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33 Responses to "When charity really does start at home."
I have nothing to offer but my love, prayers and money. It won't be a large sum, but I think that a lot of little sums add up. I'm sorry if it's not something you're comfortable with though.
I know it is often difficult to accept help but if people are offering it means they want to do it. Some of us can't drop a casserole around for your family or do the washing for your family when you are away with Ivy or whatever other little thing someone close by might be able to do to help ease the load. So we offer to contribute financially or by way of items for prizes or whatever. I am sure if we were in your situation you would want to help us and would do what you could to do so. Please let us show our love for you, Ivy and your family by allowing us to donate either time, money or some other item or service. Please consider putting pride away for just a moment and let love and graciousness take precedence so we can show how much we care.
I think in times like these, you have to let people bless you and just say thanks. Make sure you pay it forward when you can. But that's the joy of life, helping others and being blown away by generosity when people help you!
Paying it forward is such a great idea, especially when some of the money will end up helping someone who would otherwise not be able to have the pump at all. And as Bri said, gives us far away a method of essentially bringing you a casserole or providing transportation for the Noah or the other kids or the many other things folks in the same area can do. I know that at our raffles and games things from overseas often are valued — is it true there? Please contact me and I'll let you know where I am in the US and if something from here would be good.
I am not in a position that I could give more than my prayers and encouragement right now but I am going to share some things I have learned through the years.
There is a joy in giving that far surpasses that in receiving. Sometimes I have in the past refused offers of help and later learned how selfish and prideful that was of me.
Especially now, I don't think it is something you should refuse. Ivy needs it.
And if you choose to donate the money that your insurance reimburses you later for a similar cause that would be OK. But for now, Ivy needs this.
If you feel like turning it into a charity program and raising even more money, that would be grand. But that might also take energy that you do not currently possess with all of the long hospitalizations.
Your babies, all of them, the healthy and the sick, need to have the opportunity to be amazed by the goodness of people so that they can grow up trusting in what is so hard for you to accept as truth: that people are generally good.
In whatever you choose, take care of you and those babies and don't worry about what others might think.
As always, I am praying for you all.
Ok, this may sound crazy, but if you will be using the Freedom 60 pump, I have an extra and will gladly send it to you. We are doing IVIG and it is just sitting in the box.
I had to learn to accept help Tiff, I grew up with a father with the same mindset as yours. Allowing people to do something good in this World Tiff, this world needs that. I know that it's different from donating blood – but I think it's similar – you wouldn't be accepting help for personal greed as this is a hand-up versus a hand-out.
I think helping others fund pumps for Sub-cut is a wonderful idea. With Ivy's Immunologist being one of the doctors who works very hard for approval of sub-cut for her patients in NSW; I believe that she would be very helpful in identifying families in need and IDFA could help facilitate such a fund and in turn connect sub-cut families and patients.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend at home. X
I would take the help, and I would give help any time I can. As you would, Tiff, everyone here knows that you would give the shirt off your back. Ivy needs help, and it is not your fault or hers. Take the help for your girl, pay it forward when you can. Who knows, perhaps she will be the brilliant scientist who cures PID (or the common cold!!) when she grows up healthy. You guys have had such a rough go lately. Accept some grace and let it help you recover.
So sayeth Deb
By you accepting charity, it is just one single aspect of you simply doing all that you can to help your family. I have no doubt that you will pay it forward – evidence already shown in the fact that your precious children immediately gave up their own money to help out their sister. While having a spirit of giving is a beautiful thing and a lesson that all parents should teach their children – so is humility and accepting charity with grace when necessary. Don't be too proud to accept that which is being offered… never let be afraid to be humbled by the outpouring of love and support towards your family. Graciously accept it and simply continue to pay it forward as you have been all these years.
It is a wonderful lesson to show your children that while you do help others whenever possible, there is no shame in accepting help when it is needed for yourself.
wow! laura smith's comment above blows me away! am praying that it will work out for you that way. otherwise, i do make prints. i have one that i think would be perfect. if you'd like a few to raffle off, just let me know and i'll mail them to you
even though i've never met you and your family, and don't comment much. i read every post and love you all so much. little ivy is a topic in our family often. my husband even asks how she's doing.
let me know dearest.
hugs and prayers,
andie jaye from 365
and an addition to mary's comment above… if items from the US are a bonus, i'll send whatever
All I can say is that if there was a donate button here, I'd push it. I wouldn't be able to give a lot, but I would be grateful to do something to help with a situation that seems so hard.
It's not easy to ask for money, especially when it feels like it's for yourself. But what I've learned is that sometimes, the best thing you can do for someone is to give them the opportunity to help in a way that they are able to. In a pay-it-forward kind of way, be gracious, accept what others can do, and someday, pass it on! I love the raffle idea, and that the extra could go to helping other kids get a pump. Go for it, don't think of it as charity, think of it as a way to help your little girl and hopefully someone else as well!
Tiff, if I was there I would pop round a help you do some aspect of housework while I could chat to you or take you out for a coffee os perhaps just a walk by the beach. At present, I can't do any of that for any of the people I care for and whilst I don't have much in the way of time or money, I can donate a small amount toward Ivy's pump or some other cause in that name. The offer of the pump from Laura above is a gift – don't be too proud, it's about people caring about each other. From the perspective of someone who's seeing the world though very harsh eyes, the softness I see here is a welcome relief. Ask, receive, share. Everyone will do what they can. Let us all know when and where to donate. My GOFA and I will give what we can. X
I will donate something. I have been making these platters that I really like and I have also started to make puzzle treasure boxes that are really earthy and fossily (I LOVE them)
So Miss, when is the Trivia night. I need a date to have to work all ready and posted up to you.
Thougts that from time to time we all need a little hand. We are a mother, daughter,son,child oopps a daddy.
A friend even stranger .. But little Ivy is a princess , your family need help today and tomorrow it may be one of us.. Life with a dick child is a constant .. Open an account in trust for ivy and this will not be your only need.. Your local bank can help with that tell them her story… It is my belief Tiffany that you would do the same for us if we asked .. Let's get this pump .. People could auction on your page on Facebook bids last 24hrs then they pay it posted .. Love and you know with a face like your princess who wouldn't want to help see that face shine .. Dan xxo
If Keira.lee needed a pump, I know you would help in every way you could, or any of our children.
