diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury, he became suicidal. have to keep moving,” he says. “They’d come in and get you up Treatment hardly helped. to do therapy every day, go on In 2016, Glenn retired after 21 years of service. He’d earned outings. Sometimes, it was bachelor’s and master’s degrees online, then enrolled in law school. tough. But they didn’t give 3 He started at Georgia State University in Atlanta in 2017. But you the opportunity to problems from his TBI turned debilitating. He passed out twice in cop out. They elevators. He did poorly on exams, not recognizing answers he’d written. expected you to “My cognitive endurance dwindled to the point where I was make the most of processing information then writing something different,” Glenn says. your time there. He soon had a hard time doing anything. A fellow student who’d “I’ve kept that been a patient at Shepherd Center told him about SHARE. He arrived in attitude. I don’t February 2018. It was unlike any other treatment he’d received. want to waste “The number one difference is that the people with the SHARE time. I want to program care,” Glenn says. “They taught me I’m important. I’m 42, make the most and I didn’t think I was important until I came to Shepherd.” of it.” He stayed four months. Now Glenn is thriving in law school. “I’d tell people in the same situation that After sustaining a spinal cord the two or four months seeking treatment is injury, Matthew Hoogestraat More online at became an expert in industrial design. worth it for the rest of your life,” he says. news.shepherd.org
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Synovus® SUMMER IN THE CITY A Night of Epicurean Delight ATLANTA 2018 F eatured This year, Shepherd Center Synovus® Summer in the City, held July 18, was the can’t-miss affair of Summer 2018 in partnered with Synovus®, the Chefs Atlanta. The annual food and wine paring event was held at The Foundry at Puritan Mill bank of here. For more than with over 630 guests. 125 years, Synovus® has been This year, Synovus®, the bank of here, was the title sponsor of the annual fundraiser. For a part of local communities more than 125 years Synovus has been a part of local communities throughout the Southeast. throughout the Southeast. Synovus®, along with the Summer in the City Host Committee, and the Presenting Partner National Distributing Company, Inc., provided a night filled with fine wines, cocktails and delicious bites from the best restaurants in Atlanta. Sponsors were treated to an exclusive live cooking demonstration by Kyma Chef, Eric Cutillo. With 16 chefs, more than 45 wine selections and two of Atlanta’s best mixologists, there was something for everyone. Guests sampled inventive cuisine while being entertained by DJ Jewels Beats, a former patient of Shepherd Center. In addition to the delicious fare, guests competed for some remark- able raffle items, such as an Atlanta Sports Package, which included tickets to an Atlanta Braves game, an Atlanta Falcons game and an Atlanta United game! A special thank you to the event co-chairs Nick Hendricks and Virginia Porter for making this event a huge success. Proceeds from the event will benefit Shepherd Center’s Andrew C. Carlos MS Institute. The Institute provides education and wellness interventions for individuals with MS and other related diagnoses. One of the integral offerings is the Eula C. and Andrew C. Carlos MS Rehabilitation and Wellness program. It focuses on providing rehabilitation and wellness tools patients need to take control of their MS, whether through restoring lost function, Synovus Summer in the City 2018 Co-Chairs Virginia Porter and Nick learning to adapt to their current physical level, or continuing Hendricks celebrate an outstanding evening for Shepherd Center. to remain fit and healthy.
22 • news.shepherd.org DJ Jewels Beats kept the crowd entertained throughout the evening.
Eric Cutillo, Chef de Cuisine of Kyma, impressed VIPs with two cooking demonstrations that included seared scallops over fava Santorini.
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For Synovus,® Title Sponsorship is Another Way to Strengthen Community. Spinal Column caught up with Cory Jackson, commercial banker and vice president with Synovus®, as well as an Advisory Board member at Shepherd Center. Here, he talks about the efforts behind Summer in the City, one of the Shepherd Center’s most sophisticated nights out. INTERVIEWED BY ROBIN YAMAKAWA How was Summer in the City? It was a great event. We were pleased to have the opportunity 1 to be title sponsor. I think anytime you get people in the com- munity together with Shepherd Center and the opportunity to taste food, cocktails, fine wines – it is well received. We had 50 tickets we shared with clients and prospects and we received rave reviews. For Synovus, it is a no brainer for us to get involved.
Please tell us a little about Synovus. Headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, Synovus is a full-ser- vice financial institution with $32 billion in assets and approx- imately 250 locations across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. We operated under 26 different com- munity bank names until earlier this year, when we unified under the Synovus name.
How did Synovus get involved with Summer in the City? Our relationship with Shepherd started back in 2012 with Casino Night. Twice a year, we bring 20-25 bankers out to Casino Night from noon to 4 p.m. Patients come to the auditorium and we have black jack, poker, you name it. We really enjoy doing that because it allows patients to have something to do outside of their daily routines.
Why the emphasis on community involvement? This is something we pride ourselves on. Year after year, we log thousands of community service hours, with a focus on education, health and wellness. This is what we do to help the lives of others to build a stronger community. I also think the culture at Shepherd Center is similar to that of Synovus from the top down. It’s not unusual at all to see James, Harold or Alana Shepherd in the halls talking to patients and Shepherd team members. Our senior management takes that same approach with the customers and communities we serve. I think that’s one more thing that makes Shepherd Center and Synovus 2 a great partnership.
