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Grammy Award-winning singer Naomi Judd wowed a standing-room-only crowd this past spring in Malcolm Forbes Amphitheater, recounting the steps she took to survive what she calls the “medical curse” put on her by the health care establishment decades ago.

When she was in her 40s, physicians diagnosed her with Hepatitis C and told her she had three years to live.

“They said there was no cure,” says the now 70-year-old celebrity.

By incorporating acupuncture, meditation, Reiki, massage and a healthy appreciation of the connection among body, mind and spirit, the one-time Intensive Care Unit nurse beat all medical odds. Her tips for a healthy and happy life?

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Spirituality Support system Sense of humor Connection to nature Goals and purpose Good nutrition Regular exercise and rest An open belief system

Mrs. Judd was the third speaker in the Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen, Jr., Distinguished Lecture Series in Nursing, which is made possible through a $250,000 grant from the Frelinghuysen Foundation in memory of the late congressman.

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DONORS SHATTER CAMPAIGN 3SIXTY GOAL, RAISING $106.5 MILLION FOR MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER PG 4 also inside: OB/GYN Resident Burnout | Research Seed Funding | Friends of Philanthropy

SPOTLIGHT ON OB/GYN RESIDENCY PROGRAM A recent decline in students pursuing medical school coupled with several of the hospital’s OB/GYN physicians reaching retirement age has spurred the OB/GYN Residency Program to step up training efforts for 2016 and beyond.

The residency program, which first began in 2008, is a fully accredited four-year program that offers residents top-tier teaching along with a variety of clinical research opportunities. Access to ambulatory care, emergency medicine and patient floors gives residents exposure to high-risk obstetric and challenging gynecologic oncology cases in a variety of settings.

Currently, we are seeking funds for our board certification review and online interactive training course, which streamlines the academic preparation needed for residents who clock, on average, 80-hour work weeks. A new Mindfulness in Medicine course aptly addresses the growing phenomenon of the ‘wounded healer,’ tackling the difficult issues of stress, burnout and depression on the rise among residents nationwide and of growing concern to many.

Interested? Contact Major Gifts Officer Susan Johns at susan.johns@atlantichealth.org or 973-593-2413.

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Q&A with Einat Manor, MD Dr. Manor, director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program, discusses the increase in burnout among residents, recently documented by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). She offers strategies that have been implemented at Morristown Medical Center to help combat this growing concern.

Q: What has led to this troubling phenomenon?

Q: W hat other factors can exacerbate burnout?

aspects of women’s health care, offer more than traditional lecture-based learning by

A: B ack in the day, residents typically clocked

A: I nsurance companies have limited a patient’s

engaging residents in an interactive process.

108 to 120 hours per week. In 2003, the

length of stay, which means less time to

It’s also easier for them to participate at their

ACGME restricted residents to an 80-hour

get to know and interact with a patient and

leisure rather than going to a lecture hall at

work week in an effort to enhance well-

observe the progress of a patient’s illness

a specified time.

being, stave off sleep deprivation and ensure

and recovery. Hospitals have added more

patient safety. However, residents are still

shifts, and patients are transferred among

required to accomplish the same amount of

caregivers, opening the door for breakdowns

work in significantly less time. One recent

in communication. Further causing harm

AMA study estimated 12 percent of medical

is the advent of ‘Doctor Google,’ in which

skills, mindfulness and stress reduction

students and residents surveyed suffered

patients are diagnosing themselves and are

modalities, such as yoga and meditation, to

from major depression and 9.4 percent

not as trusting of medical information from

our residents on a frequent basis. We are in

had contemplated suicide within the past

physicians as they once were.

our third year of offering an annual retreat.

Q: W hat other support has helped?

A: F aculty development speakers teach coping

Residents go off-campus for a day to bond,

two weeks.

Q: What strategies can help alleviate burnout?

build communication skills and increase team morale. A monthly Journal Club is in

Q: Why is burnout so pervasive in this industry?