So yes I am definately going to help in any way I can also. (last wkend of may I have my brother 30th.. Pls
Let it not be this time lol).
I can see ivy getting her pump and for sure pumps for the hospital could be on the cards too.
When we first realized we needed help a couple yes ago, a friend said to me…. You have given your heart, your time, your experience, your own short change to many in the community, from swimming club to friends in need…….. It's now your turn, what goes around, comes around! And it was true.m
So tiff n family, it's your turn! Let people help, show their generosity n support in any way they can.
I have had offers of donation already n people wanting to come too. This will be fabulous!
Oh Tiff – I am adding my donation from here – praying all the money raised multiplies for more pumps!
Its hard to accept help but its a human need to give AND to receive — I have been on the receiving end lately of so much and its hard, so i am learning to just its ok for now and my time to give will come – back and forth – around and to the side – over under – if it all keeps going – it will make the world better!!
thinking of you often – hoping we can connect more soon!
Tiff, you are not asking for money or accepting charity. You would be accepting a gift for Ivy. A girl can have only so many stuffed toys , balloons that go down or flowers that die and get chucked out. It may only be $2 or 5 or as much a friend wants to give her but its all a drop in the bucket that will fill it. Most of us can't drop buy with a care package or don't know what to give. We give because we want to. KNOWING that you would do the same for any of us if you were able to do it is the SAME as having the opportunity to do it. Giving not only helps Ivy but it makes us feel good about ourselves too.
Save the trivia night idea for another rainy day as it will be weeks/ months to get a lot together. Gives us time to get crafty etc. Maybe an online auction to bid on goodies in case some can't make it to a night. It feels like going the long way around when the solution is already at hand. Group message us your BSB and account details and wait for the surprises. Even when your health fund reimburses you, put that aside. Don't feel compelled to pay it forward straight away. There may be something else to make Ivy's recovery easier. The chance to pay it forward will come when its time. xoxo
Hi tiff
I think it is a good idea but just be careful when claiming back on your health fund when the money raised was from a fundraising event.
I think you should have the fundraising event purchase your pump and keep the rest of the money raised to help you in any other way just don't claim back through the health fund
Have a ivy night all funds to your family
If you need help let me know as I am happy to help
Good luck with it and I am sure you will have lots of support
I have been thinking about this post all morning, wondering what I could say to help you understand how much helping means to us. Here goes –
I understand how difficult it must be to consider accepting help, especially financial help, from others, but consider the situation from our perspective.
You give us so much Tiffany. You invite us into your family circle, into your life with no expectation of getting something in return. You share your thoughts and feelings here on your blog, your little corner of the internet, and you make it possible for us to get a glimpse of a family that is doing it tough with such grace and generosity and strength in the face of adversity that you, all of you, are an inspiration.
You remind us that we have so much to be grateful, not just our health, but our own families and the small joys that are part of everyday life, tangled admidst the busyness and appointments and homework and financial concerns. You remind us that there can be joy in small gestures of kindness, in hugs, in focusing on special moments and memories. This is a gift you give to us.
You share your photos – artworks of beauty and insight. I am struck anew with each photo at how well you capture the personality of your subject and that 'something' that captures the mood of the moment. Your photos aren't just random happy snaps, they are special moments frozen in time. You have a gift and we are grateful that it is one you share with us.
As we watch you face the many challenges that come your way, we feel powerless. We can't make Ivy better. We can't force doctors and hospitals to make decisions and see Ivy as a person and not just a number on a medical chart. We can't be there to hug you in the middle of the night as you sit watching a monitor or listening to Ivy's laboured breathing. We can send meals and words of comfort and encouragement, but it seems like so little in the face of the big challenges you have to deal with. We can visit, but it seems like so little when you don't have the same option that we do to leave that hospital room at will.
Now there is an opportunity for us to repay you for the kindness you show to us. To do something for you and your family that will help us to feel that we are giving back to you in return. Please allow us to help you. We love you and Ivy and your gorgeous family. We want to help. We need to help. We are not being co-erced or guilted into this. After all that you have given to us, we want to feel that we can give to you as well.
Love to you all Tiffany. Sending cyber hugs your way and looking forward to seeing you again soon so that I can give you a real hug. xxxx
What goes around comes around. Yes. So now it's your turn!
Team Ivy has raised funds for JHH, you & Ivy have found the time to represent the Aust. Red Cross in their campaign for blood donations and in so many other personal ways you have always given of yourself whenever you could. So the universe has seen fit to give something back through the generosity of others.
Accept gracefully, this does not mean that you, the family or Ivy are charity cases. Lots of great ideas here to choose from and there will always be a way to repay in kind, if that's what you feel you need to do. xoxo
I would donate/contribute without blinking. You're not standing there with your hand out to buy fancy baubles — you're looking to improve your daughter's quality of life. It's so clear to me from reading your blog for the last year or so that you give so much to so many.
There are many things we *can* do in this life without help, but it doesn't mean we must.
I have every confidence that whatever is done for you you'll pay forward in some way one day when you can.
And you know what — even if you didn't, I'd give. Because it's the right thing to do.
This is a great opportunity to get Ivy the help she needs, but also benefit others, as you said. If you are having trouble accepting people's generosity, just think of what a great feeling they are getting from donating to help Ivy. You have invited us into your world, and we love being a part of it. No matter how far away we are. Let us look after you for a change.
Tiff, if I can donate a small piece of my art/craft work I would consider it a privilege.
Others have said what you need to hear.
Email me if I can send something for the raffle or trivia night or some other purpose.
best wishes. Dianne
Thank you everyone very much. There are some really wonderful comments here and I am so grateful for all of them. Thank you to everyone who has offered things that we can use in the trivia night. My email is firstname.lastname@example.com if you wouldn't mind emailing me, I will send you an address to post things. If you have a website or a business card, could you let me know so that I can give you the worlds biggest shout out. I wanted to let you know that there is a point of donation here too: http://mylittledrummerboys.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/ivys-immune-deficiency.html you can contact Trish (her email is under her about me page) for password. Please, don't feel obliged at all and please, no emails telling me what an awful person I am for accepting. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. I will pay it forward, in more pumps for the hospital.