1. Cory Jackson and Christie Neuman were among the 50 Synovus guests who enjoyed For information about Summer in the City 2019, the event to benefit the Andrew C. Carlos MS Institute. contact Erin Schuster at 404-350-7304 or 2. Marissa Ellin and John Kaiser enjoyed sampling the wine and handcrafted cocktails. [email protected].
24 • news.shepherd.org Guests enjoyed connecting with friends at Synovus Summer in the City. THANK YOU to our Sponsors!
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Merchant Atlanta Fine Homes E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc. Carolyn & Louie Pittman Sotheby’s International Realty Laura & Jonathan Epstein Retirement Fund Management Angela Beninga, D.O. Goodman Decorating Co., Inc. Strategic Benefit Resources, Inc. Big Green Egg Lauren & Nick Hendricks Willow Construction, Inc. Celebrated Experiences High Road Craft Ice Cream Woodstock Furniture Outlet David & Melinda Dabbiere Mr. & Mrs. William D. Hoyt
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Athletes & Volunteers & Puppies, AJC Peachtree Oh My! Road Race Expo AS THOUSANDS OF RUNNERS visited the 2018 AJC athletes that compete in the Wheelchair Division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Expo to pick up their race packets, Peachtree Road Race. They also met the cutest volunteers Shepherd Center’s booth was easy to spot. Shepherd’s around – the puppies in training from Canine Companions incredible volunteers dedicated their time and energy for Independence! There was never a shortage of fun or smiles for two eventful days at the Expo to help raise awareness and, of course, lots of Shepherd swag was handed out. and excitement about Shepherd Center! People stopped by the booth to tell us how much they love “Energy and smiles make the best miles!” says Juli Owens, Shepherd, recounting memories from a time that a loved one Shepherd Center Board of Directors member. Owens not only was a patient or to say that running past Shepherd Center during coordinated Shepherd Center’s presence at the Expo, but her the race is their favorite part every year. It was so inspiring to see vision created both the experience and genesis of Shepherd’s how many lives are touched by Shepherd Center. involvement at the Expo. The event also helps Shepherd’s reach grow even further into the Visitors to the booth had the chance to try their hand shooting community. Many people were inspired to ask about how they can hoops from an adaptive basketball wheelchair to get involved at Shepherd. That is what each year’s expo is all about win prizes, as well as practice using a race chair just like the – expanding our beautiful, diverse and dedicated Shepherd family!
Car Show Revvs Up Support for Shepherd
The Atlanta Concours d’Elegance car show, held Sept. 29 and 30, hosted thousands of car fans who gathered at Chateau Elan to experience rare, exotic and museum-quality cars. This is the first year that Shepherd Center was the beneficiary of the car show. The goal – to spread awareness about mobility, adaptive driving and technology and all of the other wonderful support that Shepherd Center has to offer.
28 • news.shepherd.org PHOTOS BY STAFF $111,000 SHARE. for 9/11 than RPM more raised Annual Race Ryan’s by family. hosted is race 5K The 2009. in Iraq in adeployment during to illness due away passed who Unit Forces Special U.S. Army’s P. of the of Ryan amember Means, memory post-traumaticincluding stress. psychological or behavioral health concerns, or concussions and any co-occurring injury, brain to moderate of mild a diagnosis have of or symptoms experiencing are who and 11, September since 2001 U.S. military the in served have who members service separated or duty active for treatment on focuses comprehensive rehabilitation program that a Initiative, Military SHARE the for funds raises run 5K 9. The Sept. on Park Chastain to out coming from of supporters hundreds rainy, stop not did it alittle was Race Victory 9/11 year’s RPM this at weather the Although Than $100K Raised byRPM9/11 Victory Race SHARE MilitaryInitiative benefitsfrom More Audio Visual; and Jacob Dylan, project manager for Baker Audio Visual. Visual. Audio for Baker manager project Dylan, Jacob Visual; and Audio III, Center; CEO Keith of Hicks Baker CEO of Shepherd and president Morrison, 18 generous event was sponsors raised and $30,000 for Shepherd Center. were There hospital. the to in Milton, Club support Georgia &Country Golf Manor links at The the hit they rain as the battled and out came players 50 Center. Shepherd Tournament, More than Golf benefitting Charity Slackers & Hackers its third annual 2018, held 22, May On Visual Audio Baker Garners $30K forShepherd Center Baker Audio Visual Golf Tournament leadsand a tireless Volunteer Committee. to Fisher, Charlie Initiative. Thanks event created the who Military SHARE for the of show, the $20,000 this year’sattendees than more raised show and of sponsors Center. lots of love forwith Shepherd support the With laughter,with filled only also not was Club but Comedy Punchline The Mitch Burrow. and Bendall Jamie comedians and Pizzi John ventriloquist featured Show, 26, Sept. on held 2018 Comedy The aLaugh Share Laughs, RaisesFundsforSHARE Share ALaughComedyNightCreates The race is held each year in honor and and honor in year each held is race The Sponsors and participants of the eighth eighth of the participants and Sponsors Left to right: Kasie Grant, marketing coordinator for Baker Audio Visual; Sarah Visual; Sarah Audio for Baker coordinator marketing Grant, Kasie toright: Left To learn more, visit rpm911race.com visit To more, learn .
