“My kidneys failed me. Baylor didn’t.”

When Aaron Wiley was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure, he had few options. “I could do dialysis at a hospital, do dialysis at home or do nothing and probably die,” he says. But at Baylor, Aaron learned that he was a candidate for a transplant. “My wife and I decided it was time to make a change—she became a donor.” After the transplant, Aaron says, “I got my energy back, my mind back, my family back. It’s like a new beginning.” As far as his wife, he says, “she gave me a kidney for Valentine’s Day. How am I gonna top that?”

For a physician referral or for more information about transplantation services at Baylor Dallas, call 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit us online at BaylorHealth.com/Transplant.

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Watching The Market

I recently attended the White Rock Local Market after seeing it mentioned on Advocatemag.com. I wanted to attend after reading your article about the “Texas Worm Rancher” who was a vendor (lovely and interesting woman!). What a lovely market — it reminded me of the local markets in Europe. I also met representatives of the White Rock Local Market that had a petition asking for support of local markets. They reminded me that local markets “strengthen our community, create a new venue for local farmers and artisan producers, and bring healthy, fresh alternatives to East Dallas residents.”

Thank you for mentioning the White Rock Local Market. I only wish that more people knew about it. When I returned home, I read the Dallas Morning News article aboutthe status of localmarkets like the White Rock Local Market.Is it possible that the Advocate can do an article orblog post concerning regulations that the Dallas City council is getting ready to make, and how the public can voice their opinion? I don’t want the Dallas City Council to increase the vendor fees to be the same as Dallas Farmer’s Market because it would drive the small vendor away to the suburbs.If they put too many regulations on vendors, they will cease to buy exhibit space. Surely a city with 1.2 million people can support more than just a single downtown farmers market.

—KATHA BLACK, VIA EMAIL

Editor’s note: In the March Advocate story “It’s a Farmer’s Market Out There”, we tackle the topic of local market regulations. Check the Back Talk blog for updates.

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As a younger resident, new to Lake Highlands, what are the “Bell Boys”? [Advocate Back Talk blog, Bell Boys for 2010-11 announced”, April 26].

—BRIAN,VIA

Bell Boys are a group of four senior guys voted into the position by the student body at the end of their junior year. Their job is basically to spread school spirit for Lake Highlands everywhere they go. That includes being on the field during football games ringing the bell, hence the name Bell Boys. They also run the flag across the Boneyard, our home stadium, after Lake Highlands scores. Bell Boys have to be crowd pleasers and must be able to spread school spirit in a humorous way. They also perform at pep rallies. The Bell Boys were around when my mother was in school, and may go back about 40 years.

—JEFF CLAYBROOK , VIA

WHY THE HYPE?

Maybe I just don’t know what I’m missing, but with McDonald’s, Sonic, Burger King, Braums, Wendy’s, Whataburger, Dairy Queen, and the dozens of other greasy-spoon fast food joints, is another one really something to get excited about? [Advocate Back Talk blog, “In-N-Out: Six Dallas-area sites said to be under contract”, April 25].

—DALLAS, VIA

I’ve heard amazing things from West Coast friends. I can’t wait to try the fresh fries.

—MRSEBY, VIA

My wife and I moved to Texas back in 2002 due to job relocation from California. We’ve only been back to Cali twice, and each time we’ve made it a point to not eat anything on the last leg of our road trip just so we make In-N-Out or first stop to get us back in the California groove.

Yeah, it will be a little different having a hot double animal fries and shake here in Texas, but if we just close our eyes on that first initial bite, I’m sure we’ll snap back to the California state of mind. Dude!

—CALVIN AND JULIE, VIA

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Clueless At City Hall

I was surprised to find myself in agreement with the mayor on a major issue [Advocate Back Talk blog, “Ethics, no-bid contracts and the city council”, April 29]. I heard much of the debate on WRR Radio. Some of the comments missed the mark entirely. The fact that Assistant City Manager [A.C.] Gonzalez had worked “hard” and three years on the contract is irrelevant to its merits. And [State Rep. Helen] Giddings’s civic endeavors? No relation. The vendors went through 9/11? So did vendors at airports all across the country. I sent an email, through the city’s website, to each member of the council. I said I thought vendors at the farmers market might be asking for the same favorable treatment that those at Love Field received. As to the claim of “millions” of dollars brought to the city by Ms. Johnson, that’s what she was elected to do.

—GAY HOPKINS, VIA

Oh, who cares if the city is broke, can’t fix its streets, will probably have to make drastic cuts to libraries, parks, police, fire, EMS and on and on? As long as some of these elected folks get their cut right now, there can’t be a problem. Right?