"…..struggling with accepting help……Somehow it feels wrong to accept…."
I've been this way all my life too, yet I find it so very easy to offer and give help to others.
I'm gradually learning that accepting help doesn't mean I'm a failure.
You have no idea the relief it is to be able to finally HELP in some way. I was excited to read the other day that Ivy has a new treatment option, and to help that happen in some small way is a privilege.
$2000 is lots of money for one family.
But Tiff, a few dollars here and there for people will add up really quickly. Maybe the donations could go into a Facebook page auction so that we can all be part of buying them and it will be fun for lots of us. Or maybe even both,your trivia night and an auction, because maybe the school really want to help and be involved too.
If/when you get the money back from the health fund, I am guessing there will be another item/bill to pay so I don't think you should feel stressed to 'pass on the goodwill' so much…just yet. That can happen in time as I am sure you already do more for people than you realise.
And believe me, people won't donate if they don't want to, if it doesn't make them feel good…but it does, it makes us feel helpful and part of a solution and that makes us feel positive.
As for the angry people, if they even pop their heads up, just forward their emails to me, I shall happily be the email door bitch on this one and respond appropriately to any of their comments.
Oh I wish I could donate but we are just can't at the moment.
Not that I really have anything worth giving anyway, but I wish I could.
Don't feel bad Tiff. It makes others feel better to help you out. Xxx
A little bit times a bunch of people can mean a lot of help.
I can only help a little, but I found your blog (don't remember how) a while ago and can't help but have a heart for your Ivy.
I work with a family who have 4 kids, 3 of which have had significant medical needs, but they are fortunate and have a lot of resources. I often wonder what their lives would be like if their resources were more like a normal family, and what that added stress would do to them. If my little bit can help ease your family's stress, and if that pump can keep Ivy healthy and at home with the whole family, how could I say no?
I have watched my nephew go through so much in his 10 years and how it has affected my brother and I can understand a little how hard it is. I would love to donate something to your Trivia night for a prize. Please email me as I would love to do this little bit for you.


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Audi A6 Lease Questions
Hi traderb. The A6 is the only 2008 model that Audi is still providing lease support on. Audi has decent money factors on it. The problem is that its residual values are terrible. If you were to lease a 2008 Audi A6 3.2 Sedan with quattro through Audi Financial Services right now for 36 months with 10,000 miles per year its buy rate lease money factor and residual value should be .00059 and 47%, respectively.
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rjlaero Posts: 65908 models are already a year old, so after a 3 year lease, you have 4 years of depreciation. most luxury cars are lucky to hold 50% of their msrp after 4 years time.
there's nothing horrible about the 47% residual...it's just being realistic on Audi's part
Audi dropped the msrp by almost 5 grand on all A6 over the last 60 days and re-issued msrp stickers. So the same A6 that was 53k in March, is now 48k.
Hey twodomes. Audi extended its October lease program through November 11th. Until then, Audi Financial Services' buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 2008 A6 3.2 Sedan with quattro and 10,000 miles per year are .00059 and 47%, respectively. When negotiating your lease on this car, make sure to take advantage of the $2,500 cash incentive that is available on it right now.
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3fromtheedge Posts: 4$2500 customer cash rebate - MF .000590 - Residual 44% - Adjusted selling price
$41,799 - free Audi car care (-$690)
36 month lease = $603.16.
This would be my 3rd Audi from this dealership. I walked on this deal because the 2005 A6 I'm just coming out of has the tech package of that time (Home link + advanced key+etc). When I asked the salesman to get me the car with the tech package at the same price he said I'd have to pay around $650 per month or put around $3500 down. Anyway he called me tonight and said don't do anything because he my have a manufacturer's deal coming out in the next couple of days.
Has anyone heard about any new incentives in November?
Car Man: Hi. My Audi 2006 A6 3.2 Quattro (with premium package, sunroof package and premium leather) is going off lease next June, at which time it will have been driven only about 15,000 miles in total. When I leased the car, I paid for 12,000 miles per year on a 3 year lease, or 36,000 miles in total, so I have driven the car much less than I expected and much less than I have paid for. The car will have a purchase price of approximately $26,500. The car is in excellent condition, having been used basically for highway driving to a weekend home, so I suspect that the car may be worth more than the price at which I can purchase it. On the other hand, I am not interested in owning the car, and instead I would like to lease a new 2009 A8L. Do you think there is any resale value to the car above its purchase price? If so, what do you think would be the best strategy to realize on that value? Many thanks.
Hi 3fromtheedge. Audi is still providing the $2,500 cash incentive on leases of the 2008 A6 with its new November program, but this car's money factor increased slightly to .00081. On the bright side, Audi is now waiving the first month's payment and security deposit for free on the '08 A6 so that makes up for the difference...but I doubt that this program will have a lower monthly payment than the one that it replaced.
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Hi thbell. It is difficult to say whether your A6 will be worth more than its purchase option price when your lease is up in June. While it certainly will be well under its mileage limit, the way that used vehicle prices have been plummeting it may not be. The vast majority of manufacturers' lease programs have overestimated vehicles' residual values compared to what they are worth on the open market right now.
You should be able to get a good idea of how much your car is worth by stopping by the following sections of Edmunds.com a month or two before the scheduled end of your lease: Edmunds.com True Market Value in the Used Vehicle Pricing section of this site and the "Real-World Trade-In Values" discussion.
You even can place a call to Audi Financial Services a month or two before your lease ends to see if the would be willing to negotiate your car's purchase price even lower. More often than not banks won't, but they do occasionally so it's worth a shot. Whatever you do, don't tell them how low your mileage is when you call.
Good luck and let us know how everything turns out.
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Does anyone (esp. Car_Man) have thoughts on this program that's offered when you buy or lease a new audi? I was quoted a price of $850, which covers up to $5K of damage, with any one line item allowed to be no more than $1K. It's sold thru a company called America Auto Guardian, which supposedly has an agreement with Audi. Salesman said you just get the end lease inspection, send the invoice to AAG, and they take care of the damages.
I just had my inspection on a 2 year audi lease and got hit with $1370 in charges for scratched rims and a few scratches and dents on the car. Found a body shop to do the repairs for $1100, but that's still more than it would have cost me if I'd had the coverage. I'm now going into a 3 year lease so it seems worth it to pay the insurance upfront when I know it'll probably get scratched and dinged again, and knowing now how nitpicky Audi is on the charges.