A: O ur current residents are of the millennial

the works, which will share newly released

generation and have grown up using tech-

research and practice guidelines in a social

tion, it happens more often in the caring

nology. Although the resident curriculum has

setting. This new venue hopes to foster

professions, such as medicine and social

doubled in recent years nationwide, residents

camaraderie, diffuse stress, and build

work. Also, electronic health records require

still have the same number of years to finish

meaningful relationships with colleagues.

physicians to input all of their data into a

their program. To help streamline the amount

computer during and after patient visits,

of information they have to take in, online

leaving them distracted by at least six hours

training programs are helpful. Apps featuring

of administrative duties each week.

simulated patient encounters, covering all

A: A lthough burnout can occur in any occupa-

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CAMPAIGN 3SIXTY If there had been a script written and actors cast, the story of Campaign 3SIXTY wouldn’t have played out better than what Foundation donors, trustees, staff and an army of volunteers collectively achieved, toppling the loftiest fundraising goal ($100 million) in hospital history, bringing in $106.5 million for Morristown Medical Center.

While other campaigns have historically focused on one building, this one was unique in scope and purpose.

“We weren’t simply asking to improve one facet of the Morristown Medical Center operation, such as cancer care or prenatal care, as important as they are,” says Finn Wentworth, chairman of the campaign and of the Foundation board of trustees. “We wanted a 360-degree update to cover virtually the entire operation— 20 different areas.”

The campaign garnered unprecedented popular support internally—employees, administrators and medical staff—and externally—community members, corporations, foundations and even donors who no longer live in New Jersey. Twentytwo gifts came in at $1 million or more, with the Women’s Association’s $5.3 million donation recorded as the campaign’s largest.

“Those who donated toward Campaign 3SIXTY will see the fruits of their investment roll out throughout the hospital in a plethora of exceptional new programming, advanced technologies and improved care for our community,” says President Trish O’Keefe, PhD, RN. In addition to a $37.6 million provision for areas in need through the Annual Fund and funding for existing programs, such as the Carol W. and Julius A. Rippel Breast Center, the Deskovick Maternity Center, the Joan and Edward Foley Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, the Sameth Emergency Department, and the Project Independence relief fund, the campaign raised money for several new initiatives, including: Chambers Center for Well Being Farris Family Center for Advanced Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) Head Family Inpatient Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Center Huff-Winters Atrial Fibrillation Center Jacobs Levy Equity Management Personalized Genomic Medicine Program Leonard B. Kahn Head and Neck Cancer Institute Chanin T. Mast Center for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Grant Parr, MD, Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery David and Joan Powell Center for Healthy Aging Nancy and Skippy Weinstein Inpatient Hospice and Palliative Care Center Following is a snapshot of the campaign’s impact across the campus.

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ADVANCED MEDICINE IN PEDIATRICS $4.8M raised

The rate of chronic disease in children has doubled in the last two decades, making CAMP’s opening in July 2013 life changing for many. As one physician said: “The set-up of CAMP is truly unique, triggering insights into illnesses that may not have surfaced in a traditional pediatric setting.” The result: 13,938 visits through June 2016, with a 34 percent increase this year.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND AUTISM $3.5M raised

Autism targets 1 in 45 NJ kids. When we moved and expanded our center, we saw an 11 percent increase in patients, and we tripled the number of children referred to the NJ State Autism Registry. Best of all, wait times dropped from 6 months to a matter of weeks for new autism evaluations of kids 5 and younger. This means earlier intervention. “If we hadn’t started ABA therapy,” said one mom, “we wouldn’t know our son is capable of learning. It was all there just waiting to come out.”

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE $5M raised

In its first seven months, our new center helped 440 patients with chronic or terminal illness live as comfortably as they could, for as long as they could. Families have been grateful.

“Watching someone you love dying is one of the hardest things to do,” said one patient’s granddaughter. “Every single nurse has been loving and genuine not only with my grandmother but with us. I want every one of them to know that, in the end, the love of a nurse makes a world of difference.”

“ They look at the total person.

Quality of life is the emphasis.

It has made all the difference.”

GERIATRICS $3M raised

With seniors making up 15.7 percent of the Morris County population, our new geriatric programs have been valued resources since opening in late 2013. Through June 2016, the Assessment Center logged 4,122 visits and the Geriatric Emergency Department 1,000. But numbers don’t tell the whole story; patient reactions do: “Whenever we go to the center, mom says, ‘That was like visiting friends.’ Sometimes I think we should bring cake.”

