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4. $R 3ANJIV 'ANDHI PAUSES AND CALCULATES (ES NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE 3TANDING ABOVE A MOTIONLESS YEAR OLD BODY

5. 'ANDHI STUDIES THE PREDICAMENT (E KNEW THE RIGHT CHEST CAVITY WOULD BE SMALL

6. BUT ONCE INSIDE

7. THE SPACE IS NEARLY NON EXISTENT ˆ ALMOST COMPLETELY OVERTAKEN BY THE HEART 7HAT SHOULD BE A LUNG THAT RESEMBLES AN OVERSIZED GRAPEFRUIT LOOKS MORE LIKE A SQUISHED BANANA 4HE LEFT CAVITY IS CONSIDERABLY LARGER THAN EXPECTED !T LEAST ) WILL BE ABLE TO FIT ONE ,OTS OF PEOPLE LIVE WITH ONE LUNG 'ANDHI HAS PERFORMED THOUSANDS OF PEDIATRIC OPERATIONS

8. BUT FEWER THAN PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTS 3TILL

9. FEW IN THE WORLD CAN SAY THEYVE DONE MORE 3URGEONS TEND NOT TO GET RATTLED 4HEY GET CREATIVE 4HEIR BRAINS WORK IN RISKS VERSUS BENEFITS 4HEY IMPROVISE 4HE DONOR LUNG COOLER ARRIVES 7HAT IF x 'ANDHI IS THE ONLY SURGEON IN THE ROOM 4HERES NOBODY TO CONSULT WITH h)M GOING TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT TODAY

10. v 'ANDHI ANNOUNCES TO HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE ROOM AT 3T ,OUIS #HILDRENS (OSPITAL h4HIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A STANDARD LUNG TRANSPLANT OPERATIONv )TS WHAT THE ANATOMY DICTATES 4HE ONLY QUESTION MARKS ARE THAT )VE NEVER SEEN IT DONE

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12. THE $UBUQUE #OMMUNITY 3CHOOL OARD VOTED TO TERMINATE 2OBERT URKES ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACT AS THE PRINCIPAL AT 3AGEVILLE %LEMENTARY 3CHOOL OLLOWING AN ADMISSION BY URKE TO AU THORITIES

13. 3UPERINTENDENT ,ARIE 'ODINEZ RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD THAT URKES CONTRACT BE TERMINATED URKE

14. HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ONE FEDERAL COUNT OF RECEIV ING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY URKE ALSO ADMITTED TO INSTALLING A HIDDEN VIDEO CAMERA IN A BOYS BATHROOM AT 3AGEVILLE TO OBTAIN IMAGES OF BOYS USING THE REST ROOM (E IS BEING HELD IN FEDERAL CUSTODY WITHOUT BOND AFTER HIS INITIAL AP PEARANCE RIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN #EDAR 2APIDS (E IS SCHED ULED FOR A DETENTION HEARING AT AM 4UES DAY

15. *UNE 'ODINEZ BASED HER RECOMMENDATION ON URKES ADMISSION TO AGENTS FROM THE )OWA $EPARTMENT OF 0UBLIC 3AFETY

16. $IVISION OF #RIMINAL )NVESTIGATION ON RIDAY TO hKNOW INGLY DOWNLOADING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

17. USING THE )NTERNET AND PEER TO PEER SHARINGv 3 T A N 2 H E I N G A N S

18. THE DISTRICTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RE SOURCES

19. SAID THE DISTRICT WILL PURSUE TERMINATION OF URKES CONTRACT

20. FOLLOWING THE PROCESS OUTLINED IN THE )OWA 3CHOOL #ODE URKE WILL HAVE A FIVE DAY WINDOW AFTER RECEIVING THE BOARDS DECISION TO REQUEST REVIEW OF HIS TERMINATION BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE URKE WAS AN ACTIVE AND INVOLVED PARISH IONER AT THE #HURCH OF THE 2ESURRECTION

21. PLAYING KEYBOARD AND PIANO DURING SERVICES

22. WHILE ALSO SERVING AS A CANTOR 2EV *OE (AUER SAID HE FOUND URKE TO BE A RESPONSIBLE MEMBER OF THE 2ESURRECTIONS MUSIC MINISTRY DPSSFDUJPO /N 0AGE OF TODAYS HER MAGA ZINE

23. WHICH IS PRINTED IN ADVANCE

24. THE ADDRESS OF AN ARTS RELATED WEBSITE IS INCORRECT 4HE ADDRESS IS WWWSTUDIOTENETSYCOM 4HE4ELEGRAPH (ERALD REGRETS THE ERROR GFEFSBM QSPCF 7JEFPPGTDIPPM CPBSENFFUJOH 5)POMJOFDPN t QQFBMT DPVSU XJMMIFBS IFBMUIDBSF MBXTVJU .*,#63-:s 4ELEGRAPH (ERALD 4BHFWJMMF *PXB MFNFOUBSZ4DIPPMTJUT RVJFUMZPO'SJEBZ 3EE 13*/$*1- 1( 3EE *%/ 1(

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26. ONLY ONE EYE

27. ONE NOSTRIL AND ONE LIP

28. THE DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT SURGERY ON /CT

29. JUST MADE HIM ONE OF A KIND (IS DOCTORS SAY THERE MIGHT NOT BE ANOTHER CHILD ˆ HECK

30. ANOTHER PERSON ˆ IN THE WORLD WITH HIS ANATOMICAL ARRANGEMENT -OST OTHER HUMANS HAVE LUNGS FLANKING BOTH SIDES OF THE HEART !IDANS ARE LUMPED ON HIS LEFT SIDE !ND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN !ND BACKWARDS (IS HEART LOUNGES ALONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST CAVITY (IS LUNGS ARE SEWN IN

31. SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE PULMONARY ARTERY AND THE AORTA )TS THE ONLY WAY THEY WOULD FIT h/NCE THE SURGEON REALLY OPENED UP IN THERE AND SAW WHAT THE SPACE LOOKED LIKE WITH TWO HEALTHY LUNGS FROM THIS DONOR

32. HE COULDNT REALLY MANIPULATE THE LUNGS TO FIT IN THE USUAL WAY

33. v SAID $R !LBERT ARO

34. A PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGIST AT 3T ,OUIS #HILDRENS (OSPITAL

35. THE WORLDS LARGEST CHILDRENS THORACIC TRANSPLANT CENTER h5NTIL HIS CHEST WAS OPEN

36. WE DIDNT APPRECIATE HOW SMALL THAT SPACE REALLY WASv !IDAN WAS INTRODUCED TO THE CONCEPT OF DEATH AND THE FRAGILITY OF LIFE AT BIRTH LOWN DIRECTLY FROM -ANCHESTER

37. )OWA

38. TO )OWA #ITY

39. HE WAS BORN INTO A WORLD WITHOUT THE MAJOR ANATOMY FOR hNORMALv LIFE UT !IDAN IS PERFECTLY ABNORMAL (IS EXCITEMENT COMES OUT IN A FLOURISH THAT OVERTAKES HIS BODY HIS BREATHING THE RASPY RESEMBLANCE OF A 0UG (E LAUGHS A WHEEZING HICCUP MORE CONTAGIOUS THAN THE LOUDEST YAWN 4HAT LAUGH IS A SURGEON THAT STITCHES !IDANS NAME INTO YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS AND BREATHES LIFE INTO YOUR SMILE FOR DAYS !IDANS A GENTLEMAN 7HEN ENTERING HIS HOME

40. HE ASKS IF HE CAN GET YOU SOMETHING TO DRINK (E SIGNS HUGS AND BLOWS KISSES TO HIS TEACHER VIA 3KYPE (ES ALSO A LADIES MAN ˆ HIS GIRLFRIEND

41. !SHLEY

42. COMES OVER EVERY OTHER 7EDNESDAY !IDAN LOVES POLICE SHOWS AN ADDICT OF THE SHOW h#/03v (E BUCKLES OVER WITH LAUGHTER AT THE THOUGHT OF SOMEONE GETTING TASED (E HOPES TO BE A POLICE OFFICER HIMSELF SOMEDAY /R MAYBE AN AUCTIONEER LIKE HIS UNCLE -6/(130#-.4 %7-01%5( !T THIS STAGE IN SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY

43. THERE IS STILL LIMITED GENETIC TESTING AVAILABLE .OT PREMATURE AND WITH NO TRUE CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES

44. !IDAN HAS BEEN GENETICALLY TESTED AT THREE MAJOR HOSPITALS 4HE ONLY THING THE DOCTORS KNOW FOR SURE THAT THEY ARENT SURE $OCTORS SUSPECT !IDANS RIGHT LUNG STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT THE AGE OF 7HAT BEGAN AT MONTHS OLD AS A PERSISTENT

45. PHLEGM FILLED PNEUMONIA

46. DEVELOPED INTO A RELATIVELY RARE

47. IRREVERSIBLE LUNG DISEASE CALLED RONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS WITH ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA ROM THE AGE OF ON

48. !IDAN COULD BE FOUND MONTHLY AT THE )OWA (OSPITALS AND #LINICS $ESPITE THE FREQUENT VISITS AND INTENSIVE HOME THERAPIES

49. !IDANS CONDITION WORSENED $OCTORS AND FAMILY DECIDED THAT LUNG TRANSPLANTATION WAS !IDANS ONLY CHANCE AT LONG TERM HEALTH UT A TRANSPLANT IS NOT A CURE

50. MERELY A CHANCE AT PROLONGED SURVIVAL /NLY TO CHILDREN RECEIVE LUNG TRANSPLANTS EACH YEAR

51. WHICH MEANS THERE ARE FEW PEDIATRIC LUNG TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY !CCORDING TO DATA FROM THE 3T ,OUIS #HILDRENS (OSPITAL

52. PERCENT OF PATIENTS ARE NOT ALIVE FIVE YEARS AFTER A LUNG TRANSPLANT /F THOSE

53. ABOUT PERCENT ARE ALIVE AFTER YEARS ! FIRST GRADER AT %DGEWOOD #OLESBURG %LEMENTARY

54. YEAR OLD !IDAN MIGHT NEVER PHYSICALLY ATTEND SCHOOL

55. THOUGH HE HAS BEEN PRESENT ALMOST EVERY DAY THROUGH THE ONLINE VIDEO PROGRAM 3KYPE SINCE KINDERGARTEN 7ITH THE TECHNOLOGY

56. HE SITS IN CLASS VIA A LAPTOP SCREEN 4HAT REALITY CHANGED IN !PRIL

57. AFTER THE COMMUNITY CONDUCTED A FUNDRAISER THAT RAISED THE

58. NEEDED TO PURCHASE A 6'O

59. SELF PROPELLED ROBOT $UBBED h !IDAN 4WO 4OO

60. v THE FOUR FOOT ROBOT RESEMBLES A FUTURISTIC VACUUM CLEANER WITH A VIDEO SCREEN AND CAMERA

61. ALLOWING !IDAN TO TRAVEL THE %DGEWOOD #OLESBURG %LEMENTARY HALLWAYS INDEPENDENTLY RATHER THAN BE CARRIED AROUND IN A LAPTOP OR THE TOWNS OF %DGEWOOD AND #OLESBURG

62. FEWER THAN

63. COMBINED RESIDENTS

64. THE ENTHUSIASM IN RALLYING BEHIND THEIR COMMUNAL SON IS SIGNIFICANT 4HE WORLD DOESNT ALWAYS WAIT FOR CHILDREN LIKE !IDAN UT THERES A REASON THAT !IDAN HAS A LEGION OF MORE THAN

65. SUPPORTERS ON HIS CAREPAGE

66. AND ITS NOT BECAUSE OF HIS MEDICAL ANOMALIES )TS BECAUSE UNTIL YOUVE MET !IDAN

67. YOUVE NEVER MET ANYONE LIKE HIM h(E IS SO FULL OF ENERGY HE IS SO MUCH FUN TO BE AROUND HES SO OPTIMISTIC

68. v ARO SAID h+IDS TEND TO BE THAT WAY THATS WHY ) WENT INTO THIS FIELD UT !IDAN IS SPECIALv JEBO#BJMFZTGJSTUHSBEFUFBDIFS -JOEB5FHFMFS DBSSJFTJEBO‰GJHVSBUJWFMZ‰UP DMBTTBUEHFXPPE$PMFTCVSHMFNFOUBSZ4DIPPMJEFOIBTCFFOQSFTFOUGPSTDIPPM WJBBMBQUPQDBSSJFECZPUIFSTTJODFLJOEFSHBSUFOVOUJMQSJM XIFOUIFTVSSPVOEJOH DPNNVOJUZXFOUUPCBUGPSJEBO SBJTJOH UPCVZB7(P BTFMGQSPQFMMFESPCPU %VCCFEiJEBO5XP5PP wUIFGPPUSPCPUIBTBTDSFFOBOEDBNFSBUIBUBMMPXTJEBO UPJOEFQFOEFOUMZUSBWFMUIFTDIPPMIBMMXBZT JEBO XIPNJHIUOFWFSQIZTJDBMMZCFBCMFBUUFOETDIPPM SFMJFTPOUFDIOPMPHZUPCSJEHFBDPOOFDUJPO TFSJFTQBSUT 5PEBZOEHFXPPE *PXB ZPVOHTUFSEFBMT XJUITPNFVOJRVFNFEJ DBMJTTVFTXJUIUIFIFMQ PGIJTHSBOENPUIFS GSJFOETBOEUFDIOPMPHZ .POEBZ5IF5)GPMMPXT ZFBSPMEJEBO#BJMFZ UISPVHIUIFDIBMMFOHFTPG MVOHUSBOTQMBOUBUJPOBOE PWFSUIFiUJHIUSPQFwUIBU JTPSHBOEPOBUJPO 5VFTEBZ3PCPUTJOUIF DMBTTSPPN‰VTJOH4LZQF BOEUIFOFX7(PBWBUBS SPCPUUFDIOPMPHZ GJSTU HSBEFSJEBOBUUFOET TDIPPMFWFSZEBZGSPN UIFDPNGPSUPGIPNF JEBOTDPNQVUFSBMMPXTIJNUPLFFQBOFZFPO DMBTTSPPNBDUJWJUZ 13*/$*1-0GGJDJBMJTQFSQMFYFEUIBUQFPQMFBSFATVSQSJTFEBHBJO h7ERE SHOCKED AND SADDENED

69. v (AUER SAID h)TS A TRAGEDYv 7HILE (AUER AND OTHER PEOPLE TACKLE THE RANGE OF EMOTIONS THAT ARISE FROM SUCH AN INCIDENT

70. *OSH *ASPER

71. PRESIDENT AND #%/ OF THE 2IVERVIEW #ENTER

72. SAID THERE IS HELP AVAILABLE h) THINK PEOPLE ARE ANGRY AND DISGUSTED AND

73. UNFORTUNATELY

74. PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED

75. v *ASPER SAID h4HE UN FORTUNATE REALITY IS THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR HAP PENS TOO OFTEN 7HAT IS NEEDED AS A COM MUNITY IS TO QUICKLY MOVE BEYOND DISGUST AND ANGER AND GET TO THE POINT OF ACTION7HAT ARE WE AS A COMMUNITY GOING TO DO TO STOP THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIORv *ASPER IS CALLING ON COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SWITCH FROM PASSIVE BYSTANDERS TO ACTIVE BYSTANDERS (E SAID THAT CHANCE HAPPENS BY SPEAKING OUT AGAINST ABUSIVE BE HAVIOR

76. FORCING THE CRIMINAL JUS TICE SYSTEM TO HOLD THE OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE AND CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION BEYOND THESE HIGH PROFILE MISCONDUCT CASES h4HE STORY GETS SENSATIONAL IZED AND THEN IT GOES AWAY 4HEN IT COMES BACK AND WERE SURPRISED AGAIN

77. v *ASPER ADDED h4HIS TYPE OF STUFF HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE DAYv h5IFTUPSZHFUTTFOTBUJPOBMJ[FEBOEUIFOJU HPFTBXBZ5IFOJUDPNFTCBDLBOEXFSF TVSQSJTFEBHBJO5IJTUZQFPGTUVGGIBQQFOT FWFSZTJOHMFEBZv +04)+413 134*%/5/%$00'5)3*737*8$/53 +PTI +BTQFS #ONTINUED FROM 0AGE !

