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Shodair announces Metabolic Days

The genetics team at Shodair Children’s Hospital is busy planning the third annual Montana Metabolic Days, which is set for July 22 to 24 at Carroll College in Helena.

Montana Metabolic Day will include presentations by experts in metabolic conditions, a cooking demonstration on foods that are appropriate for people with a metabolic condition and fun activities for the children attending. 

PKU (phenylketonuria) is a rare, inherited metabolic disease that results in mental retardation and other neurological problems when not treated. When treatment is begun early and well-maintained, affected children can expect normal development and a normal life span.

Because of the positive outcome when children are treated early, newborn screening for PKU is

carried out in every state in America. In Montana’s 2007 legislative session, lawmakers passed a measure requiring that newborns be screened for 29 conditions, most of which are metabolic conditions like PKU. These metabolic conditions are genetic and may have serious health consequences if not treated early. However, if detected in time, these conditions can be controlled by specialized diets and other treatment methods. The screening is overseen by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, which contracts with Shodair for clinical follow-up services for infants who test positive during the screening process.

Attendance at Montana Metabolic Day is free, but attendees must register by July 8 by calling Shodair’s Newborn Screening Follow-Up Program Care Coordinator, Sara Wakefield, at 444-1099.  

St. Peter’s expanded Cancer Treatment Center opens soon

The public is invited to attend an open house to view St. Peter’s new, expanded Cancer Treatment Center, Sunday, July 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  

The center was expanded form 4,000 to 7,300 square feet to allow St. Peter’s to serve the growing demand for cancer treatment. New features include 12 additional chemotherapy chairs with views of the meditation garden, two more exam rooms, three additional offices, a family conference room, group activity and nutrition room and a larger waiting area.

The new Cancer Treatment Center opens to patients July 11. The entrance is still through the hospital’s east entrance.

For more information on cancer treatment services, visit www.stpetes.org and click on Services, or call 444-2381.

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, 2011.  Along her new journey she will once again meet up with her beloved Mother Elizabeth (Billie), Father Alfonso, Husband Carroll, and Daughter Billie Gene (Burkie).

She leaves behind her loving brothers and sisters, Christina, Alfonso, Donald, Theresa, Elizabeth, Kenneth, and Thomas, her daughters Dena Lee (Dee Dee), Tina Marie, Carol Lee (Kelle), and her only son Richard Allen, along with son in laws Harvinder (Harvey), Travis, and daughter in law Emily.  She was the proud grandmother of Brittany Gene, Matthew Aubrey, Kaleen, Jack, Kennedy, Kate, Harjeet, and her husband Gurpreet, Gagandeep (Paul), Ross, Kierra, Jennifer, Christopher Ray and her first great grandbaby, Manshaan.

Our mom was one of the 10 Vega children from Butte, Montana.  She grew up loving everything that Butte had to offer, the wonderful Columbia Gardens, her family and loved ones, Lydia’s, Johns Pork Chop sandwiches, and the wonderful Cornish Pasties. Mom and dad resided in Ocean Shores, WA for the last 15 years, but loved going back to Montana, their true home.  They were excited to have their grandbabies Brittany and Matthew close by so they could watch them become the wonderful adults they are.  Mom never missed a play, a party, or a school function, and they felt blessed to have them so near.

Mommy received her BS RN from Carroll College in Helena, MT in 1953 retiring in 1995 as the Director of Nursing from the Hearthstone in Seattle.  As the Director of Nursing in the Health Center, mom presided over many changes in both the Health Center and geriatric medicine. Our mother was a leader in Gerontologic Nursing especially in the area of pharmacology. She received recognition for her pioneering work in unit-dose pharmaceutical dispensing from the University Of Washington School Of Pharmacy.

Mom was a wonderful and caring nurse who believed in treating all with great dignity and respect.  She was very proud of, and truly loved the career path she had chosen.

Mom made every holiday a special event to remember, from the themed Christmas’s, the wonderful homemade Christmas fudge and candies, marshmallow bunnies with paper ears, beautiful Easter baskets decorated and hidden just so, the Easter egg hunts where mom and dad never remembered how many eggs were hidden, so we would always find strays throughout the year, Halloweens when we would stay out so late and be given a special day off from school the next day for recuperating, the Irish Dinner with Irish coffees for St Pats Day, every day was special, and will always be a part of our treasured memories.

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