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MATERNITY $5.8M raised

Our multiphase renovation is nearly complete. If it seems like it has been years in the making, it has. Construction schedules must work around the babies, and there are a lot of them: 4,455 deliveries in 2015 and 2,529 already by July 2016. Why are so many expectant parents coming to us?

“This center is in a league of its own,” said one physician.

“No one can compare with what we have in being equipped to care for critically ill pregnant patients.”

BREAST HEALTH $2.6M raised

“ They held my hand, wiped my tears and told me I was going to be OK.”

HEAD AND NECK CANCER $3.1M raised

Three of four newly diagnosed throat cancers are positive for human papillomavirus (HPV). By 2020, it’s projected this type of cancer will overtake that of HPV-related cervical cancers. We’re already prepared. In the last two years, specialists at our new institute saw 989 patients and performed 775 surgeries. As one patient, now a donor, said, “They saved my life twice; I had two types of cancer. I’ll never stop giving as long as I’m able.”

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With 1 of every 8 women diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, we knew we needed to do more. In this campaign, seven breast imaging fellows were funded, Rippel Breast Center – Main was renovated and Rippel Breast Center – South was opened. In the first six months of 2016 that translated to 1,217 bone density scans, 8,782 mammograms and 3,959 ultrasound scans. Most important, said one patient: “They held my hand, wiped my tears and told me I was going to be OK.”

STRUCTURAL HEART PROGRAM $1.5M raised

In 2011, we had 17 patients. This year we’re expecting 276— a big leap but not a surprising one for a program that pioneered transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in New Jersey.

The fact is our medical team is transforming lives. “I’ve lost 40 pounds and I’m riding in the Five Boro Bike Tour,” said one patient. “At 45, I was able to hit the reset button.”

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY $2.1M raised There’s a reason our program is ranked 27th in the nation. Yes, we do 1,700 surgeries annually, and we expect to perform 2,500 stent procedures and 5,300 catheterizations this year. But some things can’t be quantified: “My surgeon didn’t just operate on me and forget about it. He was there from the beginning until I was released. His care truly went above and beyond.”

HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY $1M raised

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy wreaks havoc on, and sometimes claims, the life of one in 500 people. Yet experts are hard to find. That’s why 395 new patients have found their way to our center since its opening in 2014. “We need to learn how to not just get through the crisis but how to live quality lives,” explains one patient. “The Mast Center allows us to do that.”

CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT $1.85M raised

Atrial fibrillation (AF) cases are climbing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 12 million Americans will have AF by 2050. In 2015, we performed close to 2,000 interventional procedures, including the most complex catheter ablations to cure arrhythmias. Why do so many people trust us? In one grateful patient’s opinion, “These exceptional doctors keep themselves informed about what is happening worldwide and make sure they are current on global best practices.”

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INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE (IM) $8.2M raised IM isn’t about swapping an herb for a pill. It’s the best of both western medicine and global healing traditions. As one physician said, “We need to be as good at prevention as we are at intervention.”

People agree; in our new center’s first year, we counted 34,837 visits.

EMERGENCY MEDICINE $6.8M raised

It’s called the front door of the hospital for good reason. Last year, 90,809 patients entered Morristown Medical Center through the Emergency Department. This year 51,334 had come in by mid-summer. Sometimes it’s sprains and fractures; oftentimes it’s far more. At all times it’s clear—this expansion was critical. “If it wasn’t for these nurses and doctors, I wouldn’t be here today. The trauma team saved my life and, beyond that, they saved my quality of life.”

“We need to be as good at prevention as we are at intervention.”

GENOMICS $1.1M raised

When our comprehensive genomics program began in June 2013, it was the first of its kind in New Jersey.

Since then, 1,800 new patients have sought our expertise. We can now test all known genes that cause disease in humans in addition to many others—20,000 on a single sample. The impact is significant: “In many cases,” said one expert, “the disease is preventable or the onset can be delayed if diagnosed early enough.”

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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $5.9M raised

In any given year, 1 in 4 adults will experience a mental health disorder. At Morristown, we’ve had 1,221 inpatient admissions and 13,017 outpatient admissions between January 2015 and June 2016. The new 24-bed center, opening in 2017, is desperately needed. “Intervention works,” said one grateful patient. “We need this expanded unit so we can have more success stories.”

