Susan May

Visit To The National WWII Museum

Susan — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:21:28 +0000

French bomb shelter

Andy, mother and I made a whirlwind trip south this past week. We visited family in Florida, toured around south Alabama and ended up in New Orleans. Mother hadn’t been to the National WWII Museum. We always enjoy going.

Georgia and CCHD

Susan — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:15:27 +0000

Main Finding from Study Looking at Georgia’s Experience:

About half of Georgia’s birthing hospitals are currently screening or had plans to start screening newborn babies for critical congenital heart defects (CCHD) by the end of 2012. Currently, Georgia does not require newborn screening for CCHD. Therefore, the choice to screen newborns for CCHD lies with each hospital. Barriers to screening included:

No clear follow-up plan for babies who screen positive for CCHD
Uncertainty about reporting results to the public health department
Concern about the costs to begin and maintain screening activities

Many hospitals lacked the resources to confirm a CCHD diagnosis at their own hospital. Among hospitals that were already screening for CCHD, screening practices varied. For more information, you can read the article here or find the complete summary here: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/features/cchd-keyfindings-screening-ga.html.

April is National Donate Life Month. Have you thought about it?

Susan — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:28:35 +0000

Parent Fact Sheet for Critical Congenital Heart Disease Newborn Screening

Susan — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:02:49 +0000

The Western States Genetic Services Collaborative has updated the STAR-G (Screening Technology and Research in Genetics) website to include a Parent Fact Sheet for Critical Congenital Heart Disease Newborn Screening. The fact sheet was reviewed by the STAR-G Project’s Steering and Education committees, pediatric cardiologists, and family support groups.

The STAR-G Project has developed fact sheets about disorders commonly screened for by expanded newborn screening. The fact sheets were written specifically for families that have received an initial diagnosis of one of the disorders and want to obtain additional general information. They address issues and answer questions that are of particular concern to parents.

Aurburn Alumni New on Iwo Jima

Susan — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:11:48 +0000

Andy and I saying a big “War Eagle.” That’s Mt. Suribachi behind us.

Booties for Easter

Susan — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:08:33 +0000

My friend Carol Burnside made these booties for Anndee for Easter. Can you say “Way cute?”

Beverly Hills

Susan — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:43:36 +0000

Andy and I stopped off in Beverly Hills to spend the night on our way home from Guam. When I had toured it back in the summer, I thought it was pretty and green, and said that if I ever visited LA again I would stay in Beverly Hills. We stayed at the Crescent Hotel just two blocks from Rodeo Drive. The hotel is a small boutique type but very comfortable. The rooms were tiny but charming and the bed was welcomed after we had been flying for sixteen hours.

We slept for five hours and then went out to visit the Beverly Hills Hotel on Wilshire Blvd. Afterwards we walked through one of the neighborhood s and enjoy the beautiful yards. I don’t think I’ve ever need to a place where the lawns are more manicured. After having a late lunch/early supper, we had our heads back in bed to fly out the next morning.

I loved the bedside lights. They hung from the ceiling and dimmed. I couldn’t figure out a way to bring one home.

Bath sink was bad either.

How I Spent My Birthday

Susan — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:15:37 +0000

Andy and I just returned from a two week WWII tour to the south Pacific. We visited Hawaii for three days including Pearl Harbor. We then flew eight hours to Guam, and another 45 minutes to Saipan. We spent three nights there, with a day trip to Tinain. There we rode on the runway where the Enola Gay left carrying the atom bomb. Very cool moment. From Saipan, we returned to Guam. One day, my birthday, we flew to Iwo Jima, Japan. We spent the day hiking Mt. Surichri and on the breach. It was a memorable birthday.

Drew and I share the same birthday. Because I had crossed the international dateline my birthday was the day before Drew’s.

Diners, Drive-In and Dives

Susan — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:27:31 +0000

While we were in West Virgina snow skiing we stopped by a place in Berkley that was on the Diners, Drive-In and Dives list. King Tut is strictly a drive-in. We pulled up in a 15-passenger van with 11 people sandwiched in it. The hamburgers are recommended and didn’t disappoint. It was snowing and the service was warm.

Side note: The bathrooms are not to be missed.

Kathy Cooksey with the Twins

Susan — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:57:29 +0000

We stopped by on our way home from snow skiing to have dinner with my college room mate. She got to see my grandchildren for the first time. She has two of her own but not two at the same time.