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Fall 2018 • 2018 Fall 2929 HONORARIUMS Honorees are listed first in bold print followed by the names of those making gifts in their honor. This list reflects gifts made to Shepherd Center between May 1, 2018 and August 31, 2018.
Janet Abercrombie ‑ Good luck Sara Brockman Kelly Edens ‑ Congratulations on a Sara Hoyt Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry M. Cowman successful ASW Julie and Bryan Jones Suzanne Elaine Adams, daughter of Sam and JT Brooks Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Joel and Pat Irvan Leigh Adams Dr. Anna & Mr. Mike Elmers Travis Ellis and Shepherd’s Men Mr. and Mrs. Eddie W. Hoyal Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hughes Nakuma Brown ‑ Congratulations on a Ms. Stayce Harris Grandchildren Adam Agee successful ASW! Dr. Anna Elmers Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. Isenberg Ms. Sandy Agee Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Dalton & Shannon Herald Leslie Jackson Ruth Dobbs Anthony Wykeelah Brown Mr. and Mrs. Brett Rhodes Mr. and Mrs. Steve McHugh Mr. Timothy Tuft Dr. and Mrs. Ross F. Grumet Ms. Janice K. Barton Donavan and Lisa Jervis Mr. and Mrs. Steve McHugh Lee Bryan Dr. Elmers and her team Ms. Betty C. Brown Dr. David Apple, Jr. Ms. Amanda L. Stone Mr. and Mrs. William E. Gregory Ms. Patricia Clason Mr. and Ms. Jeffrey E. Morrison Dr. Guy Buckle Evan Elrod Frankie G. Clements Carol Ardanowski Ms. Corlissa Clark Mr. and Mrs. James M. Boring III Mr. Samuel J. Crowe Mr. Timothy Butler Mr. Karl D. Harris Dr. Payal Fadia Ms. Vyvyan Hughes Novartis Corporation Mr. Bill J. Martin Laughing Coyote Mariah and Kyle’s engagement Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Littell Ms. Saramae Teich Andy Burch Shannon Ferguson Ms. Betty A. O’Donnell Alex Bach Andy Burch Mr. and Mrs. Larry M. Cowman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richer Anonymous Sheila Burson Kacey Floyd Ms. Juanita Rowe Abby Baker Mr. Gary L. Crozier Mr. and Mrs. Travis N. Fulk Darlene Johnson Mr. Randy Frazer Emily Cade Kim Forsythe Ms. Amanda L. Stone Tate Barrett Mr. Joe B. Bailey Mr. Bill J. Martin Brenda Jones ‑ Thanks for your devotion to Lois and Bill Puckett Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Rachael Frank Shepherd! Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Claire Bartlett Brad Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Larry M. Cowman Claire & Darryl Bartlett Mr. Jon Dobbs Josh Fugate Carol I. Kalafut Lawson Brown The Lord our God and Terri Campen The Olexa Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Niemeyer Sahar Guyton Mr. Rick E. Campen Cathy and Bill Furbish Casey Kandilakis ‑ Great job on Indego Gary Herber Elaine Carlos Mrs. Barbara K. Furbish Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Cassandra Kirk Mrs. John E. Duggan Dean Melcher Julie Gassaway ‑ Thanks and Happy Taylor Keating Sally McKenzie Elaine Carlos ‑ Auxiliary Leadership Retirement Mrs. Beverly Keating Bernadette Menser Mr. and Mrs. Scott H. Sikes Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Stella Kimbell’s birthday Amy Nation Maggie Carpenter’s Engagement Barb Curry Gelsomino and Fran “Cissy” Ryan Ms. Linda Eady Felicia Voloschin Mr. and Mrs. Larry M. Cowman Pat Allen Realty Group Marta Kirchman ‑ Thanks for the “gift” Krissy Williams Kyle “KP” Cassidy Lisa Gerdes Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Pam Yonker Ms. Darlene Cantey Ms. Amanda L. Stone Simran Krishnaswami Debbi Benator’s Birthday Christopher Castellaw Dr. Robert Godsall The Hodge Family Mr. and Mrs. Alan Pomerance Buckhead Lions Club Ms. Lois K. Millsap Deborah Krotenberg Anneke Bender, PT‑MS Gena Chalfa Shellie Golivesky Ms. Miriam F. Beckerman Ms. Julia Anne Nieves Mr. and Mrs. Steve McHugh Mr. Phillip Rosing Ali Labovitz’s birthday Therapists and Staff of Beyond Therapy Ismari Clesson Jim Grien’s Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Labovitz Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nash Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Labovitz Eric Lebsack Dr. Gerald Bilsky The Coats Family Ben Hadsock Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Lebsack Mr. and Mrs. Larry M. Cowman Ms. Katherine Holmes Mr. Kevin Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Hester Victoria Lee Terran “Terry” Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Halpern Mr. Larry Stallings Kristin Boggs ‑ Good luck in new job Mr. Lefferts L. Mabie and Mrs. Rita Evanoff Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Labovitz Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Betty Leslie ‑ Happy Birthday Clarissa Cruz ‑ Great patient recovery Jeff Hamilton ‑ for Father’s Day She’s Wired Donna Boldt Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Kyle Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Deeks Donald Peck Leslie, MD Allan DaPore and Kaitlin Fitzgerald’s Lee Harbison Family Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nash