PROJECT INDEPENDENCE $3.5M raised

Since its creation in 1989, this relief fund has granted $6.4M to approximately 2,000 people. Their gratitude has been overwhelming. “I had lost my health insurance and income. A mountain of medical bills was coming in every day. It was a saving grace during our darkest time.”

“ It was a saving grace during our darkest time.”

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CATHY YAMAS H ITA

“ I was on such a treadmill before this happened.

I feel grateful to have been able to change my life.”

Saying goodbye to her younger sister Nancy, who fought a nineyear battle with breast cancer, was one of Foundation volunteer Cathy Yamashita’s most defining moments, first for the unexplainable loss and then for the surprising gift that came after.

“I was able to tell my sister before she passed that she had given me my life back,” says the 54-year-old former Wall Street executive who, up until that time, had spent 22 years in banking and the last five years as a sales person on the High Yield and Distressed Desk at Deutsche Bank, getting up at 4am and not getting home sometimes until 11pm.

“I was very good at my job and loved it, or so I thought,” says the Morris Township resident. “But I was able to spend three months on leave from my job with my sister in California before her passing, and I realized for the first time what was most important to me—my family and giving back to my community. I had reversed my priorities over time.”

After her sister’s passing, Ms. Yamashita’s employer allowed her to take a community service early retirement package designed for those who decide to leave their careers and begin giving back to their community.

“What really stands out to me about Cathy is her unrelenting passion to help us in any way that she can,” says Connor Dierk, major gifts coordinator at the Foundation.

“She is everything you could possibly want in a volunteer,” says Cynthia W. O’Donnell, director of gift planning.

And living only five minutes from the office leaves her lots of time to devote to her two children: 27-year-old Daniel who lives nearby and 16-year-old Sarah who lives with her.

“Now I can be a mom,” says Ms. Yamashita. “If I had continued working the way I was, I would not have been able to re-build the relationships with my kids, which are most important to me.”

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To our good fortune, Ms. Yamashita identified the Foundation as part of her community. Drawing on her extensive skill set, she is helping Foundation staff raise funds for Carol G. Simon Cancer Center and, more specifically, for Leah Gendler, MD, chief of breast surgery. Whether researching new venues and ideas for special events, editing letters or streamlining databases, she cheerfully carries out assignments with the same focus that defined her in her former career.

Cathy Yamashita

Those last few months with her sister gave Ms. Yamashita, her parents and her brother enough time to tell each other everything they needed to say.

“We were able to express our feelings to one another,” says Ms. Yamashita. “It made me realize the importance of being present and appreciative for all that I have. I was on such a treadmill before this happened. I feel very grateful to have been able to change my life.”

IN BLOOM Behind Goryeb Children’s Hospital, the grass is always greener and the flowers ever blooming thanks to Morristown Garden Club members and designer John Sulpy who have been donating time and plants to Mickey’s Garden for years.

Pictured (l-r) Missy Partridge, Susie Swayne, Lisa Chapman, John Sulpy, Ann Ewig and Nicky L’Hommedieu.

PEDIATRIC ROAD SHOW

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After giving 45 guests a rare opportunity to view collector David Kane’s beloved classic automobiles, Dr. Gaines Mimms, co-chair of the Pediatric Philanthropy Council, drove everyone’s attention to his pride and joy—Goryeb Children’s Hospital. The May 22 event, hosted by Foundation trustees and council members Ronnie Goldberg and Mary Anne Wood, showcased new developments and needs at the Farris Family Center for Advanced Medicine in Pediatrics and featured a talk by Morristown Medical Center President Trish O’Keefe.

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Pictured (l-r): Ronnie Goldberg, Dr. Gaines Mimms, Mary Anne Wood and President Trish O’Keefe.

A SPIN ON FUNDRAISING GARDEN STATE OF MIND The Women’s Association of Morristown Medical Center (WAMMC) raised over $100,000 for the Women’s Cancer Center in one busy June weekend with a farm-to-table supper prepared by acclaimed N.J. chefs and a tour of select Morris County gardens designed by top landscape architects.

Forty people worked up a burn in two spin classes hosted by the Foundation’s Junior Society and raised $1,025 for Sam’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The event took place at Simply Cycle in Morristown, May 7.