Salesman also said I could tint the windows and then not get charged for it when I turn the car as Audi considers that excess wear and tear so it'd be covered (as long as total cost to remove that modification is less than $1K)..
Just signed on a 2008 Audi A6 3.2 CVT w/ premium, nav, ipod, homelink, s line exterior. 36 months/ 10k miles per year. MSRP was around $44215 (after $5150 enhancement credit-- original MSRP was $49365).
Selling price before rebates was a little under $35000. But I added $650 Audicare (which raised residual by 1%) and the $845 excess wear and tear protection.
$1540 total driveoff including first months payment. I qualified for the $1500 Loyalty bonus which helped make it such a good deal, and Audi technically picked up my first month's payment.
$443/month including taxes.
Car is Silver metallic on gray. Had to be ordered from another dealer bc there are so few left that fit my specs (Salesman went out of his way to find one to make the deal happen). If you want a black one or quattro, there are still a lot of these available.
Best dealership in CA that made it a fun experience: Santa Monica Audi. One salesman in particular made everything happen and was extremely straightforward and helpful. Message me for his name and he will hook you up.
They also realized they had miscalculated the residual in my favor by 1%, but they ate the cost so my deal stayed the same. That alone should tell you something about why I think so highly of this salesperson and dealership.
Massive thanks to CAR_MAN and members of this forum who helped along the way!
Hi twodomes. I personally always on excess wear and tear protection, but from your past experience with a leased Audi I can see why you would want it. $850 is a lot less than $1,100.
Unfortunately, I am not familiar with the company America Auto Guardian. You might want to ask the dealer for more information about them or google them. Lots of companies are probably going to go bankrupt in 2008. It would be annoying to purchase a policy from one of them and be left with a worthless $850 piece of paper.
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Congratulations on getting your new A6, twodomes! The A6 is a sweet car for less than $450 per month. All of your research paid off. Thanks for taking the time to let us all know how everything turned out. If you'd like, you can hop on over to the Dealer Ratings & Reviews section of Edmunds.com to share your thoughts on your dealer experience as well. Enjoy your new ride :shades: !
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gmaddeo Posts: 1Wow, this forum is a great resource! I am trying to, like so many of you, figure where I am with my deal. Presently, I am looking at a 2008 A6 Q 3.2 for a lease. Car includes premium package, iPod interface, Milano leather, navigation.
10k miles; 2950.00 down (includes taxes); 569/mo. I still am not moved to make the deal. If anyone has some guidance or thoughts I would love to hear it. Thanks.
Here you go, chrish11. Audi Financial Services' current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2008 A6 3.2 quattro Sedan with 15,000 miles per year are .00081 and 43%, respectively.
The numbers for an otherwise identical lease of a 2009 Q7 are .00026 and 43%.
Audi is currently waiving the first month's payment and security deposit on leases of both of these vehicles. Also, make sure to take advantage of the $2,500 cash incentive that is available on A6 leases.
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I Beg to Differ
October 8, 2007 1:16 PM
I don't agree at all with the TVWeek editorial this week that suggests it's a bad idea for the National Cable & Telecommunications Association to try to combine many of the various trade organizations events into two weeks in spring and fall.
I think it's a swell idea, and inevitable. First of all this meeting Oct. 22 in New York getting all the groups together will not result in a decision; it likely will be just another step in what has been a seven-year dialogue among the groups.
Here's what I would do. I would combine the NCTA national show with the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers under one roof. Why? The NCTA, from an exhibitor's point of view, is by and large a tech fest that largely gets repeated another month or so later with the SCTE show. And the big-ticket item is the expense of having a booth on the floors of both venues. That's a no-brainer.
Every one of the organizations has become a hydra-headed entity. Take Women in Cable & Telecommunications. It has a lunch in New York during Diversity Week in September, then holds a black-tie gala in Washington two months later in November and has a program running during spring break in New York.
CTAM, by contrast, has already made the first step. It's moving its annual Summit from the summer to the fall and has already folded its old digital conference into the Summit. Good move. CTAM could further tighten its belt by folding its winter research event into the Summit as a separate track.
And then there's the Cable Center holding its Hall of Fame dinner this week in Denver. Years ago that dinner was held at the NCTA show, and that's where it belongs, especially because Denver is no longer the hub of cable, but a ghost town with a museum that few in this business actually believe should exist.
There are other ways to skin this cat. The new venues for cable operators are now the Consumer Electronics Show and wireless shows. Couldn't cable find a way to piggyback onto some of those shows that are the venues of the future? I rest my case.


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---- — Today, Christopher Wallace is celebrating two milestones — he will be ordained as transitional deacon at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and will celebrate his 30th birthday.
"This is particularly special and exciting because it's on my birthday," Wallace said.
Vesting Wallace with his deaconate robe will be Msgr. Francis McGann, pastor of St. Joseph in Needham, where Wallace will serve until May when he is ordained as a priest.
Wallace is one of three men who will be ordained as transitional deacons as they prepare for their ordination to the priesthood in May.
Born and raised in Methuen, Wallace is a 2001 graduate of Methuen High, where he was a member of the debate team and science club.
He received a degree in history from Merrimack College in hopes of becoming a high school teacher.
But, during his senior year at Merrimack, he felt God's call to the ministry.
"I had a moral conversion in college through praying the Rosary which made me think about the priesthood," Wallace said.
A member of St. Theresa Church, part of Our Lady of Good Counsel parish, he served as an altar boy.
He also attended cursillo retreat at St. Basil Salvatorian Center in Methuen. While at Merrimack, he brought the Eucharist to the home bound.
In addition to praying the Rosary and going to Eucharistic adoration, he enjoys listening to praise and worship music to strengthen his faith.
"Listening to music is a way to pray without ceasing. The songs that you listen to enable you to take the message to heart and use it as a way of prayer and meditation," Wallace said.
Wallace is an Eagle Scout and during his spare time enjoys hiking.
"I like being outdoors because you can appreciate God's gifts of his goodness to us," he said.