Justin Boling ‑ Welcome marriage Mr. and Mrs. Keith Hinton Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Dr. Don Leslie’s Retirement Dr. Anna Elmers and Mr. Mike Elmers Sabrina Evans ‑ Congratulations on a Ms. Emily S. Cade Susan Bowen ‑ Great CARF result, thanks Mr. and Mrs. William D. Hoyt successful ASW Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mr. Chris McGayhey Ronald L’Heureux Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mrs. Cheryl Price Nathan and Kathleen Bowser Ms. Liz McGayhey Ms. Claire Petroskey & Jay Clare Hartigan ‑ Great job on Indego Cheryl Linden Dr. Anna & Mr. Mike Elmers Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Dr. Chelsea Day ‑ Congratulations on the Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Jackie Breitenstein Trey Hemphill Ms. Amanda L. Stone promotion! Patty Lingefelt Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mr. Randolph Davis Ms. Aasha Brooks Camille Leatherman Breland’s Birthday Salesforce.com Ms. Isobel Cartwright Nymia Deluna Kaitlyn Long Ms. Aasha Brooks David and Melanie Herzfeld’s anniversary Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey Dr. Judy D. Wolman and Mr. Kevin B. Wolman Ms. Dorothea Murray Diana Diamond’s Birthday Kathryn Elaine Hodges Long’s birthday Mr. and Mrs. Greg Pittman Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan G. Roxland Kemp Heumann Ms. Holly L. Long Mrs. Marylee K. Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ward Colby Doepel Steve and Kay Lore Ms. Sharon William Mrs. Deb Painter Blair Holliday Mr. and Mrs. Larry Myers Mr. Jason Adams In honor of Bobby Leatherman for Camille Cathi Dugger ‑ Great Rollway event! Sherrill Loring Breland’s 60th Birthday Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Barbara Holt Mrs. Angela Young Mrs. Cheryl A. Bourne Ms. Amanda L. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunlap Michael Duncan Sherrill Loring and the MS team Mr. Mark E. Fite Mr. and Mrs. William W. King Minna Hong ‑ Enjoy retirement Ms. Jane P. Prince Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mrs. Cynthia Harrison Angela Ebben ‑ Congratulations on a Charlie Loudermilk’s birthday Mrs. Gail B. Hutto successful ASW Jimmy Houze Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Shepherd Ms. Kay Newsom Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William W. King Mr. James M. Seymour
30 • news.shepherd.org Curtis Lovejoy ‑ Congratulations on Project Rollway Shepherd Center Donna Timmers ‑ Thanks for equipment your book! Mr. and Mrs. William M. Puckett Mr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Kreimer, Jr. donation Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. My MS Soliders Mr. Everard Paul Nelson Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Kerry Ludlam ‑ Congrats on Target Award Macon Moves LLC Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ryan Maria Tolcher’s birthday Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Steve Brown Shepherd Center Staff Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Kerry Ludlam ‑ Thanks for help Ms. Sabrina Serafin Ms. Carolyn M. Lukralle Laura Trammell’s birthday Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mr. Robert A. Purkett Mr. and Mrs. Trammell D. Summers Those in The Armed Forces who were Mrs. Margaret Stark Cathy Lynn injured defending our Country Rita Tuvlin Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lawson Mr. and Mrs. John Bangert Thank You and God Bless Mr. and Mrs. Ronald T. Urken Ms. Camille F. Leatherman Anita Marino Tony DeVita Melissa Underwood’s graduation The George Stern & Sara Stern Foundation Mr. Bob Gerker 5th Floor Rehab Team Dr. Anna Elmers and Mr. Mike Elmers Mr. James M. Fowler Jill Martin William, Respiratory Specialist Wesley Allen Varda ‑ and your continued Mr. and Mrs. David S. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Danny Twilley Nurses and Staff on the ABI Unit move forward in life Mr. Joe Rasper Mr. and Mrs. James W. Varda Linda Beth Martin’s birthday Roy Thompson’s new twins Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Wetzler II MS Clinic IV Unit ‑ for their compassion and Lolly Venair ‑ Awesome first Derby Day care Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Worrell Gavin McClintock ‑ Congratulations on a Toby Regal Mr. William H. Pillow successful ASW! Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Plant Kati Vines Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. MS Team Ms. Linda D. Corva Col. Robert Renfro Ms. Anne D. Butts A.P. McDaniel ‑ for his kindness and Ms. Richalyn Renfro Mr. Gregory Geis Tracy Walker generosity Cody Reyes Ms. Catherine B. Kleiner Mrs. Deb Painter Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tillem Mr. Ronald R. Reyes Ms. Lois K. Millsap Jenn Welch ‑ Great Patient Care Mrs. Loretta Spear Dr. Allen McDonald Jesse Rhea, RN Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Ms. Gloria G. Godwin Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Shepherd Center’s Andrew C. Carlos MS Steve White Institute Eric McGhee ‑ Miliary Veteran serving the US Brett Rhodes Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Farrell Ms. Julia B. Vinson Ms. Grace Lee Alamo First Baptist Church Sunday School Howe Whitman Dean Melcher ‑ Great job for Shepherd’s Men Class Eloise Shepherd’s birthday Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Bradbury Bickers Consulting Group, LLC Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Ben Rose Jennifer Wile Marsha Mendel ‑ Happy Mother’s Day Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Lore Harold Shepherd’s 90th Birthday Mr. Timothy Butler Mr. and Mrs. John F. Akers, Jr. Mr. Phillip Rosing Barbra Rosing ‑ Happy Mother’s Day Angie Williams Mrs. Helen A. Carlos and Mr. Ronald L. Hilliard Mr. Phillip Rosing Ms. Thelma M. Oxley Jonathan Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Coole, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. S. Frank Meyer Carolyn Rosing ‑ Happy Mother’s Day Mrs. John E. Duggan Chip and Krissy Williams Col. J. Harry Mobley, USA Retired Mr. Phillip Rosing Mr. and Mrs. Wesley D. Snapp Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Williams, Jr. The Roderick S., Flossie R. and Helen M. Marsha Rosing ‑ Happy Mother’s Day Harold Shepherd Road Chip Williams Running for Shepherd’s Men Galloway Foundation Mr. Phillip Rosing Mr. and Mrs. Danny R. Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Wohlberg Karen Moore Nanci Rosing ‑ Happy Mother’s Day Shepherd Pathways Robin Wilson‑Beattie and Benson Manica’s Mr. and Mrs. Joel K. Isenberg Mr. Phillip Rosing Mr. Bill J. Martin marriage Armando Morales ‑ Go Gunny! Mr. John Lange Toby Rosing ‑ Happy Mother’s Day Rebecca Shaw Shepherd’s Birthday Mr. Layrent Kramer Mr. Phillip Rosing Bickers Consulting Group, LLC Anne Worrell’s 40th Birthday Sarah Morrison Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Abney Cara Roxland ‑ Great job for Shepherd’s Men Stephen Shepherd’s Birthday Ms. Marie Cameron Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mrs. Jane P. Bernhard Bickers Consulting Group, LLC Ms. Reagan Cannon Suzanne Dansby Laura Royster Buddy Sledge Mr. and Mrs. S. Zachry Young Mr. and Mrs. John A. Carlos Mr. Larry Stallings Ms. Aasha Brooks Mr. and Mrs. David Z. Cauble III Tobias Musser ‑ Thanks and good luck! Megan and Brad Ruger ‑ Happy Nuptials and Boston Smith Ms. Margaret Childers Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Best Wishes Seymour Advalue Pharmacy, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin J. Colbert Ryan Narramore Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor Ms. Claire DiPlacido Ms. Pam Narramore Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Gurley Elizabeth Sasso ‑ Great job on Indego Kofi Smith ‑ Congratulations on your award Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Hansen Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Michelle Nemeth ‑ CARF survey help from the Atlanta Business League! Mr. Roger Harrison Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Emory Schwall’s 90th Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Labovitz Mr. and Mrs. Lee Haverstock Chris Nesbitt ‑ Thanks for the excellent Mrs. Matt Friedlander Noah Smith Mr. Daniel C. Henning therapy Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Shepherd Burnt Hickory Lakes Swim Team Mr. and Mrs. John O. Hinson & Family Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mr. J. Tyler Tippett Erica Sutton ‑ Great job on Indego Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Hooks Tom Norwood’s birthday Dr. Susan Schwartz Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Ms. Virginia M. Jackson Mrs. Betty B. Hall Ms. Anieta Rule Mr. and Mrs. Justin Jones Neil Swenson Ms. Tabitha Jones Sally and McKee Nunnally Lateia Scott Ms. Anne H. Swenson Mrs. Gail King Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Pearce III Mr. Jerry L. Thomas Kathleen & Dabo Swinney ‑ Thank you for Mr. and Mrs. Travis Kirkland The Orthwein Family Erik Shaw the tile business! Dr. and Mrs. Donald Peck Leslie Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. McCallum, Jr. Mr. Timothy Tuft Ms. Susanne E. Shepherd Ms. Madelyn Mansfield Mr. and Mrs. John J. Martin Juan Perez Wishing Alana a Happy Birthday Your daughter’s Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Newcomb Lady + Bull Dr. and Mrs. David F. Apple, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Labovitz Bickers Consulting Group, LLC Mr. and Mrs. McKee Nunnally James Petersen Dr. Rhonda Taubin Mr. and Mrs. G. Alexander Panos Ms. Betty Dowdy Alana Shepherd Mr. Jerry L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Patrick Mr. and Mrs. William W. Dixon Shayna Petersen Dr. Ben Thrower Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan G. Roxland Mrs. Betty Ann Inman Mr. Jason Abel Mrs. Jacquelyn Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Matt Sawhill Ms. Cherrie Daigneault Tate Bliss Barrett on her christening Mr. Frank