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Vera Houpt battling breast cancer

By Linda Moody

DarkeCountyMedia.com

GREENVILLE – Vera Houpt, office manager for 11 years at Dave Knapp Ford in Greenville, was diagnosed with Stage I hormone positive breast cancer on Sept. 5, 2018.

“It’s not treatable with chemo,” said Houpt. “I take a little white pill, a hormone blocker.”

However, she’s learning the medication causes severe joint pain.

“It’s an invasive cancer,” she said.

Because of cancer running in her family, she gets her yearly mammogram; however, she did not get one in 2017, due to having knee replacement surgery.

“Someone here from the 5K talked me into getting a mammogram,” said Houpt. “I did and got a Birad score of 4. I had an ultrasound done and it came back with the same score Stage 1 in grade level of 2 (just moving).

On Sept. 20, I underwent a mastestcomy on the left side.”

She said her mother, the late Lottie Garland, had breast cancer twice.

She passed away at the age of 95. One of four female siblings, she said one of her sisters also had breast cancer, another one had ovarian cancer and yet another one had thyroid cancer.

Two of her mother’s sisters also had breast cancer.

Houpt, one of nine siblings, said her father, Lloyd “Shorty” Garland, died at the age of 67 of a stroke.

In March this year, Houpt went in for reconstruction surgery at Ohio State University’s James Cancer Center.

“My blood pressure bottomed out and they gave me depinefrine to bring me back during reconstruction,” she said. “I am allergic to gabapentin and didn’t know it. They removed my stomach to recreate my breast and attached all the old vessels, arteries and veins. Since my blood pressure wasn’t getting blood. My tissues began to die. I was back in three weeks later for a seven-hour surgery and they removed the necrotic tissues. I was released with a wound

vac for four weeks and a home health nurse came in three times a week to change and clean it.”

On Aug. 5, she was back in the hospital to have corrections done to the incisions area. They removed more dead tissue and lifted and reduced the right side of her breast.

“I will have one more surgery, probably the first of December, to remove more necrotic tissue and correct a couple of incisions,” she said. “I had another mammogram on the right side and it came back okay.”

Houpt went on, “This has been such a roller coaster. I didn’t know what was going to happen next during my surgery.”

She said the Cancer Association of Darke County provided her with Ensure during her surgery.

“In August, I felt like my iron was low and ended up going to the oncologist and he gave me two IV infusions,” Hiatt recalled. “My iron was extremely low, with a combination of malabsorption and blood loss.

But, I’m okay now.”

Houpt, who marked her 64th birthday on July 11, and husband Bruce have three children, Brian and Shawn as well as daughter Jodie Anderson, who works for Hospice. There are seven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

She said she was able to work from home during her recuperation.

“They brought paper work to me every day,” she said.

Her advice to women diagnosed with breast cancer? “Investigate, check out all options. Don’t jump into surgery like I did. I should have had all my ducks in a row. The Cancer Association got me in contact with other people, organizations and website and I did my own research too.”

She said her plastic surgeon, Dr. Fisk, presesented her case, complete with photos to get a seat on the Stephanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center.

“He had to present his hardest case,” Houpt said. “I had excellent care at the James Cancer Hospital.”

Her wish now is to have support groups offered locally for cancer for people of all walks.

“That would be a big benefit to cancer victims and not let it be just for doctors, nurses or oncologists,” she said. “Make sure to get your yearly screen. If you feel a lump, keep going back. The best screening in today’s world is 3-D. I had my mammogram on Monday, they called me Tuesday and I underwent the ultrasound on Wednesday. The following Friday a week after, I had the biopsy. Cancer is running rampant in Darke County.

You’re your own advocate; get something done. Don’t ignore anything.

Greenville is great to have a Dayton Physicians Network.”

Contact Darke County Media Staff Writer Linda Moody at lmoody@aimmediamidwest.com or 937-569-4315, ext. 1749.

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Vera Houpt gets a lot of support from her employer, Dave Knapp Ford, in her fight against breast cancer. The auto dealership shows that in their display of pink ribbons for Breast Cancer Awareness, which is this month.

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They receive their turkeys as oneday-old poults and they raise them on a non-GMO feed without any antibiotics or hormones. All turkeys are raised free range, and once they are grown they transport them to their very own USDA inspected processing plant. This is where each turkey is hand processed and passed by a Federal USDA Inspector. King’s Poultry Farm’s goal is to provide only the freshest and highest quality poultry products from their family to your

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All of their turkeys include the neck and giblets, and they are conveniently vacuum sealed for easy transport and storage. They offer a small range of weights from 12 to 20 pounds. Please remember – their turkeys are raised free range, so the average finished weight varies from year to year. They take a preferred weight at the time of order, but there is no way to guarantee you will receive that size bird.