Wallace is one of 67 men studying for the priesthood at St. John Seminary in Brighton, said the Rev. Daniel Hennessey, director of vocations for the archdiocese.
"This is a sign of great hope for the church and the archdiocese that so many men are considering God's call, specially in this year of faith that the Pope instituted. I think that will be a sign of hope and increased faith for many."
Hennessey, an Andover native said the majority of the seminarians are in their 20s and 30s.
The youngest seminarian is 18 and is studying in the college seminary; the oldest is over 60, who served as a deacon and joined the seminary after his wife died.
"These young men entering the seminary are very serious witnessing the truth of the Gospel," Hennessey said.
"In general, they are good men who desire to be heralds of the gospel and instruments of God's grace and they also are serious about being the agents of God's reconciliation."
Another local resident studying for the priesthood is Karlo Hocurscak, 38, of Haverhill.
A Connecticut native, Hocurscak has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnical Institute.
He moved to Haverhill while working at Koch Membrane Systems Inc. in Wilmington.
He was laid-off from Koch and worked for seven years at Infor Global Solutions in Southborough.
"I liked being an engineer, but after seven years, I felt there was something better for me in the priesthood," he said.
A member of Sacred Hearts parish in Bradford, he was sitting in the back of the church one day when former pastor Robert Conole started talking to him and the conversation led Conole to ask him if he had ever considered the priesthood.
Hocurscak attended two discernment retreats, and after the second retreat decided to apply to the seminary.
Hocurscak had always been religious, attending Mass weekly, serving as an altar boy along with his two brothers.
In college, he was a lector and Eucharistic minister. When he moved to Haverhill, he joined Sacred Hearts parish where he was also a lector and Eucharistic minister.
Hocurscak will be ordained a transitional deacon and priest next year.
"I look forward to helping people rediscover God in their lives," he said.
Hocurscak finds adoration to the Eucharist a way to get closer to God.
"Being in the presence of Christ and praying before him, helps me keep in mind what's most important," he said.
During his spare time, Hocurscak enjoys hiking and making wine, preferably white.
"My background in chemistry helps me make wine better; it fits in with my natural skills."
Hocurscak considers the Holy Family — Mary, Joseph and Jesus — as his role models in the faith.
"The Blessed Virgin is the mother of Jesus, but beyond that, she's known for leading people to her son. By relying in her intercession, we hope we know she will intercede for us to be closer to Christ," he said.
"St. Joseph is the patron of workers and the patron of chastity as well. He wasn't a priest, but he lived the same values as a priest has to live. He provides a very good example for us seminarians."
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Christ Church, 25 Central St., Andover: Convivium Musicum, a Boston-based Renaissance Choir of 20 singers, performs a concert of early music and works by Johannes Brahms, Jan. 20 at 4 p.m. Michael Barrett is conductor. The James Thompson Brass Quintet performs a brass and organ concert Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. Barbara Bruns plays the C.B. Fisk organ. Suggested donation is $15 for adults; $10 children and senior citizens.
Congregation Beth Israel, 501 S. Main St., Andover: Students help lead Kabbalat Shabbat services Jan. 25 with blessings, songs, and food. Dinner begins at 6 p.m., followed by services.
Corpus Christ at Holy Rosary, 35 Essex St., Lawrence: The parish hosts "Why Catholic?" — a program focusing on the first of two parts of the Creed, Feb. 4 and every Monday at 1 p.m. and Feb. 5 and Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Workbooks cost $14.
De Colores Christian Books, 34 N. Broadway, Salem: The Rev. Andrew M. Beauregard speaks on the Apocalypse of John Jan. 19 at 10:15 a.m. He will discuss the Catholic Biblical interpretation and the book of Revelation and what revelation really reveals. Participants are asked to bring their Bible and notebooks.
Faith Lutheran, 360 S. Main St., Andover: Members of the retiree group, "Prime Timers" meet Thursday at 10:30 a.m. for a slide show on China. Participants are asked to bring a grab bag. The youth group watches "The Hunger Games," follow by a discussion on the Christian and social themes reflected in the popular movie and book.
Little Sisters of St. Francis, 8 Barnard Way, Danville: The sisters hold days of prayer for women March 23, April 13, Sept. 28 and Nov. 26; for men on May 18 and Oct. 19 and for married couples on Aug. 24 all from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For reservations, call 603-382-7490 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Merrimack College, 319 Turnpike St., North Andover: Members of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim community come together in Prayer, Feb. 6, 7-8:30 p.m. in Cascia Hall.
North Parish, 190 Academy Road, North Andover: The Rev. Lee Bluemel and the Membership Committee lead "Exploring Unitarian Universalism," Sundays, Jan. 27, Feb. 3 and Feb. 10, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Reservations can be by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sacred Hearts, Bradford: The parish hosts a holy hour of life Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. with adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and benediction.
St. Anne, 26 Emerson Ave., Hampstead: Family Mass is celebrated Jan. 27 at 11 a.m.
St. Basil Salvatorian Center, East St., Methuen: Paul Bolduc, who served on the December Team,speaks at the men's evening of renewal Jan. 21, 6 to 7:15 p.m. with supper, prayer and song, Monday Night Liturgy follows at 7:30 p.m.
St. Joseph of St. Mary and Joseph Parish, 33 Main St., Salem: Pro Life Mass to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Roe versus Wade on Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. Program includes Rosary, music and guest speaker. This month's prayer breakfast on Jan. 26 is open to both men and women. Coffee is at 7:30 a.m., followed by breakfast, prayer and talk by Deacon Bernie MacDonald and his wife Suzanne. The Rev. John Michalowski leads a workshop on the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius now through June. Participants will pray 45 to 60 minutes a day over the assigned scripture passages or meditations from Ignatius' exercises, then write their experience in a journal. The program, "Exploring the Catholic Faith" where participants reflect on the Sunday gospel and discuss it, continues Sundays, 7-8:30 p.m. through Easter.
St. Mary of the Assumption, 300 Haverhill St., Lawrence: Mass in honor of Our Lady of Altagracia, patroness of the Dominican Republic Jan. 20 at 12:15 p.m.
