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LARYNGECTOMEE CLUB OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND

SERVING THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA

Established in 1970

Affiliated with the American Cancer Society South Atlantic Division, Inc

Member of the International Association of Laryngectomees

FEBRUARY, 2012

HEALTHY HEART RECIPE

Fold two hands together,

And express a dash of sorrow.

Marinate it overnight,

And work on it tomorrow.

Chop one grudge in tiny pieces,

Add several cups of love.

Dredge with a large sized smile,

Mix with the ingredients above.

Dissolve the hate within you,

By doing a good deed.

Cut in and help your friend,

If he/she should be in need.

Stir in laughter, love and kindness,

From the heart it has to come.

Toss with genuine forgiveness,

And give your friends some.

The amount of people served,

Will depend on you.

It can serve the whole wide world.

If you really want it to... ---Author Unknown

ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY January 14, 2012

The LCMC Annual Holiday Party took

place at Herb & Sally’s Silver Spring

home. Others in attendance were

Debbie Haas, Betty Money and Addie

Shaw, José & Marina & Alba Zuleyma

Cruz, Bill & Annetta Rapp, Amir

Ebrahimi, Pat & Mitzi Warren, Itzhak

& Joyce Brook, and new LCMC

President Stanley Lipscomb.

Pictures from the party are on pages 2

and 3 of this newsletter.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

THE LARYNGECTOMEE CLUB OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Feb. 8th at 10AM Speech Class

With SLP Mandy Pietropaolo

Feb. 8th at 11AM Business & Social Meeting

GUEST SPEAKER Mandy Pietropaolo Atos Medical Rep

(Article on page 3)

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: HERB SIMON

301-588-2352 or H457@aol.com

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HOLIDAY PARTY PICTURES

LARYNGECTOMEES ALL From Left to Right: Pat, Herb, Stanley, Addie, and Itzhak Brook. (Marina, Amir and Bill left before this group photo was taken.)

Alba, Marina and José Sally Addie

Stanley receiving his Joyce & Itzhak President’s Notebook

Bill having dessert Amir Pat

IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN!

IT’S 2012012012012222 DUES TIME!

Make your check payable to:

The Laryngectomee Club Of Montgomery County

OR to LCMC

Send it to:

HERB SIMON, Treasurer 403 Hamilton Avenue

Silver Spring, MD 20901

Annual dues are $5.00 per person or $10 per family. Many of us send additional money with our dues, to make a donation to the club. These donations help us to continue our helpful and charitable endeavors.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Feb. 3rd Larry Dawkins Feb.13th Gary Wainwright Feb.14th Valentine’s Day Feb.14th Karol Beaufore Feb. 15th Sally Simon Feb. 17th Bob Kanjian Feb. 17th Evelyn Shakin Feb. 20th John Ray Feb. 21st Howard Eskildson Feb. 28th Mamadou Souare

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HOLIDAY PARTY PICTURES

PARTY GOERS ALL From Left to Right: The Giraffe, Pat, Sally, Betty, Herb, Addie, Stanley,

Itzhak, Debbie & Joyce. (Marina, José & Alba, Amir, and Bill & Annetta left before this group picture was taken.)

(Left to Right) Itzhak, Bill, Betty,Joyce & Sally at the Table The food was simply fantastic with many new and different dishes and Sally conducted the raffle with many nice items for us.

Sally Annetta Mitzi - Our Camera Lady

ITZHAK BROOK, MD

Dr. Itzhak Brook is a physician

who specializes in Pediatrics and Infectious

Diseases.

Dr. Brook earned his medical

degree and completed his residency at

Hebrew University, Hadassah School of

Medicine, in Jerusalem, Israel, and obtained

his master’s degree in pediatrics from the

University of Tel Aviv in Israel.

Subsequently he completed a fellowship in

adult and pediatric infectious diseases at the

University of California, Los Angeles

School of Medicine. He served in the

Medical Corps of the US Navy for 27 years.