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79. )OWA ˆ %VERY EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT IS A NEW WORRY FOR ,ORI 'EARHART 3TILL

80. SHE DOESNT BELIEVE IN SUGAR COATING h)TS THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN THATS ALWAYS BAD

81. v SHE SAID h!IDAN DESERVES TO KNOW EXACTLY WHATS HAPPENING (IS MIND WORKS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CHILDS WORKS

82. AND ) CANT IMAGINE NOT TELLING ANY CHILD WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIMv 3O

83. 'EARHART TELLS HER YEAR OLD GRANDSON EXACTLY WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING TO HIM ˆ IN WAYS THAT HE CAN UNDERSTAND 3HE TELLS HIM THE TRUTH

84. WHETH ER ITS TIME TO GET BLOOD DRAWN OR TO CLIMB INTO THE hPANCAKE MA CHINE

85. v AKA A VENTILATION PROFU SION SCAN MACHINE

86. TO CHECK HIS LUNG FUNCTION %VEN WHEN SURGEONS NEEDED TO SLICE OPEN !IDANS CHEST

87. TELLING HIMhTHE CUT IS LIKE A CLAM SHELL

88. FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER 4HE SURGERY WILL HELP YOU BREATHE9OUR OLD LUNGS COME OUT AND NEW ONES COME INv 3HE ALWAYS GIVES IT TO HIM STRAIGHT %XCEPT WHEN IT CAME TO SPE CIFICS ON THE DONATED LUNGS 4HOSE CAME FROM 'OD

89. SHE SAID 4HE TRUTH OF THE BRAIN DEAD CHILD FROM ,OUISIANA WHO GAVE !IDAN AILEY LIFE WILL COME LATER h%VERY SINGLE NIGHT ) GIVE !ID AN TWO KISSES

90. v 'EARHART SAID h/NE FOR HIM

91. AND ONE IS FROM THE PARENTS OF THE CHILD WHO HAVE GIVEN HIM HIS GIFTv 5)5*()5301 EING A TRANSPLANT PATIENT DOESNT JUST HAPPEN !S 'EARHART PUTS IT

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99. h!MERICAS EST (OSPITALSv AS RANKED BY )NTERNET BASED (EALTH'RADES

100. ARE NO BETTER THAN THE OTHER HOSPITALS ONCE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS THEY TREAT IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ASED ON 53 .EWS 7ORLD 2EPORT RANKINGS

101. THE 4OP HOSPITALS TRUMPED THE REST ON JUST ONE SURGERY REMOVAL OF THE COLON OR PART OF IT h/UR FINDINGS SHOW THAT BOTH RATINGS FAIL TO IDEN TIFY EQUALLY WELL PERFORMING HOSPITALS OF SIMILAR VOLUME

102. v $R .ICHOLAS /SBORNE

103. OF THE 5NIVERSITY OF -ICHIGAN IN !NN !RBOR

104. AND COLLEAGUES WRITE IN THE STUDY hECAUSE THESE RATINGS LIST ONLY A SELECTED NUMBER OF BEST HOSPITALS

105. v THE RESEARCHERS ADD

106. hTHESE CONSUMER AIDS MAY DIS SUADE PATIENTS FROM SEEKING CARE AT A CLOSER

107. HIGH VOLUME

108. EQUAL QUALITY HOSPITALv (EALTH'RADES DISAGREES h7HILE WERE ENCOURAGED BY THE STUDY AUTHORS ATTEMPT TO HELP PATIENTS FIND ACCURATE QUALITY INFORMATION

109. IN THIS CASE THE STUDY MAY HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT AND MIGHT ACTUALLY DISCOURAGE PATIENTS FROM GETTING THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT HEALTH CARE DECI SIONS

110. v SAID $R 2ICK -AY

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112. 7IS ˆ !N AUTOMOTIVE ICON WHO HAS BEEN PART OF THE ,ANCASTER COMMU NITY FOR MORE THAN A HALF CENTURY IS SHUTTING HIS DOORS HERE FOR GOOD LATER THIS MONTH UT 4ODD 'ILLILAN

113. ISNT READY TO CALL IT A CAREER YET 0IONEER -OTORS CLOSES ON RIDAY

114. *UNE

115. BUT 'ILLILAN POINTS OUT THAT HE OWNS -OUND 6IEW -OTORS IN NEARBY 0LATTEVILLE ˆ ONLY MINUTES AWAY FROM 0IONEERS DOORS h)M ONE OF THE LAST7ORLD7AR )) VETS ACTIVELY WORKING

116. v HE NOTES WITH A SMILE AS HE SITS AT HIS TIDY DESK )T HAS BEEN A GOOD RIDE

117. AND IT BEGAN IN WHEN 'ILLILAN SOLD A SINGLE CAR IN A LITTLE COR NER OF A PASTURE

118. THEN LOCATED TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM WHERE 0IONEER -OTORS SITS TODAY h)T GOT TO A POINT WHERE ) WAS SELLING DOZENS OF CARS

119. v 'ILLILAN SAID 'ILLILANS CAREER DIDNT START OUT DEALING WITH FOUR TIRES !T AGE

120. HE WAS WORKING FOR THE 53 0OSTAL 3ERVICE IN THE 7ASHINGTON

121. $#

122. AREA AS A CLERKCARRIER 4WO SISTERS LIVED THERE !S IT DID FOR MILLIONS OF !MERICANS DURING THE ERA

123. 7ORLD 7AR )) INTERVENED AND 'ILLILAN EN LISTED IN THE 53 .AVY (E SERVED ON A DESTROY ER

124. THE 533 )ZARD $$ AND RAN THE SHIPS POST OFFICE !FTER HIS DISCHARGE

125. HE RETURNED TO 7ASHINGTON

126. $#

127. AND WORKED IN THE MAIN POST OFFICE h) LOVED AUTOMOBILES FROM $AY

128. AND ) THOUGHT ) WOULD DO WELL SELLING CARS

129. v SAID 'ILLILAN

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135. .POEBZ +VOF s5FMFHSBQI)FSBMEs5)POMJOFDPN MPUUFSJFT PRESIDENT OF (EALTH'RADES !CCELERATED #LINICAL %XCEL LENCE (OSPITALS OFTEN TOUT THEIR SERVICES BY HIGHLIGHTING AC CREDITATION

136. RANKINGS AND AWARDS

137. BUT DO PATIENTS KNOW WHAT THESE ACCOLADES MEAN (ERE IS A LOOK AT ALL THREE $$3%*55*0/ !N ACCREDITATION IS A CERTIFICATION OF COMPETEN CY

138. OFTEN BESTOWED AFTER A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY PRO CESS !N ORGANIZATION CALLED THE *OINT #OMMISSION HAS ACCREDITED HOSPITALS FOR MORE THAN YEARS !P PROXIMATELY

139. HOSPITALS HOLD ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE PROGRAM h!CCREDITATION IS IMPOR TANT

140. v SAID 2USSELL +NIGHT

141. PRESIDENT AND #%/ OF -ERCY -EDICAL #ENTER $UBUQUE h)T IS BASED ON RIGOROUS PUBLISHED STANDARDS AND IS GRANTED ONLY AFTER AN ON SITE SURVEY AND AS SESSMENT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS PERFORMANCE IN RELATION TO THOSE STANDARDS )TS POSSIBLE FOR CON SUMERS TO GAIN SOME INSIGHT INTO THE QUALITY OF A HOSPITAL BY INVESTIGATING ITS ACCREDI TATION STATUSv 3/,*/(4 (OSPITALS ARE RANKED IN VARIOUS WAYS hINLEYS PATIENT CARE QUALITY PERFORMANCE MET RICS ARE UTILIZED BY NUMER OUS GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HEALTH CARE RATING RESOURCES THAT PUBLISH PUBLIC DATA TO ASSIST PATIENTS IN SELECTING A QUALITY HOSPITAL

142. v SAID $A VID RANDON

143. THE $UBUQUE HOSPITALS PRESIDENT AND #%/ # O N S U M E R 2 E P O R T S

144. (EALTH'RADES

145. 4HOMSON 2EUTERS AND 53 .EWS 7ORLD 2EPORT EST (OSPITALS ARE AMONG THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ROUTINELY RATE OR RANK HOS PITALS 3OME OF THESE ARE COMPLETELY I N D E P E N D E N T RATINGS OF HOSPI TAL PERFORMANCE /THERS ARE RATING SERVICES PURCHASED BY THE HOSPITALS h0ATIENTS SHOULD CONSIDER THE DATA AND METHODOLOGY OF EACH BEFORE USING THE RANK INGS TO SELECT A HOSPITAL

146. v SAID 3AL OGNANNI

147. EXECU TIVE DIRECTOR OF )OWA (EALTH 3YSTEMS #ENTER FOR #LINI CAL 4RANSFORMATION

148. WHICH WORKS WITH SENIOR AFFILIATE 4HE INLEY (OSPITAL TO IM PROVE PATIENT CARE 4HE h(OSPITAL #OMPAREv SERVICE PROVIDED BY -EDI CARE OFFERS A TYPE OF RATING