Spin class fundraisers in action

Pictured (l-r): Don and Katie Dahler, owners of the Somerset Hills estate where the supper was held; WAMMC president Mary Courtemanche; Dr. Daniel Tobias, director of gynecologic oncology; and event co-chairs Linda Kearns, Wendy Barisonek and Nancy Gallagher.

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ENDOWMENT STRENGTHENS MEDICAL EDUCATION John Fei and his late wife, Gloria, always believed in the importance of education, so it’s no wonder that Mr. Fei chose to honor her legacy by establishing the Gloria and John C.Y. Fei Endowment for Internal Medicine Residency Educational Excellence.

The endowment will help to continue the hospital’s high caliber care similar to what Mr. and Mrs. Fei experienced as patients at Morristown.

“My hope is that this endowment will also provide the community with more wonderful primary care doctors like Dr. David Kuo, whose skill and attentiveness are second to none,” says Mr. Fei. “It is for these reasons that I doubled the funding amount suggested to me,” he says.

The endowment will support core training, such as an annual internal medicine lecture series, resident research, attendance at national conferences, and the latest teaching tools and equipment.

Mr. Fei and his family had previously established an endowment to benefit the Cardiac Research and Heart Success programs in appreciation for the care his wife had received in this area.

remembering BRIAN

The cards arrived at Cynthia and Collier Baird III’s home like clockwork every Christmas with a handwritten note from the nurse who cared for their son, Brian, more than 40 years ago.

Recently, the Bairds wanted to express just how much this meant to them by making a bequest to the hospital in Brian’s memory and in nurse Dale Mutter’s honor along with the entire pediatric staff.

“Brian was probably one of my very first patients,” says Mrs. Mutter who retired from the hospital this past spring. “I got very close to the parents; he was their only child at the time.”

Dale Mutter “She cared for our son as if he were her own,” says Mr. Baird. “She and the other nurses sent food to our home and took my wife out to lunch after our son died to make sure she was OK. If that isn’t caring, I don’t know what is.”

If there’s someone you’d like to honor with a bequest, contact Cynthia W. O’Donnell, JD, director of gift planning, at 973-593-2418 or cynthia.odonnell@atlantichealth.org.

RESEARCH AWARDS FUEL NEW STUDIES Breakthroughs in research boost health care innovation, and more funding now at Morristown Medical Center will exponentially increase the number of studies taking place here in the years to come.

A first-ever collaborative effort between the Foundation and the Atlantic Center for Research awarded $146,725 to five of 14 applicants this past spring, following a competitive peer-review process.

Researchers will be studying the following: what’s abnormal for post-partum protein, led by Michael Aziz, MD; heart function in childhood eating disorders, led by Philip Levy, MD; how a diagnosis affects quality of life, led by Michelle Neier, MD; how to decrease catheter time after surgery, led by Charbel Salamon, MD, and whether valve catheters may decrease urinary tract infections, led by Vaneesha Vallabh-Patel, DO. The initiative will award another $150,000 in 2017. Any topic will be considered, but high-impact research with an emphasis on addressing emerging trends in clinical care are priority issues. The Foundation will also try to help applicants not chosen find other funding options.

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MIGHTY GREENS Tom and Brenda Curnin enjoy living a healthy lifestyle, and a recent gift to the Chambers Center for Well Being is their way to pay it forward.

Mrs. Curnin accepts no excuses for those not eating their daily dose of greens: “There’s no question that you have to take your health into your own hands.”

This self-made health guru, who happens to also be the owner of Breezy Organic in Bernardsville, embraced this way of life when her husband was diagnosed with Lyme disease and his immune system all but shut down.

“Education in nutrition, diet, supplements, sleep and other healing protocols was the only way Tom got better,” says the Far Hills resident and mother of two.

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS A corporate neighbor of Morristown Medical Center for over 40 years, NK Architects wanted to show their mutual commitment to the Morristown community, hosting a benefit in support of Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute that raised $10,000 for sports cardiology.

The April 13 fundraiser at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park drew 100 attendees who learned about cardiac health and athletic performance from sports cardiology experts Dr. Damion A. Martins, a Foundation trustee, and Dr. Matthew W. Martinez.