S. Lambert, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. Haygood P. Seawell, Sr. Ms. Sana Joseph Mr. and Mrs. William M. Puckett Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Lore Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. James H. Shepherd III Ms. Jacqueline Randolph Tina Turner’s birthday Ms. Lois K. Millsap Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith Carol Picirillo Ms. Nancy S. Burch Mr. Jerry M. Newbold Mr. and Mrs. Wesley D. Snapp Melissa Horsley Mrs. Deb Painter Jacob Eason Brett Rhodes Mr. J. Tyler Tippett Angie Pihera ‑ Congratulations on a Ms. Suzanne S. Ingrao Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Tucker successful ASW! Dr. Thrower and his Team Mr. and Mrs. Karlo Vicente Jennifer Miller Mr. Joe B. Bailey Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Anonymous Ms. Caroline Warren Mrs. Linda P. Bledsoe Mr. and Mrs. Travis E. Weatherly Craig Powell’s Birthday Kati ‑ Physical Therapist Ms. Donna Davis‑Nunes Mrs. Janet Powell Ms. Lindsay Williams Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Mayberry Ms. Jackie Llewellyn Mr. and Mrs. Zachary M. Wilson Doug Prince ‑ Welcome Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Worrell Dr. David F. Apple, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. 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Spinal Column® | Fall 2018 • 3131 32 • news.shepherd.org members. family and patients fall-themed cookout to Shepherd Center a serve and prepare to help right, Wall, Widner Cindy and left, Dabbiere, Melinda members Trustees of Board KaTom Restaurant Supply Jones G. Mr. Ernest Ms. Karen Johnson R. Hansard L. William Mrs. Mr. and Guard C. Judith Ms. Newell Mary Ms. and Bridges Mr. Burt Cottage Garden Club Benfield Keith Mrs. Mr. and Ms. Barber Mary Ben Benfield Mr. and Mrs. Danny Shepherd R. Batterson Carolyn Smith Richard Mrs. Mr. and Diane Durham Bartlett Jr. Smith, Carter Mrs. Dr. and Dr. John Barnes Cobb County Board of Commissioners Martha Shuler Barfield Ward Gayle Ms. Azlin Vicki Ms. Baker Hermine Kirkland Mr. John Mr. Brian Hunsicker AnticoJoseph Ms. Hope Abisamra Ms. Esther L. Abisamra Laura and Karl Anschutz Mr. Werner Anschutz In Remembrance of Anneliese’s Desmarais Mr. John service ‑His Andrews Ken Hirsch Helen Ms. Lee Allen Patterson V. Zalewski John Mrs. Mr. and Goss Greg Ms. Adams Palmer Ruth Birthday MEMORIALS Ms. Deanie Sexton Deanie Ms. Davis Ton Ms. Constance L. Davis Davis Tom Jr. F.Dr. David Apple, Jr. Davis, “Ernie” Ernest Isenberg K. Joel Mrs. Mr. and Stephen Danneman Tommy Reekes Mrs. Mr. and Gerald Daniel, Jr. Jr. Smith, Carter Mrs. Dr. and W. Joiner Mallory Mrs. Robert Cruikshank Crozier L. Mr. Gary Tiffany Crozier Zweigel L. Steven Mrs. Mr. and Conn Dean Jerry Crews Leonard Mrs. Mr. and Theodore Keller Cobb Newson Mr. Brian Hyde Gary Mrs. Mr. and Collins M. Beverly Ms. Cole D. Stephen Mrs. Mr. and Cobb Keller Family Pharr &Marilyn Hubert Chad of honor in and Clay Gerald Wells Kim Mrs. Mr. and Mr. Monty Montgomery W. McKenzie Larry Mrs. Mr. and Mr. Christopher W. Kellen Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Dean Cronister J. Becky Ms. Tony Bonadio Mrs. Mr. and John “Jack” Canning Meyer Mr. Dennis Corporation Kimberly‑Clark The Kissane Family Jack Canning Skeens K. Phillip Mrs. Mr. and Ellis D. Carrie Ms. Dustin James Brunty Woodall D. Joan Mrs. W. Smith Miriam Mrs. Jr. Smith, Carter Mrs. Dr. and Jr. Caswell, M. James Mrs. Bridges “KT” Kathryn Hatcher C. William Mrs. Charles Bevington 150 UA Local Assocation United Strojan Carl Mrs. Mr. and Mossy Creek Elementary 1579 Local IBEW Hundley W. A. Mrs. Mr. and Hebbard Electric, Inc. Moore Amy and Boswell H. Mildred Mark Bennett Williams E. Phillip Mr. Mrs. and Webb E. Susan Ms. Mr. Timpone William Stewart Charles Mrs. Mr. and Sheffield B. Billie Ms. Ms. Sue Schroeder Scheffel Iris Ms. Jr. Owens, C. Frank Mrs. Mr. and Norton Mr. Leon Larkins M. Phillip Mrs. Mr. and Brister Steve &Little Alex, Steve Lammert Mrs. Mr. and Ms. Ann Krueger Kent Ken Mrs. Mr. and made to Shepherd Center between May 1, May Center 2018 between tomade Shepherd 31, Aug. and 2018. gifts reflects list This in their memory. gifts making of those the names by followed print bold in first Center listed are of Shepherd friends Deceased Baxter Julie and Bryan Jones Bryan and Julie Frederick Augustus Hoyt III Jones Bryan and Julie Jr. Hoyt, A. Fred T.Mr. Coats David Hoseman Mae Eva Tucker H. Dale Mrs. Mr. and Howard Hiles Smith H. Phyllis Ms. Hensley William Chad Jr. Lanier, L. Joseph Mrs. Mr. and Heidecker “Bill” Donald Dr. Reese H. Rodney Mrs. Mr. and Jerry Richard Hamilton Quinlan Holly Ms. Bill Grubbs Isenberg K. Joel Mrs. Mr. and Mort Grosswald Evans S. Marilyn Mrs. III Davis L. Jarrett Mrs. Mr. and Ann Gross III Davis L. Jarrett Mrs. Mr. and Gow Jackie Thornton C. Stanley Mrs. Mr. and Petrofsky Maureen Ms. Moore Adrian and Mary Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krumholz Kobren Barry Mrs. Mr. and Mr. Hayes William Callaway Lisa Ms. Bachman Jeff Mrs. Mr. and Glazer Lynn