149. TOO h7ITH REGARD TO THIS LAST EXAMPLE

150. CONSUMERS CAN QUICKLY AND EASILY CONSTRUCT SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISONS OF HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE ON MANY KEY INDICATORS OF QUAL ITY

151. SAFETY AND SATISFACTION

152. v +NIGHT SAID 4HE -EDICARE SERVICE IS LOCATED ONLINE AT WWW HOSPITALCOMPAREHHSGOV 83%4 h7E RECEIVE LITERALLY DOZ ENS OF AWARDS EACH YEAR

153. v +NIGHT SAID h-OST ARE NEV ER BROUGHT TO THE PUBLICS ATTENTION BECAUSE WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF ADVERTISING THEMv +NIGHT PUTS LESS STOCK IN AWARDS THAT ARE PURCHASED THAN IN AWARDS THAT ARE NON COMMERCIALIZED hUT ITS VIRTUALLY IMPOS SIBLE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO KNOW WHICH IS WHICH

154. v HE SAID BMNBOBD 4ODAY IS -ONDAY

155. *UNE

156. THE TH DAY OF 4HERE ARE DAYS LEFT IN THE YEAR 0/5)*4%5 s )N

157. THE 9OUNG -ENS #HRISTIAN !SSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED IN ,ONDON s )N

158. 7ALTER 0ERCY #HRYSLER FOUNDED THE #HRYSLER #ORP s )N

159. THE 3ECURITIES AND %XCHANGE #OMMISSION WAS ESTABLISHED s )N

160. DURING 7ORLD 7AR ))

161. !LLIED FORCES STORMED THE BEACHES OF .ORMANDY

162. RANCE

163. ON h$ $AY

164. v BEGINNING THE LIBERATION OF 'ERMAN OCCUPIED WESTERN %UROPE s )N

165. BLACK ACTIVIST *AMES -EREDITH WAS SHOT AND WOUNDED AS HE WALKED ALONG A -ISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY TO ENCOURAGE BLACK VOTER REGISTRATION 4HE !SSOCIATED 0RESS TIME

166. 'ILLILAN WAS A PARTNER IN A .ASH DEALERSHIP IN EN NIMORE FROM TO )T WAS AT 0IONEER -OTORS SELL ING '- PRODUCTS THAT 'ILLI LAN MADE HIS NAME

167. BUILDING THE FACILITY IN AT THE SITE WHERE IT SITS TODAY (OWEVER

168. WHEN '- FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY IN AND RESTRUCTURED

169. IT TRIGGERED SEVERAL BUSINESS CHANGES THAT WOULD AFFECT HIS BUSI NESS !T ONE TIME

170. '- HAD EIGHT FRANCHISES )T FELL TO FOUR ˆ UICK

171. #HEVROLET

172. #ADIL LAC AND '-# /LDSMOBILE WAS DISCONTINUED IN

173. AND 0ONTIAC IN 'ILLILAN LOST #ADILLAC WHEN THE FRAN CHISE MOVED TO BIGGER CITIES ˆ MUCH LARGER THAN ,AN CASTERS

174. POPULATION )N THE END

175. HE WAS LEFT WITH ONE '- LINE

176. '-# 4RUCK 'ILLILAN EXPLAINED THAT THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO OPERATE A SUCCESSFUL CAR DEALERSHIP )N ITS HEYDAY

177. 0IONEER -O TORS HAD UP TO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES NOW ITS DOWN TO SIX UT IT HAS BEEN A GOOD RUN h) LIKE EVERY PART OF THIS BUSINESS

178. v 'ILLILAN SAIDh4HE BEST PART OF THE DAY IS WHEN ) COME TO WORK !ND ) REALLY HAVE BEEN BLESSEDv (E CITED THE TOP OF THE LINE '- PRODUCTS HE SOLD OVER THE YEARS

179. GREAT EMPLOY %SBXJOHTGSPN4VOEBZ +VOF * - - * / 0 * 4 * 0 8 1JDL.JEEBZ 1JDLWFOJOH 1JDL.JEEBZ 1JDLWFOJOH * - - * / 0 * 4 -JUUMF-PUUP /PPOFNBUDIFEBMMTJY -PUUPOVNCFSTESBXO 4BUVSEBZ QVTIJOHUPEBZT KBDLQPUUPNJMMJPO 8 * 4 $ 0 / 4 * / %BJMZ1JDL %BJMZ1JDL #BEHFS 4VQFSDBTI /PPOFNBUDIFEBMMTJY .FHBCVDLTOVNCFST ESBXO4BUVSEBZ QVTIJOH 8FEOFTEBZTKBDLQPUUP NJMMJPO * 0 8 /POFPGUIF)PU-PUUP UJDLFUTGPS4BUVSEBZXPOUIF KBDLQPU TFOEJOHUIFQSJ[FUP BOFTUJNBUFENJMMJPOGPS 8FEOFTEBZTESBXJOH 1 0 8 3 # - - /PCPEZDSBDLFEUIF KBDLQPU TFOEJOHUIFQSJ[F UPBOFTUJNBUFENJMMJPO GPS8FEOFTEBZT ESBXJOH 5PEE(JMMJMBO HF 'BNJMZ5XPDIJMESFO GPVSHSBOEDIJMESFO 0DDVQBUJPOVUPNPCJMFEFBMFSTIJQPXOFS *OUFSFTUT(PMGJOH EESˆMANYOFWHOMWORKED FOR THE BUSINESS MORE THAN YEARS ˆ AND A LOT OF LOYAL CUSTOMERS

180. GOING BACK AS FAR AS FOUR GENERATIONS AMILIES PURCHASED AND SERVICED THEIR VEHICLES AT 0IONEER -OTORS 'ILLILAN ACKNOWLEDGES IT ISNT AS INTERESTING TO SELL CARS NOW AS IT USED TO BE h7E USED TO START OFF

181. EVERY YEAR OR TWO WAS A NEW MOD EL

182. v HE SAID h9OU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD TODAY AND YOU SEE A #HEVROLET ˆ YOU CANT TELL IF ITS A #HEVROLET OR A UICK 4HEY USE THE SAME DESIGN THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE INDUS TRY

183. NOT ONLY 'ENERAL -OTORS

184. BUT ORD

185. #HRYSLER AND FOR EIGN CARS ARE THE SAME WAY 4HEYVE KEPT THEIR MODELS FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS7E USED TO HAVE NEW CHANGES

186. NEW INNOVATIONS

187. NEW FEA TURES EVERY YEAR OR TWO )T GAVE PEOPLE A REASON TO BUY A CAR EVERY YEARv 'ILLILAN RECALLS WITH A CER TAIN AMOUNT OF NOSTALGIA '-S 6 POWERED MUSCLE CARS OF THE S ˆ LIKE THE 0ONTIAC '4/ AND IREBIRD 4RANS !M

188. THE /LDSMOBILE

189. AND THE #HEVROLET #H EVELLE 33

190. #AMARO AND #OR VETTE h4HEY WERE BEAUTIFUL CARS

191. AND TODAY THEY ARE REAL CLAS SICS

192. v HE SAIDh)TS THE MUSCLE CARS THAT GO TO THE SHOWS TO DAYv 'ILLILAN ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES ADMIRATION FOR A COMPETITOR

193. $ODGE ,AWRENCE7ELKS TELE VISION SHOW WAS SPONSORED BY $ODGE (E VIEWS ,AW RENCE 7ELK RERUNS ON 7IS CONSIN 0UBLIC 4ELEVISION h)TS A GREAT SHOW

194. AND HE MADE $ODGE

195. v 'ILLILAN SAID h(E SOLD A LOT OF $ODGES BACK IN HIS DAY

196. WITH THE LOOKS AND THE STYLES

197. IT WAS QUITE A DEALv .EIGHBORS IS AN OCCASIONAL FEATURE OF THE 4ELEGRAPH (ERALD )F YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO WOULD BE A GOOD CANDIDATE

198. WRITE TO THE #ITY %DITOR

199. LUFF 3T

200. 0/ OX

201. $UBUQUE

202. )!

