AA&MDSIF Patient and Family Conference
August 2-4, 2006, Nashville, TN
August 2-4, 2006, Nashville, TN
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| The Friday conference day panelists | Dr. Melissa Rhodes, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center | Dr. Anita Hill, Leeds Teaching Hospitals (Leeds, U.K.) |
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| Dr. Mikkael Sekeres, The Cleveland Clinic | Theresa Donohue, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Insitutes of Health | Dr. Philip Scheinberg, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Insitutes of Health |
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| Dr. Carlos DeCastro, Duke University School of Medicine | Dr. Elihu Estey, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Questions and answers |
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| Dr. Sekeres answers more questions | Andrea Rossi Pecor wins the prize for the longest time as a patient: 26 years as an AA patient | David Schnellenberg wins the prize for traveling the greatest distance to the conference: New Zealand to Nashville |
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| Stephanie Sacknoff wins the prize for the most transfusions, over 1200! | PNH patients get together with Dr. DeCastro | Dr. Sara Higgins of the PNH Support Group |
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| Jenni Blake, "Victory" speaker | Gerald Draayer, "Victory" speaker | Ruth Cuadra, "Victory" speaker |
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| Letician Abracia and Stephen King, "Victory" speakers | Kinsey "Dragon Slayer" Morrison, "Victory" speaker | Kinsey Morrison raised $1,400.00 for the Foundation |
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| Neil Horikoshi accepts the check from Kinsey Morrison | Joann Yahn also presents a check from her fundraising efforts | Evening entertainment from the Rocky Top Revue Square Dancers |
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| Tommy Jackson, Rocky Top Revue leader and emcee | Craig Duncan's Smoky Mountain Band | Toe dancing |
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| The crowd joins in | Dancers take a break | Jerry Draayer poses with a dancer |
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| Downtown Nashville, as seen by the patients who stayed after the conference for sightseeing | The Country Music Hall of Fame | The design of the Hall of Fame building is based on the look of a piano keyboard. |
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| Dozens of gold and platinum records by country artists | The famous Loveless Cafe and Motel | Chow time |
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| Say cheese! | One last stop: The Grand Ole' Opry | All seats are good seats |
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| Some of the many country music performers | ||
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Photos by Neil Cuadra