St. Michael, 196 Main St., North Andover: The Tuesday Bible study group explores the book of Revelation at 7:30 p.m. The parish celebrates Father Paul Keyes' 50th anniversary as a priest, Feb. 3 at noon. Reception follows. "Why Catholic?" a faith sharing group begins Feb. 10 and meets for six-week to explore the key tenets of the apostle's creed with emphasis on the trinity, the incarnation and the paschal mystery.
St. Monica, 212 Lawrence St., Methuen: Adult formation classes based on the Catholicism series by the Rev. Robert Barron meets on the fourth Monday of every month at 7 p.m. Cost is $30 for the workbooks. To register, call Jim Lundt at 978-683-1193 ext. 101 and leave your name and number.
St. Patrick, 118 S. Broadway, Lawrence: Mass in honor of Our Lady of Altagracia, patroness of the Dominican Republic, is Jan. 20 at 12:30 p.m. "Life and Faith" adult faith formation series exploring part II of the Cathechism of the Catholic Church will be held Feb. 21, March 14 and April 11, from 7-8:30, through April.
St. Paul Episcopal, 390 Main St., North Andover: The women's book group discusses "The 19th Wife" by David Ebershoff, Jan. 17.
South Church, 41 Central St., Andover: Adult education course on spiritual innovation, starts Monday, 7-9 p.m. The course explores innovation, neuroscience and the gospel message.
Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Road, Andover: Rabbi Miriam Philips leads the Jewish book group, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. Members of the temple's Brotherhood host a breakfast Jan. 27 at 8:30 a.m. Cantor Idan Irelander leads a bar and bat mitzvah class for adults beginning Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. Participants will learn to read Hebrew, the history of music and chant the Torah trope or the musical phrase cantillation applied to sacred text during public readings. "The Lemon Tree" will be shown during the deli dinner and movie night Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. Cost is $15 and reservations must be made by Feb. 7.
Temple Emanu-El, 514 Main St., Haverhill: A musical service honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Leading the service will be Rabbi Ira Korinow, the Rev. Gregory Thomas, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, and Mindy Harris, cantor at the temple. Music will be provided by Joe Devoe, music director at the church, the Calvary Baptist Sanctuary Choir, and the adult choir from the temple. Members of the Greater Haverhill Clergy Association will also participate. Haverhill native and best-selling author Larry Tye speaks on his latest book, "Superman: Who Knew he was Jewish" Feb. 3 at 9:30 a.m.
Trinitarian Congregational, 72 Elm St., North Andover: Trinitarian Congregational, 72 Elm St., North Andover: The church celebrates Gospel Music Sunday tomorrow at 10 a.m. in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Senior Choir performs under the direction of Renee Rivers. There will also be soloists and a men's quartet sharing Gospel music. The Rev. Richard Knight leads a discussion on Garry Morgan's "Understanding World Religions in 15 Minutes a Day," Wednesdays at 7 p.m. The book costs $12.
Universalist Unitarian, 15 Kenoza Ave., Haverhill: The church hosts its 27th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Breakfast, Jan. 20 at 8 a.m. with members of Calvary Baptist Church.
West Congregational, 767 Broadway, Haverhill: Kris Mineau, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute is guest speaker at the Sanctity of Life prayer breakfast Wednesday from 8 to 10 a.m. Breakfast is free. For reservations, call the Pregnancy Care Center of Haverhill at 978-373-5718 or email email@example.com.


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The Silver Creek baseball team finally ran into an opponent that it couldn't shut down.
It turned out to be Gibson Southern first baseman Dillon Whitten.
The Titan senior hit back-to-back home runs in the first two innings to deflate a Dragon comeback and his teammates did the rest, as Gibson Southern blasted Silver Creek, 16-4 in six innings in the finals of the Class 3A regional at Jasper's Alvin C. Ruxer Field on Saturday night.
The loss ended the Dragons' chance at a first-ever regional championship and stopped them short of their stated goal of winning the state title. But it wasn't all bad news.
Class 3A No. 4 Silver Creek advanced to the regional title game earlier in the day with a 2-1 victory over Southridge (20-5), joining an elite field as one of the eight remaining teams in the state at the beginning of Saturday night's action.
"This group of seniors are just winners," said Silver Creek coach Joe Decker, who will lose eight players to graduation. "That's why this hurts so much."
The Class 3A No. 9 Titans (23-7) didn't waste any time in setting the tone, plating four runs in their first at-bat off Silver Creek starter Shae Durham. The highlight came when Whitten delivered a deep blast that scored two runs, as Gibson tried to deliver a knockout punch early.
It wasn't going to be that easy.
Silver Creek (24-8) answered right back with four runs of its own, eventually tying the score on a single to left-center field by senior Graham Jones that brought in runners from second and third base. A previous run had scored on a wild pitch from Titan starter Brooks Martin.
"After the first shot, I thought we'd be OK, especially after we got those runs right back," said Decker. "The second one, though, that really deflated them."
Whitten again came to the plate after back-to-back singles from Alex Smith and Brandon Staback. With one out, the first baseman crushed a towering shot that landed far behind the wall in dead center field. That made it 7-4 and the Dragons would never find the scoreboard again.
Martin held Silver Creek to just one hit over the next three innings and only two the rest of the way. The Dragons managed a baserunner in both the fifth and six innings, but could never string together the hits to move them into scoring position.
"Once we got down, we really started pressing," said Decker. "We changed our approach and the way we do things, trying to hit the 16-run home run. When I saw [Martin] in warm-ups, I thought we could hit him and we hit him hard in the first innings. But once we changed our approach, that wasn't going to happen."
Meanwhile, Gibson seemed to be having one of those nights that there was no stopping. Durham gave way to reliever Bradley Grimes in the fifth inning, but the junior gave up a single and then walked three straight hitters, allowing another run to score uncontested.
That brought in Silver Creek reliever Logan Murphy, who quickly walked in another run and gave up an RBI single. The Titans scored multiple runs in every inning except the third, delivering four more in the sixth inning to finish things off with the 10-run mercy rule.
It was the final game for Durham, Jones, Brayden Ware, Brooks Howell, Drew Sherrow, Zach Spaulding, Tyler Rogge and Shawn Pezzullo, which makes up a good portion of the starting lineup and is a group that Decker says will be remembered fondly at Silver Creek, particularly for winning a sectional title in all four seasons in which they played.