203. OR EMAIL KBROWN WCINETCOM 3VTTFMM ,OJHIU %BWJE #SBOEPO 9OU CANT BE SICK BUT ABLE TO RECOVER WITHOUT A TRANSPLANT

204. NOR SO SICK THAT THE ODDS OF SURVIVING A TRANSPLANT ARE TOO SMALL /N AVERAGE

205. LONG TERM OUTCOMES FOR LUNG TRANS PLANT RECIPIENTS ARE WORSE THAN THOSE FOR KIDNEY

206. LIVER

207. AND EVEN HEART 4HE NUMBER OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE PATIENTS ON THE NA TIONAL LUNG DONOR WAITING LIST SAW A STARK DECLINE OVER MUCH OF THE PAST DECADE

208. SHRINKING FROM

209. IN TO

210. IN

211. ACCORDING TO 5./3

212. THE CENTRALIZED TRANS PLANT AGENCY IN THE 53 4HOSE NUMBERS THIN EVEN MORE WHEN IT COMES TO PE DIATRICS !T THE END OF

213. ONLY INDIVIDUALS ON THE WAITING LIST WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF

214. OF WHICH WERE LISTED AS ACTIVELY AWAIT ING A TRANSPLANT OR CHILDREN AND OLDER

215. THE WAITING LIST IS BASED ON A ,UNG !LLOCATION 3CORE ,!3 THAT WAS DEVISED BY 5./3 IN 0RIOR TO THAT

216. IT WAS FIRST COME

217. FIRST SERVED

218. NO MATTER HOW SICK SOMEONE LOWER ON THE LIST MIGHT BE 3INCE THERE ARE SO FEW PATIENTS ON THE WAITING LIST YOUNGER THAN

219. THE TIME SERVED SYSTEM REMAINED AC TIVE FOR THE AGE GROUP UNTIL LAST YEAR

220. WHEN IT MOVED TO AN OBJECTIVE TWO TIER STRUC TURE 4HOUGH THE STRUCTURE CHANGE CAME AFTER !IDANS TRANSPLANT

221. THE SYSTEM IS NOW BASED ON BOTH TIME ON THE LIST AND DEGREE OF SICKNESS

222. WHILE ALSO USING MODELS TO PREDICT SURVIVAL AFTER THE TRANSPLANT 3INCE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ,!3 DONOR ALLOCA TION SYSTEM

223. 5./3 REPORTS DECREASES IN THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE WAITING LIST PATIENTS

224. WAITING TIMES FOR LUNG TRANS PLANTATION AND DEATH RATES ON THE WAITING LIST h9OU WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SICK EST PATIENTS WHO STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO DERIVE BENEFIT

225. v SAID 3T ,OUIS #HILDRENS (OSPITAL 0ULMONOLOGIST $R !LBERT ARO $:45*$'*#304*4 %7/$./54 -OST OF THE SERIOUS LUNG DAMAGE IN THE PEDIATRIC POP ULATION COMES FROM THE DIS EASE CYSTIC FIBROSIS

226. A STICKY MUCUS BUILD UP IN THE LUNGS AND DIGESTIVE TRACT )N

227. 5./3 STATISTICS SHOWED THAT CYSTIC FIBROSIS

228. WITH ITS ASSOCI ATED DISEASES

229. REMAINED THE MOST COMMON INDICATION FOR LUNG TRANSPLANTATION IN CHILDREN AND ACCOUNTED FOR NEARLY PERCENT OF PEDIAT RIC LUNG TRANSPLANTS )RONI CALLY

230. ITS ONE CONDITION THAT !IDAN NEVER SUFFERED FROM UT ITS ALSO THE AREA THATS MOST BREATHED LIFE INTO HIS JOURNEY FOR NEW LUNGS -OST OF THE INHALED MEDI CATIONS !IDAN USES ARE ADAPT ED FROM CYSTIC FIBROSIS CARE (E ALSO HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE TYPES AND ADMINIS TRATION TECHNIQUES OF THE MEDICINES 4HESE ADVANCE MENTS HAVE HELPED SHORTEN THE ORGAN DONOR LIST

231. AS WHAT WAS ONCE A TWO TO THREE YEAR WAIT IS NOW OFTEN CLOSER TO SIX MONTHS $ESPITE SCIENTIFIC IM PROVEMENTS

232. SUPPLY AND DE MAND REMAIN AN ISSUE h4HERE IS ALWAYS A GREAT NEED TO BE ORGAN DONORS

233. v SAID $R 4IM 3TARNER

234. A PUL MONOLOGIST WITH THE 5NIVER SITY OF )OWA (OSPITALS AND #LINICS 4O BE ACTIVE IN THE TRANS PLANT PROGRAM

235. 'EARHART AND !IDAN MOVED TO 3T ,OUIS

236. LIVING IN A HOTEL ATTACHED TO THE 3T ,OUIS #HILDRENS (OS PITAL

237. WAITING FOR THE PHONE CALL THAT MIGHT NEVER COME UT THE POSSIBILITY THAT LUNGS WOULDNT COME NEVER REALLY CROSSED 'EARHARTS MIND 4HE PAIR LIVE IN A BUBBLE OF POSITIVITY THAT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CRACK !S 'EAR HART OFTEN NOTES

238. hNEGATIVITY IS A WASTE OF TIMEv 7HILE LIVING OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL

239. !IDAN WORKED AS A HANDYMAN

240. FIXING LIGHT BULBS WITH THE JANITOR HE PATROLLED THE GROUNDS ON HIS BIKE WITH THE SECURITY CREW AND SPENT TIME WITH THE HOUSEKEEPERS %VERYWHERE HE GOES

241. HE ADDS SOMEONE NEW TO HIS FAMILY EFORE SWITCHING TO THE SHOW h#/03

242. v !IDAN WOULD WATCH REAL LIFE SURGICAL PROCEDURES ON 46 .OT THE h'REYS !NATOMYv TYPES ˆ HE HAS SPENT ENOUGH TIME IN HOSPITALS TO KNOW THE DIFFER ENCE (E OFTEN ASKS EXPECTING MOTHERS IF THEY ARE HAVING A NATURAL BIRTH OR # SECTION (E THEN GIVES THE LADYS TUMMY A KISS (IS FASCINATION AND PAS SION FOR THE WORLD AROUND HIM WOULD MAKE #URIOUS 'EORGE BLUSH !ND EVERYONE SEEMS TO TAKE NOTICE h3YRINGES AND TONGUE DE PRESSORS ˆ IT DOESNT TAKE A LOT TO MAKE !IDAN HAP PY

243. v 3TARNER SAID h(E CAN CONNECT WITH PEOPLE 4HE JANITORS

244. NURSES

245. HE REALLY ENDEARS HIMSELF REALLY QUICKLY TO PEOPLEv 5)$)--/(4 0LACED ON THE DONOR LIST ON *AN

246. !IDAN AND 'EARHART MOVED TO 3T ,OUIS IN 3EPTEMBER 0REPARED FOR A LONG WAIT

247. THE GOOD NEWS CAME REMARKABLY FAST

248. AND !IDAN UNDERWENT THE DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT /CT

249. h4HERE WAS ACTUALLY NOTH ING LEFT TO HIS RIGHT LUNG

250. v 'EARHART SAID h)T HAD TO TALLY DISINTEGRATED

251. WHICH THEY DIDNT REALIZE EITHER ORTUNATELY

252. HIS LUNGS CAME WHEN THEY DID

253. BECAUSE HE WOULDNT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT MUCH LONGERv $URING !IDANS TRANS PLANT

254. THE SURGEON FOUND T H A T T H E O N L Y W A Y T W O HEALTHY LUNGS WOULD FIT IN !IDANS BODY WAS BY PUT TING THE LUNGS ON THE SAME SIDE

255. FLIPPING THEM UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS !ID AN MIGHT BE THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD WITH THIS ORGAN ARRANGEMENT 4HAT ALSO MEANS ADDI TIONAL CHALLENGES 3IX AND SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE TRANS PLANT

256. MUCUS PLUGGING

257. WHICH NEEDED TO BE SUC TIONED OUT AND REMOVED

258. FORCED !IDAN BACK TO THE OPERATING ROOM 4HERE IS NO CLEAR PATH FOR BACTERIA TO FLOW THROUGH HIS BODY 4HE MUCUS TAKES SO MANY TWISTS AND TURNS TO GET OUT THAT AIRWAY CLEARANCE IS VITAL 4O COPE

259. HE WEARS A SPECIAL VEST EVERY DAY THAT OSCILLATES AND VIBRATES THE SECRETIONS IN HIS LUNGS

260. MAK ING IT EASIER TO COUGH 4HE BIGGEST RISK IN !ID ANS DAY TO DAY LIFE IS BEING ON DRUGS THAT SUPPRESS HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM 4HE MEDS KEEP !IDANS BODY FROM RE JECTING HIS NEW LUNGS BUT ALSO STOP HIS BODY FROM FIGHTING INFECTIONS LIKE IT SHOULD h)F YOU HAD A SNIFFLE AND YOU DONT EVEN FEEL SICK