Debra Hirsch Helen Ms. Annette Ingram George Tatum E. Jean Ms. Gefre Mackenzie Jackson Brooke Ms. Gay Stokes Jean Norma Savage Jessica Ms. Gallagher Matthew Jr. Pittman, A. Louie Mrs. Mr. and Marty Finney Espinoza D. Cesar Mrs. Mr. and Blake J. Alan Mrs. Mr. and Daniel Martin Espinoza Erickson John Mrs. Mr. and F. Erickson Mark Peljovich Allan Mrs. Dr. and Sandra Elkins Labovitz J. Steven Mrs. Mr. and Muriel Eingurt Jr. W. Whitman, Homer Mrs. Mr. and P. Edwards George Slagel L. Mr. Vincent Segletes Steven Mrs. Mr. and P. Hall James Mrs. Mr. and Fonte Marissa Ms. Brown Mr. Timothy Duel “Rick” Richard MalindaMs. Ragsdale Donald Dorris Maxwell Craig Mrs. Mr. and Clesson M. Ismari Ms. Despina Dorotheou Smith C. William Mrs. Mr. and Jack Dinos Rosenberg R. Jack Mrs. Mr. and Diaz Eduardo Ms. Joyce Zhang Joyce Ms. Ms. Jessica Verran‑Lingard Mr. James H. Shepherd, Jr. Shepherd Harold J. Mrs. Mr. and Shepherd Center Board of Directors Banga Aditi and Schwartz Jonathan Mr. Kevin and Herringer Sarah Ms. Gross Keith Mrs. Mr. and Mr. Steven Greenberger Anonymous Fund Angell Charles Krauthammer Taratus S. Kenneth Mrs. Dr. and Jr. Smith, Carter Mrs. Dr. and Duggan E. John Mrs. Knobloch J. Emily Dr. Young Dennis Mrs. Mr. and Whitehead Bernard Mrs. Mr. and Rowton Ashley Ms. Parten Dave Mrs. Mr. and Myers Becky Ms. McClendon John Mrs. Mr. and Marianna Church of Christ Huggins Louie and Leggett J. Bobby Kitchens David Mrs. Mr. and Jr. Kilcrease, K. Mr. John and Shop Pawn Smith’s Jimmy Hinkle Mr. Billy &AG Supply Auto Higgins Higgins Justin Mrs. Mr. and Gerrard Thomas Mrs. Mr. and Construction Trailer Specialist Inc. Colinger Jerry Mrs. Mr. and Brenda Knapp, CPA, Inc. Alford Theresa Ms. Allideen Kitchens Jr. Smith, Carter Mrs. Dr. and Ketchum Kerry Black L. Shirley Mrs. Denny Kastl Jr. Smith, Carter Mrs. Dr. and Robert Jordan Nicole and Greg Elizabeth, Andrew, Mr. and Mrs. John Hershberger David Jones Sucan Nick Mrs. Mr. and Strobe Lynne Mrs. Rittenbaum E. Elaine Mrs. Ms. Ana Maria Pickens Ms. Mindi Miller Liebowitz L. Terry Mrs. Healan Katherine Ms. Fetter Linda Ms. Feinberg B. Fred Mrs. Mr. and Family Coffsky The Coats H. Rubye Ms. Breen M. Lester Mrs. Dr. and Azar Reesa Ms. Arkin Rise Ms. Milton Jacobson Lenar J. Jeffrey Mrs. Mr. and Alan Michael Ives Hirsch Helen Ms. Barbara Hirsch Ingram Jr. P. Lambert, Raymond Mrs. Mr. and Ms. Lisa Buchanan Sally Hughes Ms. Pamela Searcy Jeremy Huff Ferguson Trading Post Tilzer
PHOTOS BY STAFF Mary Ann Kuhn Ed and Lynn Poole Mr. and Mrs. Joel K. Isenberg Mr. and Mrs. Bill Vernon Nancy Little Edwin “Ed” Poole Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burrows Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Demperio Ms. Laura Jones and Mr. James Russell Dr. and Mrs. P. Michael Skaliy Mr. and Mrs. W. Gage Logan The Honorable and Mrs. Charles B. Ms. Jan J. Nomina Tanksley Mr. Lee W. Sturtevant Wilton Looney Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Vaughn Mrs. William C. Hatcher Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Wade, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. McKee Nunnally Ms. and Mrs. Tom Woollen Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan G. Roxland William Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sergan Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett L. Davis III Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Shepherd Michael Reed Janet Loring Mrs. Mary Ann Bourke Ms. Emily S. Cade Mr. and Mrs. James W. Boyles, Jr. Pen Lybrook Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Reigle Ms. Phyllis Brooks Samuel Herman Rhodes Linda Maritan Alamo First Baptist Church Sunday Ms. Hollis Boatright School Class Mr. and Mrs. Chester Choy‑Hee Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Hartley Ms. Tara Deans Mr. Matthew Lamb Ms. Julie Griffith Ms. Sandra Powell Mr. and Mrs. Jim Guerra Roger Robinson 1 Ms. Murrie Q. Ives Gilly’s Sports Bar Mr. Stan Kowal and Family Mr. and Mrs. A. Robert Maran The Levelwear Sales Team Joe Dale Royals Ms. Karen Loff Mr. and Mrs. Charile McDuffie Ms. Nancy Pentiuk PGA Tour Merch Department Dr. Bob Schultz Ms. Jana Rife Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Zweigel Mr. and Mrs. Ken Rife Adelle Shaw Mr. Zachary Rothaus Ms. Emily S. Cade St. Matthew School Ms. Ismari M. Clesson Ms. Amanda Varnum Larry Pinski Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Wright Alpha Payroll Services Mr. and Mrs. Bill Zercher Joan Sites Cpl. Evan Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Reigle Brown & Spiegel Sgt. 1st Class Shawn McCloskey Mr. and Mrs. J. Coleman Budd Mr. and Mrs. Matthew K. Jones Fletcher Bright Company Ryan Michalski Mrs. Matt Friedlander Ms. Linda Lavigne Mrs. John W. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meiers Mrs. Diane D. Greer Mr. Stephen Rappold Mr. and Mrs. Trey Greer Mr. and Mrs. Steven Wild Mrs. William C. Hatcher Mrs. Fay S. Howell Lt. Col. James Moore Mr. George B. Huber Ms. Heidi Dasinger Ms. Kathryn McGrew 2 Joseph Robert Murphy Ms. Anne Mellen Mrs. Jane W. Agati Mrs. Richard A. Oglesby Mr. and Mrs. Rowland A. Radford, Jr. Donald C. Whitaker 1. Members of Shepherd Center’s rugby Greg Nix Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Lieberman team visited with patients in the Spinal Ms. Laura Hall RCG Ventures Mr. Hugh Richardson, Jr. Patsy Whitcomb Cord Adolescent Rehabilitation Program. Stephen Orthwein Mr. and Mrs. John B. Shepard Ms. Melissa Carter 2. Members of Team Shepherd Swimmers Mr. Edward L. Bakewell and Ms. Kristen Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Shepherd Ms. Natalie O’Keefe 4 MS presented a check to the Multiple Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Frampton E. Simons, Sr. Ms. Verla L. Smith Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) Mr. and Mrs. J. Rodney Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Taylor Jay Woodruff Memorial during the Multiple Sclerosis Institute’s Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Burke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Tift Mrs. Bright Owens Halloween open house. Members The Churchill Center and School Board ZWJ Investment Counsel participated in a swim challenge over of Directors Goodloe Yancey several months to raise funds and in honor Ms. Nettie Dodge Dave Smith Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Buckmaster, Jr. of the MS community. Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Fouke Carstar Canada Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Lassiter Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grote David Harold Smith Mrs. Cathy C. Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Gulick AutoHouse Technologies, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wetherington Ms. Jane Hollo Ms. Annette Wirth Dr. William G. Whitaker III Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Lipman Margaret Armstrong Staton Presley Daniel Yates, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jay P. Marshall Ms. Jeanette Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Greenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. McCallum, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. McKee Nunnally Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Greenbaum Ms. Susan M. McManemy Mr. Mark Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Birch Mullins Christopher Stone Mr. Douglas Myers Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Pitts III H. Lane Young Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Westmoreland, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. J M. Ribaudo Eadie Tant Stephens & Associates Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Melcher Martin Arthur Zschocher Ms. Mimi Vongontard Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan G. Roxland Archoma US, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Justin A. Williamson Ms. Jessica Williams Philip “Bruizer” Paradise, Jr. Don Walker Suzanne Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. John V. Zalewski Cecil Parker John “JD” Wallace Mr. and Mrs. James Jones Mr. and Mrs. Ben L. O’Callaghan, Sr. Ella Oneida Parker Pat Weathers Mr. and Mrs. David G. Courington Mr. and Mrs. James R. Henderson
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BEST PLACE TO WORK Shepherd Center Ranked Among the Best, Celebrates 43rd Anniversary and Long-Serving Employees
SHEPHERD CENTER HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF ATLANTA’S “BEST PLACES TO WORK” in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 15th annual ranking of 100 metro area companies. Shepherd Center was recognized as the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s #3 Best Place to Work in the extra-large company (500-plus employees) category. This exclusive list recognizes organizations for having created an exceptional workplace and culture that TAMMY KING, RN, MSN, Chief Nursing their employees’ value highly. Officer – September 1975 Shepherd employs more than 1,600 employees – two who have been with the hospital more than 40 years and there are five with MYRTICE ATRICE, DPT, Therapy Manager, 35-plus years of service. Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program – Founded in 1975, Shepherd Center has grown from a six-bed November 1979 rehabilitation unit to a world-renowned, 152-bed hospital that KATHY SLONAKER, RN, BSN, Triage Access Case Manager, treats more than 900 inpatients, 575 day program patients and Admissions – June 1982 more than 7,100 outpatients each year. In celebrating the hospital’s 43rd year, Shepherd Center wishes DEEDEE BOONE, RN, Intensive Care – September 1982 to recognize the hard work of the hospital’s employees, especially NELL KLEIN, RN, Research Nurse, Clinical Research our longest serving: Administration – October 1982 DAVID APPLE, M.D., Medical Director Emeritus and Founding AMANDA WILCOXSON, Assistant Manager, Supply Chain, Medical Director – August 1975 Materials Management – August 1983
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