That will leave Decker with plenty of returning talent, however, in standouts Cameron Cook and Murphy, among others.
"In our program, the goals never change," Decker said. "We're losing a lot, but we'll do what we do every year — learn where things are, plug kids in to where they're going to play and figure it out as we go."
Gibson Southern 430 234—16 14 1
Silver Creek 400 000— 4 4 4
W — Brooks Martin. L — Shae Durham. 3B — Harpeneau (G), HR — Dillon Whitten (G) 2.
Records — Gibson Southern 23-7, Silver Creek 24-8.
Silver Creek 100 100 0—2 5 0
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W — Cameron Cook. 2B — Drew Sherrow (S).
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FRANKFURT, GERMANY (Jan. 9, 11:15 a.m. ET) — Styrolution Group GmbH has created a new business unit devoted to its styrene monomer business. This leaves its regional business units to focus exclusively on the group's polymers business.
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In the wake of the economic turbulence earlier in this decade, molders today find themselves in much better shape. Molders are gaining a competitive advantage by investing in people, equipment and seeking inroads into new markets on a global scale.
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C.K. Prahalad's New
Book Integrates
Student Research on
the Bottom of the Pyramid
In spring of 2003, ten teams of MAP students
were selected to work on a special project (xMAP)
with Prof. C.K. Prahalad (Harvey C. Fruehauf
Professor of Business Administration and
Professor of Corporate Strategy and
International Business) to document how
companies across the world were working
successfully to provide products and services and improve the living conditions of the poorest
of the poor.
In addition to written case studies, each team
also produced a video documentary of the
companies and the people they serve. View
condensed student videos in the right sidebar and
acutal xMAP students talking about their xMAP
experience below. Visit the
Bottom of the Pyramid page for full
versions of all 10 videos and complete text
Condensed versions of the
cases and videos are featured in Professor Prahalad's book,
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid:
Eradicating Poverty Through Profits.
Anuja Rajendra MBA 2 - 1min 21sec
"Doing this project was in a sense a dream, that
I think any business school student would feel
so lucky to have come true."
"This experience really epitomized education
at its best and really epitomized the spirit of
the Michigan Business School education."
Cynthia Casas MBA 2 - 45sec
"...I got a chance to do a book, and study an
interesting company that had both a social
mission as well as a bottom-line business
George Weinmann MBA 2 - 1min 28sec
"It was a chance...to look at business down at
the entrepreneurial level, really small
companies, and see how they can make a
difference in the world."
"[It] gave me a perspective on the world that I
don't think I would have had otherwise."
Todd Markson and Jeff Phillips MBA 2
- 2min 1sec
"Essentially we were taking what we'd learned in
the Core [Curriculum], and applying it to a
situation in the real world."
"[Our projects] were on the forefront of what's
going on, it wasn't reading about a case that's
already happened in the past."
"It is applying the fundamentals of business in
a very austere location and generating amazing
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"What I really got out if this experience
personally, was the ability to craft my own
experience, and to get in-depth knowledge on
something that I really cared about."
"To me, this experience really epitomizes what
it means to be a Michigan Business School
student, where you're given the tools and
flexibility to pursue your dreams, and to be on
the cutting edge of new fields that are really
going to change the way the world thinks about
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"..then I found myself in a rural village [in
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for their families, and how Hindustan Lever can
be vital to the success and the development of
their children. That is more powerful than
anything you can do sitting in a classroom and
reading about it."
"...the first year of Business School kind of
grew the box, and xMAP showed me absolutely
everything that was outside of that box."
"...it redefined my goals for a successful
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and poor.
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Scott Baron
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Mindy Murch
Kate Reeder
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Jeff Phillips
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Employers Shouldn't Ask for Facebook Passwords
The ailing job market has given employers the distorted and alarming idea that they can have control over huge aspects of a worker's life.
Note to potential employers, from all of us in the workforce:
We don't want to be your friends.
It's not personal. But there is work time, and there is play time, and there are colleagues and bosses and friends. And you know what friends are? They are the people to whom you complain about your bosses and annoying coworkers.
[See the 10 best cities to find a job]
But employers, according to some disturbing and important reporting by the Associated Press and other news outlets, have begun to demand that job interviewees give up their passwords to social networking sites so the employer can spy on them. In some cases, employers have asked job recruits to "friend" someone in human resources so the company can see what's on the applicant's site. In a recent case, a teacher's aide was suspended for refusing to give up her password.
There is legislation on Capitol Hill to allow the FCC to bar companies it licenses for demanding passwords. But in the meantime, job applicants can take matters into their own hands.
First, you can simply refuse to give up a password. Or, you could create a separate, shadow site for employers, who would have no way of knowing if this was your "real" page or a fake one. For good measure, you could post items with over-the-top praise for your potential employer. Or, you could post cryptic messages speculating about the personal lives or potential illegal activity at the company—without mentioning any names. The intrigue alone might get you the job. Or perhaps you could go on and on about your long, productive lunch the previous day with the CEO of the potential new employer's competitor.
[Read: Senators Rush To Stop Employers from Requiring Applicants to Turn Over Facebook Passwords]
There is certainly an argument to be made that people—young people, especially, who haven't lived long enough to know that some things need to be private—are posting inappropriate or offensive items and photos on their websites. And some of it is out of their hands, such as when a "friend" posts an embarrassing photo of you, then "tags" you so everyone can see it. This is one of the reasons you don't want to "friend" someone in human resources at a company where you may be working.
The ailing job market has given employers the distorted and alarming idea that they can have control over huge aspects of a worker's life. We got rid of the "company store" and (officially, anyway) "homework" for textile workers. The password demand is a move back in that direction. You have friends, and you have work colleagues. This is one area where "separate but equal" makes sense.


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On April 27 a crash killed Air Force Capt. Brandon Cyr and three others aboard an MC-12W spy plane that Cyr commanded in Afghanistan. It was the first crash to occur since the Air Force launched the highly successful MC-12W program more than four years ago.
But shortcomings in aircrew training, especially in how to avoid and recover from an orbital stall, had led to four previous near-stalls, according to an Air Force report on the crash.
The fatal crash and four near-stalls stemmed, in large part, from the Air Force's sense of urgency to get the highly valued spy planes into the skies over Afghanistan.