261. IT IS WHAT COULD KILL HIM

262. v 'EAR HART SAID h(E DOESNT HAVE AN IMMUNE SYSTEMv /8-6/(4 /%/8-*' 7HILE THE ADVANCING MED ICAL TECHNIQUES KEEP !IDAN ALIVE

263. DOCTORS

264. FRIENDS AND FAMILY AGREE THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS KEEPING HIM LIVING h(IS GRANDMOTHER

265. v ARO SAID h3HE IS SUCH A DETER MINED WOMAN AND SHE IS JUST SO GOOD WITH HIM AS FAR AS EXPLAINING THINGS TO HIM (E TRIES HIS BEST

266. BUT SHE WILL STILL TRANSLATE HIS WORDSv h) DONT THINK IT WOULD WORK WITHOUT HER BEING THERE

267. v SAID !IDANS TEACHER

268. ,INDA 4EGEL ER h3HE UNDERSTANDS HOW HE LEARNS 3HE HAS BEEN AN ANGEL IN DISGUISE FOR HIMv !IDAN LIVES IN A SUNSHINE YELLOW RANCH HOME IN %DGE WOOD WITH 'EARHART AND HER HUSBAND 0A 0A (E RELISHES THE VISITS FROM HIS MOTHER AND THREE YOUNGER BROTHERS

269. WHO LIVE IN $UNDEE

270. )OWA )N HIS HOME

271. !IDAN SPEAKS HANDS FIRST

272. HIS MOUTH STILL LEARNING TO FOLLOW 4HIRTEEN MONTHS REMOVED FROM THE LATEST SURGERY ON HIS PALATE ˆ HE WAS BORN WITHOUT ONE ˆ HE HAS PROGRESSED FROM THE SPEECH CAPABILITIES OF A NEWBORN TO A YEAR OLD !IDANS CLASSMATES

273. WHO SEE HIM ON THE COMPUTER MONITOR VIA 3KYPE

274. TELL STO RIES OF !IDAN LIKE THEY WOULD IF THEY WERE GROWING UP WITH 0AUL UNYAN (E PULLS OUT AND CLEANS HIS EYEBALL AND DRINKS MILK THROUGH HIS STOMACH (E SOMETIMES TAKES HIS TEACHER ON LAWN MOWER RIDES /THER TIMES

275. HE PAINTS HIS FINGERNAILS PINK ETWEEN THE ROCK STAR LORE AND DESIRE TO SEE MORE OF THEIR SEEMINGLY FAR AWAY FRIEND

276. THE STUDENTS WERE PRACTICALLY BEGGING TO PAY FOR THE

277. ROBOT THAT WOULD ALLOW THE VIRTUAL !IDAN TO ROAM THE SCHOOL BY HIMSELF h) GOT LOTS OF PENNIES

278. v SPOUTS FELLOW FIRST GRADER ROOKE6ORWALD #ONTINUED FROM 0AGE ! #ONTINUED FROM 0AGE ! h'PSUVOBUFMZ IJT MVOHTDBNFXIFO UIFZEJE CFDBVTF IFXPVMEOUIBWF CFFOBCMFUPNBLF JUNVDIMPOHFSv -03*(3)35 *%/ #*-:4(3/%.05)3 #ONTINUED FROM 0AGE !

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297. )OWA ˆ !IDAN AILEY HUNCHES OVER HIS DESK

298. RIGHT EYE ALMOST GUIDING HIS PENCIL TO ANSWER THE PROBLEM AT HAND (E WRITES IN PERFECT FIRST GRADE PENMANSHIP (E QUICKLY TAPS HIS DESK )TS LANGUAGE ARTS %ARLIER IN THE WEEK

299. THE CLASS DEFINED WORDS SUCH AS CHRYSALISES

300. HIBERNATE AND FRAGILE 4ODAY IS VISION !IDAN HANDS HIS DRAWING AND DEFINITION TO HIS GRANDMOTHER

301. ,ORI 'EARHART

302. WHO FACES IT TOWARD THEIR LAPTOP FILLED WITH A CLASSROOM OF STUDENTS AND !IDANS TEACHER h6ISION MEANS BEING ABLE TO SEE WITH YOUR EYES

303. v 'EARHART READS FOR !IDAN h) ONLY HAVE VISION IN ONE EYEv x ! FIRST GRADER AT %DGEWOOD #OLESBURG %LEMENTARY

304. !IDAN GOES TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY THROUGH 3KYPE A VIDEO CALLING SERVICE !IDAN TAKES NINE MEDICATIONS DAILY TO KEEP HIS BODY FROM REJECTING A DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT

305. LEAVING HIM WITH ZERO IMMUNE SYSTEM 4HAT MEANS ANY SICKNESS COULD BE !IDANS LAST (IS CHANCES OF EVER PHYSICALLY ATTENDING SCHOOL ARE BETTER THAN THEY ONCE WERE

306. BUT

307. AT BEST

308. ARE YEARS AWAY 3TILL

309. !IDAN GOES TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING 3PECIFICITY

310. CLARITY AND HONESTY ARE KEY TO ANY DIS CUSSION ABOUT CHILD ABUSE LIND IGNORANCE IS NOT h!VOIDANCE IS NOT THE RIGHT THING

311. v SAID -ATT :ANGER

312. VI OLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATOR WITH THE 2IVERVIEW #ENTER h2EACHING OUT AND GETTING HELP IS THE BEST THING TO DOv (E ADMITTED IT CAN BE DIF FICULT FOR PARENTS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO

313. ESPECIALLY IN THE SITUATION THAT MANY PARENTS OF 3AGEVILLE %LE MENTARY 3CHOOL STUDENTS FIND THEMSELVES IN RIGHT NOW 2OBERT URKE

314. THE FORMER PRIN CIPAL OF 3AGEVILLE

315. WAS ARRESTED RI DAY ON A FEDERAL COUNT OF RECEIVING CHILD POR NOGRAPHY (E ALSO ADMITTED IN A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT TO INSTALLING A VIDEO CAMERA IN A BOYS BATHROOM AT THE SCHOOL TO OBTAIN IMAGES OF BOYS USING THE RESTROOM )N THE COMPLAINT

316. URKE STATED HE HADNT TOUCHED CHILDREN IN A SEXUAL MAN NER4HE GOVERNMENT DOESNT HAVE EVIDENCE AT THIS TIME TO CONTRADICT THAT STATEMENT h)T IS HARD TO KNOW HOW TO APPROACH IT WHEN YOU DONT KNOW THE FULL STORY

317. BUT SOMETIMES THATS GOOD INFORMATION TO REMIND OUR SELVES

318. v :ANGER SAID (E SAID ITS IMPORTANT IN ANY SITUATION TO KEEP CHILDRENS NEEDS IN MIND

319. EMPOWER CHILDREN

320. KEEP CHILDREN SAFE

321. AND ENSURE THAT CHILDREN FEEL LIKE EVERY THING IS GOING TO BE /+ h4HOSE LEAD US TO THE AC TIONS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE TO HELP THEM

322. v :ANGER SAID 4HE FOLLOWING CONTAINS EXCERPTS FROM A LETTER WRIT TEN BY $UBUQUE #OM MUNITY 3CHOOL $ISTRICT 3UPERINTENDENT ,ARIE 'ODI NEZ THAT 3AGEVILLE %LEMEN TARY 3CHOOL PARENTS WILL RE CEIVE IN THE MAIL TODAY 4HE 4ELEGRAPH (ERALD

323. WHICH OBTAINED A COPY OF THE LET TER -ONDAY AFTERNOON

324. DE CLINED 'ODINEZS REQUEST TO WITHHOLD ITS PUBLICATION MORE THAN HOURS ˆ UNTIL 3AGEVILLE PARENTS RECEIVED THEIR COPIES IN THE MAIL 5*.-*/0'7/54 /N RIDAY

325. *UNE

326. AT AM

327. ) WAS INFORMED BY IN VESTIGATORS THAT -R URKE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND WAS GOING TO BE PLACED UNDER ARREST7ITHIN THE FIRST THREE HOURS

328. THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE s )

329. ALONG WITH OTHER DIS TRICT ADMINISTRATORS

330. MET WITH INVESTIGATING OFFICERS 7E WERE ADVISED TO IMME DIATELY CONTACT 3EAN ERRY

331. !SSISTANT 53 !TTORNEY WITH THE $EPARTMENT OF *USTICE s 7E TOOK IMMEDIATE AC TION TO PLACE -R URKE ON SUSPENSION

332. DISABLED HIS ACCESS TO ANY SCHOOL TECH NOLOGY AND PROHIBITED HIM FROM BEING ON ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY 7E NOTI FIED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS OF THIS ACTION .BUU ;BOHFS EWJDF $ #JSUIT $ #VTJOFTT % $MBTTJGJFET% $PNJDT $ $PNNVOJUZ $ $VSSFOU $ )PSPTDPQF % *MMJOPJT % *PXB # /BUJPO8PSME $ 0CJUVBSJFT $ 1V[[MFT $ 3FDPSE $ 8JTDPOTJO % 8IJUF)PVTF QSPNJTFT BASFBM ESBXEPXO PGUSPPQT$ 4ZSJBWPXTUP SFTQPOEAEFDJTJWFMZ UPBUUBDLUIBU LJMMFETFDVSJUZ GPSDFT$ Â5FMFHSBQI )FSBME UIZFBS /P 8FJOFS DPOGFTTFT UIBUIFMJFE BCPVUMFXE QIPUP$ UPEBZT5) QBSFOUBMHVJEBODF 5JQTGPSQBSFOUT 1BHF 7JEFPJOUFSWJFX XJUI.BUU;BOHFS PGUIF3JWFSWJFX$FOUFS 5)POMJOFDPN 8JUIUIFIFMQPGiJEBO5XP5PP wJEBOIBTB JEBOBOEIJTSPCPU5)POMJOFDPN EJTUJODUQSFTFODF +3.:1035+s 4ELEGRAPH (ERALD JEBO#BJMFZOBWJHBUFTIJTNPCJMFDPNNVOJDBUJPOT EFWJDFiJEBO5XP5PPwUISPVHIUIFIBMMTPGUIF $PMFTCVSH *PXB TDIPPMGSPNIJTIPNF‰NJMFT BXBZ‰JOEHFXPPEJEBO XIPIBTBXFBLFOFE JNNVOFTZTUFNSFTVMUJOHGSPNBEPVCMFMVOH USBOTQMBOU NJHIUOFWFSCFBCMFUPQIZTJDBMMZ BUUFOETDIPPM TPIJTSPCPUPGGFSTUIFOFYUCFTU TDFOBSJP h*CFMJFWFUIFSFXJMMCFB SPCPUJOFWFSZTDIPPM CVU JOUJNF *UIJOLUIFSFXJMM BMTPCFPOFJOFWFSZIPNFv /%4.0/*5 7*$134*%/5 0'130%6$5./(./557(0 JEBO#BJMFZFYDJUFEMZOBWJHBUFTIJTTFMG QSPQFMMFESPCPUBWBUBSUISPVHIUIFIBMMTPG EHFXPPE$PMFTCVSHMFNFOUBSZ4DIPPM EFDJTJWFBDUJPO 5PWJFXUIFMFUUFSJOJUT FOUJSFUZ WJTJU5)POMJOFDPN 3EE -553 1( 3EE 30#05 1(

333. USJTUBUF 5)POMJOFDPNs5FMFHSBQI)FSBMEs5VFTEBZ +VOF 30#05JEBOPOMZOPXJTMFBSOJOHUPTQFBL ) $ ' $ $' $ ($ ) # %# $$ ##$! ## $ #$$* '$ $ %$)$ ) ) $# )# $ $ $# $ #$%$ (##!' $$'#$# #$'# % %$#$'$$ (!)$ # $ $ ! $$+ $ %) $$ ( )# ' #* )##$ $ $ ) %###%! ) # %$### !$ ' %$ ) %!$

334. )#$+ ! +%

335. # . / #.+)( '* % #. +)( '* %

336. 0. **#('(## ,( (*#.*.+($ ,(.) %#.(!+)*

337. '(-1**)#))*% *'( *.)#+% #('(#*)'(**. #. *** %*

338. (#%! '()%**#%

339. +++ #%$,)'#*$(! )

340. ,)#$('#)* 4HE FORMER SUNROOM INSIDE THE HOME AT 3 ,OCUST 3T MIRRORS THE SCHOOLHOUSE SOME MILES AWAY 4HE BULLETIN BOARD

341. DESK AND CURRICULUM ARE DETAILED DOWN TO THE PENCIL SHAVINGS 4HE PAIR GOES ABOUT ITS DAILY ROUTINE WITH SURGICAL PRECISION 3CHOOL IS SCHOOL 0LAY IS PLAY )T IS SEPARATE

342. THOUGH THE CONFINES ARE ONLY FEET APART h(E IS A GREAT KID AND HE DESERVES EVERYTHING THAT THESE KIDS GET

343. v SAID ,INDA 4EGELER

344. !IDANS FIRST GRADE TEACHER h) WISH THE REST OF THE STUDENTS TOOK SCHOOL SO SERIOUSLYv !FTER 3KYPING HIS WAY THROUGH KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE

345. AVATAR !IDAN WILL BE A FUTURE FIXTURE IN THE #OLESBURG %LEMENTARY HALLWAYS 4EGELER CONDUCTED A FUNDRAISER IN !PRIL THAT RAISED THE

346. NEEDED TO PURCHASE A6'O

347. SELF PROPELLED ROBOT AVATAR THAT ALLOWS !IDAN THE AUTONOMY TO MANEUVER AROUND THE SCHOOL FROM HOME 4HE IDEA CAME FROM A NEWSCAST 4EGELER SAW ON A YEAR OLD FROM 4EXAS WHO STARTING USING THE6'O ROBOT AFTER KIDNEY DISEASE DESTROYED HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM 4HE %DGEWOOD AND #OLESBURG COMMUNITIES REACHED AND SURPASSED THE FUNDRAISING GOAL

348. EVEN PUTTING A THREE YEAR MAINTENANCE PLAN ON !IDANS SELF DESCRIBED TWIN

349. WHICH HE NAMED !IDAN 4WO4OO 3TILL USING 3KYPE

350. THE 6'O CAN BE CONTROLLED BY !IDANS HOME LAPTOP OR BY A REMOTE6ELCRO ED TO THE ROBOTS SIDE ! CAMERA ON TOP OF THE TUBULAR SHAPED MACHINE ALLOWS !IDAN TO SEE HIS CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO TAKE SNAPSHOTS -UCH LIKE WITH THE LAPTOP

351. A VIEW SCREEN STREAMS !IDANS ACTIONS TO THE CLASS /N THE BACK IS A HEADPHONE JACK

352. 53 PORTS AND SPEAKERS h3OMETIMES ) GET BUSY AND ) GO OUT OF THE ROOM AND TAKE THE KIDS TO SPECIALS AND ) WILL HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT !IDAN

353. v 4EGELER SAID h!ND THERE HE SITS 3O PATIENTLY WAITING .OW HE CAN GET RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE REST OF THE KIDSv 30#054 !FTER SIX MONTHS OF TRIALS

354. 6'O #OMMUNICATIONS )NC INTRODUCED THE MODERATELY PRICED ROBOT TECHNOLOGY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN *ANUARY OF THIS YEAR 4HERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT UNITS BEING USED IN THREE FIELDS HEALTH CARE PERCENT

355. BUSINESS PERCENT AND EDUCATION PERCENT .ED 3EMONITE

356. VICE PRESIDENT OF 0RODUCT -ANAGEMENT AT6'O

357. SAID THE MEDICAL FIELD USES THE PRODUCT AS A WAY TO KEEP AN EYE ON PATIENTS HEALTH

358. ESPECIALLY FOR CRITICAL CARE AND THE ELDERLY )N THE BUSINESS WORLD

359. THE6'O REPRESENTS A PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN THE OFFICE FOR THE TRAVELING PROFESSIONAL

360. ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO REMOTELY MANAGE A FACILITY WHILE TRAVELING $ESPITE LIMITED AWARENESS AND THE CURRENT LACK OF FUNDING IN MOST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

361. 3EMONITE SEES SCHOOL USE OF THE6'O AS ONE OF THE INDUSTRYS MOST PROMISING ! COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO TUTORS

362. BUS SERVICE OR PAYING A TEACHER OVERTIME

363. 3EMONITE EXPECTS TO SEE A ROBOT IN EVERY SCHOOL WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS h!ND IT WILL BE USED NOT ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A MORE CHRONIC

364. LONG TERM CONDITION THAT THEY ARE RECOVERING FROM

365. v HE SAID h! RECENT PURCHASE CAME FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT 3HE WAS OUT FOR A MONTH AND THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT HER FALLING BEHIND AND HAVING TO REPEAT THE SEMESTER

