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SENIOR EDITOR I
Meet one of the faces of success
Lynne Konstantin
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Mark Rosenblum, M.D., chair of
Neurosurgery at Henry Ford
Hospital and co-director of the
Hermelin Brain Tumor Center,
talks about philosophies that have
been given to him by others who
help sustain him to do the most
challenging part of what he has
been doing for 35 years — working
with patients who have frequently
incurable brain cancer.
My first hero is David Bailey who
teaches us about appreciating life.
David Bailey is a long-term survivor
(more than seven years) of a malig-
nant brain tumor, a folk song writer
who was treated elsewhere, whose
words and songs tells a message.
He gave a talk in 2000 titled "Tears
and Laughter:" I once asked, What
is life if not a chance to make a dif-
ference? Years later, the answer is
the same: Life is at the very least
simply that: a chance to make a dif-
ference, each in our own time and
in our own way. I guess this is
mine; and I hope it does.
My next hero is Karen Case Woelk,
a patient of mine who teaches
"appreciation and the value of giv-
ing to others." She told her story at
a recent event, concluding: "Here is
the ultimate insider trading tip - we
are all going to die some day.
Earth's currency will become worth-
less to us. You'll never see a hearse
pulling a U-haul. Why? Because you
can't take it with you! Invest in what
has lasting value. You can send it on
ahead. I think it's that simple. There
is tremendous joy in giving and
serving. Because we give, eternity
will be different — for others and for
us. The act of giving is a vivid
reminder that life's not about us. Of
course, money and possessions
aren't all we can give. Time, wisdom
and expertise are wonderful gifts.
My third patient hero is the late
David Hermelin, who has taught
many about the value of developing
lasting relationships and true friend-
ships as well as his classic Positive
Mental Attitude (PMA) even under
bad circumstances. Of course, he
also epitomizes many other traits
such as giving to others, making the
best of difficult circumstances, and
serving as a role
model for many
of us. He is
impossible to
match or replace
— and is contin-
uously missed —
though his mul-
tiple legacies
continue to
benefit others.
My next hero is
actually a set of
heroes — they are the researchers,
physicians, nurses and clergy who
try to leave the world a little bit bet-
ter. They deal with difficult issues
all the time and try to make a dif-
ference in people's lives by focusing
on the research necessary to make
advances, and by focusing on the
patients and family not only by pro-
viding treatment, but also by pro-
viding necessary personal support.
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Dr. Rosenblum and his wife Pam
are honorary co-chairs of Shoot
for a Cure, a fund-raiser that ben-
efits research and neurological
diseases at Henry Ford Hospital.
Now in its 13th year, the event will
be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
10, at the Andiamo Italia Banquet
Center in Warren. The event
includes an auction, dinner and
entertainment by comedian Joan
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I would hope all of us would con-
sider what my heroes have:
Live ethical lives; do the right
things; live with integrity; give to
others (you almost always get more
than you give); appreciate life
(every day is precious and fragile);
and love, for it is irreplaceable.
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Keri Guten Cohen
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As Ralph Waldo Emerson said:
"To leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child, a gar-
den patch, or a redeemed social
condition; to know that even one
life has breathed easier because
you have lived - That is to have
succeeded." And they do.
I Deborah Schultz
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