—ALAN W, VIA facebook fan profile // Le SLI e cL ay lives in Lake Highlands with her husband of 26 years, Jeff, and she has two sons, Alex and Will. She’s chief development officer for Hope Cottage Pregnancy & Adoption Center, despite childhood aspirations to be either a TV reporter or orchestral arranger. what’s a little-known fact about you? A couple of things. I was voted Class Grouch of my high school class (Hobbs High School class of 1975) as was my father (class of 1951) and my brother (class of 1978). My mom says it is a genetic defect from my father’s side of the family. Also, I did an internship in college where I worked on a movie starring Elizabeth Taylor, and interestingly enough, I was named after the character she played in “Giant”, which was filmed on land owned by the family of the girl my cousin would eventually marry. Talk about less than six degrees of separation. what would your career be if you could do it all over again without consequences? Either an opera singer or a rock star. what’s the one thing you wish you could do but are reasonably sure you never will? Be a good dancer. what’s your most treasured possession? I drive a black two-seater Pontiac Solstice convertible that I have nicknamed the Batmobile. I am young, thin and blonde in that car. If the sun is shining and it is above 40 degrees, the top is down! what’s one question you think other Facebook fans could help you answer? What is the appeal of all those games like Mafia and Zoo? If you could only eat at one neighborhood restaurant for the rest of your life, which would it be? ST Café. what item in your closet is most humiliating? My mother would probably say that the state of my closet should be the most humiliating thing! what do you love about the age you’re at now? Being over 50 (cough, cough), you get sort of a liberated feeling — the kids are grown, you don’t have to cook supper if you don’t want to, you only have to consider your husband when making plans. Girlfriends — some of whom I have known since I was 3 — are more available for fun. what’s your favorite guiltypleasure website? Shoes.com, except I don’t feel guilty at all for shoes. A girl’s feet gotta look good! Do you have a favorite quote? want to be the Sub Ject oF an aDvocate Fan ProFILe? Go to our Facebook page and post “I want to be a fan profile” —we’ll take it from there. win free stuff // conteStS & ProMoS:

CORRECTIONS: In “Modern Family”, May Advocate, the Myers-Beikmann family’s portrait photographer is Andie Hamilton, who has a studio in Lakewood.

The child pictured in “Family Tree”, May Advocate, is 3-year-old Georgia Fairbanks, daughter of Tiffany Fairbanks.

“Always stay sober, you never know who you are going to run into.” who is your hero and why? My parents. They did OK raising my brother and me — and believe me, it wasn’t an easy job.

It’s summer vacation time, and whether you’ll be on a beach or touring the Louvre, you’ll need a magazine (for surf-side reading or shooing off other tourists, see?). Take the Advocate with you, send us a picture of you and it on location, and you’ll receive a newly designed Advocate T-shirt. Mail to editor@ advocatemag. com.

“indeed bill was fun to read, and to spar with electronically! i never met him in person but i did know him, as we became cyber friends. i will miss chancing upon his commentary.” —RAREPAIR on “BIll KEnnEdy: 1955-2010”

A Facebook group “I’ll Bet I Can Find 1,000,000 People Who Think Libraries Are Important” had fewer than 100,000 fans. Do you use your neighborhood library? And if yes, which one and how so?

Libraries offer free education and entertainment to the masses. It doesn’t matter what your economic status is, you can come in and have free access to books that can inform and transform you. I hope libraries will always be around in some form or other.

—TERRY FLEISCHERCASNER

Both my husband and I have been faithful library patrons forever. But my husband has become a power user since he discovered the joy of interlibrary loans. He requests CDs, movies, books via the computer and picks up his requests at our local library branch, Lochwood. So if you look for something in the DPL system and can’t find it, ask about interlibrary loans.

—PATTIHASKINS

You’ve seen our bylines, our blog posts, our tweets and our Facebook posts. But who are we, really?

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JOB TITLE// Babb recently took over as managing editor of all five Advocate magazines and still helms the Lake Highlands publication.

LIVESIN// Lake Highlands

ADVOCATE SERVITUDE// Babb has been here since February 2008.

FAVORITE QUOTE// “Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.” —from the movie “Anchorman”

MOST PRIZED DESK

OBJECT OR ORNAMENT// “Surfing Obama bobblehead, which my parents begrudgingly brought me back from Hawaii.”

HOBBIES// Running

FAVORITE PART OF YOUR JOB// “Putting the finishing touches on a complex, meaningful or difficult story — in a way, it’s like finishing a marathon or giving birth.”

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