However, they do their very best to accommodate everyone’s needs.

To order a turkey for your Thanksgiving festivities, call (937) 448-2448 or visit www.kingspoultryfarm.com.

They begin reserving turkeys on Oct. 1. Quantities are limited.

Since all the turkeys they sell go out the door fresh, they butcher them all within a week of Thanksgiving Day. Their processing facility is located at 8091 Horatio-Harris Creek Road, Bradford. Pick-up is available on the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. All weight preferences are on a first come, first serve basis. They look forward to supplying your family with a fresh King’s Thanksgiving turkey this year.

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A month-long celebration

By Bethany J. Royer-DeLong DarkeCountyMedia.com

DARKE COUNTY — October is not only Down Syndrome Awareness Month, but it is also National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and several areas businesses, as well as individuals, are celebrating and doing their part to raise awareness.

CA Group Inc., which provides services to people with disabilities in the county, has been highlighting employment awareness by celebrating success stories of individuals who hold area jobs.

OhioMeansJobs Darke County offers Disability Employment services through their partner organization, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) recognized more than 500 Ohio companies who work with the organization to help those with disabilities find careers.

Also celebrating and representing this month, a dozen differently-abled artists set to work on paint pour projects at Memorial Hall thanks to the support of the Anna Bier Gallery. The group is composed of individuals from Art Sense in Union City, Your Happy Place in Greenville, and PCS (PersonCentered Services) with the supplies donated by the UC Arts Depot.

Amanda Mote, the new leader of the Fine Arts Department at the Great Darke County Fair, was at the helm for the afternoon workshop.

The plan is to frame the work once complete and display it amongst various businesses in the community.

After the display, the group will auction the artwork with the monies raised to go to charities of their choosing. Several individuals who were participating that day suggested charities for breast cancer and Alzheimer’s groups.

Two unique individuals wanted to share their multiple accomplishments as part of the month’s celebrations – Lauren Warner and Matt Strickland from Your Happy Place.

Both Warner and Strickland have Down syndrome and hold jobs as well as participate in multiple clubs and associated activities.

For Warner, she not only works at

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Lauren Warner and Matt Strickland recently shared their multiple accomplishments and love for music and dancing as part of Down Syndrome Awareness Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Beauty Systems Group (BSG) but was recently named the president of the Kiwanis Aktion Club.

The Aktion Club performs multiple community services such as purchasing toys for Children’s Hospital in Dayton and holding fundraisers with Trophy Nut sales and Miss Wick’s Pies sales.

Strickland was recently recognized at Sutton’s Foods in Arcanum for 20 years of employment. He has worked there since he graduated from high school at Tri-Village and shared how he works in the produce department. He also works at BSG. The two are enthusiastic about not only their employment but share a love for music and dancing. They both dance at Final Bow: Center for Children’s Performing Arts and listed off a host of productions from Beauty and the Beast, Grease, and The Greatest Showman.

It is impossible to capture the spirit and optimism of these amazing individuals in one article. So as October comes to a close, it is essential to celebrate and recognize these remarkable individuals, to highlight their abilities and accomplishments throughout the year.

Reach reporter Bethany J. Royer-DeLong at 937/548-3330 or email broyer-delong@aimmediamidwest.com. Read more news, features, and sports at DarkeCountyMedia.com.

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ACCESSIBLE SHOWER: The word “accessible” is an umbrella term that can describe any product built for a wider range of needs and abilities. To New Visions, the term accessible shower refers to any shower that has grab bars and a lower threshold — the barrier between the shower and the floor that forms the bottom of the shower’s entryway — for walk-in access. The

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BARRIER FREE SHOWER: Unlike accessible showers, a barrier free shower can’t have a curb — a raised threshold — at all. These showers are all “zero entry,” meaning that an individual does not have to step over any barriers to enter the shower. While a barrier free shower can allow for wheelchair entry, these products are not always necessarily compliant with ADA guidelines.

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UNIVERSAL DESIGN: Universal design is a design principle used among architects and engineers. It describes a holistic view of the bathroom, where people of all needs and abilities can use the space safely and comfortably. This can mean installing walk-in showers, grab bars, lower sinks or any other solutions to make a space more accessible to more people, including children, individuals with disabilities and the elderly. Similar to universal design, aging in place is another perspective on livable design. It’s the idea that a space should be used and enjoyed even as its occupants grow older. Unlike universal design, aging in place focuses more on the effects aging can have on mobility

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