He is currently a Professor of

Pediatrics at Georgetown University

Washington DC and is a world expert in

infections caused by anaerobic bacteria and

head and neck infections. He has delivered

numerous lectures all over the world and has

done extensive research on anaerobic and

respiratory tract infections, anthrax, and

infections following exposure to ionizing

radiation. He is the author of six medical

textbooks, 96 medical book chapters and

over 700 scientific publications.

Dr Brook was diagnosed with

throat cancer in 2006 and received radiation

therapy. Two years later he had his larynx

removed and currently speaks with a

tracheoesophageal prosthesis. He lectures

about his experiences as a patient with neck

cancer. He is the author of the book: “MY

VOICE a physician’s Personal Experience

with Throat Cancer”. ---Reprinted from the

Head & Neck Cancer Alliance Web Site

Editor’s Note: LCMC member Dr. Itzhak

Brook is now a member of the Board of the

Head & Neck Cancer Alliance.

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FEBRUARY GUEST SPEAKER

MANDY PIETROPAOLO MS, CCC/SLP Clinical Specialist

Mid Atlantic Regional Sales Manager ATOS Medical Inc.

Mandy was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States in 1979.

She grew up in the Olney section of Philadelphia, PA. She received her BS

degree in biology from Muhlenberg College. She began her career at

Thomas Jefferson University doing basic science research for a couple of

years. Mandy then went back to school and earned a Master’s degree in

Speech Language Pathology at East Stroudsburg University. Before joining

Atos Medical she was a staff Speech Pathologist at Christiana Hospital in

Newark, DE. In this position Mandy was able to provide speech therapy to

a wide range of patients, including acute care, outpatient and long term

care. She is proficient in modified barium studies, FEES Studies,

videostroboscopy and tracheoesophageal speech. She and her husband

Brian reside in Collegeville, PA with their 2 sons.

Editor’s Notes: 1) The topic of Mandy’s presentation at this meeting will be on

new products and services that are now available.

2) Beginning at 10am, Mandy will lead a Speech Class for all

who are interested. It does not matter which method of speech you are

using, Mandy should be able to assist by giving you tips to improve your

speech and answering any questions you may have.

Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you're seeking require courage and risk-

taking. Learn from the turtle, it only makes progress when it sticks out its neck.

---Author Unknon

NEW LARYNGECTOMEE VISITATION

Jan. 8th – Ramadan Habil, a new

laryngectomee accompanied by Hawa and

Fathalla Meswari, his sister and brother-

in-law, came to Herb & Sally’s home for

this post-op visit. Ramadan came to the

U.S. from Libya to have his surgery,

which was performed at Abbott NW

Hospital in Minneapolis, MN on Nov. 4th.

He is presently staying with Hawa and

Fathalla in their Burke, VA home, while

he is undergoing treatment at Inova

Fairfax Hospital. Ramadan, who turned

66 years old on New Years Day, retired 3

years ago from his position as Finance

Officer for the port city of Derna in

Eastern Libya. He is looking forward to

returning home to Libya to be with his

family, when he completes his therapy

treatments. He and his wife Majda, have

been married for 42 years, They have 4

children and a couple of grandchildren.

Ramadan looked very good and has

gained back quite a bit of the weight that

he had lost due to his pre-op radiation and

the surgery itself.

Ramadan, had not spoken since his

surgery. Herb brought out a Servox for

him to try. He needed an oral adapter, due

to the radiation treatments he had prior to

his surgery. Ramadan only speaks in

Arabic. With Fathalla and Hawa

interpreting Herb’s instructions, Ramadan

tried speaking with the EL. A broad smile

appeared on his face, when he spoke his

first words. He only used the EL a little at

first, but with some prodding from those

present, he began using it more frequently.

When Herb tried placing the EL on

Ramadan’s cheek, he was able to produce

some intelligible speech, although he did

not like this method as well. It was

suggested that Ramadan practice using

both methods, and he said would.

Ramadan was given a loaner Servox EL.

Everyone was happy and they all had big

smiles on their faces when they were

leaving for home. Thanks go out to SLP Melanie Dorn at Inova Fairfax Hospital

for referring Ramadan to Herb and the

New Voice Club of Northern Virginia.