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NK Architect’s president, Stephen Aluotto, says: “We are excited about the new leadership at Morristown’s parent company Atlantic Health System and the enthusiasm that is evident at events such as these to make our community an even better place to work and live.”

Pictured above (l-r): Jim Quinn, chief development officer; Dr. Linda Gillam, Dorothy and Lloyd Huck Chair, Cardiovascular Medicine; Dr. Damion Martins, director, Sports Health, Orthopedics and Executive Health, and team physician, NY Jets; Dr. Matthew Martinez, medical director, Sports Cardiology, Atlantic and Lehigh Valley health systems; Marcella Cassanelli, director, NK Architects Client Solutions; and Stephen Aluotto, president, NK Architects.

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Pictured (l-r) Emily, Benji and Michael Scannella and Jennifer Gonzalez

Picking a toy from the pirate’s chest at the Valerie Center at Goryeb Children’s Hospital is what patients have come to treasure. It’s certainly the highlight of 6-year-old Juliet Nigara’s visit “after getting my tubey out and my shot.”

Raising $34,000 over the last six years to stock the chest earned Michael Scannella and Jennifer Gonzalez the 2016 Friend of Philanthropy Award from Foundation trustees. Nearly the same amount was donated to Ms. Gonzalez’s favorite charity, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer with the American Cancer Society.

It took her eight months, and Robyn Apffel is certain that she never accomplished anything that big that fast ever—at least not on the magnitude of writing and publishing a book that documents her thoughts on life and her journey with cancer.

She recently donated $875 in royalties from Reflections: A Poetry and Photo Essay on Life and Cancer to the Women’s Cancer Center.

The 69-year-old endometrial cancer survivor, who was a patient in 2014, plans on donating at least 90 percent of the book’s earnings to the hospital.

“My intent is to get this book into the hands of people who could benefit from it,” she says. “The donations are a plus.”

“It’s nice to know that our efforts are making a difference,” says Mr. Scannella, a patient here nearly 20 years ago who will never forget that toy chest.

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5. M orristown Medical Center President Trish O’Keefe gives a State of the Hospital update

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6. T he Foundation’s Noelle Deihl-Harteveld pins Healing Hand Gold Award on winner Dr. Darshan Godkar 7. ( l-r) Foundation Board Vice Chairman Les Quick, former Chairman Chris Baldwin, Chairman Finn Wentworth and trustee emeritus J. Peter Simon

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An 8-year-old leukemia survivor, a teen successfully coping with autism, and a man winning his fight against tonsil cancer were a few of the real-life success stories that defined the far-reaching impact of Campaign 3SIXTY. These grateful patients and more came out to personally thank our donors during the Victory Celebration at the 1892 Founders’ Society Chairman’s Dinner held May 24 at Hartley Farms in New Vernon.

A spirited crowd of 400 donors, physicians, patients, volunteers and Foundation staff recognized with appreciation the largest campaign ever undertaken in the hospital’s history, which raised $106.5 million for Morristown Medical Center.

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1. Rose and David Nakamura 2. ( l-r) Rick and Leslie Goryeb and Lynne and Jim Porfido 3. ( l-r) Dr. Stephen Wang, Mary Ann Storms, Sherry Wang, and Joy Baird 4. J . Peter Simon and Augusta Stone Award winner Finn Wentworth 8. The venue at Hartley Farms in New Vernon 9. S tudents from the Assumption College for Sisters during the patient tribute to donors

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Grammy Award-winning singer Naomi Judd wowed a standing-room-only crowd this past spring in Malcolm Forbes Amphitheater, recounting the steps she took to survive what she calls the “medical curse” put on her by the health care establishment decades ago.

When she was in her 40s, physicians diagnosed her with Hepatitis C and told her she had three years to live.

“They said there was no cure,” says the now 70-year-old celebrity.

By incorporating acupuncture, meditation, Reiki, massage and a healthy appreciation of the connection among body, mind and spirit, the one-time Intensive Care Unit nurse beat all medical odds. Her tips for a healthy and happy life?

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Spirituality Support system Sense of humor Connection to nature Goals and purpose Good nutrition Regular exercise and rest An open belief system

Mrs. Judd was the third speaker in the Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen, Jr., Distinguished Lecture Series in Nursing, which is made possible through a $250,000 grant from the Frelinghuysen Foundation in memory of the late congressman.

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