The Air Force's haste with regard to MC-12W crew training "led to several aspects of the program not being normalized, which created increased risk, particularly aircrew inexperience and lack of instructors in the combat zone," wrote Brig. Gen. Donald J. Bacon, the investigation board president.
This problem was most acute regarding the relative lack of aircrew training regarding stalls, which occur when the aircraft wing is no longer creating enough lift to support the aircraft's weight, causing the nose to pitch down.
The relative lack of stall training for MC-12W crews is significant because "a typical mission sortie includes substantially more time in orbit than in any other phase of flight, and the orbit is flown relatively close to stall speed," according to the report.
What's more, "Four previous MC-12W orbit stalls that resulted in significant, near-catastrophic altitude loss highlight this limited training," according to the report.
The official cause of the crash of Independence 08, the call sign of the MC-12W Liberty under Cyr's command, was a stall caused by low airspeed.
The report called Cyr, the mission commander, the pilot, Capt. Reid Nishizuka, and the sensor operators, staff sergeants Richard Dickson and Daniel Fannin, "highly respected airmen and combat veterans with 4,845 combat flying hours and 836 combat sorties between them."
The report noted that Cyr had logged 1,749 flight hours in the KC-135 air tanker, and was on temporary duty from Scott Air Force Base with the MC-12W. Nishizuka had logged 2,434 hours in the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft, a C-130 Hercules transport plane modified to carry an arsenal of electronic gear to disrupt enemy communications.
While Nishizuka had deep experience as an EC-130H pilot, he had relatively little experience flying the much smaller MC-12W -- only 41.7 flying hours, according to the report.
In addition, at the time of the crash, Nishizuka had not flown into combat in a MC-12W before, and it was his first sortie of any kind in 45 days, Bacon wrote.
Nishizuka's lack of familiarity with the MC-12W's controls affected "his visual scan and instrument crosscheck proficiency..." Bacon wrote. "This delayed detection of the pitch, the decreasing airspeed, and the imminent stall."
Nishizuka's inexperience also delayed his ability to respond effectively to the spin the MC-12W went into and delayed the prompt reduction of power, Bacon wrote.
Finally, it was also Cyr's "first flight as a newly qualified certifier who was just completing his second month of his first MC-12W deployment," Bacon wrote. "This explains his delayed intervention in both preventing the stall and recovering the MA (mishap aircraft)."
Bacon noted that 20 percent of MC-12W pilots rotate into and out of Afghanistan each month, making it "not uncommon for pilots to fly together for the first time on a combat sortie, such as happened in this mishap."
Unfamiliarity hampers crew coordination, and "the result of this program risk is inexperienced MC-12W pilots deployed in combat, and inexperience substantially contributed to this mishap."
In response to questions from the News-Democrat, the U.S. Air Force announced a list of changes to MC-12W air crew flight training. A special emphasis will be placed on ensuring that aircrews learn how to detect and recover as quickly as possible from flight stalls, said Col. Phillip Stewart, commander of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., which oversee MC-12W training.
"We're trying to give our students more robust stall awareness and recovery training," Stewart said. "So we're tryng to give them better training on how to recognize an impending stall."
The changes call for the Air Force to:
* Provide more flight hours and additional sorties for aircrew "spin-up" training, prior to deployment.
* Provide more stall training in all three phases of training: initial qualification on simulators at Beale AFB; mission qualification during actual flights at Beale; and continuation training after the end of Beale training.
* Deploy more instructor pilots to and training teams to Afghanistan.
* Teach pilots in Afghanistan to increase minimum orbit speeds to at least 140 knots per hour, to provide a larger margin above the stall speed.


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To begin the procedure, isolate the affected area of intestines with moistened laparotomy pads. Ligate the blood vessels to
the transection sites with absorbable suture (Figure 1); ligate the arcuate branches along the mesenteric surface by taking suture bites around the vessels immediately adjacent
to the proposed transection sites. Milk luminal contents away from the area, and clamp the diseased intestines, along with
2 or 3 cm of healthy tissue, with Kelly or Carmalt forceps. Confine the luminal contents within the retained healthy intestines
by using noncrushing forceps (e.g. Doyen intestinal forceps), umbilical tape, or Penrose drain tourniquets that collapse the intestinal lumen but do not inhibit
blood flow. Alternatively, an assistant can occlude the intestinal lumen near the proposed transection sites with index and
middle fingers. Place the occluding devices at least 3 cm away from the anastomotic ends to prevent interference with suturing.
Transect the intestines adjacent to the ligated arcuate vessels. Luminal disparity can be corrected at this time by increasing
the angle of the cut on the narrower segment of intestines so that the antimesenteric border of the intestines is shorter
than the mesenteric border (Figure 2).
Check the anastomotic site for leaks by distending the segment with sterile saline injected into the lumen while continuing
to occlude the intestinal segments distal to the site. Seal any leaks with interrupted sutures; the omentum can be tacked
over the anastomotic site by using a separate omental flap for each side.
Potential complications include dehiscence, peritonitis from leakage or necrosis, ileus, recurrence of clinical disease, or
short-bowel syndrome. Anastomotic leakage is reported in 3% of animals undergoing continuous sutured anastomosis and up to
11% of animals undergoing interrupted sutured anastomosis; leakage is more likely to be associated with anastomoses performed
for foreign body removal or resection of traumatized intestines.4,5,14 The risk for anastomotic leakage also increases in patients with preexisting peritonitis or hypoalbuminemia.4 Dehiscence and leakage can be reduced by ensuring adequate blood supply, reducing tension across the anastomotic site, and
providing adequate apposition.5
Ileus may result from chronic intestinal distention, excessive tissue handling, pain, sepsis, opioid use, or electrolyte imbalances.2 Magnesium, potassium, calcium, and fluid imbalances should be corrected, and food should be offered as soon as possible.
Prokinetics such as metoclopramide, erythromycin, and lidocaine may be useful for stimulating motility.5,15
Resecting more than 70% of the intestines may result in short-bowel syndrome, depending on the site of the resection and the
health of the remaining intestines.2,16 Maldigestion and malabsorption from reduced surface area will result in persistent watery diarrhea and weight loss. Dietary
modifications, including increasing soluble fiber content, may reduce clinical signs.2


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