366. BUT A6'O ALLOWS HER TO NOT MISS THAT MONTH )T WILL BE A TOOL AND SHARED DEVICE USED AS NEEDEDv 4HE6'O CAN BE USED ANYWHERE THERE IS A7II CONNECTION AND COULD SOON BE FUNCTIONAL THROUGH ' CELLULAR COVERAGE 3EMONITE SAID THERE ARE A COUPLE OF COMPETING COMPANIES THAT HAVE ANNOUNCED A SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

367. AND HE EXPECTS TO SEE THOSE PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET BY THE END OF THE YEAR h) BELIEVE THERE WILL BE A ROBOT IN EVERY SCHOOL

368. BUT

369. IN TIME

370. ) THINK THERE WILL ALSO BE ONE IN EVERY HOME

371. v 3EMONITE SAID h)T WILL START INITIALLY WITH AMILY #AREGIVER ASSOCIATIONS 7ITH THE AGING POPULATION AND MORE OF THE BURDEN OF CARE BEING PUT ON FAMILY MEMBERS

372. THIS IS A SOLUTION THAT CAN ADD A LOT OF VALUEv -*'-440/4 !FTER UNDERGOING PALATE SURGERY IN !PRIL

373. THE TRACHEOTOMY TUBE THAT ACCOMPANIED !IDANS NECK SINCE BIRTH WAS CLOSED AT THE END OF /CTOBER 3INCE THEN

374. HES BEEN LEARNING TO SPEAK7ITH THE MIND OF A YEAR OLD AND THE SPEECH CAPABILITIES OF A NEWBORN

375. !IDAN SEES A SPEECH TUTOR THREE DAYS PER WEEK

376. AN HOUR EACH DAY .OW HIS MOUTH IS A CANNON

377. THE WORDS BLASTING FREE FOR ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN !FTER OVER SIX MONTHS OF TRAINING

378. HE IS FUNCTIONING AT THE LEVEL OF A b YEAR OLD 4HE PROCESS REMAINS TERRIBLY FRUSTRATING !IDANS BRAIN SCREAMS AT HIS TONGUE TO RESPOND

379. BUT IT COMES OUT AS A WISPY h) AHM

380. NAH HOPPYv 4HEY ARE THE SAME WORDS THAT MADE UP HIS FIRST REAL SENTENCE

381. WHICH THRILLED HIS GRANDMOTHER (E COULD FINALLY VOICE HIS EMOTIONS h4HE ONLY THING THAT COMES EASY FOR HIM IS LOVING PEOPLE

382. v 'EARHART SAID $ESPITE THE CONSTANT SPECTER OF DEATH

383. FOR A LONG TIME !IDAN FEARED OTHER KIDS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE (ED LIVED IN AN ADULT WORLD HIS ENTIRE LIFE h)F YOU WOULD PUT HIM IN A ROOM AND THERE WOULD BE A KID WITH -ATCHBOX CARS AND A DOCTOR WITH A WHITE COAT SITTING THERE

384. ) WILL BET MY HOUSE HE WILL GO TO THE DOCTOR

385. v 'EARHART SAID $OCTORS SAY

386. IDEALLY

387. !IDAN SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE A RELATIVELY NORMAL LIFE ˆ KISSING GIRLS

388. GOING TO COLLEGE

389. GETTING MARRIED $EVELOPMENTALLY

390. !IDAN IS STILL WORKING h(E IS DOING PHENOMENALLY WELL

391. v SAID 4IM 3TARNER

392. !IDANS PULMONOLOGIST AT THE 5NIVERSITY OF )OWA (OSPITALS AND #LINICS h-UCH BETTER THAN ) WOULD HAVE GUESSEDv 4HE SUMMER OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES NOT AWARDED TO !IDAN DURING THE WINTER 7HEN THE WEATHER IS WARM

393. HE CAN VENTURE OUTDOORS

394. SINCE THERE ARE FEWER GERMS CIRCULATING (E WEARS A MASK WHILE OUT CAMPING AND A SPECIAL CHEST PROTECTOR OUT ON THE BASEBALL DIAMOND

395. WHICH HE RECENTLY STARTED TO ENJOY !T FIRST

396. HE DIDNT KNOW FIRST BASE FROM HOME

397. FROM HOLDING A GLOVE TO HOLDING A BAT 4WO WEEKS AGO

398. HE HIT THE BALL AND MADE IT TO FIRST WITHOUT GETTING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME %VEN THE OPPOSING TEAMS PARENTS STOOD UP AND CLAPPED h(E NEEDED TO DO THINGS WITH OTHER KIDS HE NEEDED TO BE A KID AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE REALLY HAD THE CHANCE TO DO THAT

399. v 'EARHART SAID 130(/04*4 $ESPITE A MYRIAD OF PHYSICAL ANOMALIES INCLUDING BEING BORN WITHOUT A PALATE

400. ONLY ONE EYE

401. ONE NOSTRIL

402. ONE LIP AND MALFUNCTIONING LUNGS

403. !IDANS DOCTORS SAY THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES OF REJECTION AND HIS RESPIRATORY STATUS IS GOOD /VER TIME

404. HE COULD BE PUT ON LOWER LEVELS OF THE STEROID 0REDNISONE

405. WHICH HELPS PREVENT REJECTION )T IS GOING SO WELL

406. IN FACT

407. THAT 3T ,OUIS #HILDRENS (OSPITAL 0ULMONOLOGIST $R !LBERT ARO SAYS THERE IS NO REASON !IDAN COULDNT SOMEDAY PHYSICALLY ATTEND SCHOOL AND PARTICIPATE IN MOST ACTIVITIES h/UTSIDE OF COMMON SENSE

408. WE NEVER REALLY RECOMMEND THAT THE CHILDREN LIVE IN A BUBBLE

409. v ARO SAID h)T DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING GONE THROUGH ALL OF THISv !S ONE MIGHT GUESS

410. HOWEVER

411. !IDAN IS NOT ENTIRELY IN THE CLEAR ARO HAD BEEN FOLLOWING A DORMANT STRAND OF THE %PSTEIN ARR VIRUS IN !IDAN SINCE LAST YEAR %6

412. WHICH CAN LEAD TO MONO IN MOST PEOPLE

413. IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON VIRUSES IN THE WORLD ˆ MOST EVERYONE IS INFECTED AT SOME TIME OR ANOTHER WITHOUT EVER NOTICING IT !IDANS LATEST BLOOD WORK RESULTS SHOWED AN ELEVATED %6 LOAD

414. WHICH

415. IN TRANSPLANT PATIENTS

416. IS ASSOCIATED WITH POST TRANSPLANT LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER )N OTHER WORDS

417. CANCER )F DOCTORS FIND THE VIRUS HAS INVADED HIS LUNGS

418. RADICAL TREATMENT

419. INCLUDING CHEMOTHERAPY WOULD BE THE LIKELY NEXT STEP h7E ALWAYS FIGURE IT OUT IT JUST SOMETIMES TAKES A WHILE

420. v 'EARHART SAID (*7*/(#$, )N THEIR FREE TIME

421. !IDAN AND 'EARHART COLLECT PAJAMAS FOR OTHER CHILDREN 4HE PROJECT IS CALLED hSWEET DREAMS

422. PLEASE LET THE LOVEBUGS BITEv !NONYMOUS DONATIONS OFTEN COME IN THE MAIL 'EARHART WONDERS HOW THE STORY GETS AROUND

423. BUT SHE SECRETLY KNOWS h)F SHE NEEDS SOMETHING

424. IT SEEMS THE WORD GETS OUT

425. v 4EGELER SAID h3HE SAYS THINGS JUST SEEM TO COME OUT OF NOWHEREv 3OME PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH A CHARISMA THAT PEOPLE RESPOND TO !IDAN IS ONE OF THOSE LUCKY PEOPLE 4HROUGH HIS FIRST SEVEN YEARS

426. !IDAN HAS ENDURED MORE THAN MOST WILL SEE IN A LIFETIME 4HAT PAIN IS THE ONLY THING HIS GRANDMA WOULD CHANGE 3HE SAYS THAT EVERYTHING ELSE IS WONDERFUL %VERY MORNING SHE WAKES UP AND THANKS 'OD FOR LETTING HER TRAVEL THE SEEMINGLY ENCLOSED WORLD WITH HER GRANDSON 3HE REALLY DOES %VERY MORNING !ND ITS HARD TO BLAME HER h) CANT WAIT TO GET !IDAN UP EVERY DAY

427. v 'EARHART SAID h) KNOW THAT SOUNDS WEIRD 3TUCK IN THIS HOUSE UT ITS JUST AMAZING TO WATCH HIM LEARN THINGS h(ES TAKEN ME ON AN AMAZING JOURNEY ) WOULD NEVER

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